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I HATE EBAY....
I've noted that the reserve is about 95% of any "buy it now" price if that helps. I'm curious as to the e-check thing that now allegedly takes 3-4 days to clear. Did I click something I don't know on PayPal since it used to be instant debit?- Twitch
- Post #42
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Books and Magazines
Most of my 40+ year old books on aviation I bought new during the era. I have some older too. I obtained them not for their age but for their information content. I also have massive amounts of 1940-60s auto magazines of all types.- Twitch
- Post #24
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Where did your user name come from??
Oh my. Well when I was in-country long ago as a recon Marine everyone got a moniker given them by the squad as something that fit. The Viking was a huge, fearless blond powerhouse of a guy. Bull had a massive upper body. Smokey was a black guy with green eyes like Smokey Robinson. The Kid...- Twitch
- Post #195
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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How popular was/is your name?
James was pretty danged stable till the 90s 1900's - 3 1910's - 3 1920's - 3 1930's - 2 1940's - 1 1950's - 2 1960's - 4 1970's - 5 1980's - 7 1990's - 13- Twitch
- Post #72
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Are you aware that I have not owned a Television for 5 years?
I'm with Hemingway on this one. I choose what I desire to watch instead of staring at much of the silly big 3 network stuff. With satellite I can see History Channel, Learning Channel and Discovery plus more of those types of, dare I say "educational," channels. I enjoy mindless escapism...- Twitch
- Post #36
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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A Culture of Snark
Lizzie- take a look at the old MASH reruns where Alan Alda and BJ are continually trying to out-do each other in glib comments throughout the whole show. That's what everyone today seems to be emulating. Everyone's a comedian!:)- Twitch
- Post #34
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Concealed Weapons and Style
I've successfully carried up to the S&W .44 Mountain Gun in jeans with a golf shirt untucked to conceal it. The best thing you can do is go to a store that stocks an assortment of holster rigs and ask them if you can try them on and if it's ok to bring in your piece- unloaded and safe of...- Twitch
- Post #21
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Showing The Dough On Film
Elaina has it right. There was some actual unwritten law about using real bills hence the funny money we've seen till recent years.- Twitch
- Post #14
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Casino Royale
Saw it the past weekend. The new guy is Ok. I found 007 to be more believable in many ways than some previous efforts. This Bond is a stone cold killer with no conscience as any operative of that class would be. The tone down of the gadgetry and car chases is welcomed too. The clinical...- Twitch
- Post #132
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Early DST
I can't find anything in favor of it. It's darker later into the morning but the little extra light in the PM this early in the year is negligable. It isn't ill late May when it actually "feels" like its different bu noticibly more light on both ends of the day. Supposedly by next year they...- Twitch
- Post #29
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Vintage Coffee Makers
History Channel had a program about the history of coffee and concluded that old perculators make crappy coffee by over boiling it continuously.- Twitch
- Post #46
- Forum: The Connoisseur
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Make me feel better after sleeping through these two auctions.
:fedora: The key to Ebay is patience. I have consistantly seen items- not only hats- get bid up to ridiculous heights- more that their worth- to find an identical item the next week which no one bids on and it goes for opening bid. It seems to run in streaks. Most of the hats I've found... -
Warmer Climates and how we dress
Rongoms- Hahaha! I vividly remember that ice age the scientificos said was definitely coming too! The whole deal with either extreme is just what is anyone supposed to do about it that will make a demonstrable modification to the oncoming doom? To simply say "we must cut greenhouse gasses" is...- Twitch
- Post #20
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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The Future Of Film Making
Lizzie you made a good point in saying that theater owners have a desire for films pandering to younger audiences. When I was a kid films that targeted kids were few and far between. Films were aimed at adults. And as Lady Day said now it's an explosion of animated movies. At one movie a few...- Twitch
- Post #36
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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SNAFU
Well we were playing Beatles music long before they came to the US so probably. No doubt records found their way across the water by 1940. I bet the later USO shows were attended by British musicians on occassion and they picked up various pieces for their own groups. There just had to be... -
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What is your favorite aircraft of all time?
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Let's See Your Electric Trains!
For me it was more fun scratch building or kitbashing the buildings and landscaping than running the actual trains!:)- Twitch
- Post #31
- Forum: Your Vintage Home
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What has quality and style today
I would agree that any of the fine autos have quality and style- Bentley, Cadillac, Mercedes and such.....- Twitch
- Post #56
- Forum: The Display Case
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French resistance heroine Lucie Aubrac dead
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SNAFU
Whether accuarate or not it might be plausible since there was an interaction amongst the Yanks and the Brits. It wouldn't put me off of a movie just to hear it though. All through air combat movies' history they have used American "look alike" planes that just sort of could be taken for...
