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    My eight year old daughter, Keira, helps me do...

    My eight year old daughter, Keira, helps me do brake jobs on the cars and trucks and oil changes as well...

    We were doing welding and grinding on a disk a couple weeks ago, and she helped me with...
  2. The mighty winds of Uranus are especially strong...

    The mighty winds of Uranus are especially strong after one has had beans and cabbage on the same day...

    Later! OL JR :)
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    You won't be getting rid of junk mail... it's a...

    You won't be getting rid of junk mail... it's a moneymaker for the post office and I'm sure a TON of advertising agencies... Unfortunate, but true...

    Here's the thing that bugs me about it... if...
  4. Sweet! Very nice... But in the immortal...

    Sweet! Very nice...

    But in the immortal words of Dr. Zooch... "your rocket will probably end up stuck in the top of a tree or rotting on a power line"...

    Murphy's Laws of Rocketry #136-- The...
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    I can understand the lowered speed limits and...

    I can understand the lowered speed limits and stuff for construction... those guys LITERALLY take their life in their hands working so close to an operating roadway, ESPECIALLY with as bad as most...
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    Agree completely on number 1... it's pathetic how...

    Agree completely on number 1... it's pathetic how poorly people can communicate nowdays... You'd think with all the education we have available nowdays, and on how much more interconnected we all...
  7. Not familiar with the RD-172 and I'm about to...

    Not familiar with the RD-172 and I'm about to embark on a road trip, so no time to check on it... what's the thrust and what's the cycle??

    There are engines, even "simple" gas generator designs,...
  8. Agree completely, but unfortunately folks that...

    Agree completely, but unfortunately folks that think the way you and I do are outnumbered by a large margin by folks who think "never let rules get in the way of a good time"...

    Later! OL JR :)
  9. Exactly... Basically they're going for "big...

    Exactly...

    Basically they're going for "big dumb engine"... something cheap and expendable...

    Later! OL JR :)
  10. Yep, interesting stuff to be sure... The F-1B...

    Yep, interesting stuff to be sure...

    The F-1B is going to be designed to be a cheaper engine... in keeping with the idea of a low-cost expendable booster engine. The nozzle extension and...
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    When I went to mechanic's school in Houston in...

    When I went to mechanic's school in Houston in the early 90's, we had one big parking lot for all the students... we had about 900 vehicles in that parking lot for afternoon/night classes, and three...
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    Irritates me when I hold the door open for...

    Irritates me when I hold the door open for someone, and then five more people behind them (or groups of people) think I should just be the friggin' doorman and stand there all day holding the door...
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    One time I was driving a field trip taking some...

    One time I was driving a field trip taking some fifth graders to downtown Houston to the Theatre District to see a play-- The Wizard of OZ IIRC... at any rate, I was fourth in a group of four buses--...
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    You'd probably want a "funnel" of some sort with...

    You'd probably want a "funnel" of some sort with the two booster motor tubes feeding into a single tube directly under the sustainer nozzle... the straighter the path between the top of the booster...
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    Oh, okay... a peak demand plant... unusual to use...

    Oh, okay... a peak demand plant... unusual to use a coal burner for that, at least down here... that's one reason so many gasburners were built... they basically come online very quickly for peak...
  16. Glad your okay.... I've seen this sort of...

    Glad your okay....

    I've seen this sort of thing before, and worse...

    Hope this will serve as a wake-up call to some, but unfortunately I think it's more likely to be shrugged off with a "no...
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    We're about 15 miles from the nearest tracks...

    We're about 15 miles from the nearest tracks anymore... USED to have RR tracks running right through town, going south to points beyond... no more... they quit running when I was in elementary school...
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    That looks sweet... Very kewl... Later! OL...

    That looks sweet... Very kewl...

    Later! OL JR :)
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    This is true... they just gum up the works for...

    This is true... they just gum up the works for EVERYBODY...

    Since they're making me sit longer, I just ride the bumper of the car in front of me and won't allow them to get in... they can wait......
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    Very sorry to hear of your loss... My deepest...

    Very sorry to hear of your loss...

    My deepest condolences and may God be with you during this difficult time...

    Take care and God bless!
    OL JR :)
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    Yes, with varying levels of success... (usually...

    Yes, with varying levels of success... (usually falling off rapidly with more than three, which is why staging is generally limited to three...) Performance doesn't particularly improve past three...
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    No... Comets are icy bodies of varying...

    No...

    Comets are icy bodies of varying composition and density, but mostly various ices (whether water, carbon dioxide, ammonia, etc...) Comets remain frozen and basically don't give off any...
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    127954 Later! OL JR :)

    127954

    Later! OL JR :)
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    Or when you try to be nice and let ONE guy in,...

    Or when you try to be nice and let ONE guy in, and then three other A-holes behind HIM try to whip in right on his bumper and leave you sitting, stuck there... and then get PO'd because you DIDN'T...
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    Just don't pop a .22 long bullet in its place--...

    Just don't pop a .22 long bullet in its place-- bad things can happen... (unless of course it's a spent shell).

    Course with the new blade fuses that trick doesn't work anymore...

    Later! OL...
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    Agree completely... Always either texting or...

    Agree completely...

    Always either texting or putting on makeup... one of the two...

    Later! OL JR :)
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    Hehehe... there's always the Cliff's Notes......

    Hehehe... there's always the Cliff's Notes... LOL:)

    (oh wait, my posts ARE the Cliff's Notes... I've made space history and current events in the space program a second hobby for the last 6-8...
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    Quite true on both counts-- thanks for dragging...

    Quite true on both counts-- thanks for dragging us back on topic! :)

    You're also quite correct that for younger flyers, they are usually more interested in the flying part and less so on the...
  29. Interesting... I used to be able to keep up with...

    Interesting... I used to be able to keep up with the video/home entertainment technology... then I got older... Now I guess I'll have to get my nephew to explain it to me....

    Thanks for the...
  30. You say that like it's a bad thing... LOL:) ...

    You say that like it's a bad thing... LOL:)

    Later! OL JR :)
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