Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Spuds

You guys have an airplane!?!?

We have several now. Not so much back in the 70s.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

I would have gone full Alice's Restaurant. That said, I support the military in general. It's just not a place for me. Like being a police officer. Oh no.

And that's OK.


humfrz

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

35 is the oldest you can be and get a commission... and a big career pay raise.

Generally true, however, there are several possible exceptions.

https://www.thebalancecareers.com/ma...litary-3354085


humfrz

PS - not to worry, @Tcoat , I won't be going back on active duty -

[EAGLE5]

I think the military broke one of my biological grandpas. He left college for the war, and he had lots of problems afterwards. I never really knew him. My dad was born a year before the boom. My other grandpa turned down the Marines and enlisted in the Army. He had some college under his belt and left to join, and since he'd taken Psychology in school, they put him in a US-based hospital helping with shell-shocked soldiers. My grandma from the first guy remarried, a man who fought in the Pacific. He never wanted to talk about it. They made sure he and his twin brother were rarely if ever on the same boat. Didn't want two to die at once.

[Clutch Dog]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Generally true, however, there are several possible exceptions.

https://www.thebalancecareers.com/ma...litary-3354085


humfrz

PS - not to worry, @Tcoat , I won't be going back on active duty -

that poor yaris... T_T

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

I think the military broke one of my biological grandpas. He left college for the war, and he had lots of problems afterwards. I never really knew him. My dad was born a year before the boom. My other grandpa turned down the Marines and enlisted in the Army. He had some college under his belt and left to join, and since he'd taken Psychology in school, they put him in a US-based hospital helping with shell-shocked soldiers. My grandma from the first guy remarried, a man who fought in the Pacific. He never wanted to talk about it. They made sure he and his twin brother were rarely if ever on the same boat. Didn't want two to die at once.

I thank your family members for their military service.




humfrz

[krayzie]

Originally Posted by Spuds

You guys have an airplane!?!?

Originally Posted by Tcoat

We have several now. Not so much back in the 70s.

9 to be exact.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

I think the military broke one of my biological grandpas. ...

But not any of your robotic grandpas?



PS. Yes I did read the whole thing,

[Leonardo]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Ahhh … yes, that is a good feeling. -

What kind of roofing did you have installed?


humfrz

I bought a house built in the 50's with integrated gutters on the front low pitch area. (2"/12" pretty low) We are installing a 6mm thick rubber membrane over 4 inch of hard board insulation on the low pitch part. The insulation will do two things, insulate the home and build up the height of the roof to negate the built in gutters. Then they will install traditional gutters on the fascia board.

The rest of the house is a steep pitch. (5"/12" - kinda steep). You can also see this part of the roof, compared to the low pitch part. Anyway, we are having architectural shingles put on the rest of the house. They tore off the roof and half the ship lap on the top to be able to also insulate the other part of the house.

It was leaking in one small area, and had two layers of old shingles on it; It was time!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by krayzie

9 to be exact.

They are in London for the big airshow this week. Seen them fly over my house a few times now.

[p1l0t]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

They are in London for the big airshow this week. Seen them fly over my house a few times now.

I almost got a trip there.. I am going to New Hampshire instead.

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[NoHaveMSG]

Our sales manager always comments when people are online shopping at work and the ads pop up on his web browser. So I have been searching and clicking on sites and ads for things like adult diapers, womens toiletries, doggie diapers, ect.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

I almost got a trip there.. I am going to New Hampshire instead.

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I live 10 minutes from the airport if you ever do manage to get one!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

Our sales manager always comments when people are online shopping at work and the ads pop up on his web browser. So I have been searching and clicking on sites and ads for things like adult diapers, womens toiletries, doggie diapers, ect.