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    George K
    wrote on 7 Oct 2022, 18:05 last edited by
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    "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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      Renauda
      wrote on 7 Oct 2022, 19:22 last edited by
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      @George-K

      Was that before or after the ballroom dancers?

      Elbows up!

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        Mik
        wrote on 7 Oct 2022, 19:44 last edited by
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        Someone tweeted that the irony is that's a 90's Ukrainian pop song.

        “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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        • M Mik
          7 Oct 2022, 19:44

          Someone tweeted that the irony is that's a 90's Ukrainian pop song.

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          Aqua Letifer
          wrote on 7 Oct 2022, 19:44 last edited by
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          @Mik said in The Ukraine war thread:

          Someone tweeted that the irony is that's a 90's Ukrainian pop song.

          Maybe that was deliberate? Selling the liberation B.S.?

          Please love yourself.

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            bachophile
            wrote on 8 Oct 2022, 06:41 last edited by
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            Round of bridge anyone???

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            • B bachophile
              8 Oct 2022, 06:41

              Round of bridge anyone???

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              George K
              wrote on 8 Oct 2022, 11:38 last edited by George K 10 Aug 2022, 11:40
              #1003

              "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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                George K
                wrote on 8 Oct 2022, 12:16 last edited by
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                Thread on what this could mean:

                https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1578617196661833733.html

                "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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                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on 8 Oct 2022, 12:18 last edited by
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                  Huge deal. Another thread from before it blew describing the importance.

                  "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                  -Cormac McCarthy

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                  • J jon-nyc
                    8 Oct 2022, 12:18

                    Huge deal. Another thread from before it blew describing the importance.

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                    George K
                    wrote on 8 Oct 2022, 12:22 last edited by George K 10 Aug 2022, 12:24
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                    @jon-nyc said in The Ukraine war thread:

                    Huge deal.

                    I haven't read Jon's thread yet, but some geography is useful.

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                    I've read that Crimean grocers are limiting purchases to 3 kg per purchase.

                    "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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                      George K
                      wrote on 8 Oct 2022, 12:29 last edited by
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                      @jon-nyc that's a fabulous thread on strategy, logistics, ect.

                      "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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                        George K
                        wrote on 8 Oct 2022, 12:33 last edited by
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                        "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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                          George K
                          wrote on 8 Oct 2022, 12:36 last edited by
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                          "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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                            Mik
                            wrote on 8 Oct 2022, 12:55 last edited by
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                            Good news. Would love to know how they pulled it off, but probably best that we don't.

                            “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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                              8 Oct 2022, 12:55

                              Good news. Would love to know how they pulled it off, but probably best that we don't.

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                              George K
                              wrote on 8 Oct 2022, 13:03 last edited by
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                              @Mik said in The Ukraine war thread:

                              Would love to know how they pulled it off,

                              Several reports said that a truck blew up. Not sure if I believe that, looking at locations where the damage occurred. They seem to be spread out.

                              "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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                                jon-nyc
                                wrote on 8 Oct 2022, 13:05 last edited by
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                                BBC is saying only the road portion is destroyed. Damn. They need to try again.

                                "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                -Cormac McCarthy

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                                  8 Oct 2022, 13:05

                                  BBC is saying only the road portion is destroyed. Damn. They need to try again.

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                                  George K
                                  wrote on 8 Oct 2022, 13:14 last edited by George K 10 Aug 2022, 13:15
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                                  @jon-nyc I hope the BBC is wrong...

                                  "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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                                    George K
                                    wrote on 8 Oct 2022, 13:19 last edited by
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                                    "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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                                      Mik
                                      wrote on 8 Oct 2022, 13:36 last edited by
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                                      Closed until 10/31. Plenty of time to let them work on it then hit it again.

                                      “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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                                      • G George K
                                        12 Sept 2022, 21:26

                                        Bull's Eye...

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                                        Ivorythumper
                                        wrote on 8 Oct 2022, 17:58 last edited by Ivorythumper 10 Aug 2022, 18:04
                                        #1016

                                        @George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                        Escape foiled:

                                        I don't think I would have run for the car...

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                                        • J jon-nyc
                                          8 Oct 2022, 13:05

                                          BBC is saying only the road portion is destroyed. Damn. They need to try again.

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                                          George K
                                          wrote on 8 Oct 2022, 20:43 last edited by George K 10 Aug 2022, 20:47
                                          #1017

                                          @jon-nyc said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                          BBC is saying only the road portion is destroyed. Damn. They need to try again.

                                          In the comments:

                                          For clarity, Mash is a Russian media source which was founded by former Life News employees. We should be skeptical of a fast Russian repair but this video is circulating in Russia, so it’s worth paying attention to

                                          As an engineer I would doubt that the cleanup operation would happen so fast, damage was extensive and removal of molten wheels under many tons of metal without a place for a crane is no easy task

                                          Highly dubious, as a structural engineer, the heat of the fire will have weakened to core reinforcement of the bridge and caused thermal cracking to concrete in compression. The bridge might be standing but will deflect beyond safe tolerances for trains passing at speed. So trains would have to slow to a crawl pace to cope with deflections also trains loading will probably be severely reduced. A choke point (slow zone) on a rail network chokes all capacity and provides a busy location for optimal targeting.

                                          Good thing it's dark so you can't actually tell if this is the bridge

                                          Well. „A train is passing a railway“ yes. Crimea bridge? Not sure - gravel ground on a bridge?

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                                          "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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