From a buddy who is the station manager at one of the local tv stations:
“Heard on the Scanner today…..’we’re bringing you a man with gangrene on his scrotum.’ wow…..talk about things that suck.”
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Archive for April, 2012
Things that suck
April 30, 2012Mmmmm….Supermarine Spitfires
April 28, 2012From the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) website I frequent:
British team finds cache of Spitfires buried in Myanmar
As many as 20 Supermarine Spitfires lie in wait, and British officials have secured permission for a team of aviation archaeologists led by a farmer from Sandtoft, England, to begin digging in Myanmar soil.
An offhand remark 15 years ago from a construction battalion veteran sparked the search: The aircraft had been buried in their transport crates in the waning days of World War II. David Cundall, 62, told the Daily Telegraph that the first peek at the buried fighters suggests the aircraft may be restored.
“We sent a borehole down and used a camera to look at the crates,” Cundall told the Telegraph. “They seemed to be in good condition.”
The Spitfires, among the last of about 21,000 produced during the war, would have been shipped with protective coverings, including tar on the joints, to guard against corrosion. The Guardian reports that United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron has secured agreement from the Myanmar government to allow Cundall, backed by investor and flight school owner Steve Boultbee Brooks, to begin digging in earnest.
Only 35 vintage Spitfires are still flying worldwide, and hope is running high that some or all of the 20 forgotten fighters might one day return to the skies. British officials ordered the aircraft buried to guard against them falling into Japanese hands in the event of a reoccupation of Myanmar that never came.
Wow – I would give a random piece of my anatomy to be on the team that recovers, restores and flies those babies! The original Spitfire was powered by a 1,030 horsepower Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. The SUPERMARINE Spitfire was the same airframe but was powered by the Rolls-Royce Griffon engine which produced 2,035 horsepower…Planes are like guns to me…they are all about turning money into noise and shit-eating-grins…
Dear Mom
April 27, 2012Friggin’ Hilarious…Read the whole thing.
If you can’t read it, click the pic for original…
Today in History
April 27, 2012Marine Lt. Presley O’Bannon raised the American flag over Derna, Tripoli
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Yup, That’s Me
April 26, 2012Right down to the uniform and haircut. And it’s why I don’t go to any of those frickin’ “Coffee Shops.”
LIFE CHANGERS
April 26, 2012Many moons ago on this date, April 26, I left for Parris Island to earn the title. Still wear it proudly. Best decision I ever made.
Semper Fi
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Ayup…
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The Hag…
April 25, 2012Gotta follow your security protocols…
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That’s Just How I Roll
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Curtis Lowe 