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Discussion in 'Environmental Discussion' started by harmonsmith, Jan 29, 2009.

  1. jayman

    jayman Senior Member

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    Lot's of wiggly cestodes and trematodes in that deuce.
     
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    I think those are called drunk drivers.

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    hyo silver Awaaaaay

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    I think a hydrant in the yard for the dog would be even better with an automatic flushing gadget. :)
     
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    You then find out if that breakaway valve assembly really does work as the manufacturer claims. There have been a couple of cases that I know of where a large tracked vehicle simply broke the entire valve assembly, and a geyser of water gushes up

    One case was that guy in CA who stole the M1 Abrams tank and went on a joyride, running over parked cars, hydrants, traffic lights, etc, until trying to jump a median and losing a track. Cops managed to use terminal force on him

    Another case was a guy in CO who went very seriously monkeys***, and turned a bulldozer into a Mad Max style armored vehicle. If I recall, the community was around 3,000 and he caused at least $10 mil in damages, including totally destroying the city hall

    In that case, the engine was badly overheating when one of the tracks fell into a crawlspace. The guy committted suicide and it took them around 12 hours to cut into the armored cab to get a looksee
     
  5. jayman

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    A dog would *love* that feature. Most cats would learn to anticipate when the flushing gadget would turn on, and instinctively hiss at it

    If you folks wonder what I mean by an automatic flushing gadget, here is one that I spec

    The Kupferle Foundry, Inc.

    Except for bitterly cold climates, they can be used year round
     
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    tripp Which it's a 'ybrid, ain't it?

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    It was actually an M-60 A3 :)

    Never try to pivot steer on top of a Jersey barrier. The outcome ain't so good.
     
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    My bad
     
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    In previous decades they were. Now they are called cellphone users. Everytime I think I've ID'ed a drunk driver anymore it turns out they are obliviously blathering away on their cellphones.
     
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    I didn't want to point that out. Jayman gets testy when you do that.

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    tripp Which it's a 'ybrid, ain't it?

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    I've got street cred, though. ;)
     
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    Oh boy .....

    :mmph:
     
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    I was a geek in fatigues, never even been in a tank, or any tracked vehicle for that matter

    :rolleyes:
     
  13. tripp

    tripp Which it's a 'ybrid, ain't it?

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    I served on Bradleys, M577s, and M981s for tracked vehicles. HMMWVs as well (which were by far the easiest to deal with, I hate tracks).
     
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    I only went in HMMWV's. I'll let you play with tracked vehicles. However I did try to operate a small bulldozer once, that got old after about 4 seconds
     
  15. tripp

    tripp Which it's a 'ybrid, ain't it?

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    I hate tracked vehicles. They're LOUD and maintenance intensive (think sitting in a motor pool wishing you were dead). Light wheeled vehicles are the way to go until A.) you hit a mine. B.) Enemy arty starts popping air bursts around you. Then you wish you were in a track...
     
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    No, then I would wish I was the f*** out of there, far far away from there

    Anyhoo, on the topic of water pollution, any questions or comments on the points I raised about water treatment? I realize it was a bit scary what with all the complex chemical terms.

    Or is it ok for me to go baaaaaaaaaa now?