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The Roundtable / Re: Central Oklahoma in High Pucker today
« Last post by WLJ on Today at 08:53:45 PM »7
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The Roundtable / Re: Lost on the Appalachian Trail
« Last post by cordex on Today at 08:49:17 PM »That Jack London got to me and I live where it's warm. At some point having six ways to start a fire becomes a little overkill. Lil tiny ferro rod and tinder that fits in my SAK corkscrew is my new affection.Ever tried it in less than ideal conditions?
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The Roundtable / Re: SpaceX News
« Last post by WLJ on Today at 08:48:38 PM »Scrub
Issue with the upper stage. Reportedly LOX valve
Issue with the upper stage. Reportedly LOX valve
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Politics / Re: The 2024 Circus
« Last post by Ben on Today at 08:17:24 PM »Looks like he took it down
Apparently his death to MAGA threats were too much even for google. Looks like he redid it without mentioning "Trumpians".
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5FSNiv_27a4?feature=share
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The Roundtable / Re: Central Oklahoma in High Pucker today
« Last post by WLJ on Today at 07:48:19 PM »4 tornado warnings
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Edit: 5
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The Roundtable / Re: the watch you need
« Last post by Bogie on Today at 07:45:44 PM »Chris, they let you wear a watch? Watches, rings, etc., etc., do not do well around rapidly spinny thingies...
A kid I know managed to acquire a degloving about a year ago...
A kid I know managed to acquire a degloving about a year ago...
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The Roundtable / Re: Lost on the Appalachian Trail
« Last post by Bogie on Today at 07:43:14 PM »My scoutmaster had been a nav or bombadier over Germany, and got shot down, spent the rest of the war in a POW camp. He didn't really like camping.
You can start a fire with two sticks as long as one of them is a match, and you have gasoline. But he did teach us how to do it the "right" way too. We also cooked in the coals, and the man did like food. And when he retired to his personal pup tent, you did not disturb him... I think that was helped by the bourbon. The Colonel was a great man, and patient.
You can start a fire with two sticks as long as one of them is a match, and you have gasoline. But he did teach us how to do it the "right" way too. We also cooked in the coals, and the man did like food. And when he retired to his personal pup tent, you did not disturb him... I think that was helped by the bourbon. The Colonel was a great man, and patient.
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Politics / Re: Israel Under Attack
« Last post by Boomhauer on Today at 07:09:20 PM »https://twitter.com/AliVelshi/status/1787546956929409200
Meanwhile
Going to be the narrative
Rep. Jamaal Bowman Claims There's a Ceasefire on the Table to End Netanyahu's Violence
https://twitchy.com/brettt/2024/05/06/hamas-accepts-a-ceasefire-but-not-the-one-israel-agreed-to-n2395958
Totally not the kind of one sided “deal” that would encourage an exact repeat of this.
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The Roundtable / Re: Lost on the Appalachian Trail
« Last post by French G. on Today at 06:56:27 PM »That Jack London got to me and I live where it's warm. At some point having six ways to start a fire becomes a little overkill. Lil tiny ferro rod and tinder that fits in my SAK corkscrew is my new affection.
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The Roundtable / Re: Lost on the Appalachian Trail
« Last post by lee n. field on Today at 06:53:54 PM »She should have fired three shots in quick succession from time to time. I understand three shots (or three of anything) is a "universal" sign of trouble and gunfire can be heard with reasonable directionability for at least a mile, even through heavy woods.
We would do that, and work through a big decision tree to optimize the decision. Newly retired Karen from HR doing a hike, no.
Also, weight. My quite possibly erroneous impression is that serious hikers care a lot about weight, and if carrying at all aren't likely to be carrying much ammo. (.22LR would do for the purpose, and you can carry a lot of it.)