casimir Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) I’ll never look at Zenobia Shriners in the little cars in a parade the same way going forward. Edited January 2 by casimir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 No way it was a setup to get media attention, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigeraholic1 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 On 1/2/2024 at 9:56 AM, Deleterious said: 2024 is off and running. Steve should go get Brandon and Dylan to exact some revenge. LOL bikers! Those are mini bikes at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleterious Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 The Cheers set. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 The designer of that set negotiated a royalty for every episode. A decent one too. When the bosses found out later they were not happy about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 2 hours ago, oblong said: The designer of that set negotiated a royalty for every episode. A decent one too. When the bosses found out later they were not happy about it. They hate when someone does what they do first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleterious Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I was confused af when I saw headlines saying people are lining up to buy Stanley cups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 Everyone in Michigan today 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 “We’re not a bank Jerry” ”if I want bank interest on $750,000 I go to Midwest federal and talk to Bill Deel” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 5 hours ago, oblong said: “We’re not a bank Jerry” ”if I want bank interest on $750,000 I go to Midwest federal and talk to Bill Deel” It's a pretty sweet deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 Never found out why Jerry needed the money so badly. I guess that's the MacGuffin of the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 31 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said: Never found out why Jerry needed the money so badly. I guess that's the MacGuffin of the movie. There was the scene in the bar when he was going over the details and Carl is about to say something and just says, paraphrasing, “ah screw it. Let’s check out that tan Sierra”. Was the $750K from Wade to cover his debt or a real deal he’d use the proceeds to cover? I use the line “you ask Stan Grossman, he’ll tell you” when trying to convince someone of a good idea I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 6 hours ago, oblong said: There was the scene in the bar when he was going over the details and Carl is about to say something and just says, paraphrasing, “ah screw it. Let’s check out that tan Sierra”. Was the $750K from Wade to cover his debt or a real deal he’d use the proceeds to cover? I use the line “you ask Stan Grossman, he’ll tell you” when trying to convince someone of a good idea I have. Well Stan did say it was a pretty sweet deal. Yer darn tootin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 They called the Shuttle The Flying Brick. From a technical standpoint it was always an experimental test vehicle. Both accidents were not suprises when they happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) 7 hours ago, oblong said: They called the Shuttle The Flying Brick. From a technical standpoint it was always an experimental test vehicle. Both accidents were not suprises when they happened. I think the two failures that led to the accidents were quite different from an engineering perspective though. The thermal tiles were a bleeding edge technology and the risks they carried were the 'normal' kind of 'we're doing something way out at the edge that we know is dangerous and this is the best thing we can come up with to even make it possible. OTOH, launching when it was cold enough that the o-rings were going to be stiff enough to leak was bad safety culture creating a risk where none needed to be. The tech and it's safety parameters were well known and easily understood. There was no 'accepted developmental risk' associated with Challenger. That was a man made disaster. Edited January 16 by gehringer_2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 19 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said: I think the two failures that led to the accidents were quite different from an engineering perspective though. The thermal tiles were a bleeding edge technology and the risks they carried were the 'normal' kind of 'we're doing something way out at the edge that we know is dangerous and this is the best thing we can come up with to even make it possible. OTOH, launching when it was cold enough that the o-rings were going to be stiff enough to leak was bad safety culture creating a risk where none needed to be. The tech and it's safety parameters were well known and easily understood. There was no 'accepted developmental risk' associated with Challenger. That was a man made disaster. You are right. The tiles were an issue known all along. I mean they were there for a reason and times were replaced after each mission. Each one was hand placed and many had to be specifically cut. In that scenario nobody really did anything wrong. Conspiracy theories abound that leadership knew it was doomed, but like they said in Apollo 12 after being struck by lightning at launch and worrying about the heat shield and chute electronics being fried preventing deployment, “well we would die now or 10 days from now so we might as well do the mission” They were test pilots. Doing “rescues” wasn’t feasible given all the prep work involved in a mission and having consumables onboard the doomed craft to support a crew for the time it would take. For a later mission they did have one setup as contingency. But it would not be easy due to the # of spacesuits required for EVA. I saw an elaborate flowchart showing the sequence between Astros going up and who was already there based on body size. The O rings was a failure by management and politicians rushing missions and not listening to the engineers. Great documentary on Netflix about it. The Apollo guys involved in the investigation were not happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Cat Gentleman Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 On 1/13/2024 at 6:22 AM, Motor City Sonics said: Everyone in Michigan today and everyone in the PNW today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleterious Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Massive layoffs at Sports Illustrated today. A report I read said it might be every employee. SI is essentially dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 yeah they are building a new hotel in Ann Arbor and throwing the SI name up on it as a brand. it stinks but among all the lamenting I see about it I have to ask when the last time anybody bought a magazine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CMRivdogs Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Go to O'Reilly Auto Parts website. Once you in enter 121g in the parts search. You're welcome 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gehringer_2 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 2 hours ago, Deleterious said: I've been following the gallery on the web site since they started it. It's quite the thing, but I think they got the pyramids built faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 I can’t wait to run over it. It will be open to pedestrian traffic. Running over the ambassador bridge for the free press half marathon was so amazing. That alone makes the training worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biff Mayhem Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 7 hours ago, oblong said: I can’t wait to run over it. It will be open to pedestrian traffic. Running over the ambassador bridge for the free press half marathon was so amazing. That alone makes the training worth it. You should really do the Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk/Run. Talk about a great experience! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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