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Since it doesn't look like anyone else is going to I'll start this month off. :-)
Way to take one for the team Jeff! Been a little busy the last couple of weeks dealing with end of school concerts vacation plans and working more than I think I should. Why can't they just pay me a similar amount (maybe 10% less) to just stay home???
Why can't they just pay me a similar amount (maybe 10% less) to just stay home???
I ask that question at work quite often. You would think after two and a half decades on the same weapons platform they should pay me to be a consultant instead of this whole "go to work in order to get paid" deal I currently have.
....they should pay me to be a consultant instead of this whole "go to work in order to get paid" deal I currently have.
Hey! Now your talking! I could sit in an pickup truck (not an indoors kind of person) and suggestion solutions to problems. Maybe drive around and point out the error of some folk's ways. I think I'm going to lay this plan out to the boss. What's the worse he could say?
Not definite yet, but you guys might be proud of me. I think I just made a deal on a 97 F250 PSD 4X4. Ooooo, you just don't know how much that pains me to write. She's a little rough, but was told by someone who drove it last that it runs strong and drives well. I'll snap a few pics before I drag it out of the weeds, you might even be able to tell there's a truck in there.
I just love telemarketers, I mean who else calls you at all hours of the day to annoy the crap out of you? The lesson here boys & squerills...turn your phone off if your sleeping days/working nights.
Originally Posted by mechmagcn
I think I just made a deal on a 97 F250 PSD 4X4. Ooooo, you just don't know how much that pains me to write. She's a little rough, but was told by someone who drove it last that it runs strong and drives well. I'll snap a few pics before I drag it out of the weeds, you might even be able to tell there's a truck in there.
Quick....Dave, Joe & Scott, we need to head to Moro Bay; someone has either hacked Jeff's account or aliens have abducted him and left a clone in his place.
Originally Posted by cookie88
I think you know the answer to that question
Oh I know the answer, but then lately I don't really care what he thinks.
Hey Scott, I wasn't aware y'all had this outside the gate at your office...
Talking to the B-I-L this is the story behind it: (copy & paste)
This C-130A Hercules was the 126th built by Lockheed Aircraft corp. of Marietta, Georgia. It was accepted into the Air Force inventory on 23 August 1957. On 2 November 1972, it was given to the South Vietnamese Air Force as part of the Military Assistance Program. A few years later, the aircraft would be involved in a historic flight.
On 29 April 1975, this Herk was the last out of Vietnam during the fall of Saigon. With over 100 aircraft destroyed on the flight line at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, some of them still burning, it was the last flyable C-130 remaining. In a very panicked state, hundreds of people were rushing to get aboard, as the aircraft represented a final ticket to freedom.
People hurriedly crowded into the Herk, packing in tighter and tighter. Eventually, the loadmaster informed the pilot, Major Phuong, a South Vietnamese instructor pilot, that he could not get the rear ramp closed due to the number of people standing on it. In a moment of inspiration, Major Phuong slowly taxied forward, then hit the brakes. The loadmaster called forward again stating he had successfully got the doors closed.
In all, 452 people were on board, including a staggering 32 in the cockpit alone. Using a conservative estimate of 100 pounds per person, it translated into an overload of at least 10,000 pounds. Consequently, the Herk used every bit of the runway and overrun before it was able to get airborne.
The target was Thailand, which should have been 1:20 in flight time, but after an hour and a half, the aircraft was over the Gulf of Slam, and they were clearly lost. Finally, a map was located, they identified some terrain features, and they were able to navigate. They landed at Utapao, Thailand after a three and a half hour flight.
Ground personnel were shocked at what "fell out" as they opened the doors. It was clear that a longer flight would almost certainly have resulted in a loss of life. In the end, however, all 452 people made it to freedom aboard this historic C-130.
Upon landing, the aircraft was reclaimed by the United States Air Force and assigned to two different Air National Guard units for the next 14 years.
On 28 June 1989, it made its final flight to Little Rock Air Force Base and was placed on permanent display.
Yep, its home. I haven't had time to do much more than clean it out, that alone filled one of the big county trash cans, and run it for a few minutes. It has some issues, but what doesn't after sitting for 2 years. Have more pics but can't load them from my phone. We're on our way to Ft. Lauderdale FL for a week, I'll have more time when I get home to check it out.
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