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  1. Tango Yankee

    Jury Duty Anyone

    I've just finished my 4-month term as an alternate on a Grand Jury. As first alternate I stayed every day and was a voting member most of the time. It was very interesting, a bit of an eye-opener, and at times depressing. Most of the crimes we heard were drug-related. One, a shooting which...
  2. Tango Yankee

    Why!!!! Hipsters!!! Why!!!!!

    When I was stationed in England I had a Ford Granada--think four-door sedan with hatchback and manual transmission. It took a little bit to get used to shifting with the left hand, but I got the hang of it. But then I found that going from a right-hand-drive car to a left-hand-drive car (flying...
  3. Tango Yankee

    Jury Duty Anyone

    I should think it is an honor and a priviledge to serve on a jury. I was called for jury duty two years after arriving in this county, much to my wife's surprise as she's known people who have lived her their entire lives without being called up. On the day I was to be there I wore what I...
  4. Tango Yankee

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    Nah, it would just be another confirmation of P.T. Barnum's competitor's observation! :D
  5. Tango Yankee

    This generation of kids...

    There is an annual quilting contest in my county. One of the awards is given by the local university's mathmatics department because quilting uses geometry. ;)
  7. Tango Yankee

    Britishisms sneaking into American vernacular

    I brew my tea in a teapot, having boiled the water in an electric kettle and pouring it as soon as the bell dings and it shuts off. I put the milk into my mug, along with sweetener, and after the tea has brewed poured it in. When I was in England I was told that it was a matter of taste as to...
  8. Tango Yankee

    Britishisms sneaking into American vernacular

    AMEN!!! I just quit trying to get tea in American restaurants. Usually if you ask for milk with your tea they want to fill up a glass and charge you for it and it's very messy trying to pour from a regular glass into a teacup or mug. I did find a nice tea room near a campus I support in...
  9. Tango Yankee

    FL Cult Films

    My wife tells me that when she attended the SAC NCO Academy in 1990 they showed "12 O'Clock High" as a lesson in leadership styles and effectiveness. They didn't show it at the TAC NCOA I attended, but I was already very familiar with it. I first read the book in junior high, and had watched it...
  10. Tango Yankee

    Talk Like a Pirate!

    If ye be on the Facebook, ye may change yer language arrrcount settings to English (Pirate)!
  11. Tango Yankee

    Talk Like a Pirate!

    Arrr, mateys, it's actually today, September 19th!
  13. Tango Yankee

    The safest state to live

    First time I heard it a guy I'd met in Scotland was telling us about getting a phone call from the president of the Rolls Royce Club in the UK. The guy was a down-to-earth type who'd done well as a builder and had a small collection of vintage Rolls Royces. The club president had called him and...
  14. Tango Yankee

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    Good luck to both of us indeed, sir!
  15. Tango Yankee

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    Oh, how I wish it was that simple, Rudie!!! :D
  16. Tango Yankee

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    Thanks, Eric! I've had the hat box for a while, been looking for a hat to fill it. :D They don't seem to come available very often. I'm currently wearing a 7 3/8, but I maintain hope that some day I'll be able to wear my 7 1/4 hats again. :eusa_doh:I'm hoping this one is a little large...
  17. Tango Yankee

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    Stetson Royal De Luxe Flagship Stetson Royal De Luxe Flagship in 7 1/4, needs a bit of cleaning on the underside of the brim, went much lower than I expected at only $170. You can see the auction here. Cheers, Tom
  19. Tango Yankee

    Buzz Aldrin Strikes Back!

    There's another clip there with a news guy interviewing the Mythbusters. As part of the interview that clip of Buzz Aldrin is shown. The news anchor said that the guy sued Aldrin but the judge threw it out; said the guy had it coming. :eusa_clap
  20. Tango Yankee

    Hatless

    Hatless, but not intentionally! Randall suggested I post a photo here after I admitted elsewhere that I'd left the house without a hat. So, here is one taken today: Behind me is a PT Cruiser I bought to replace my red one, which was taken out at just under 200K miles by a woman who, after...
  21. Tango Yankee

    What pens are we carrying today?

    I've got one or two of those. I need to get out an Esterbrook or two and ink them up. In my pocket today I've got a collection of Shaeffers (as is usual), all A solid green Snorkle with Noodler's Forest Green ink, a solid black Vacuum-Fil with... hmmm.... not sure. It's black, might be Parker...
  22. Tango Yankee

    Forgot my hat...

    Well, the truth is that I'd worn a uniform cap almost daily for 25 years before that, so it is rather ingrained. No, but I'll snap one with the iPhone when I go back out to my car. :-) I know, I know... I found it difficult to believe, myself!!! Cheers, Tom
  23. Tango Yankee

    Forgot my hat...

    For the first time in at least 6 years I left my house today without a hat or cap. I didn't realize it until I was about 15 miles from home, stopping for breakfast and reached for a hat that wasn't there. :eusa_doh: It feels weird. :eeek: Cheers, Tom

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