Running Bear's May 2026 Coffee Shop
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However, that appears to be a radial engine on the first photo of the SFW pictures.
Air Tractor in Olney Texas builds the best crop dusters using the P&W PT6A-65AG engine with a 5 blade prop. ( Air Tractor-AT-802A )
They also build a military verson the AT-802U ( Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67F engine )
Olney Texas is right at 50 miles east of my location.
Take care....John
I already had ID.me set up some time ago and all I had to do was get my built-in cam going and then things worked out OK. It was still a pain-in-the butt so I can understand your frustration.
But, I still have a problem with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for retired US Civil Service. They only use login.gov, who don't support red blooded Americans living overseas.
But, maybe the more experienced have different thoughts on this.
Nah, couldn't do that to my coworkers.
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westtexjohn
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Thoughts on this Memorial Day.............
General George S. Patton famously stated, "It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived."
This quote was delivered by Patton on June 7, 1945, during a speech at the Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston, following the end of the war in Europe. He expressed similar sentiments earlier in the war, specifically at a memorial service at an Allied cemetery near Palermo, Italy, on November 11, 1943, where he said, "In my mind we came here to thank God that men like these have lived rather than to regret that they have died."
In reference to the "Red Poppy"...............
The poppy as a symbol of war casualties started with a poem. In the spring of 1915, a Canadian artillery unit brigade surgeon named Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae saw bright-red poppies blooming on the war-torn fields where so many soldiers had lost their lives. The sight moved him to write the famous poem “In Flanders Fields”
The tradition was popularized in the U.S. by Moina Michael, who vowed to wear a poppy after reading McCrae’s poem and later convinced The American Legion to adopt it as their official flower in 1920
Enjoy your freedoms...........John
General George S. Patton famously stated, "It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived."
This quote was delivered by Patton on June 7, 1945, during a speech at the Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston, following the end of the war in Europe. He expressed similar sentiments earlier in the war, specifically at a memorial service at an Allied cemetery near Palermo, Italy, on November 11, 1943, where he said, "In my mind we came here to thank God that men like these have lived rather than to regret that they have died."
In reference to the "Red Poppy"...............
- American Legion: Adopted the poppy as its official flower in 1920 and launched a national distribution program in 1924.
- Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW): Adopted the poppy as its official memorial flower in 1922 and began nationwide distribution in 1923.
The poppy as a symbol of war casualties started with a poem. In the spring of 1915, a Canadian artillery unit brigade surgeon named Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae saw bright-red poppies blooming on the war-torn fields where so many soldiers had lost their lives. The sight moved him to write the famous poem “In Flanders Fields”
The tradition was popularized in the U.S. by Moina Michael, who vowed to wear a poppy after reading McCrae’s poem and later convinced The American Legion to adopt it as their official flower in 1920
Enjoy your freedoms...........John
westtexjohn
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westtexjohn
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I think that you speak of the PT-6, Pratt & Whitney turboprop.
However, that appears to be a radial engine on the first photo of the SFW pictures.
Air Tractor in Olney Texas builds the best crop dusters using the P&W PT6A-65AG engine with a 5 blade prop. ( Air Tractor-AT-802A )
They also build a military verson the AT-802U ( Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67F engine )
Olney Texas is right at 50 miles east of my location.
Take care....John
RhB Michael
RhB Lokführer
Yes, the P&W PT6. I must be getting old. The military version looks even better.
chadbag
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The red poppy I also used in the UK as a symbol of remembrance, from the same poem. It is worn leading up to and on Remembrance Day, November 11 -- the end of WW1. In the US This was originally Armistice Day, and was changed by President Eisenhower in 1954 to be Veterans Day, to honor and remember all veterans and members of the armed forces, living and dead. Today, Memorial Day, in the US, is set aside to remember the fallen of the armed forces.
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DeaconKC
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Wow, that beast's engine puts out as much horsepower as a WW2 Merlin!
Kusojiji
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So I'm trying to get my social security going. Login.gov no longer supports overseas folks. Start the id.me process and get all the info uploaded. Waited 2 hours for the telcon to confirm ID. Nowhere does it say that I need a camera and microphone on my computer, so when the guy finally pops in, we can't do squat. Luckily, there was a chat bar, so I was telling him all this. He sent me a link to rejoin the meeting, so I fire up my laptop, that I haven't done anything with over the past few years. Type in the link for the meeting, get back in and I can't get the camera to work. Can't even see the chat bar as the screen resolution is set too high, which is how I set it up when I first got the laptop (17 inch diagonal), but had to zoom all the way out to 33% to see everything else in the video call. So, we go to google meeting (don't trust google for anything, but had to as I just wanted to get it done already), and it all works. Maybe google bypassing all my security settings?
Anyway, finally get all that done, go back to the SSA website, allow them whatever they need, and can't log in. WTF!
Then I get an email from VA.gov saying that my id.me access is granted. Forgot all about them as I had started that process a few years ago.
Man, I hate this sh!t. Done with this cr@p for today. Will let the SSA site gel and catch up, synch, or whatever it needs to do.
Anyway, finally get all that done, go back to the SSA website, allow them whatever they need, and can't log in. WTF!
Then I get an email from VA.gov saying that my id.me access is granted. Forgot all about them as I had started that process a few years ago.
Man, I hate this sh!t. Done with this cr@p for today. Will let the SSA site gel and catch up, synch, or whatever it needs to do.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Retired N&W/NS Signalman
You have my sympathy. I had to do something similar to get my IRS records but it went relatively smooth as I use my laptop for almost everything online.
I already had ID.me set up some time ago and all I had to do was get my built-in cam going and then things worked out OK. It was still a pain-in-the butt so I can understand your frustration.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Retired N&W/NS Signalman
Good morning Coffee Shop! It's Tuesday, 57°F (14°C) and partly cloudy. 
Weather:
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds around 5 mph.
Have a great day!
Weather:
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds around 5 mph.
Have a great day!
troyphoto
Snarky Old Fart (in training)
Moving at the speed of Goobermint!
troyphoto
Snarky Old Fart (in training)
Well, howdy there internet peeps and those old enough to grumble about the goobermint!
51 and party cloudy. Heading for the lower 80s (in F degrees).
Still waiting on one of my Alpha Readers to get my book back with comments. I've got a few that see the book pre-editor, and give feedback on character and plot. It goes to the official editor on June 1. I need to set up a pre-order for it on all the platforms for late in the month. I should do that today.
Oh, and for those of you with Holiday brain ....
TODAY IS TUESDAY
Not Monday. It just seems like a Monday. That's how sneaky Monday is, it takes a day off, then BLAM you get a Tuesday that behaves like a monday to get you all confused.
I should go to Menards and get the conduit and wire to run my outlets in the basement. Want a dedicated circuit for the new freezer and my hobby desk area. Two sticks of PVC conduit, and three spools of wire. Ugh! Wire is EXPENSIVE! Need to see if they have it by the foot, or if I need to purchase it by the 50' roll? I'd prefer a 25ft roll, but I don't see it in stock at either Lowes or Mendards in my area.
HD it to far away for my taste. If I make that trek, then I should stop at Costco. And that's always a danger to both my sanity and my bank account.
51 and party cloudy. Heading for the lower 80s (in F degrees).
Still waiting on one of my Alpha Readers to get my book back with comments. I've got a few that see the book pre-editor, and give feedback on character and plot. It goes to the official editor on June 1. I need to set up a pre-order for it on all the platforms for late in the month. I should do that today.
Oh, and for those of you with Holiday brain ....
TODAY IS TUESDAY
Not Monday. It just seems like a Monday. That's how sneaky Monday is, it takes a day off, then BLAM you get a Tuesday that behaves like a monday to get you all confused.
I should go to Menards and get the conduit and wire to run my outlets in the basement. Want a dedicated circuit for the new freezer and my hobby desk area. Two sticks of PVC conduit, and three spools of wire. Ugh! Wire is EXPENSIVE! Need to see if they have it by the foot, or if I need to purchase it by the 50' roll? I'd prefer a 25ft roll, but I don't see it in stock at either Lowes or Mendards in my area.
HD it to far away for my taste. If I make that trek, then I should stop at Costco. And that's always a danger to both my sanity and my bank account.
Kusojiji
RANK AMATEURS OF THE MODEL RAILROAD FORM MEMBER
Thanks. I had started id.me earlier, but they needed a US address and phone number. Now they don't.
But, I still have a problem with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for retired US Civil Service. They only use login.gov, who don't support red blooded Americans living overseas.
Kusojiji
RANK AMATEURS OF THE MODEL RAILROAD FORM MEMBER
Can you cut the ends flatter to lessen the gap? From what I've seen of expanding foam, it would make a mess and then you'd have to figure out a way to cut it flush with the top, which probably would end up gouging the surface that you want flat.
But, maybe the more experienced have different thoughts on this.
Kusojiji
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Maybe I should have remained for my final two years in the USCS, being brain dead and unproductive. Screw something up major and get promoted...
Nah, couldn't do that to my coworkers.
Kusojiji
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The head coach of the Tokyo Giants resigned after his daughter used chatgpt to get advice about what to do after her father scolded her and her sister for fighting. She told chatgpt that he kicked and punched or whatever other DV magic words, which he did not do, and chatgpt recommended she call child welfare. So she did and they called the police, which she didn't want to happen. So, being the save face nation, he resigned to save the team from the BS. The daughter is severely regretting her actions. What an idiot. Why get the chinese involved in the first place?
traiNscale
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well....
iam back! after a long weekend and a lot of work (and BBQ) iam back
- airport is up and running
- temp. is around 31 Celcius (its getting hotter outside)
- at the past weekend, i finished my 3D printer, now only the calibration chapter (the last) has to be done!
- in the garden we finished up the ground oven ( the one you build in the soil)
- also my electric mower is back in place but i found a cut wire, so i have to fix that first
when iam done with the printer, i can go back to my modelrailroad projects. but also i have to do some work in the garden, for my tomatoes and stuff.. sooooo there is enought work around me
cheers
Marco
iam back! after a long weekend and a lot of work (and BBQ) iam back
- airport is up and running
- temp. is around 31 Celcius (its getting hotter outside)
- at the past weekend, i finished my 3D printer, now only the calibration chapter (the last) has to be done!
- in the garden we finished up the ground oven ( the one you build in the soil)
- also my electric mower is back in place but i found a cut wire, so i have to fix that first
when iam done with the printer, i can go back to my modelrailroad projects. but also i have to do some work in the garden, for my tomatoes and stuff.. sooooo there is enought work around me
cheers
Marco
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