the "not worthy of it's own thread" thread

ahmad said:
Here's a not worthy of its own thread

local guy who has been training for his ppl for the last 2 years and has 200 hrs is asking me what runway would you use if the winds are calm.

this guy will jump into a brand new cirrus as soon he gets his ppl in a C172.
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Whats the over/under on when he pulls the chute?
 
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I was just looking at the sectional near kansas city and saw this. Thought it was a fun name for the 533' grass field! Shortest I've ever seen, I think.
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WDD said:
Many years ago as college graduate just into my first job, I had "value" transportation. A Dodge K car.

It was speed limited to 65 MPH. No computer coding needed. It just wouldn't go any faster. :cool:
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My first mil replaced her k car transmission 3 times!!! Two or possibly all three under warranty

She never got it over 50 so maybe that’s why it kept breaking
 
ahmad said:
Here's a not worthy of its own thread

local guy who has been training for his ppl for the last 2 years and has 200 hrs is asking me what runway would you use if the winds are calm.

this guy will jump into a brand new cirrus as soon he gets his ppl in a C172.
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Some airports have a preference (well, the neighbors have a preference) so I’d cut the guy some slack
 
eman1200 said:
for some reason I stopped by burger king the other day. it was really bad.

just got a call from my local supermarket about a product I just bought that had a recall due to possible listeria contamination. frozen waffles.
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Your supermarket has your phone number? And tracks your purchases?
 
RockyMtnFlyer said:
Your supermarket has your phone number? And tracks your purchases?
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When you sign up for the discount card (in many places) you enter your phone #. So yes, unfortunately they are technically tracking my purchases and have my phone #.

Even worse, when I go to the liquor store they scan my drivers license now.
 
Randomskylane said:
My first mil replaced her k car transmission 3 times!!! Two or possibly all three under warranty

She never got it over 50 so maybe that’s why it kept breaking
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Ah yeah. I also had K Car transmission woes. Lost my reverse gear. I also had the cam shaft lobes wear off, carb came loose, ………….
 
Yeah… K cars were, well, something pretty special. I had a rented one for a couple days, and it convinced me that my avoidance of anything Chrysler made (which started with an Army owned Dodge truck and was cemented after test driving a slightly used Cordoba) was entirely justified. I mean, pretty much any car of that era was of poor quality but Chrysler took it seriously.
 
Did I also mention my outside door handle fell off? Oh …. The fuel pump died as well. How could I forget that. It had a radio - AM only.
 
Due to an absolutely **** ear infection I was grounded for a couple weeks. No idea where it came from but it was painful. Even slight pressure changes from elevation when driving in flat ol' Illinois could be a little painful.

Went up for a sunset/night cruise tonight and man it felt good. Amazing even. The ear pressure was a little rough on descent, but manageable. What wouldn't have been manageable was staying on the ground 1 more day during probably the longest stretch of great weather I've ever seen in my life for our area.
 
DaleB said:
Yeah… K cars were, well, something pretty special. I had a rented one for a couple days, and it convinced me that my avoidance of anything Chrysler made (which started with an Army owned Dodge truck and was cemented after test driving a slightly used Cordoba) was entirely justified. I mean, pretty much any car of that era was of poor quality but Chrysler took it seriously.
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I was sort of t-boned by a K-car in the mid 80's, driving a 78 Blazer. I say "sort of" because he hit my left rear wheel and tire. To its credit, it did spin the Blazer around 180 degrees. To the Blazer's credit, no damage except the quarter panel in front of the wheel was bent in about 20 degrees. Totaled the K-car, wheels pointed in different directions after the impact.
 
ArrowFlyer86 said:
I was just looking at the sectional near kansas city and saw this. Thought it was a fun name for the 533' grass field! Shortest I've ever seen, I think.
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Giving me ideas about the neighbors alfalfa field again. Would have about 1,000' 18/36 with a 50' obstacle at the north end. And a 750' 9/27.

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kaiser said:
@Jim K time to upgrade the farm equipment
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Too cool. IH experimented with turbines in the sixties. They bought a turbine company and tried putting them in trucks & tractors. Of course they proved to be too thirsty in both applications.

www.thedrive.com

Running Replica of International’s Turbine Tractor Concept Headed to Auction

International Harvester's original turbine tractor prototype was wrecked in a crash. This replica follows it to a T.
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The original HT341 was on loan from the Smithsonian to a local tractor club for years.... It may still be there for all I know.
 
Having grown up in a small farm town in Southern Illinois, I’ve seen first hand tractor pull contests that involved a turbine powered tractor.

The strongest memory I have of it was the noise.
 
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