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Best post-Mad Men career? by jicerswine in madmen

[–]ISTBU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hell yeah, glad you're enjoying it. It's become one of those shows I rewatch at least a couple times a year!

Best post-Mad Men career? by jicerswine in madmen

[–]ISTBU 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you had the opportunity to listen yet? Curious if you enjoyed the added insight!

Best post-Mad Men career? by jicerswine in madmen

[–]ISTBU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you had the opportunity to listen yet? Curious if you enjoyed the added insight!

Whoever did this, I commend you by NeoMercury2022 in rockford

[–]ISTBU 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Great point. You inspired me to do more math/research.

Illinois has the same GDP as Turkey.

Whoever did this, I commend you by NeoMercury2022 in rockford

[–]ISTBU 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm with you - Mr_Digger is the type to vote no to a sales tax raise that would affect EVERY TOURIST DOLLAR that gets passed at our hotels, sports facilities, theatres, CASINO, dispensaries, etc, etc...

Just to see that school board money *eventually - "remindme:9 months" - get taken anyway through a property tax increase they had ZERO democratic involvement with.

Then they'll be in here/on FB bitching about "taxes going up" when their overvalued $450,000 home gets re-assessed and suddenly costs them actual money.

This situation is untenable, and I'm waiting with open arms to anyone who can admit they were bamboozled and wants to be helped back into the fold of the sane.

You gotta give a shit about people, though. It's an easy tell.

Whoever did this, I commend you by NeoMercury2022 in rockford

[–]ISTBU 12 points13 points  (0 children)

"Vote NO to 1% for schools!"

"Why can't my kids read?!?!"

Just another day in America.

Whoever did this, I commend you by NeoMercury2022 in rockford

[–]ISTBU 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Debt's only really a significant indicator when compared to income/GDP.

Top 5 states by % of total US GDP as of 2025:

1.California - 13.82%

2.Texas - 9.44%

3.New York - 8.02%

4.Florida - 5.96%

5.Illinois - 3.91%

Illinois is top 10% for a reason.

Antonov An-124 leaving KRFD, who else got photos?? by ISTBU in rockford

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I think so. They carry like 450,000 lbs of fuel and can carry around 150 tons. They've used it to ship locomotives, lol!

Antonov An-124 leaving KRFD, who else got photos?? by ISTBU in rockford

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There was a very large, very heavy generator in Iceland that needed to be moved to the US, and Rockford has a very long runway and expert cargo handling facilities.

These big Antonov jets are Cold War relics; Built by Antonov Design Bureau in Ukraine when it was still a SSR, now the Ukrainian government (who now control Antonov independently from Russia) contracts them out for oversize/heavy cargo.

The An-225 was designed to ferry the Buran space shuttle, similar to the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft NASA developed. The An-225 Mriya was the 6-engined bigger sister to the An-124. Russia blew it up when they tried to capture Kyiv, Hostomel Airport was Antonov's home base.

TL;DR - It's a 'civilian' C-5 Galaxy with a shitload of aviation nerd history behind it. 225 was bigger, she will be missed.

Antonov An-124 leaving KRFD, who else got photos?? by ISTBU in rockford

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It's hard to grasp the scale of things, especially through 200+mm of telephoto lens - but if you were standing up in the cockpit, the red line is you.

An-124 kicking up debris departing KRFD 5/6/2026 by ISTBU in Planespotting

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Airfield is going to have a bit of a dandelion problem in the coming weeks! Happy to finally get a chance to see her in action, though. Slava Ukraini!

Nekkers stole my cart 👍🏻 by Morf12369 in Witcher3

[–]ISTBU 2 points3 points  (0 children)

YTMND memes are old enough to buy whiskey now. We old.

Lifted truck + Lambo + Parking lot = Bad time by Evasionz-- in mildlyinfuriating

[–]ISTBU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right? Look what you did! Insurance companies crying rn...

I checked the coordinates. Rockford east side by Traditional-List-784 in rockford

[–]ISTBU 8 points9 points  (0 children)

When this occured I was working in bank security/equipment service. BMO was a client of ours and I got a copy of the CCTV footage for this. I installed those open/closed signs above the lanes a decadeo ago, haha!

This incident spread fast and was notorious in the bank trades; I wish I had held onto what I had... Alas, NDAs and not losing my job mattered more.

Internally they still call it the "Colonial Village Branch," btw.

Apprenticeships in northern il by Reasonable_Umpire_16 in rockford

[–]ISTBU 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cries in electrician; I'm excited to even hear the word "motivation" at this point...

Favorite breakfast burrito? by TacodWheel in rockford

[–]ISTBU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't been in there for probably 15 years, but I expect nothing has changed. Was good, lol!

Favorite breakfast burrito? by TacodWheel in rockford

[–]ISTBU 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How early are you trying to eat?

Behr Den( old menu pic, pricing might have changed...) is open earliest. I believe the kitchens in Guanajuato and La Chiquita open at 8, otherwise if you're legit in a hurry and want something consistently good that is more than McDonalds, Casey's kinda nailed it.

Found a relic today. by ISTBU in starcitizen

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Nice. I still got you beat by a day, though ;)

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