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  1. Melensdad

    RoboFridge

    During Covid our dishwasher crapped out and I needed a replacement. Shopped online to find the model I wanted, of course it was on extended back-order due to whatever shortages and shipping delays. So I opted for another model, just because it was "in stock" at the Home Depot. My dishwasher...
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    Protests embroil Columbia, other campuses as tensions flare over war in Gaza

    We are each allowed, within a civil society and its laws and rules, to say and act as we please within the guidelines of that society. Cross the boundaries of those laws and rules and there are supposed to be consequences. Many of these students have crossed into 'illegal' territory with...
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    Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge (combination Snow Plane + Boat)

    One article says counter-rotating. Others say not. But clearly looking at their orientation, they are not.
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    Protests embroil Columbia, other campuses as tensions flare over war in Gaza

    There is one way to stop these from happening, and it will send signals from campus to campus. Many of these students who are protesting are here on student visas from foreign nations. Arrest them for trespass. Expel them from school for various violations of school policies. They lose their...
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    Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge (combination Snow Plane + Boat)

    I dunno, but I suspect the bottles on the trailer are 'props' for show? These things were apparently in use for several decades, serving remote regions. I can't imagine they didn't have some way to recharge an on-board air bottle while it is running, a simple compressor running off main...
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    Advice/help on new laundry room floor. No

    I would have never thought of that but it actually makes a lot of sense. Durable, good looking, and the slope down to the drain won't be a problem.
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    Sheetz Gas Marts getting sued because they won't hire criminals

    Something is wrong in this world when a company can get sued by the Federal (or is it feral) Government for "discriminating" against people who have criminal records. Maybe it would be good for retailers to hire known thieves? I just don't get it...
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    Happy Earth Day

    You own me about a minute of my life back. Dead trees in a natural setting seems like a natural thing. Circle of life sort of thing. Hippies screaming in the woods telling the trees they love them probably just annoys the trees.
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    Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge (combination Snow Plane + Boat)

    And from Silodrome: https://silodrome.com/tupolev-a3-aerosledge/ Cold War USSR Cosmonaut Rescue Ship: The Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge Ben BranchOctober 3rd 2023 Reading time: about 5 minutes | Written by Ben Branch | The Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge is an unusual curiosity from the depths of the...
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    Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge (combination Snow Plane + Boat)

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    Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge (combination Snow Plane + Boat)

    Here is a good article on it, along with some photos. The "bring a trailer" website is always fun to look at. I highly recommend it for amusement, but this article provides a lot of info too. https://bringatrailer.com/2015/01/12/soviet-aerosledge-1978-tupolev-a-3-ground-effect-vehicle/...
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    Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge (combination Snow Plane + Boat)

    The USSR had some interesting designs, the Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge was used primarily in Siberia and other remote snow areas, it was apparently also used in parts of Eastern Europe. Claims to be able to go 70+ miles per hour on snow. 40+mph on the water. And it holds 4 people! I wonder if...
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    Truly Tasteless Memes II

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    'We’re not shoving anything down anyone’s throat,' Ford exec says about EVs

    This is an accurate assessment. We have government over regulation, often with private industry cheering on regulations that can strangle their competitors or create barriers entering a market. That is actual fascism. And GM gleefully worked with government officials to usher in EVs...
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    North Carolina Student Charged With Assault After Slapping Teacher

    The reality is that the way to deal with this behavior is to arrest the punks and lock them up. Going after the parents, in the same way the parents were charged with murder in the gun case, would probably go a long way to fixing this too. This kid clearly was not raised well, prosecuting the...
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    Jeep Variant

    Interesting how the bogie wheels are angled. Looks like they are using dual wheels/tires on all 4 corners.
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    What's for Dinner Tonight?

    That is a good dinner. Leftovers for dinner for us. Ours was good. Yours looks a lot better.
  18. Melensdad

    What are you drinking tonight?

    Drink #1 was a Boulevardier. Drink #2 was a Manhattan. Drink #3 was a Manhattan. Good night all. I've paid the price forward for whatever I feel tomorrow morning. But I'm pain free for tonight. Yes, I overdid the yard work today, my hands, wrists, elbows and shoulders where screaming in pain...
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    What are you doing today, II

    I'm too sore to post all the yard work I did today.
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    Migrants refuse to leave NYC soccer field, high school game cancelled

    Big city governments have proved, through actions, time and time again, to be ineffective at protecting the actual daily lives or interests of their voters and citizens. Chalk up another example of a big city rolling over and playing dead. A group of migrants, apparently illegal immigrants...
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