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Post by Ronv69 on May 6, 2024 9:03:00 GMT -5
Was anyone around on May 5th 1961 to watch Alan Shepard become the first American astronaut in space. They herded about 90 of us into the cafeteria to watch in the 19 inch b/w TV to watch the Redstone rocket not explode. We were quiet. We will need the brand of the 19inch Tv and the network it was tuned to. Also describe the 1961 cafeteria workers.  GE or Sylvania. NBC. Typical older women with hairnets. |
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Post by oldcajun123 on May 6, 2024 9:10:08 GMT -5
 I was on a mission in the jungles of Loas, thought something was funny.! 
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Post by johnlawitzke on May 6, 2024 10:25:34 GMT -5
Was anyone around on May 5th 1961 to watch Alan Shepard become the first American astronaut in space. They herded about 90 of us into the cafeteria to watch in the 19 inch b/w TV to watch the Redstone rocket not explode. We were quiet. I wasn’t born yet. I remember two times when my Mom and Dad sat my sister and I down in front of the TV and said "Watch this. It’s history being made." One was the first moon landing and the other was Nixon's resignation. |
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Post by lizardonarock on May 6, 2024 11:08:55 GMT -5
I remember watching those deceptions the Stanley Kubrick film and the deep state scoring one for the bad guys.
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Post by Plainsman on May 6, 2024 11:58:06 GMT -5
I was enduring finals for my junior year in college. No TV.
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Post by Ronv69 on May 6, 2024 13:21:46 GMT -5
I was on a mission in the jungles of Loas, thought something was funny.! I thought that was supposed to be a secret!🤔😁 |
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Post by lizardonarock on May 6, 2024 13:35:58 GMT -5
It is starting to read like James Bond thriller.  |
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Post by trailboss on May 6, 2024 15:49:46 GMT -5
Was anyone around on May 5th 1961 to watch Alan Shepard become the first American astronaut in space. They herded about 90 of us into the cafeteria to watch in the 19 inch b/w TV to watch the Redstone rocket not explode. We were quiet. I was 5 months old…. Pretty sure I was tuned out. |
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Post by trailboss on May 6, 2024 15:54:23 GMT -5
My coworker named Dan decided to place a $100 bet on Mystic Dan in the Kentucky Derby, 20:1 odds.
Told him I’m pissed at him for withholding the info.
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Post by urbino on May 6, 2024 16:06:48 GMT -5
Was anyone around on May 5th 1961 to watch Alan Shepard become the first American astronaut in space. They herded about 90 of us into the cafeteria to watch in the 19 inch b/w TV to watch the Redstone rocket not explode. We were quiet. I wasn’t born yet. I remember two times when my Mom and Dad sat my sister and I down in front of the TV and said "Watch this. It’s history being made." One was the first moon landing and the other was Nixon's resignation. I have a similar memory of watching Nixon resign. Mom called me in from playing in the front yard and said, “This is important.” |
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Post by urbino on May 6, 2024 16:09:50 GMT -5
I’m having a very noisy Monday. Water has been running down the street all weekend and today the city showed up to fix it. Tore a big hole in the street and have had heavy trucks and equipment rumbling by all day.
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Post by Ronv69 on May 6, 2024 17:03:32 GMT -5
Was anyone around on May 5th 1961 to watch Alan Shepard become the first American astronaut in space. They herded about 90 of us into the cafeteria to watch in the 19 inch b/w TV to watch the Redstone rocket not explode. We were quiet. I was 5 months old…. Pretty sure I was tuned out. 👶 |
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Post by coalsmoke on May 6, 2024 17:54:56 GMT -5
Watching the Guardians play Silver Pete's Tigers in Cleveland, top of the third, score tied at one each. |
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Post by Silver on May 6, 2024 18:08:15 GMT -5
Watching the Guardians play Silver Pete's Tigers in Cleveland, top of the third, score tied at one each. I can't watch the Tigers right now. Comcast and Bally Sports could not come to an agreement on a new contract. Grrrr. |
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Post by coalsmoke on May 6, 2024 18:13:42 GMT -5
Watching the Guardians play Silver Pete's Tigers in Cleveland, top of the third, score tied at one each. I can't watch the Tigers right now. Comcast and Bally Sports could not come to an agreement on a new contract. Grrrr. That's just BS. Some years ago, Cleveland games weren't televised because of a similar problem. Eventually, MLB stepped in and made arrangements for the games to be broadcast once again. |
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Post by Silver on May 6, 2024 18:21:29 GMT -5
I can't watch the Tigers right now. Comcast and Bally Sports could not come to an agreement on a new contract. Grrrr. That's just BS. Some years ago, Cleveland games weren't televised because of a similar problem. Eventually, MLB stepped in and made arrangements for the games to be broadcast once again. Hopefully, there will be some resolution. Bally Sports carries the Tigers, Red Wings and Pistons. There are a lot of angry Comcast customers right now. Bally did cut a new deal with DirecTV. |
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Post by urbino on May 6, 2024 18:36:50 GMT -5
That's just BS. Some years ago, Cleveland games weren't televised because of a similar problem. Eventually, MLB stepped in and made arrangements for the games to be broadcast once again. Hopefully, there will be some resolution. Bally Sports carries the Tigers, Red Wings and Pistons. There are a lot of angry Comcast customers right now. Bally did cut a new deal with DirecTV. That whole Bally Sports bankruptcy created quite a charlie foxtrot for baseball fans (among others). Baseball's blackout rules for tv coverage are also a fiasco that they're going to have to address at some point. It'll require the owners to stop being penny wise and pound foolish, though. My Dodgers are just coming off a sweep of the Braves, which none of us expected, and start a series tonight against Miami. (Having swept the mighty Braves, we'll probably get swept by the tanking Marlins.) |
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Post by Ronv69 on May 6, 2024 19:45:53 GMT -5
Got up with the sun to go back to Texarkana to get more blood tests. Highlight was it was a gorgeous day. The girls in Waffle House were in fine style.
What would happen to the world without short order cooks?
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Post by lizardonarock on May 6, 2024 19:55:55 GMT -5
The Dodgers have all the talent money can pay for, if they can harness it. That would be fun!
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Post by urbino on May 6, 2024 20:10:59 GMT -5
The Dodgers have all the talent money can pay for, if they can harness it. That would be fun! They were not shy about spending money this offseason. They also have a bunch of guys from their farm system. They're an interesting mix. Somewhere in my general vicinity, a man and a woman are having an outdoor screaming match. I really thought maybe I wouldn't have to hear this kind of thing after moving out of apartments. I don't think it's actually in my neighborhood. I think it's from a neighborhood over. Been going on a while. I'm surprised their closer neighbors haven't asked them to take it indoors. |
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Post by trailboss on May 6, 2024 21:47:23 GMT -5
Found amongst things digging through the cellar, rare find! Beautiful patina!  Legend has it that none other than Charles Peterson wove leprechaun beard hair to make them, and these cleaners deliver the driest smoke possible. Self cleaning too.... not responsible for operator error though. Silent bidding starts at $150.00, funds go to Remaining Survivors of the Irish Potato Famine. |
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Post by Ronv69 on May 6, 2024 21:59:42 GMT -5
Found amongst things digging through the cellar, rare find! Beautiful patina! Legend has it that none other than Charles Peterson wove leprechaun beard hair to make them, and these cleaners deliver the driest smoke possible. Self cleaning too.... not responsible for operator error though. Silent bidding starts at $150.00, funds go to Remaining Survivors of the Irish Potato Famine. I found a crate full of pipe odds and ends. Maybe some missing pipes. Alas, it wasn't what I was looking for. |
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Post by toshtego on May 7, 2024 11:46:13 GMT -5
This is where I cross the Rio Grande del Norte. The Lovato Bridge in southern Colorado. The old 3 inch planks before the refit are what I made the bed in my truck with. A neighbor took this photo last week.  nearest bp service station |
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Post by trailboss on May 7, 2024 11:56:34 GMT -5
And a pretty scenic bridge it is!
We had a couple drivers routinely crossing some bridges in New Mexico with trucks that have a 52,000 GVWR on some super shady bridges with no restriction warning signs, some were early 1900’s with no sign of maintenance.
When I covered them runs, that all came to a halt, the patients had to come and meet me. At first they were not happy about it “ but the other guy drove on it”. I explained that if they lost their bridge, they would be screwed…
All commercial driving is not the same, some 40ish y/o class B drivers know less than this class A driver did in his 20’s.
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Post by toshtego on May 7, 2024 12:04:31 GMT -5
I see big rigs crossing that bridge once and awhile. I would not recommend it.
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Post by trailboss on May 7, 2024 12:59:03 GMT -5
I see big rigs crossing that bridge once and awhile. I would not recommend it. Do you recall what the limits are? Big heap trouble for exceeding limits if caught. |
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Post by toshtego on May 7, 2024 14:36:44 GMT -5
I do not recall. I do not even recall their being a sign but there must be one. I checked the Colorado DOT Bridge website and it does even list this bridge. I think it is maintained by Costilla County. I tried calling their Sheriff's office but got only a voicemail message. So, I called their Bridge and Road Department and the call would not go through. That is how things role here.
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Post by toshtego on May 7, 2024 14:40:58 GMT -5
Howling winds today and the last few. Supposed to snow on Thursday. Precip in forecast Thursday through Sunday. We can only hope it is so!
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Post by Ronv69 on May 7, 2024 15:07:42 GMT -5
I see big rigs crossing that bridge once and awhile. I would not recommend it. Do you recall what the limits are? Big heap trouble for exceeding limits if caught. I've noticed that in Colorado they are remarkably backwards in road safety. Of course this was 40 years ago. They were way behind Texas in every way. No weight limits on the back road bridges, no safety rails on obviously dangerous highways. A week after we were there a highway crew pushed a bolder off on top of a van with a vacationing family. Crossing into NM you saw noticeable improvements. Even the single lane wooden bridges over the little creek going into Cut and Shoot was marked 17k pounds, which I always thought was excessive. At the time, Cut and Shoot had a population of less than 50. |
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Post by Ronv69 on May 7, 2024 15:09:23 GMT -5
I do not recall. I do not even recall their being a sign but there must be one. I checked the Colorado DOT Bridge website and it does even list this bridge. I think it is maintained by Costilla County. I tried calling their Sheriff's office but got only a voicemail message. So, I called their Bridge and Road Department and the call would not go through. That is how things role here. I looked it up online and it's part of a historical and conservative district that features it prominently. So they know about it. |
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I was on a mission in the jungles of Loas, thought something was funny.! 
