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. 1 -- Hydraulic flow (air is a thin fluid) doesn't follow a linear progression. A 4" pipe can flow many times more than a pair of 2" pipes. . The problem is friction at the boundary layer. Let's look at a river: Near shore, water speed barely chugs-along compared to the middle of the raging...

. That seems a stretch. Today's discussion involves those current Le Mizerable Americans. Where is your connection with/to National Socialists in Europe nearly a century ago? . . An aside: Thumb 'UP' for your fine fine splendid job using apostrophed contractions!

. Yesterday, we swang by to see our friends Bill and Keara and their new baby. For a couple decades, Bill and Keara do van conversions in their shop 'Earthtribe Creations'. . Bill was on the roof of a very early conversion -- a hundred twenty thousand miles ago -- dealing with roof leaks. They...

. I saw your '2nd' and read it as 'Tuned'. The Tuned Amendment. . But, then, I am prone to taking everything literal...

. Au contraire! StarkRavingSocialists© love guns. They want government agents with guns -- lots of guns, lots of ammunition, Armored Personnel Carriers, helicopters, plus fancy hats -- to disarm normal folk. . Short-sighted. The government agents with guns tend to keep doing their training...

. Great name for a band! . Connection to thread: * 'Americans, Not A Bunch Of Le Mizerable Flak Butts!'. With or without the exclamation mark...

. Happy to oblige, one dose, comin' right up: * "Bunch of flak but." You're welcome! . Anytime you need a re-fill, swing back by!

. Outskirts of Eugene, Oregon. Froze last night, zero degrees Celsius/centigrade (or 32°f in the incomprehensible 'system' used by Americans). . . An aside: Can you imagine being an illegal, visiting fUSA, getting your free apartment and your debit-card loaded with thousands of fedbux each...

. Did you watch the Bob Wells interview with Chris and Elisabeth of CandE Adventures? I like their spirit! . Their Real-World reviews of e-bikes on gravel roads and dusty trails make us consider getting a couple.

. Your 'tomfoolery' is going someplace on my new business-cards. Heck, I might name the whole business 'Tomfoolery'. Thanks! . For relavince realevance rilevince connection to the thread: 'Americans, Le Tomfoolery Mizerable'

. We use Arizona Tea gallon jugs, too. During a visit to a chain burger-joint, they are simple to re-fill with filtered water from the soda-pops dispensary. . I imagine trudging in with a five-gallon jug would get impatient glares from the paying customers. The staff probably don't give a flying...

. For anybody contemplating converting a vehicle to a live-aboard, my suggestion: 1 -- acquire a suitable candidate 2 -- toss in some car-camping gear 3 -- go have fun. Allow the conversion to evolve organically. . Designing a first rig tends to follow a standardized predictable pattern: 'I saw...

. Are you referring to a post in this discussion for your 'why'?

. Excellent point! My four grandparents moved from Ireland to North America in the 1870s. I grew-up reading letters from their earlier diaspora relations, my ancestors. In their correspondence, the old-timers talk about leaving slavery in Ireland, only to be enslaved again by Americans. . How...

. a) Well, for one, how about Nation Of Islam. They own many penitentiaries, convicts and staff. . Who wants Nation Of Islam wiped from the planet? Aryan Brotherhood and Hell's Angels. And probably the Amish. . Who regularly drive-by shoots hundreds of cartridges in the general vicinity of...

Chicken Polka. I'm playing this at my funeral. Or I'm not going. . An aside: * I firmly believe every band needs an accordion. .

. Would you do it for all the whiskey in Wuscatooza? How about all the sassparrilee in South Sarasota Springs? I'd do it for the majority of the molasses in Manitova. . . What say, Canadian folk: * Does 'Manitova' sound vaguely Russian to you, too? [nods to elicit reactive nods, too...] . What...

. Is it cool to shoot the saddle? And the reins and bit? I ask because instead of relying on somebody to lead me, I do better leading myself around. . [edited to add] Marginally, but still. . . Note to Moderators [stands, salutes]: Is there some way I can give this comment a 'LIKE!!!'?

. a -- The government agents care about the government agents. If anything productive happens, they would suddenly sit, bewildered. . b -- The house-senate grifts function as the house-senate designed their grifts to function. For that matter, 99% of the government agents is grift. The rest is...

. re -- dancing in the moonlight with flowers in our hair . I am here because my ancestors were better at violence than their challengers. . YouTuber Tim Larkin of Target Focus Training: * "Violence is rarely the answer, but if violence is required, violence is the only answer." . Based on my...