Taken earlier this year during my flight on Aluminum Overcast, the EAA's B-17G:<p>
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A couple more links:
Radio Daze is a great compliment to Antique Electronics Supply. If AES doesn't have it, Radio Daze often will and vice-versa. http://www.radiodaze.com/
One of my favorite antique radio discussion sites are the Antique Radio Forums at http://antiqueradios.com/forums/...
Eleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir. I just finished Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, and this is a natural follow-up to Follett's fascinating novel of cathedral building, political scheming, and religion in the 12th century. I have been captivated by both books and highly recommend them.
I've never seen a tattoo design that I like enough to have it made a permanent part of my body, but I don't at all mind seeing them on others. A Navy buddy had an extraordinarily well done tat of an eagle fighting with a bear. The detail was magnificent. He got that while stationed aboard the...
Southeast Michigan was still using telephone exchanges into the 60s. Our number was YUkon 26831.
I don't remember when Michigan Bell stopped using the old exchange system, but when my folks sold their old house in the mid 80s the Western Electric wall mount phone still had the old YUkon 26831...
On my last trip to Miami, I found the violet mints on the candy shelves of many Cuban grocery stores. I had never seen them before and was intrigued enough to try a pack. They're GOOD!
Given the thrist a typical sailor works up during his on-duty time, it's a good bet I'd run into you while out on liberty. ;)
First round is on me!
-Zepp
Having just visited the "What's Your Racket?" thread, I started wondering yet again what I'd be doing to earn my keep had I lived 70 years ago.
I can see myself joining the Navy after graduation from high school, just as I really did in the 70s. The sea service even then was already a family...
I'm an airline ground school instructor for a low-cost carrier. I teach Airbus systems, FAA and company regs, and new hire first officer classes for pilots. My previous jobs were:
an avionics tech at the same airline
Motorola field service technician
government contract...
Wonderful pictures, MK.
The lighting and color is superb. Ditto Hemingway Jones - the feel is very noir. A couple black and white shots would round out the set nicely.
I don't mind ballcaps so much, it's the wearer insisting that the bill point any direction but forward. If that particular look is out in California, it's only a matter of time until it percolates through the rest of the country. That couldn't come soon enough for me!
-Zepp
Outstanding!
I've been keeping my eyes open for a good HS-33 headset to use with my WWII vintage Army Air Forces BC-348 receiver. They turn up on the ePlace from time to time, some still unissued in original packaging. I sure wish that I had thought to snap up more of the war surplus...
Root, you're so right. There's something different about drinking soda from bottles. Maybe it's my imagination, but I definitely prefer bottled soda to canned.
Another good soda brand is Faygo, a Detroit area bottler. I grew up on the stuff and especially enjoyed Redpop (strawberry) and...
Outstanding!
There are a couple of toaster ovens to match this one on eBay right now. I wonder how difficult it would be to duplicate this? I'd certainly like to have one.
Here's a family recipe that I'm told dates from the days of WWII rationing. It sounds like a variation of Welsh rarebit, and was probably a good way to conserve those precious ration coupons.
Rinkton Ditty
(Aunt Bertha Greiger)
Beat 4 eggs
1 quart milk
1/2 lb oleo
1 lb Old English cheese
1...
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