Bustednuckles put up a very scary, but interesting video on his blog yesterday. It’s from 3Generation Racing, and shows the aftermath of an air compressor tank failure. It did a lot of damage, and it’s only by the grace of God that nobody was standing closer to it to be injured, or perhaps even… Continue reading I’m very glad I wasn’t around when that tank let go…
Tag: Men At Work
It’s nice to see an old Scottish tradition at the Winter Olympics
The BBC reports that the stones used in the sport of curling at the Winter Olympics come from a business founded in 1851, that’s been supplying them since 1924. Click any image for a larger view. Curling is back in the spotlight at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics – and all the stones used… Continue reading It’s nice to see an old Scottish tradition at the Winter Olympics
Saturday Snippet: The early days of air mail
Dean C. Smith was an American aviation pioneer, one of those responsible for setting the standards for the nascent U.S. Postal Service’s air mail service. He also flew in Antarctica with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition of 1928–1930. Later, he served as an executive with a number of American aircraft companies during and after World… Continue reading Saturday Snippet: The early days of air mail
Looking for input from readers about garden office sheds
Miss D. and I live in a relatively small house. It’s perfectly adequate for our needs, particularly since both of us have suffered serious injuries in the past, and aren’t as mobile and limber as we once were. We find that, working together, we can keep our home neat and tidy; but a larger… Continue reading Looking for input from readers about garden office sheds
Political correctness takes money out of “woke” pockets
It seems that insisting on multiple genders and all the politically correct nonsense associated with that fad is costing people money in the workplace. The Daily Mail reports: City firms have been wrapped up in an equality row after it was revealed diversity proposals will allow companies to include transgender women in their gender… Continue reading Political correctness takes money out of “woke” pockets
Saturday Snippet: The trials and tribulations of collecting pythons
The late Gerald Durrell, whom we’ve met in these pages before, was a British naturalist, animal collector and zoo-keeper who did more for the conservation and preservation of wildlife around the world than almost anyone else of his era. He wrote many books about his experiences, which have become beloved of readers for a… Continue reading Saturday Snippet: The trials and tribulations of collecting pythons
If only disposing of the “Woke” were as simple as this…
Scott Adams does strike the right note from time to time in his “Dilbert” comic strip. Click the image below to be taken to a full-size version at the strip’s Web page. I wonder if the robot’s mother was named Karen? Peter
I had no idea tree stump houses even existed
Courtesy of a link at Free North Carolina, I came across this article. As the first waves of loggers swept over great portions of the Pacific Northwest’s old-growth forests in the second half of the nineteenth century, those men opened up the dark dense woodlands to settlement. And they surely left their mark on… Continue reading I had no idea tree stump houses even existed
Mike Rowe: “Your Work Isn’t Your Worth”
That’s the title of a very interesting video interview that Mike Rowe, of “Dirty Jobs” fame, gave to Trinity Broadcasting Network last month. I highly recommend that you take the time to watch it. It’s only nine minutes long, but encapsulates the dilemma of our current workforce, and young people planning to enter that… Continue reading Mike Rowe: “Your Work Isn’t Your Worth”
I’ve had days like that…
From Stephan Pastis, a couple of days ago. Click the image to be taken to a larger view at the cartoon’s Web page. Some days they can just give me the entire carafe – and for Old NFO, whose taste for “real Navy coffee” is legendary, they can give him the urn! Peter