Random Stream of Consciousness

[Thurston]

That applied to systems on the U-2, the SR-71 not so much. One of the systems on it weighed almost 1K pounds. When you have that much thrust I guess it doesn't really matter...

Remember working on a Nitrogen regulator for the Hydrazine system on the U2 years ago.

 

[laddyd]

I machined a prototype graphite body for the next generation of Patriot missiles.
There were 3 engineers watching me do it and documenting the procedures.

 

[DCcan]

Development of space hardware is intense. Many types of required test that are performed throughout the US and take months/years. Pyro-shock was always fun in Santa Clarita, California as was the underwater test in Houston at NASA NBL. I loved and miss the work.

Edit: I was never underwater as that was the astronauts job along with the divers. Ensuring our hardware could be installed in zero gravity.

I have a customer who's gone from making solar umbrellas for satellites to these new "Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator"
The LOFTID launches are low altitude tests of HIAD re-entry payloads.

 

[Shane Karmann]

I am just a goblin in my goblin lair. Working on a more efficient use of space but being maximally inefficient!

 

[laddyd]

I worked for a foundry/machine shop/heat treat shop in Salt Lake. Typical Job shop, we would do anything to get the coon.
We got a job for the grates in the ovens that burned off the nerve agents at Dugway. Some of the scrap we melted were 155MM artillery shells that had just had VX and GB burned out of them. I thought about keeping one of the shells for a souvenir but it was just too morbid. It was good steel so we melted them down. Kind of like beating weapons into plowshares in a way.
We also did the commemorative Olympic manhole covers for the whole city when Salt Lake got the winter Olympics.

 

[Shane Karmann]

Good morning. We got a dusting of s__w. Good excuse to continue building a grow.

Guinness World Records (@guinnessworldrecords) on Threads

Most Jenga blocks stacked on one vertical Jenga block: 4,881 by Abbetjes Meindert de Boer 🇨🇦

www.threads.com

 

[Starecase]

We got a dusting of s__w.

Yup ...

... and it's still dusting.

Morning!

 

[DCcan]

... and it's still dusting.

My toes are curling up in my slippers, and the feet are trying to run back to bed when I saw that.
I'm not ready for winter, I have to go in kicking and screaming, with a cup of coffee.

 

[Laughing Grass]

Good morning happy Sunday . White shit fell from the sky.

 

[Starecase]

I'm not ready for winter,

Me either ... winters get a little more difficult every passing year.

 

[Starecase]

White shit fell is still falling from the sky.

FIFY ...

 

[DCcan]

Last flower of the season, wild rose.

 

[DarkWeb]

Good morning. We got a dusting of s__w. Good excuse to continue building a grow.

Guinness World Records (@guinnessworldrecords) on Threads

Most Jenga blocks stacked on one vertical Jenga block: 4,881 by Abbetjes Meindert de Boer 🇨🇦

www.threads.com

And he still thought he could catch it! I love jenga

 

[jeffislovenlife]

Coffee to all may you have a great day and a better night

 

[jeffislovenlife]

Grrrrrr

 

[DCcan]

Coffee to all may you have a great day and a better night

That one made my eyeballs twist and roll a bit, Thanks!

 

[DMChiz]

Mornin’ kids ️

Yup, full blown arctic turds this morning. Guess I’ll grab coffee and trim this last plant.

Stay warm

 

[Starecase]

I’ll grab coffee and trim this last plant.

Yeah ... it is a trim jail kind of morning.

 

[DCcan]

Went to the brewpub yesterday, they got a great russian style stout. Big release party with food truck and tunes usually.
This season's barrel aged stout was made from 2 different barrels. Dark and creamy, notice a new flavor every sip.
First in oak barrels for Port wine, then in applewood barrels used for Irish rye whiskey. Last year was rum barrels.
So many complex flavors and undertones, aftertastes.

 

[Thurston]

Good morning snow birds!