THE THREAD!!!

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Orm, you forgot to mention the USSR subs that got caught trying to hide among the rocky islands of Sweden's coast. IIRC, at least one actually got hung up on a rock! [:-]

Didn't forget it. I assumed it was included among the 'incursions' that RJ was thinking on.

Had a very interesting discussion about that 'event' with a retired US Air Force veteran who had been stationed in Europe at that time.

Yes, that was one of those incidents. If I remember correctly, the Swedish government offered to help remove the ship but allowed the other side in to help.

The K-19 was offered help by the US Navy but the Soviet Navy was within one days sailing of her so the US offer was not accepted. To bad it was not as it could have helped lessen tensions much like Nikita having a farmer from the US State of Iowa visit to help improve the corn (maize) crop. Nikita then came to the US to help get improved Soviet pig/hog production going. Maybe they wanted more Spam and/or their version of it made in the US. That was much appreciated and helped to feed the people, in fact the people considered it a luxury item.

A wartime cartoon in The New Yorker shows the docks of Murmansk covered with off-loaded containers and a Soviet official having trouble finding the word “spam” in the dictionary. Spam was one of the many food items sent to the former Soviet Union by the United States under the Lend-Lease Program first suggested by Winston Churchill, to which the United States contributed the major portion. . . .

https://www.historynet.com/russias-life ... review.htm

[RangerJoe]

In addition to increasing production for the U.K., Hormel expanded Spam output as part of Allied aid to the similarly beleaguered Soviet Union.[13] In his memoir Khrushchev Remembers, Nikita Khrushchev declared: "Without Spam we wouldn't have been able to feed our army."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_(food)

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

In addition to increasing production for the U.K., Hormel expanded Spam output as part of Allied aid to the similarly beleaguered Soviet Union.[13] In his memoir Khrushchev Remembers, Nikita Khrushchev declared: "Without Spam we wouldn't have been able to feed our army."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_(food)

Also a good lubricant for tank sprockets ...[:D]

[Zovs]

Lol, we used grease and I still like fried spam and eggs lol

Good night folks!

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

Good morning!


Leo "Apollo11"

[Zovs]

Grudgingly, I awaken. Good morning folks.

[Orm]

Good morning, Gentlemen. Ladies.

[tolsdorff]

Good Morning from Holland! A cloudy, quiet, not so warm day here. Just above freezing

[btd64]

Good morning everyone....GP

[btd64]

I'm going to leave this one alone....GP

[USSAmerica]

ORIGINAL: Schani59

Good morning, all. Brilliant sundogs in the morning sky today. Another blizzard yesterday. Looks like flaming the fireplace tonight. -27F for tonight.

Good to see you, Marc! You are making me not regret moving to NC from MN, 20 years ago next month. [8D]

[USSAmerica]

Good morning - Tithe. [&o][&o][&o]

[USSAmerica]

ORIGINAL: btd64

I'm going to leave this one alone....GP

And thus his streak ends... [:D]

[USSAmerica]

INP!!!

For the Glory of THE THREAD!!! [&o][&o][&o]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: USSAmerica

INP!!!

For the Glory of THE THREAD!!! [&o][&o][&o]

Looks like you are no longer getting up early to start hacking at the jungle back of your new digs! [:D]

[USSAmerica]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: USSAmerica

INP!!!

For the Glory of THE THREAD!!! [&o][&o][&o]

Looks like you are no longer getting up early to start hacking at the jungle back of your new digs! [:D]

Recently, it's been way too muddy and wet out there to do much. The soil is mostly clay, so it doesn't absorb the rain or snow melt very quickly, and remains gooey for a couple of days. When more grass grows in, it will get better, and when we have the pool built, some grading and drainage work will need to be done at the same time.

I did cut down my first tree a week or so ago! Just a little guy of about 12 feet and 3 inches in diameter, but it already had 4 inch long thorns/spikes on it. [:D] 1 down, 10,000 to go!

[BBfanboy]

I remember doing that once with a small spruce tree of about the same diameter. I used a 12 gauge shotgun with a slug round! You did get approval for a range in back of your place, no? [:D]

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: USSAmerica

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: USSAmerica

INP!!!

For the Glory of THE THREAD!!! [&o][&o][&o]

Looks like you are no longer getting up early to start hacking at the jungle back of your new digs! [:D]

Recently, it's been way too muddy and wet out there to do much. The soil is mostly clay, so it doesn't absorb the rain or snow melt very quickly, and remains gooey for a couple of days. When more grass grows in, it will get better, and when we have the pool built, some grading and drainage work will need to be done at the same time.

I did cut down my first tree a week or so ago! Just a little guy of about 12 feet and 3 inches in diameter, but it already had 4 inch long thorns/spikes on it. [:D] 1 down, 10,000 to go!

Just a couple of quick wraps of det cord around each little tree will make them go down a lot faster - 6400 meters per second!

[rogueusmc]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

I remember doing that once with a small spruce tree of about the same diameter. I used a 12 gauge shotgun with a slug round! You did get approval for a range in back of your place, no? [:D]

My new place got a range...Texas state law says if you have more than ten acres and it is outside incorporated areas, you can do what you want and nobody can say different...

[USSAmerica]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

I remember doing that once with a small spruce tree of about the same diameter. I used a 12 gauge shotgun with a slug round! You did get approval for a range in back of your place, no? [:D]

I wish! But, alas, no. I'm on the waiting list to join a shooting club with great facilities that is 4 miles from the house. Hope to get the call in March. [:)]