Forum: Getting Here
03-28-2023, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 16,912
'Just Came Up...!
New Google video of similar "incident": :eek:
https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/03/27/los-angeles-freeway-accident-loose-tire-flips-car-cprog-orig-aw.cnn
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Forum: Getting Here
03-28-2023, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 16,912
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Forum: Getting Here
03-26-2023, 07:47 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 16,912
Speed Throws in a Multiplier...
I remember when these were called "accidents". Then, with the advent of SUVs, they were called "rollovers". Today all mishaps on the highways are called "crashes". The terms "rollovers" and "crashes"...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-26-2023, 01:41 AM
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Replies: 83
Views: 37,126
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Forum: Automotive
03-18-2023, 05:26 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 27,585
No More "Secondary"?
The Alton shop tuning my car kindly drove me back to Wolfeboro. I spent 15 minutes in terror, as there were no seatbelts in their truck! :eek:
I just heard that on March 17, 2023,...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-14-2023, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,183
Antunov Heavy-Lift Aircraft in Wolfeboro?
There's a specification that should have caught my eye with respect to the largest Antunov. It has a pair of extra engines, so the An-125 could have been the model I'd seen flying above Manchester. ...
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Forum: Boating
03-11-2023, 09:03 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 46,544
Lest We Forget...
The last memorable person to take your side ran their boat into an island. The collision with shoreline was speedy enough to kill a passenger :( and to have their boat's anchor fly off their deck...
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Forum: Boating
03-10-2023, 09:50 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 46,544
Speed-Stars? Maybe a New Meme...!
Lake Winnipesaukee is not the only lake with a speed limit.
I'd be interested in reading of those tragic cases that sealed the freedoms of ocean-racer speed stars.
Many have said they'd take...
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Forum: Boating
03-10-2023, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 86
Views: 46,544
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Forum: General Discussion
03-08-2023, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,183
"Cool" Doesn't Do It Justice...
That's good to hear. ;)
I was driving north on I-93 when I saw an immense white cargo plane flying in the distance. That Antunov AN-225 had previously flown a 130-TON generator to Australia!
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Forum: General Discussion
03-07-2023, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 7,366
Investing in Vinyl and Steel...
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Three things come to mind:
1) The quote, "When Wall Street sneezes, the rest of the world catches pneumonia". :look:
2) Recent news when: "EMP...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-06-2023, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 7,366
Investment vs. Survivalism...
The OP asked about investment, not survivalism; however, a silver coin might become the commodity to obtain an apple. :eek2: IMHO, it's good to invest in both, but using one's "discretionary"...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-06-2023, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 7,366
Wariness Counts...
Silver is too volatile in price. Selling silver involves exact market timing.
Then again, gold coin values are being diluted with gold-plated tungsten. :eek2:
This counterfeiting has been known...
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Forum: Boating
03-04-2023, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 14,194
Is A 20-Foot Boat a Small Boat?
Just one of the (5?) categories of PFD will keep one's face above the water when unconscious.
All "decent captains" are above average. ;) A new captain--?--not so much...
As for "smaller"...
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Forum: Automotive
03-04-2023, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 27,585
Overlooked Post #7 on Federal Money?
Didn't New Hampshire enact a law to buckle-up underaged passengers?
It appears (to me) that common-sense law would've increased adult/parent participation far more than the Bay State--which is...
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Forum: Automotive
03-03-2023, 06:54 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 27,585
I'm Sold On "Mandatory",
Back in the 1960s, Chevron gas stations offered everyone an installed seatbelt for $5. :eek2: No diagonal shoulder strap back then. (Only one color, and that was silver). Stamped on the underside...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-02-2023, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,860
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Forum: Getting Here
03-02-2023, 03:49 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 50,855
Landed Anyway...
I was guessing you didn't mean Cuba, so I looked up Isle of Pines at Google.
WOW is all can say about New Caledonia. A little hard to get to, but it's on my bucket list. Any roads at all?
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Forum: General Discussion
03-01-2023, 04:47 AM
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Replies: 168
Views: 157,188
The Governor and I...
Quoting Governor Sununu on the verdict:
“The Fallen Seven did not receive justice today, and that is an absolute tragedy,” said Governor Chris Sununu. 'I share in the shock, outrage, and anger...
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Forum: Automotive
02-28-2023, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 27,585
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Forum: Getting Here
02-28-2023, 07:07 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 50,855
"Drive It Like You Stole It..."
Another source (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/this-maserati-does-185-driver-in-stolen-car-killed-in-i-495-crash-state-police/ar-AA17UgEf) reports only 185-MPH, so 203-MPH may not be a record...
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Forum: Automotive
02-26-2023, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 27,585
Seatbelts: One Word or Two?
The Feds grant money to states with mandatory seatbelt laws. :rolleye2:
Florida exhibits a "ride" on "The Convincer". Seats are mounted on an angled, sliding, track which simulates a belted...
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Forum: Getting Here
02-25-2023, 05:42 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 50,855
Reached Terminal Velocity...
Yesterday, a new record for a public road:
203-MPH :eek:
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/feb/24/driver-stolen-maserati-going-wrong-way-highway-die/
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Forum: General Discussion
02-25-2023, 04:55 AM
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Replies: 168
Views: 157,188
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Forum: Getting Here
02-23-2023, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 50,855
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