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Model Forum / General / Models / July 2006rufus
makes sense to license model stuff. some has potential abuse possibilities by terrorists. like watching the rocket guys. most of them are just eccentric, (did you see the flying port-a-poo?) but the potential is there. you getting rain? we go earhtplittenloudenboomer, but it's a drty hump. i want weather! i'm freakin bored witrh this sun stuff. > makes sense to license model stuff. some has potential abuse > possibilities by terrorists. like watching the rocket guys. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > drty hump. > i want weather! i'm freakin bored witrh this sun stuff. Yup. At the rate the R/C guys are going they might as well be building full scale aircraft. The only guys that really still qualify as "model" pilots are the electic power crowd, IMO. We got hammered a few days ago - cloudy and windy but no precip to speak of...yet. Theres a flash flood watch on, but I just got back from a ride across town to the P.O. and we're still dry. Had a few fires going from the last round of lightning strikes, though.  Signature- Rufus >> makes sense to license model stuff. some has potential abuse >> possibilities by terrorists. like watching the rocket guys. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Had a few fires going from the last round of lightning strikes, though. some of that electric stuff is anazing. we got noise and wind but no water also. dammit. >>>makes sense to license model stuff. some has potential abuse >>>possibilities by terrorists. like watching the rocket guys. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > we got noise and wind but no water also. > dammit. Noticed we got some tree branches lying around...must have been a strong blow. Calm now. Signature- Rufus >> In article <Mizwg.1093967$xm3.361693@attbi_s21>, Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> >> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >Noticed we got some tree branches lying around...must have been a strong >blow. Calm now. we just have dark, humidity and misery. no rain. can't even paint. >>>In article <Mizwg.1093967$xm3.361693@attbi_s21>, Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> >> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > we just have dark, humidity and misery. no rain. can't even > paint. Looks like it's back to the super-heat today... Signature- Rufus >>>>In article <Mizwg.1093967$xm3.361693@attbi_s21>, Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> >>> [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > >Looks like it's back to the super-heat today... we have super humid too. wtf? wanted to ride but damn.... the triumph is almost done. fired it up yesterday and i will put new points in tomorrow. i'd forgotten how good those sausage mufflers sound. >>Looks like it's back to the super-heat today... > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > i will put new points in tomorrow. i'd forgotten how > good those sausage mufflers sound. Yeah - my '98 has either spit the battery or blown the strter solinoid. I've been wanting to try and jump it, but it's just been too stinkin' hot to stand out there in the sun and do it. Been riding the '03 back and fourth to work - my Vette spit it's battery too, and I had to charge it to get it started again. I got too many wheels... Signature- Rufus >> In article <wdNwg.49603$FQ1.46652@attbi_s71>, Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> >>> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >too, and I had to charge it to get it started again. I got too many >wheels... this desert eats batteries. i replaced 2 bikes and one van this year. >>>In article <wdNwg.49603$FQ1.46652@attbi_s71>, Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> >> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > this desert eats batteries. i replaced 2 bikes and one van > this year. That's what I'm thinking. Can't recall when I put a batt in the '98 last. But it's been sitting in a hot garage most of teh summer while I've been saddling the '03...my preferred ride about town. Signature- Rufus >> In article <bfPwg.1095646$xm3.770265@attbi_s21>, Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> >> [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >last. But it's been sitting in a hot garage most of teh summer while >I've been saddling the '03...my preferred ride about town. i've been riding the xmas bike. the pretty sr is all cleaned up to sell, so it sits, mostly. plus that red one is a hoot to ride. someone put money into that motor and i use it. you have to try an sr once....nothing like it at all. >>That's what I'm thinking. Can't recall when I put a batt in the '98 >>last. But it's been sitting in a hot garage most of teh summer while [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > to ride. someone put money into that motor and i use it. > you have to try an sr once....nothing like it at all. I'm just wishin' it would cool off. Been thinking about moving off the desert...just dont know where to yet. Time for a change, once I figure things out. Signature- Rufus >> In article <eGRwg.1095864$xm3.228433@attbi_s21>, Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Time for a change, once I figure things out. it's tough. too many places you get a 4 month riding season. if i could live in n.e. during the summer and here winter, it would work. >>I'm just wishin' it would cool off. Been thinking about moving off the >>desert...just dont know where to yet. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > if i could live in n.e. during the summer and here winter, > it would work. New Mexico is kinda appealing. Think I'd like to stay in the southwest...or maybe San Antonio, Tx. Signature- Rufus >>>I'm just wishin' it would cool off. Been thinking about moving off the >>>desert...just dont know where to yet. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >New Mexico is kinda appealing. Think I'd like to stay in the >southwest...or maybe San Antonio, Tx. both have real winters..yuck >>New Mexico is kinda appealing. Think I'd like to stay in the >>southwest...or maybe San Antonio, Tx. > > both have real winters..yuck While I was living in Kingsville winter was the best time of the year - around the mid 70's most of the time, no snow or storms...summers were Africa hot...and humid. San Antonio isn't that far up the road from Kingsville, so it should be much the same. Signature- Rufus >> In article <sFXwg.1096347$xm3.764047@attbi_s21>, Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >Africa hot...and humid. San Antonio isn't that far up the road from >Kingsville, so it should be much the same. i was thinking of the wrong end of texas... >>>In article <sFXwg.1096347$xm3.764047@attbi_s21>, Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > i was thinking of the wrong end of texas... Aha... Signature- Rufus >> In article <Pl8xg.51320$FQ1.25514@attbi_s71>, Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> >> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Aha... more like duh...i can read a map. >>>>While I was living in Kingsville winter was the best time of the year - >>>>around the mid 70's most of the time, no snow or storms...summers were [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > more like duh...i can read a map. That no state income tax thing is a plus, too. Signature- Rufus >> In article <yBexg.1097796$xm3.575363@attbi_s21>, Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> >>>>> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >That no state income tax thing is a plus, too. isn't the sales tax pretty low for these days? whenever i go that way east i stop for something and it seems the rate was low after here. >>>>Aha... >>> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > whenever i go that way east i stop for something and it > seems the rate was low after here. Just about every place I've lived is cheaper than CA...from a total tax-wise standpoint, anyway. MO is about the same, and MD was the highest. Signature- Rufus >> In article <Dggxg.854936$084.523374@attbi_s22>, Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >Just about every place I've lived is cheaper than CA...from a total >tax-wise standpoint, anyway. MO is about the same, and MD was the highest. mo is the same as ca? damn... of course, new england is way over almost everything. gas and utilities are higher here. but taxes are higher there. sales and stae income especially. texas has a lot going for it in the right places. some places i would avoid, like some of the bigger cities. the meth and gang problems are there. housing can be a bitch, too. but it sounds like you have a good idea of what and where. >>Just about every place I've lived is cheaper than CA...from a total >>tax-wise standpoint, anyway. MO is about the same, and MD was the highest. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > too. but it sounds like you have a good idea of what and > where. Yeah - MO likes to property tax you to death, and they run you all over town to do it. In the end the cost is about the same as CA, except you don't get the weather for your money. I agree about the big cities. I wouldn't mind being within striking distance of one, but not in one. Corpus Christi was just about the right size when I was last there. Had everything I needed, and not too much of anything. Good access to health care, a significant airport so you could get to places when you like, nice weather, friendly folks. Signature- Rufus >> In article <zchxg.855027$084.300969@attbi_s22>, Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> >> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >much of anything. Good access to health care, a significant airport so >you could get to places when you like, nice weather, friendly folks. yes, a very liveable place. it's a pretty town too. had a gf there in the 70's.she was a rider and we met at laconia. she rode a ariel red hunter all the way from texas so you know i had to like her. some good model shops, to, i believe, and even an hl, if memory serves. (better check.) >>Yeah - MO likes to property tax you to death, and they run you all over >>town to do it. In the end the cost is about the same as CA, except you [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > some good model shops, to, i believe, and even an hl, if > memory serves. (better check.) There was one there that turned me on to building F-14s, and where I think I got my first set of Berna Assemblers...can't remember the name of it. There was also a nice little shop in Kingsville. ...and no helmet law. Signature- Rufus >> In article <7otxg.96511$1i1.6648@attbi_s72>, Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> >> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > >....and no helmet law. oh, not the helmet thing again.... i alwyas wear one because i know i can faw down and go boom. and i saw a guy who went head first into a tree at 10 mph.' he would have survived with a pot on his head. his skull was smashed like a pumpkin and it scared the sh.t out of me. >>There was one there that turned me on to building F-14s, and where I >>think I got my first set of Berna Assemblers...can't remember the name [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > he would have survived with a pot on his head. his skull was > smashed like a pumpkin and it scared the sh.t out of me. Yeah...saw a kid get splattered all over the street once...didn't really affect me. I just plain don't like wearing one. Seen a couple guys bounce as well...didn't stop me from jumping out of airplanes...took a woman to do that. Then I went back to bikes. Signature- Rufus >> In article <PLyxg.1099432$xm3.367509@attbi_s21>, Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> >> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >Seen a couple guys bounce as well...didn't stop me from jumping out of >airplanes...took a woman to do that. Then I went back to bikes. they aren't very comfortable on long trips and certainly can be a pain, but me likes me head. did you get some wet? we got about 241 drops and a little break in the heat. >>Yeah...saw a kid get splattered all over the street once...didn't really >>affect me. I just plain don't like wearing one. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > did you get some wet? we got about 241 drops and a little > break in the heat. I'd probably be more inclined to wear one on a long trip than a ride across town. No drops...no break. Sweating just sitting here. Signature- Rufus >> In article <%NAxg.53801$FQ1.19561@attbi_s71>, Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >No drops...no break. Sweating just sitting here. the rain seemed to lower the humidity so the cooler works better. thought you had ac? >>I'd probably be more inclined to wear one on a long trip than a ride >>across town. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > the rain seemed to lower the humidity so the cooler works > better. thought you had ac? Nope...swamp. And we must have had some lightning somewhere in the valley...I can smell a fire now. We had 13,000 acres burn to the northeast of us a few weeks ago. Thought we'd be done for a bit. Signature- Rufus >> In article <SfBxg.53847$FQ1.5469@attbi_s71>, Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >valley...I can smell a fire now. We had 13,000 acres burn to the >northeast of us a few weeks ago. Thought we'd be done for a bit. yowch! >>>In article <SfBxg.53847$FQ1.5469@attbi_s71>, Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > yowch! Must have been a small one, haze in the air and high clouds cooling things down today...bu I don't smell the smoke this morning. We'll see how tonight goes... Signature- Rufus >> In article <QTBxg.53894$FQ1.12623@attbi_s71>, Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> >> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >things down today...bu I don't smell the smoke this morning. We'll see >how tonight goes... we have returned to godawful. >>>>Nope...swamp. And we must have had some lightning somewhere in the >>>>valley...I can smell a fire now. We had 13,000 acres burn to the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > we have returned to godawful. 109 and hoomid as hell up here right now...looks like the clouds are building for the evening storms. Signature- Rufus >> In article <xwOxg.858226$084.314038@attbi_s22>, Rufus <srollin2@mchsi.com> >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >109 and hoomid as hell up here right now...looks like the clouds are >building for the evening storms. just a tease. again. |
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