The Daily Yardman Thread

[bertsmobile1]

Re: Vasili Alexandrovich Arkhipov

Doc and Boo,

You guys are great!! Doc, thanks for finding another picture of Vasili, I hadn't thought of that, and Boo, thanks for getting the picture I sent you into jpeg form. I appreciate it.

I had received word of his award from USSVI (United States Submarine Veterans Inc.) and thought it might give you guys who are old enough to remember, an idea of what was going on in 1962 during the "Cold War".. (I think maybe WE should have been the ones that presented an award to him!! We all have a great deal to thank him for.)

As a point to ponder: The fact that the USSR had given their submarines the authorization to launch a nuclear weapon on the say-so of just three of it's officers, shows just how serious the situation was. That is very unlike Soviet military hierarchy. Offering autonomy to any military unit is quite extraordinary. Even we would have expected to receive orders from the Commander and Chief to launch anything beyond standard munitions.

I graduated H.S. in 1962 and joined the Submarine Service a couple years later. I can remember seeing Hawk missile sites along the Florida Keys in the summer of '62.

We'd all hate to return to those fearful times. That makes it all the worse to see North Korea beating their drums. I had the opportunity to 'work' with ROK Marines in 1970 and they are tough people. I'm sure those in the Northern half of the country are no different.

Roger

Ane we should do the same with Korea as we did with USSR.
Position 1000's of missiles along the border with the South, and with China .
Get Pouting on side & have him position 1000's of missiles along hid East Coast & the Manchurian border .
A few 1000 more in Japan the Philipines.
Don't even need to be real ( and better not real Nukes in the Phillipines )

Get the UN to enforce a no fly zone along the Border to prevent non authorised imports & Blockade the ports for the same reason.
Like the USSR Kim will decimate his own economy by diverting all resources into military production.

Then turn a blind eye to China supporting a lower order Kim to over throw the current one and set up a pupet North Korean government and the deal is we ignore what they do in Korea for abandoning the South China Sea fiasco.

China gets the buffer they want between the South Koreans & its mainland border.
South Korea can resume relations & trade with North Korea without being sent broke by a reunification.
The USA & USSR are then dealing with a rational government with a stable military & borders.
Royalties from the China Sea oil fields can then be used to bring North Korea into the 19th century.
Japan & South Korea are no longer in fear of being caught in the cross fire.

 

[Roger B]

Re: Vasili Alexandrovich Arkhipov

Ane we should do the same with Korea as we did with USSR.
Position 1000's of missiles along the border with the South, and with China .
Get Pouting on side & have him position 1000's of missiles along hid East Coast & the Manchurian border .
A few 1000 more in Japan the Philipines.
Don't even need to be real ( and better not real Nukes in the Phillipines )

Get the UN to enforce a no fly zone along the Border to prevent non authorised imports & Blockade the ports for the same reason.
Like the USSR Kim will decimate his own economy by diverting all resources into military production.

Then turn a blind eye to China supporting a lower order Kim to over throw the current one and set up a pupet North Korean government and the deal is we ignore what they do in Korea for abandoning the South China Sea fiasco.

China gets the buffer they want between the South Koreans & its mainland border.
South Korea can resume relations & trade with North Korea without being sent broke by a reunification.
The USA & USSR are then dealing with a rational government with a stable military & borders.
Royalties from the China Sea oil fields can then be used to bring North Korea into the 19th century.
Japan & South Korea are no longer in fear of being caught in the cross fire.

Bert-Man,

You're a political genius. I think we should put you in charge of the U.N. then it might become something useful instead of a sandbox full of squabbling children.

Roger

 

[BlazNT]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

Posts: 2,220
Views: 113,370

 

[Roger B]

OFFICIAL VIEW COUNTING CUT-OFF TIME.

Posts: 2,220
Views: 113,370

Chuck,

You beat me to it this morning. I was just about to post the same thing. I did note that the very first posting for this thread was made at 11:05 AM EST on Oct. 31, 2016, so I think that should be the cut-off time for counting views..

Views are down from yesterday morning to this morning, but I got on here late yesterday, so maybe it will catch up. I think I got back from lobstering around 9 AM, so I'll have to check back around that time today.

There is supposed to be a fairly serious storm headed our way, but I haven't checked the Weather Channel yet today, more rain and fairly stiff winds is what they were predicting yesterday. It was supposed to reach us by tonight and be here in full force by Monday morning.

I noted that parts of MN had had nearly a foot of snow already! It sucks to be them!

I hope everyone has a beauty day today..

Rog

 

[Boobala]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

Posts: 2,220
Views: 113,370

Hey there Chuck, since YOU, appear to keep us up to date on the view count and posts, are YOU going to be watching the counts at midnight of October 31st to take a screen-shot or "snip" of the page ...??? ...

 

[Boobala]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

OYYYY-VAAAAAY ... Goomba, we musta been posting at the same time this morning, so now I see you want the count to end in the morning of the 31st, .... I thought we were going to squeeze out every last view ??? NO MATTER !!
Since YOU are the party responsible for giving birth to this thread, YOU should make the rules, BUT do take note, ...
WE know where you live, .. you can run, BUT you can't hide !! AND ..vee haf vays uff making pippul zee things R vay !!
SCHULTZ !!! ----- Prepare zee chomber !! Vee may B haffing a vizzzitor !

........

 

[BlazNT]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

Hey there Chuck, since YOU, appear to keep us up to date on the view count and posts, are YOU going to be watching the counts at midnight of October 31st to take a screen-shot or "snip" of the page ...??? ...

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Heck no I'm asleep way before then.:smile::smile:

 

[BlazNT]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

If anyone has noticed we had no post last night to any thread except ours. I think that in its self is a record. This is weird.

 

[Boobala]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

Heck no I'm asleep way before then.:smile::smile:

AHhhh, Never mind Chuck, .. Roger, wants the count at the same (morning time it was started) to be the closing point, since "The-Master" has expressed his desire, I think it's only right that we should abide by his command ! After-all he's the Consensual Father of this thread . .... :laughing:..:laughing:

 

[willys55]

Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild

slow day for me yesterday, mainly just did some chores around the barn.......shot the block with some paint.......then did nothing but sit on the porch with the wife and watch the storm clouds move in.


this is farmall red, but the lighting in the garage makes it look orange