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  1. ChiTownScion

    Your favorite toys as a kid?

    My favorite toy had to be my Johnny Eagle Magumba Rifle. I loved the realistic bolt action, and the scope that had crosshairs and actually magnified. The jacked rounds contained springs that enabled firing the bullets. The nine year old's equivalent of a Weatherby Mark V .460 magnum, so to speak.
  2. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Is Powell's still down by U of C? That was one of my favorite haunts back in the day. One of their relatives ended up in Portland OR and opened a truly magnificent multi- story new and used bookstore. I spent more time there than I spent at the Louvre when I was in Paris.
  3. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    It's one of those concepts that'll work well, if everyone knows the rules and plays by 'em. As Boris said to Natasha, "Foolproof, yes. Idiot- proof, no."
  4. ChiTownScion

    New Aero ANJ-4 (pic heavy)

    I keep hoping that Aero will someday produce a version of the B-2. In the meantime, I've been told to look at their civilian Thunder Bay: have to say that, as much as I like my ANJ-4 collar, the Thunder Bay has a nice fur collar that some may find more appealing. Civilian leather jackets really...
  5. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    It isn't the price: it's the concept of nickel and diming a person to death on the premise that the essentials of a decent meal are, somehow, "extras." Charge me more, if you have to do so, but please, do not insult me by implying that a potato (mashed or baked) and a side of asparagus or corn...
  7. ChiTownScion

    New Aero ANJ-4 (pic heavy)

    Had a snow storm yesterday: not really a blizzard by Chicago standards, but enough to cancel an event that I was planning on attending and to mess up evening traffic. Had to fire up the snow blower and clear the driveway: the ANJ-4 served its intended purpose quite well, but I did note that the...
  8. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    What galls me to no end are steak houses that charge that amount- or more- for a decent prime cut.. and then want extra for salad/soup and every side dish, even the potato. Or franchises like Outback that have choice cuts with sides and salad/soup, but salt the bejezzezz out of the meat.
  9. ChiTownScion

    Thurston Bros. - Official Affiliate Thread

    My "little lamb" (Casey) appreciates the warm shearling interior lining and collar of my ANJ-4 as well.
  10. ChiTownScion

    New Aero ANJ-4 (pic heavy)

    You're right about it being a tight fit. I tried to zip my little pal Casey here into the jacket with me, but it was no go.
  11. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    It's definitely a regional cultural norm as to how such matters are treated in the US. In rural areas, particularly in the South for example, asking a stranger which church he attends is just being folksy/ friendly. I tend to follow a more English or European standard: asking such a question of...
  13. ChiTownScion

    New Aero ANJ-4 (pic heavy)

    They're both great looking jackets.
  14. ChiTownScion

    Politics and outwear

    They can freeze or kill this thread of course, but I think that it's fair to say that how we feel about a particular vendor- for reasons other than the final product- can affect our decision to do business with same. We've addressed that in other threads, and in that context, I read the OP as an...
  15. ChiTownScion

    New Aero ANJ-4 (pic heavy)

    Please don't put this on the back burner. I like the stylish look of the Irvin and getting one is definitely on the bucket list.. but my reservation is that the backside may not be long enough to protect my... err, backside. Looking forward to comments and pics from a man who owns both.
  16. ChiTownScion

    Vintage Photos from Cunard at The Holidays.

    My dad returned from Europe on the QM. Said that he always wanted to go back and do it once it was restored to civilian service. By the time he actually started taking vacations, it was long gone and the jet age was well entrenched.
  17. ChiTownScion

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Saw it and enjoyed it, although my wife found it a bit, "vanilla." But I'm a sucker for anything that involves Ireland.
  19. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    And remember...
  20. ChiTownScion

    Vintage trains

    Further "research:" (on Wiki, so I employ the term in quotes) The contraption is referred to as a "Lombard Log Hauler." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lombard_Steam_Log_Hauler And here is a video on YouTube showing a restored specimen:
  21. ChiTownScion

    Vintage trains

    I was right. The artist (David Uhl) writes: "I was inspired to feature our American Ingenuity back in the day. Totally fell in love with this steam powered Snow Behemoth. It was designed in Maine, and was used for logging. They would load up several cars with trees and haul them down the hill."
  22. ChiTownScion

    Vintage trains

    Looks like a log dragger. The area where my vacation home is located (Wisconsin North Woods) was once a big lumber producing area. Not sure if they ever utilized this type of critter, but there was a narrow gauge line in the vicinity, long before all the summer resorts and vacation properties...
  23. ChiTownScion

    Normal House on the Outside, 17th Century on the Inside!

    We're planning on retiring to Oregon in 5-6 years, so I showed the pics to my wife: "You couldn't PAY me to live in that hideous thing!"

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