Boudica
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And Breaking Amish - I got into that one too.
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Scotchbrite
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67-72 are expensive these days. I have the 73 and a 66 plus an 89; I keep trying to convince my wife that we need a 67-72 to complete the set. She'd rather go for a 50's truck, but those are definitely on the pricey side. I only paid $1200 for the '73 and it even has functioning AC. They guy I bought it from painted it a metallic purple/gray.
Notarealsignguy
Arial - it's almost helvetica
For 50s, Im partial to fords, always wanted a 56. And an old freightliner cabover, 67 Lincoln continental, 11 window vw bus.... I have a list but not the scratch for all that
here in the 7th circle of hell... (for all you fans of dante's inferno (i am sure johnny can come up with a GREAT drawing)
Stacey K
I like making signs
I love it! That looks really sharp!
Stacey K
I like making signs
When I worked for a very large cheese company doing farmer payroll, we had a lot of Mennonites in central WI. I was under the impression they could use electricity for milking but they always drove their buggies to the yearly meetings and set their big hats on the hat rack, all lined up - it was pretty cool. Some were very good businessmen, others not as much. I got to know a couple of the men and really enjoyed talking with one of them when he would call to see how much his paycheck would be bi-weekly. We always discussed gardening. They were very nice and honest people to work with. To make a long story longer, our procurement manager would tell me one of the men had a child die and he gave him condolences. The man replied that he will just have another kid. If I remember correctly, they all had Grade A milk. Some of our other "English" farms had Grade B. Grade A is a big deal for farms - Grade B means your farm is gross. Very few antibiotic loads as well that needed to be dumped. I could tell you farm stories for hours, it was the most fascinating job I ever had! Also all that organic stuff - the farms are usually nasty. None of the guys would EVER drink or eat any organic dairy.
Not sure about the Amish, we have some around here but I'm not sure if some of them use electricity or not. The one guy down the road has that canvas business, I should have nosed around more when I was there LOL The woman looked like a man, you could tell she had been working hard her entire life, very large manly hands. My BF said that when he was in high school a few of the Amish boys would party with them during the Rumspringer thing but they never became good friends with any of them.
victor bogdanov
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I just got a voicemail from the electric company saying our power will be turned off in 30 minutes as part of a rolling blackout. Houston, TX
Last time I experienced rolling blackouts was in 1993 Kazakhstan after collapse of Soviet Union
Last time I experienced rolling blackouts was in 1993 Kazakhstan after collapse of Soviet Union
Stacey K
I like making signs
30 minutes isn't much time! What happens to people on oxygen, etc?
I'm guessing dinner is on the campfire tonight...grr that would make me mad!
Johnny Best
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Did you get a voicemail in 1993 about the rolling blackouts?
victor bogdanov
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Schedule would be announced on AM radio
Johnny Best
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That was a strange time for the CCCP.
Gino
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Their whole existence was odd, but they had us scared enough to hide under our desks several times a week. Then, reagan took them out..... just like that.
I actually have a piece of the berlin wall at home. Friends of ours were stationed there during all that and picked up quite a few souvenirs.
I actually have a piece of the berlin wall at home. Friends of ours were stationed there during all that and picked up quite a few souvenirs.
victor bogdanov
Active Member
Hyperinflation and people worked for free for over a year, go to work but no paychecks and my family worked in the oilfield, one of the best places to work at the time. Survived on homegrown potatoes. Didn't starve because everyone had a 2-3 acre datcha growing potatoes and cabbage
victor bogdanov
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There was a time when the USA laughed at all of the eldery 60+ year old Soviet leaders that led to the fall of the union. There needs to be an age limit on US politicians or the same will happen here
Johnny Best
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Yea Russia has a younger guy now and I don't think that many people in the US laugh at him until he takes off his shirt.
victor bogdanov
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Biden 79
Pelosi 82
Trump 76
average senator age 63
The Soviet Union's Aging Leadership in the 1980s and Fall in 1991 - Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas
The aging Soviet leadership of the 1980s was ill-equipped to deal with ongoing economic stagnation and worsening foreign
brewminate.com
"The aging Soviet leadership of the 1980s was ill-equipped to deal with ongoing economic stagnation and worsening foreign conflicts such as the Soviet-Afghan War"
Johnny Best
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Hey Gino, I have some Moon rocks I can sell to you. Put it right next to the Wall concrete chunks.
