Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Andrew025]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

so edgy

I'm as edgy as a spoon.

Best watch yourself, bro.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Boomerang

I pity the door to door salesman who knocks on your door next

Oh, I hold it in my right hand, just behind the door so as not to alarm people.

The first time my to be son in law (a big fellow) came to the door to pick up my daughter for a date, I had my trench knife at the ready.

He said who he was and way he was there. I opened the door all the way up and let him in and put my weapon back in the drawer in a stand in the foyer.

I said that my daughter was in the back yard splitting wood ..... (that's was for real).

Between my WWI trench knife and my daughter with an ax ....... he has behaved himself ever since.


humfrz

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by finch1750

I am too young to know any of this but I would imagine serving (or even living) during that time was more frightening then during war time (i.e. Vietnam, WWI/II, etc). Getting deployed to the front lines would be one thing but nukes dont leave anyone a chance. MAD is some crazy shit.

Actually I would love some insight. i have done a few papers on the Cuban Missle Crisis and it really did seem like we were that close to the world getting blown to hell. What was it actually like?

Tcoat said it best but I'll pile on. In my case, people died just doing their jobs. A carrier flight deck is a treacherous place. Add to that the pucker factor of flying in a forty year old plane known for its tricky behavior, high op tempo, Chinese fighter pilots with itchy trigger fingers, etc. and it becomes a truly mentally and physically exhausting experience. I've seen more than my share of violent death. One was a direct report of mine, a trainee, and we weren't even at "war" with anyone.

It took me years to "recover" from all that. Everyone deals with trauma in their own way. Everyone has different tolerance for it.

[strat61caster]

Today, I don't mind vh_supra reposting clickbait articles in the other-automotive section because it means I'm not giving a shitty blog ad money and he gets nothing in return.

Fuck, maybe he 'writes' those shitty articles copy pasting press releases and is trying to make ends meet by boosting the viewcount posting here?

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Oh, I hold it in my right hand, just behind the door so as not to alarm people.

The deadliest weapon in my house is my wife.

[finch1750]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

Today, I don't mind vh_supra reposting clickbait articles in the other-automotive section because it means I'm not giving a shitty blog ad money and he gets nothing in return.

Fuck, maybe he 'writes' those shitty articles copy pasting press releases and is trying to make ends meet by boosting the viewcount posting here?

[HunterGreene]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Oh, I hold it in my right hand, just behind the door so as not to alarm people.

The first time my to be son in law (a big fellow) came to the door to pick up my daughter for a date, I had my trench knife at the ready.

He said who he was and way he was there. I opened the door all the way up and let him in and put my weapon back in the drawer in a stand in the foyer.

I said that my daughter was in the back yard splitting wood ..... (that's was for real).

Between my WWI trench knife and my daughter with an ax ....... he has behaved himself ever since.


humfrz

now I want to know where I can get a knife like that.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by HunterGreene

now I want to know where I can get a knife like that.

Ebay probably. May be illegal in many States though since it has the built in knuckle duster.


I just stick to the good old easy to get WW2 bayonet.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by HunterGreene

now I want to know where I can get a knife like that.

It's called a WWI trench knife.

Mine is a replica, but it could ..... get the job done ....



humfrz

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

It's called a WWI trench knife.

Mine is a replica, but it could ..... get the job done ....



humfrz

Replica - $25 and can be had at many places.


Real one - $500 to $1,000 and good luck finding it.


http://www.weapons-universe.com/1918...ench-knife.htm

[Ralle109]

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

I got a new front axle for the BRZ the front tires might stick out a bit..

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Looks like that came off of an old Ford truck ..... ??


humfrz

[KR-S]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

Today, I don't mind vh_supra reposting clickbait articles in the other-automotive section because it means I'm not giving a shitty blog ad money and he gets nothing in return.

Fuck, maybe he 'writes' those shitty articles copy pasting press releases and is trying to make ends meet by boosting the viewcount posting here?

He's one of the few people on my ignore list for that reason. He once necrobumped a thread with near-irrelevant and sometimes old articles, and when called out on it, he justifies his actions by claiming this was how things on FT86Club were done in the past and calls the thread "official," saying that everything relating to X car model should go, even if the thread title is focused on only one specific car and not necessarily other cars of the same model.

Making threads on clickbait articles is annoying, but necrobumping threads with said clickbait articles is just as annoying if not slightly worse.

[FX86]

boss told me to work from home in the morning due to hurricane hermine...then told me to go into the office at 1:00...so i'm drunk [at work]