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  • MikM Offline
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    #1840

    June 21 1955. Sam Gray, David Rutford and Fred Hallberg begin their cruise down the Mississippi river from Saint Paul Minnesota on a homemade raft. The raft was built of barrels and planks. Power for the propeller was provided by a 1939 Chevrolet they had paid $ 15 for. the car had 172,000 miles on it. The rear wheels of the car ran against another set of wheels which turned the propeller. The car's steering wheel turned the raft's rudder.
    In Saint Louis Missouri the men had a delay as the Chevy's valves needed to be ground. Outside of Memphis Tennessee a bearing on the propeller shaft burned out but the men were able to repair it with tools borrowed from a barge crew. The men ran low on food as they discovered a stowaway was eating their food. The stowaway was a rat. The men tried fishing for food but caught nothing the entire trip.
    Other problems encountered included mosquitoes, driftwood in the river and backwash from passing barges. On July 25 1955 the trio reached New Orleans. They planned to drive the Chevrolet back to Minnesota.
    Epilogue. The three men made it back to Saint Paul driving the Chevrolet in 49 hours. The car used five gallons of oil for the return drive.
    Photo Ramsey County Historical Society.

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    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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    • MikM Mik

      June 21 1955. Sam Gray, David Rutford and Fred Hallberg begin their cruise down the Mississippi river from Saint Paul Minnesota on a homemade raft. The raft was built of barrels and planks. Power for the propeller was provided by a 1939 Chevrolet they had paid $ 15 for. the car had 172,000 miles on it. The rear wheels of the car ran against another set of wheels which turned the propeller. The car's steering wheel turned the raft's rudder.
      In Saint Louis Missouri the men had a delay as the Chevy's valves needed to be ground. Outside of Memphis Tennessee a bearing on the propeller shaft burned out but the men were able to repair it with tools borrowed from a barge crew. The men ran low on food as they discovered a stowaway was eating their food. The stowaway was a rat. The men tried fishing for food but caught nothing the entire trip.
      Other problems encountered included mosquitoes, driftwood in the river and backwash from passing barges. On July 25 1955 the trio reached New Orleans. They planned to drive the Chevrolet back to Minnesota.
      Epilogue. The three men made it back to Saint Paul driving the Chevrolet in 49 hours. The car used five gallons of oil for the return drive.
      Photo Ramsey County Historical Society.

      image.png

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      taiwan_girl
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      #1841

      @Mik Quite the trip!

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      • MikM Offline
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        Mik
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        #1842

        File that one under “it seemed like a good idea at the time”.

        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        • MikM Mik

          File that one under “it seemed like a good idea at the time”.

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          taiwan_girl
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          #1843

          @Mik 😂

          Maybe it involved that saying: "Alcohol - because no good story ever started with someone eating a salad!" 555

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          • MikM Offline
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            #1844

            True, dat. 😆

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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            • CopperC Offline
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              #1845

              After almost 5 years playing golf at Cypress Creek, today I hit shot # 100,000.

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                jon-nyc
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                #1846

                The Great Lakes and St Lawrence river superimposed on a map of Europe.

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                Only non-witches get due process.

                • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                  Only non-witches get due process.

                  • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                  • jon-nycJ Online
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                    jon-nyc
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                    #1848

                    The QR Code was invented in 1994.

                    That’s 30 years ago. Before Microsoft launched Internet Explorer.

                    Only non-witches get due process.

                    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                    • CopperC Copper

                      After almost 5 years playing golf at Cypress Creek, today I hit shot # 100,000.

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                      #1849

                      @Copper said in Mildly interesting:

                      After almost 5 years playing golf at Cypress Creek, today I hit shot # 100,000.

                      Nice… so let’s do the math, if you’re a bad golfer, that’s ~ 150 shots per round, or 650 rounds of golf.

                      If you’re a pro, that’s 80 shots per round or 1250 rounds of golf.

                      My guess is you are a very good amateur and shooting 100-110 per round. That’s 1000 rounds, or 200 per year. That’s damn near a full time hob…

                      The Brad

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                      • CopperC Offline
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                        Copper
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                        #1850
                        100,000 strokes in 1,165 rounds - Average 85.8
                        
                        19,072 strokes in 229 rounds the last 365 days - Average 83.3
                        
                        10,720 strokes in 129 rounds so far this year - Average  83.1
                        
                        2019   98 rounds
                        2020  233
                        2021  207
                        2022  258
                        2023  241
                        
                        Rounds by Day of Week
                        _________    Sun    Mon    Tue    Wed    Thu    Fri    Sat
                        Rounds        49    203    207    207    198    203     99
                        
                        Avg Score     89     85     85     85     85     85     91
                        
                        Max Score    105    108    101    108    111    103    104
                        Min Score     81     76     75     76     74     76     81
                        
                        Avg Hrs     3:25   2:13   2:05   2:10   2:09   2:12   3:17
                        
                        Max Hrs     5:04   3:30   2:50   3:00   3:40   3:00   5:26
                        Min Hrs     1:20   1:26   1:20   1:26   1:15   1:21   2:20
                        
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                        • HoraceH Offline
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                          Horace
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                          Link to video

                          Education is extremely important.

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                          • MikM Offline
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                            #1852

                            How to make shadow puppets. From Modern Mechanix 1930. image.png

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                              e7da0093-8f00-41a1-b85f-a04d62e2f30c-image.png

                              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                              • CopperC Copper
                                100,000 strokes in 1,165 rounds - Average 85.8
                                
                                19,072 strokes in 229 rounds the last 365 days - Average 83.3
                                
                                10,720 strokes in 129 rounds so far this year - Average  83.1
                                
                                2019   98 rounds
                                2020  233
                                2021  207
                                2022  258
                                2023  241
                                
                                Rounds by Day of Week
                                _________    Sun    Mon    Tue    Wed    Thu    Fri    Sat
                                Rounds        49    203    207    207    198    203     99
                                
                                Avg Score     89     85     85     85     85     85     91
                                
                                Max Score    105    108    101    108    111    103    104
                                Min Score     81     76     75     76     74     76     81
                                
                                Avg Hrs     3:25   2:13   2:05   2:10   2:09   2:12   3:17
                                
                                Max Hrs     5:04   3:30   2:50   3:00   3:40   3:00   5:26
                                Min Hrs     1:20   1:26   1:20   1:26   1:15   1:21   2:20
                                
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                                taiwan_girl
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                                #1854

                                @Copper said in Mildly interesting:

                                100,000 strokes in 1,165 rounds - Average 85.8
                                
                                19,072 strokes in 229 rounds the last 365 days - Average 83.3
                                
                                10,720 strokes in 129 rounds so far this year - Average  83.1
                                
                                2019   98 rounds
                                2020  233
                                2021  207
                                2022  258
                                2023  241
                                
                                Rounds by Day of Week
                                _________    Sun    Mon    Tue    Wed    Thu    Fri    Sat
                                Rounds        49    203    207    207    198    203     99
                                
                                Avg Score     89     85     85     85     85     85     91
                                
                                Max Score    105    108    101    108    111    103    104
                                Min Score     81     76     75     76     74     76     81
                                
                                Avg Hrs     3:25   2:13   2:05   2:10   2:09   2:12   3:17
                                
                                Max Hrs     5:04   3:30   2:50   3:00   3:40   3:00   5:26
                                Min Hrs     1:20   1:26   1:20   1:26   1:15   1:21   2:20
                                

                                That is pretty cool!!!

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                                • George KG Offline
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                                  George K
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                                  #1855

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    #1856

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                                    Somehow I think that his vision and President Trumps vision of how to accomplish this have more differences than sameness.

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                                      George K
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                                      #1857

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        #1858

                                        @George-K said in Mildly interesting:

                                        That way of presenting a map of the USA is a nightmare of false memories.

                                        Education is extremely important.

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                                        • LuFins DadL Offline
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                                          LuFins Dad
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                                          #1859

                                          I never realized that Alaska bordered Mexico.

                                          The Brad

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