Where have all the builders gone
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combatpigg (01-19-2023)
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combatpigg (01-19-2023)
01-19-2023, 04:15 PM
#1705
There was a "homeless camp" set up nearby full of men looking for work who were waiting in line for someone to either fall to their death or die from exposure to the lead based paint.
Countless millions of people have crossed that bridge everyday since with no appreciation for the lives that were lost building it.
Back then we actually had homeless camps full of men looking for work instead of handouts.
01-20-2023, 06:23 AM
#1706
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Maybe, but I think the attitude was different back then. It was ok to die for an automobile race and many did routinely. It was ok to die in an airplane and many did; especially with the beginning of the mail service. Up to 1970 even Grand Pri or Indy style racing did not use seat-belts as it was thought better just to be thrown from the car.
We have migrated where this is not acceptable and people don't generally accept it anymore. Race cars and tracks are amazingly safe. Buildings are not measured by the number of people who died any more nor is their construction projected in that manner. A projected bridge construction my be considered a 5 man project meaning they expect to lose 5 men in the build. Back then, 65yrs old WAS OLD! Women often died in childbirth. We don't accept the risk that we did in that time period.
We have migrated where this is not acceptable and people don't generally accept it anymore. Race cars and tracks are amazingly safe. Buildings are not measured by the number of people who died any more nor is their construction projected in that manner. A projected bridge construction my be considered a 5 man project meaning they expect to lose 5 men in the build. Back then, 65yrs old WAS OLD! Women often died in childbirth. We don't accept the risk that we did in that time period.
01-20-2023, 06:31 AM
#1707
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Did you see the [PBS?] documentary about the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge..?
There was a "homeless camp" set up nearby full of men looking for work who were waiting in line for someone to either fall to their death or die from exposure to the lead based paint.
Countless millions of people have crossed that bridge everyday since with no appreciation for the lives that were lost building it.
Back then we actually had homeless camps full of men looking for work instead of handouts.
There was a "homeless camp" set up nearby full of men looking for work who were waiting in line for someone to either fall to their death or die from exposure to the lead based paint.
Countless millions of people have crossed that bridge everyday since with no appreciation for the lives that were lost building it.
Back then we actually had homeless camps full of men looking for work instead of handouts.
01-20-2023, 06:34 AM
#1708
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Did you see the [PBS?] documentary about the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge..?
There was a "homeless camp" set up nearby full of men looking for work who were waiting in line for someone to either fall to their death or die from exposure to the lead based paint.
Countless millions of people have crossed that bridge everyday since with no appreciation for the lives that were lost building it.
Back then we actually had homeless camps full of men looking for work instead of handouts.
There was a "homeless camp" set up nearby full of men looking for work who were waiting in line for someone to either fall to their death or die from exposure to the lead based paint.
Countless millions of people have crossed that bridge everyday since with no appreciation for the lives that were lost building it.
Back then we actually had homeless camps full of men looking for work instead of handouts.
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01-20-2023, 10:07 AM
#1710
I did not know that....
That's a great photo..!!
Once all the people crammed into the stands I wonder how many realized that if one of those flying contraptions went out of control they would be SOL...?
Years earlier when the planes were even less safe they flew at a stadium in France...?
People were more tough back then..getting hit by a airplane wasn't as big a deal as it is nowadays.
That's a great photo..!!
Once all the people crammed into the stands I wonder how many realized that if one of those flying contraptions went out of control they would be SOL...?
Years earlier when the planes were even less safe they flew at a stadium in France...?
People were more tough back then..getting hit by a airplane wasn't as big a deal as it is nowadays.
01-20-2023, 11:03 AM
#1711
I watched the Amish build my barn with the high ceilings walking rafter to rafter with no safety device. That is what came to mind. I couldn't bare to watch them. I guess OSHA is not as involved in the Amish community. I did give the leader a solid state turn signal system I make for cars to use on his buggy!
This was right after the stock market tanked in 2009 and building supplies were cheap.
I bought about sixty 2 x 6s for beams and joists and several sheets of plywood for the decking...then built a loft that was high enough to break my fall from the roof job above and when the roofing project was over would obviously be useful for storage.
The brand new galvanized roof panels were so slippery it still required being tied off to a "static line" I stretched along the roof peak.
I'm sure "Real Roofers" would have laughed...
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01-20-2023, 11:13 AM
#1712
I looked up average life expectancies through the ages and before penicilin it was really low.
Our parents generation would NOT have bought into the CV19 HYPE unless they actually saw corpses piling up in the streets.
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01-21-2023, 09:05 AM
#1713
I have a hard time watching ASPIRING DARWIN AWARD RECIPIENTS
I looked up average life expectancies through the ages and before penicilin it was really low.
Our parents generation would NOT have bought into the CV19 HYPE unless they actually saw corpses piling up in the streets.
I looked up average life expectancies through the ages and before penicilin it was really low.
Our parents generation would NOT have bought into the CV19 HYPE unless they actually saw corpses piling up in the streets.
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combatpigg (01-21-2023)
01-21-2023, 01:12 PM
#1714
. If the accident had happened farther out they probably would have been taken to some county hospital and Dad's arm would have been amputated. The story we were told is that Dad was one of the first people in the US to have a crushed elbow pinned back together. I've seen the x-ray with the long metal pins screwed into the joint. They did manage to save his arm and he went on to a long career in farming and ranching. How this relates to penicillin is that he developed an allergy to the drug after receiving over 140 doses of the stuff to prevent infection.
My first wife was born with a birth defect inside her ears [1956] and the military hospital is where they did cutting edge surgery to implant man made parts that gave her pretty good hearing.
She spends the rest of her life unable to let her ears get wet and just recently was operated on to do a tune up on the original surgery that was done 60 years ago.
01-21-2023, 01:26 PM
#1715
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Amazing to think that the military used to be where the most advanced medical care could be had.
My first wife was born with a birth defect inside her ears [1956] and the military hospital is where they did cutting edge surgery to implant man made parts that gave her pretty good hearing.
She spends the rest of her life unable to let her ears get wet and just recently was operated on to do a tune up on the original surgery that was done 60 years ago.
My first wife was born with a birth defect inside her ears [1956] and the military hospital is where they did cutting edge surgery to implant man made parts that gave her pretty good hearing.
She spends the rest of her life unable to let her ears get wet and just recently was operated on to do a tune up on the original surgery that was done 60 years ago.
01-21-2023, 10:12 PM
#1716
Here is a lump sum collection of WWII aviation facts......Horrific WWII Statistics (pippaettore.com)
01-22-2023, 08:24 AM
#1718
That's what I've heard....
Here is a lump sum collection of WWII aviation facts......Horrific WWII Statistics (pippaettore.com)
Here is a lump sum collection of WWII aviation facts......Horrific WWII Statistics (pippaettore.com)
01-22-2023, 09:04 AM
#1719
Have you ever watched a you tube channel called "Greg's Airplanes and Automobiles" ? He does, by you tube standards, a pretty in depth analysis of various WWII airplanes. He references primary source documents such as aircraft manuals and NACA reports as opposed to reading wikipedia articles in a dramatic tone of voice. Along with the stats of the various airplanes there is interesting discussion of various countries pilot training, tactics and aircraft production.
01-22-2023, 01:46 PM
#1720
Medical CA might have come from the Vietnam era, but CA goes back to WWII. For a long time I was under the belief that it was an Eastman Kodak discovery. It was used to bond canopies on military aircraft. If you do an internet search for Eastman 910 you can get some history. More recently I saw a post that another company developed it, but alas, I can't remember who?
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01-22-2023, 04:49 PM
#1721
Medical CA might have come from the Vietnam era, but CA goes back to WWII. For a long time I was under the belief that it was an Eastman Kodak discovery. It was used to bond canopies on military aircraft. If you do an internet search for Eastman 910 you can get some history. More recently I saw a post that another company developed it, but alas, I can't remember who?
Our Young People [post Baby Boomers] have been brainwashed by [[[THE GLOBALISTS]]] into rejecting AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM...but they were deliberately never taught in school about ALL of the things that AMERICANS did to save the rest of the world's people WHO THEY NEVER EVEN MET from tyranny.
I'm also kind of surprised to hear that CA was discovered by Kodak instead of the company that has discovered everything else that is of a gooey nature........3M
Edit...I think Silicone Caulk / adhesive was developed [or simply used] in response to a skyscraper that kept having huge floor to ceiling window panels pop out and land on the sidewalk 100s of feet below...GENERAL ELECTRIC [GE] Silicone was probably designed to be a super insulator..but ended up becoming a super adhesive.
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02-01-2023, 07:02 AM
#1722
More bad news
I just got a newsletter from Old School Models, here is what I read:
Secondly, our supply of CA hinges has dried up and it’s taken a bit of time a negotiation to find a substitute. I’ve found another supplier that I hope will be a good replacement.
But the biggest problem has been the loss of Sig Mfg. There's a lot of rumors going around as to what's going on with them - well I can tell you that as of 1/31, they have ceased all manufacturing and what's left will be an importer of ARF kits, moving somewhere up in the Chicago area. That's a shame, as there's a massive history and knowledge base that's apparently going to be lost. As you may or may not know, I purchase a good deal of items from Sig which are included in our own kits. Some wood, landing gear (music) wire, nose gear assemblies, etc. Their shutdown has sent me scrambling to find other suppliers. I'm well on the way to solving some of these, but let's just say it's taking ALL of my free time to make sure things are still shipping on time.
Mike
Secondly, our supply of CA hinges has dried up and it’s taken a bit of time a negotiation to find a substitute. I’ve found another supplier that I hope will be a good replacement.
But the biggest problem has been the loss of Sig Mfg. There's a lot of rumors going around as to what's going on with them - well I can tell you that as of 1/31, they have ceased all manufacturing and what's left will be an importer of ARF kits, moving somewhere up in the Chicago area. That's a shame, as there's a massive history and knowledge base that's apparently going to be lost. As you may or may not know, I purchase a good deal of items from Sig which are included in our own kits. Some wood, landing gear (music) wire, nose gear assemblies, etc. Their shutdown has sent me scrambling to find other suppliers. I'm well on the way to solving some of these, but let's just say it's taking ALL of my free time to make sure things are still shipping on time.
Mike
