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Do you ever try to learn the history of your hat?
I've got a Stetson that I bought a while back that was being sold by the grandson of the original owner. The grandson put into his auction that his grandfather had been a politician in Nevada. I used that info to do a search and found a letter that connected him with a casino in Cuba in the late...- Tango Yankee
- Post #8
- Forum: Hats
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The general decline in standards today
Oh, the Internet is a valuable tool. I wouldn't have been able to complete my bachelor's degree nine years ago without it, or my Masters now, or do research as part of my job without it. In '94 I started using it to purchase things online, if I recall correctly-'95 at the latest as I was still...- Tango Yankee
- Post #2,330
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Cuba ends ban on new cars
Why not? Are you saying it won't work due to the current economy? True, many probably won't be worth much as-is and restoring a car is never cheap if done right. Restored, some would be worth a small fortune. There is, of course, the option of buying cars, shipping them off the island and...- Tango Yankee
- Post #22
- Forum: The Golden Era
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The general decline in standards today
That's what my English friends called it when I was stationed over there. :D- Tango Yankee
- Post #2,298
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The general decline in standards today
I dunno about that. I find that for me the bigger time thief is this here Interwebby thingybob. ;)- Tango Yankee
- Post #2,275
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The general decline in standards today
Cool. :) I agree that when it comes to drug use that the laws against it aren't all that effective in preventing it. Heck, I live in the county that A&E profiled in a documentary called "Hillbilly Heroin" about prescription drug abuse! The laws against drunk driving, though, are effective. I'm...- Tango Yankee
- Post #2,055
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The general decline in standards today
Perhaps it's not what you intended, but when paired up with the line above it that read That's saying people are just too stupid (and maybe they are) but it's not my government's job to tell people to not... and the ending sentence of Here's where Darwin kicks in... it sounded to me like you...- Tango Yankee
- Post #2,021
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The general decline in standards today
So you're going to tell the families of victims of drunk drivers that they are somehow victims of Darwinism by being in the wrong place at the wrong time? You favor the legalization of meth, smoking wherever you wish to regardless of those around you, behaving drunk and disorderly, or jumping...- Tango Yankee
- Post #1,955
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The Good News Thread
When I retired from the USAF six years ago I had none of the usual education benefits that one associates with military service. I was one of a group of people who fell through the cracks between the old and new GI Bills. There was a program called VEAP that was perhaps "better than nothing"...- Tango Yankee
- Post #168
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The Good News Thread
So, Tom, how'd the vacation go? :D Amateisgal, good luck and keep us posted! :eusa_clap Congratulations, LMH2! :eusa_clap And Bluebird Marsha, doesn't that sort of thing just leave you smiling and light-hearted the rest of the day? :D Stay tuned for good news from this end of the swamp...- Tango Yankee
- Post #164
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The line between stingy brim and full brim?
Two inches is a good point to consider the fine line between "stingy" and "not stingy" but I've found that other factors can have an effect on the appearance of stingy or not stingy. One is the edge treatment, if there is one. Some can make a brim a bit wider than 2 inches seem narrower, and...- Tango Yankee
- Post #13
- Forum: Hats
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Shadowing a Hatter... What do you think?
Ask! The worse thing he can do is say no! I once asked a hatter about an apprenticeship, but he was a bit dubious about the whole thing. It didn't help that I lived two hours away, either. Other things came up (like getting a job in my own field) that would have interfered, anyway. Good luck! Tom- Tango Yankee
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- Forum: Hats
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The general decline in standards today
Excuse me, but is this directed at me? Did I dis your favorite radio station or something by being shocked at stumbling across a graphic description of a blow job on the radio at 8:30 in the morning? Yeah, that might have been exciting to run across when I was teenager or even in my early 20s...- Tango Yankee
- Post #1,789
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The general decline in standards today
Today, for the first time in years, I ventured away from my usual stations on Sirius-XM (40s on 4 through 80s on 8, Classic Rock, Classic Vinyl, and a few others) and went clicking through just to see what was out there these days. It's about 9 or so in the morning, and I happen across something...- Tango Yankee
- Post #1,732
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The general decline in standards today
No, they are not.- Tango Yankee
- Post #1,731
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The general decline in standards today
Actually, all combat-related judgements in the military (usually) lead to body bags; the goal is to keep the number of body bags needed on your side to a minimum. None would be best, with the other side needing lots. To be quite frank about it, many men currently serving in combat would not be...- Tango Yankee
- Post #1,634
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
At least it's your size; you'd be able to wear it if you wanted to! ;) I have no idea how one would go about putting a price on the value of that hat. The fact that it's an ermine/beaver and possibly the only one left in itself would make it worth a bundle to the right person. Add the historic...- Tango Yankee
- Post #16,907
- Forum: Hats
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Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
The Stetson Ermine Beaver that belonged to General Mayor Manuel Lopez Migoya has been relisted. It's now an $8,500 BIN with a Make Offer option. Cheers, Tom- Tango Yankee
- Post #16,900
- Forum: Hats
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Is the shipping price on this coat reasonable?
You're welcome, Fidena. I hope it works out well for you. Sometimes the error is caused by a seller putting in too generous box sizes or weights into the postage calculator. I recently had a similar issue where a seller's shipping estimate was rather high; send him a note and he told me he'd...- Tango Yankee
- Post #5
- Forum: Vintage Finds and Deals
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Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
HE, I think that for the most part we said the same thing other than I find reserves annoying and you don't. As a bidder I find them annoying because if the reserve is greater than what I'm willing to spend I don't want to waste my time with it or sit there doing bid after bid trying to find...- Tango Yankee
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- Forum: Hats
