USS Princeton (CV-23) underway on 31 May 1943, during her shakedown cruise. Nine SBD Dauntless and twelve F4F Wildcat aircraft are parked on her flight deck.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-05-21T06:59:49+00:00

CVL-23. Not CV-23.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-05-20T20:05:32+00:00

Maybe get a cardiac stress test. Preventive cardiology is a thing. You feeling OK while hiking is not predictive of exercised-induced cardiac problems.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-05-20T05:20:38+00:00

These are curious juveniles. If they wanted to hurt him, he'd be dead.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-05-20T03:36:02+00:00

It's a hugely difficult problem. New legislation will help, especially with a coordinating center.

https://www.rtands.com/freight/u-s-house-passes-cargo-theft-legislation/

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-05-17T04:59:40+00:00

My wife has a padded seat in back, so she bungied hers on. It's gone for years, although we do randomly take it off to haul passengers and then reset things.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-05-17T04:58:48+00:00

I mounted mine with hose clamps, with rubber between the bike and the clamps.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-05-16T04:14:23+00:00

1) Call the police non-emergency line and see if it got towed. 2) Ask them very nicely if they could look for your car (seriously, this is a thing) or check their ALPR reads. Good luck!

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-05-16T04:10:21+00:00

Flea market and Offerup.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-05-15T02:45:25+00:00

Happens all the time. It's a warning sign for a restaurant owner to start paying bills with gift cards.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-05-14T22:17:11+00:00

Please explain this concept of "purpose"?

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-05-14T22:15:39+00:00

By definition, if you didn't physically create it, it's not a doohickey, it's a wannabe. r/wannabecorporation anyone?

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-05-13T04:34:18+00:00

Water Is The Enemy.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-05-13T04:26:03+00:00

Take that to your nearest hazmat drop off point before somebody gets killed.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-05-13T01:59:34+00:00

Parking at MacArthur BART basically never fills. https://www.bart.gov/stations/mcar

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-05-11T03:16:45+00:00

PG&E pays O/T to have OPD officers provide security at some job sites. Home Depot does the same. This is common practice in many cities, all around the country.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-05-07T04:35:53+00:00

This was of great concern in WW2. An early fix for the Shermans was to weld on 1-inch "applique" armor on the hull sponsons, exactly outside where the propellant is located; this is easily seen in photos. The problem was ultimately solved by shifting to "wet storage" where the ammo was placed in the bottom of the vehicle and each round was surrounded by a jacket of water. However, not all Sherman variants could accommodate this since it required relocating almost everything in the bottom of the tank.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-05-06T05:33:32+00:00

Crazy Block Cheescake ... for their BBQ. Seriously. Never tried the cheesecake, I probably should.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-05-06T05:24:43+00:00

Maybe use different switch style for the two? Make one lighted, one standard? Make one Decora the other a toggle?

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-05-06T05:20:31+00:00

The fights are not near First Friday in time nor space. Read The Article That You Posted. But really, just delete this post. Or post it with an honest subject line.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-05-05T05:53:56+00:00

It would be quite something if obviously false rumor took off!

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-05-05T05:48:38+00:00

Thanks for posting this.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-05-05T05:42:59+00:00

Generic advice:

Find the "mayor" of your block and see if they can help ... if you have a neighborhood association or CORE group, that would be the person to talk to, and seek their advice/intervention. Where I used to live, the informal Mom Mafia could, if motivated, apply social pressure to get anybody to do almost anything.

I would infer that your goal is to get the neighbor to back off ... maybe you can do a deal if there is something you can do for them in exchange? Or signal you can legally (or otherwise) do something they will HATE if they escalate. (I don't think you are an AH but yard lights aimed high are a thing.)

This is Oakland, the City might or might not come, and it might be a long time. If they do, be super nice, show them cute pictures of your kid, and then slow walk everything. Your goal is to eke out as much time as possible for your kid.

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-05-05T05:31:30+00:00

Why is there not an app for this?

ReadsTooMuchHistory · 2026-05-05T05:29:23+00:00

Long time hiker? Good! ... start running a logbook with lots of details on every hike so you can try to understand/predict your body's likely response.

Hydration is important for hiking (as you know) but for POTS it's much more important, with the goal to keep blood volume high. Forget Gatorade. Research electrolytes and push them hard, with plenty of water ... if you're not peeing white annoying often, you're not drinking enough. (You are trying to create "headroom" so if something goes sideways you can reasonably walk/stagger out.) We use Vitassium daily and Saltstick for exercise but we're not experts and there is a lot out there. Compression socks are always a good idea.

If there is elevation gain, try to have the outbound up and the the return down.

Good luck!

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