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Yeah....really kind of sad. I have kind of taken a mild interest in general aviation and rail fanning. Partly I think because I see so few cars built today to keep my intetest. Agree with trinicria bob that the A380 is an awkward looking bird. Sitting here in my backyard enjoying a bonfire. Beautiful night here in Columbus.

The Boeing jumbos are beautiful but, some 10 years later, I still can't get my head around the Airbus 380 because it looks like a Beluga whale in the front 3/4 view. I'd still like to fly on one, though. I hear they are quieter than Boeing's products. I was looking for this 747 hull loss. Where did this happen? I couldn't find anything on it. I am actually booked on a segment on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. It's a short segment within the U.S. next summer. I wanted to get a whole day and catch a "red eye," but I decided to leave early in the afternoon and choose the flight using the Boeing 787. It's a ticket using accumulated miles. I feel like a big kid ... I am really excited about this! Some people don't like living near airports or under a flight path. I think I'd get off on it. (Well, not quite). Some friends of my parents lived on the approach to the north runway to LAX (before the houses were condemned or whatever happened) and we'd sit in the backyard watching jumbos fly over us and cross Sepulveda Blvd. to touch down on the tarmac ... heavies from all over the world and I love the way the 747 tilts slightly upward as it lands so the 16 wheels under the midsection touch the tarmac first.

'46 DeAcro prototype, joint venture between Ford & GM transporters, built to haul 5 vehicles instead of the usual 4. Door sill was approximately 8-ft from the road.

• Took a circa 4.25-in carpet cardboard tube and made a faux driveshaft, as a spacer when I fabricate the exhaust. • In order to get the rear tires off/out, I have to jack the car up so the tires are hanging 2-3 inches off the floor, then unbolt the shocks and the Panhard bar to get the axle to drop enough to get the tire off. Not a friendly car for a on-road flat tire (nevermind the radically different size of the front & rear tires). Contemplating my parking brake scenario : there's no hardware for it inside the brake right now, and any routing would be a 100% fabrication, as it's literally impossible to route it the way it was when new; too much is radically changed/gone underneath. I may have to go without one. • picking thru part stashes- there's stuff in multiple places in my shop, in the basement, and in my study closet. Finding stuff I forgot I had, which is good so far. Found a brand new dual master cylinder today, but haven't yet found the wheels the parking brake cable is supposed to ride on. Sidebar :: today I had my refurbished pot belly stove's inaugural first burn. Bought it off CL last year and blew it apart to clean & paint it. Finally got the stovepipe hooked up & thru the roof last month. No roaring fire, but a nice smaller burn. Outside was sunny but breezy, with the thermo just inside the people door reading 46... stove is on the rear wall between Bay 1 & Bay 2, with the Cab Over in between. Anyways, no issues, lit quickly & drafted well, and provided a nice warming of the air in the immediate area. Going to make it MUCH more hospitable over the winter and allow more work on the B-59.

It could always be worse. Like, way worse. Like, he could have rented a Malibu.

Keep us posted. Love the progress!

It was pretty soft..was a 2006 IIRC.

Yesteryear's Town Cars would have been too wallowy on the Angeles Crest Highway. Maybe more recent models hold the road better. I once had to take an old school Town Car from White Plains, NY to JFK. I was on the inside lanes near the guard rail on both the Hutch and the Van Wyck and I couldn't feel where the tires were. My boss was furious with something that happened with the initial car we were given and got this upgrade. My boss went back home first, so I got stuck with this massive car for an extra day or two. Within the last month, I learned that there is street slang along the lines of "old schoolz" and I think it refers to the mid 80s RWD Cutlass Supremes and company. You all can fill in the (politically incorrect) gaps.

Facebook = hell, they have some of the worst virus prone posts ever. I have never had and never will have a facebook account. I would try using one of the free antivirus scanners on your system if you do not have antivirus software. Microsoft posted this: Hi Tammy McIntosh, a) What is the message you get when you log in? b) Is it just the facebook that you are not able to log into? You might want to use Add-on Manager to disable some add-ons and then turn on add-ons only as you need them. This will let you determine which add-on is causing the problem. 1. Click Start Start button , and then click Internet Explorer . 2. Click Tools , and then click Internet Options . 3. Click the Programs tab, and then click Manage add-ons . 4. Click an add-on in the Name list, and then click Disable . 5. Try to view the Web page again to see whether it works correctly. 6. If the Web page works correctly, you know that the add-on caused the problem. If you still cannot view the Web page, the add-on did not cause the problem, and you can enable it again. Also you may Optimize Internet Explorer and check if the issue persists. Follow the steps in the given link to optimize IE. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936213 Azeez Nadeem - Microsoft Support I did find this on Facebook support post: If you find yourself unable to stay logged in to Facebook, the problem may lie with your Internet browser or with Facebook itself. To be sure, troubleshoot your computer and see if it fixes the problem. If the problem is on the Facebook side, though, you may simply need to wait until problems with the site itself are repaired before you can stayed signed in at length. Internet Settings You might experience problems when using Facebook in Internet Explorer if the browser is configured incorrectly, repeatedly signing you out of the site. To change the settings, click "Tools," then click "Internet Options." Click "Security," then click "Custom Level" and look for User Authentication. Select "Automatic Login With Username and Password" and then save your settings and sign in to Facebook again. Troubleshooting Browsers Clearing your saved settings and cookies on your browser may fix the problem with Facebook logging out. Open your browser settings and clear your private data. In Chrome, you can do this from the Settings menu; in Firefox, you can do it from the Options menu. In Internet Explorer, swipe in from the right side of the screen and select "Settings." Click "Options | History | Select | Cookies | Done" to clear the cookies. Sign back into Facebook to see whether the problem is resolved. Remote Logout If someone else has your Facebook password, that person can kick you out of Facebook from a remote computer. If you suspect that another person is logging you out of your account, sign in to Facebook again and end all other active sessions. Click "Settings," then "Account Settings." Click "Security," then "Active Sessions." Close any sessions other than your primary and then reset your password. Site Errors It's possible that you're being logged out of Facebook because the site is experiencing problems. Sign out of your account and wait for awhile before logging back in. If you're still having problems, contact Facebook to alert them to the error with the Consistent Logout Problems form (https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/268228883256323). Choose how often the problem occurs from the drop-down menu and then describe what else is happening when the disconnection occurs in the text box. Submit the form to Facebook when you're done.

That is kinda a toughie

Yeah I've run multiple virus scans, no problems found. I can stay on C&G and my other favorites all day and I have no issues, it is only when I go into Facebook. I'm stumped.

Red herring for me: still is and always will be a Japanese company. *Big picture*

Would like to think they have not given up on those quite yet.....

Indeed. Never underestimate the power of stupidity. OR Hubris.

I feel a huge difference between say 47 and 53. But i work physically every day...I can't imagine sitting behind a monitor for a living. Twenty four years ago, 29 felt fine!

You mean almost 30. What does 29+ feel like? :D

I'll be 50 in about 20 months. Got to work on getting fit. I'm really physically feeling my age.

I am liking this, I am only 30 now.

This is going to be a very interesting section of the forum. Nice job, balthy. More, please!

Halifax...plane over ran runway with a strong tail wind...iirc runway was wet. Assuming it is a hull loss as fuselage is broken behind wings.

I rented many Town Cars over the years...when on vacation in So Cal or back in Ohio visiting my Mom. Rented many Grand Marquis, Dodge Intrepids, Chrysler 300s (Ms and Cs), etc...always liked getting the big cars. I once rented a Town Car in LA and had a fun drive up twisty Angeles Crest Highway...

Thought of trinicria Bob the other morning. No 747 passenger flights into Columbus but freighters cone into Richenbacker down where I live all of the time. 747 taking off and heading west low over our neighborhood....6 or 700 feet...morning sun...gorgeous. Was also saddened to find that a 747 had been destroyed in an accident this week. It has been a bad week for aircraft...737 that was nearly new was destroyed with the loss of all hands...that 747...and a 757 just ran off a runway and was destroyed.