Meplat

Maybe you need to invest in a hatchet. Or an axe?

(I got a new, MUCH LARGER monitor, and)  JESUS FUCKING CHRIST what did you do to that knife!?
I have a Buck 124 that is likely older than most of the internet, that has seen more abuse than a trailer-park crackwhore, and it's nowhere near as messed up as that.

(I got a new, MUCH LARGER monitor, and)  JESUS FUCKING CHRIST what did you do to that knife!?
I have a Buck 124 that is likely older than most of the internet, that has seen more abuse than a trailer-park crackwhore, and it's nowhere near as messed up as that.

Syrian Army T-4/Pz4

A classic case of "Figures lie, and liars figure". 

I buy whatever is on sale at Rural King.
Tends to be made of brown canvas, and have pockets of dubious utility, but they are cheap and take a long time to wear out.
That is when I'm not wearing a work uniform, or one of the nigh upon innumerable sets of coveralls I've collected.
 
Noting says "Swank" like going into a fairly upper end Aviation themed cafe wearing frayed and greasy WW2 era coveralls and a OD ballcap with a thoroughly fucked brim, and daring them to throw you out.
(Near scottsdale,Az)

one critique-
 
" It's the exact same tired talking points that they started with in the 20s and 30s"  As in" 1920's".    When I get back to the house I'll scan in an editorial piece and an article from a '32 "American Rifleman" , that would be just a relevant today.
 
 

Feinstein is a prime example of why term limits are needed, or why tarring and feathering needs to come back.

Also that story is purely indicative of what everyone in the RtBA community has been seeing and saying for years. Just before we had instant communication with millions of people 24/7 via an affordable pocket device, we were called names. Crazy, paranoid, psychotic, you name it. It was just a few years ago that yet another mental health bill was knocked down that was really just a backdoor gun control measure. 
 
We've been called mentally deranged for YEARS by the left, all for pointing out the very obvious narrative that they've been trying to push for the past three to four decades.
 
And the craziest part is that the argument has literally never changed. It's the exact same tired talking points that they started with in the 70s and 80s. They got the GCA68 passed and smelled blood in the water. 
 
Since then it's been a constant fight, with "debates" barely measuring up to what I've seen in high school debate clubs. 
 
It's always clueless people trying to fool or scare an ignorant majority into giving rights away. And anytime an argument is made, it gets batted around with ad hominems and strawmen are set on fire. 
 
The left had one hell of a chance with Obama. But amazingly, he was too lazy or spineless to go after guns. He made damning speeches that really portrayed how little the left thinks of the average American in fly over states ("it's easier for a student to buy a Glock than a book!").
 
But he never actually did anything. Pathetic. 
 
So yes, everyone is tired. All the facts and data and logic are on the side of rights activists. Emotionally pleas are the only thing the left has, so it trots out crocodile tears and children every chance they get to sway public opinion. They are creating talk shows and news programs that deliberately attempt to erode conservative ideals that are shared by a majority of people in this country ("you don't really believe in X, do you? Only dummies believe in X. It's just common sense that Y is right. Now here's a thinly veiled insult disguised as a joke and a word from our sponsors, pharmaceutical industry C and coke product D").
 
I am grateful that independent sources are so easily obtainable these days. That is, until the internet is 100 percent owned by the left. Looking at their contributions to Google, they are trying to buy their way into that now. 

With a very sad looking '41-'42 Ford and some Stude deuces in the background.

Well, just the "joe has a bunch of app-armor kits kit and orders to apply this kit to all tanks in this park, so joe gets to work", I've seen applied firsthand.
It's probably "wrong" in a technical sense, but "right" in that it probably was done by some government authority for reasons they did not comprehend.

I cannot think of a Ford product OTHER than A truck I would consider buying.

"What a puerile comment.....Are you somehow under the impression that the Express is the voice of the UK Government or Her Majesty's Opposition?"
 
(expressing that said commenter is beneath understanding of media in discussion)
 
I know your 'country' has been subject to rule by media for some time, but that's just not how it works in the civilised world.
 
(Inferring said country is somehow "beneath"  other nations or collectives)
 
Granted, this for me is an amusement at most, but if you did not see this coming, you were wearing blinders in the railroad tunnel.

I cannot think of a Ford product OTHER than A truck I would consider buying.

Or just shitty recordkeeping combined with cherrypicking to keep the gov-bux coming in.
 
Yeah, both judges are guilty of malfeasance/misfeasance, but "meh" ,business as usual. 

Untitled by Zdzisław Beksiński
 

It's not at all uncommon to find the same evidence of extensive hand fitting in WW2 German aircraft, that one finds in their armor.  Lots of hand labelled switches, interior markings, and signs of "good enough" engineering.
While in U.S. aircraft, you find standardized switches, control layouts, lighting equipment, etc across types and makers, with the level of fit and finish expected of a highly industrialized nation.
 
Yeah, there is that whole "Oh but dere stuff wuz"..
Frankly, a lot of their stuff was shit.

One of my uncles mentioned doing the same with a UH-1.  maintaining enough forward velocity for the vertical stab to maintain authority, and riding it down the strip, leaving a trail of sparks.

What ?
Leclerc MBT are not last !
 
Makes my day. 

A bit of heli vs car silliness:
 
 

"Vegetarian Fried Chicken"
 
-ERROR- FILE " LOGIC.EXE" NOT FOUND. PLEASE RESTART.

I'm finding it harder and harder to say that I think Crowder is annoying:
 
 

Yes and no..  Engines of that time were (overall) pretty thirsty.  Examples like the GAA were exceptions.  it was not uncommon to have attachments to one's car that metered oil to lubricate the valves.
So, for a radial aircraft engine forced into ground service, the 975 performed superbly. Oil consumption was not it's major issue. (I'd put hydrolock and plug fouling ahead).