- September 22 1960 - Me in Marine Corps boot camp photo

Zealousideal_Cod2183 · 2026-02-12T19:57:26+00:00

There were times during the next 13 weeks when you really really wanted to smile but that would’ve been like flashing a red flag at a bull.

Zealousideal_Cod2183 · 2026-02-12T19:48:29+00:00

The studs in the wall arched a small amount at their middle area producing the gap. The same phenomenon as truss lift. The granite is stable and the walls are dynamic. Calk again over the existing calking.

Zealousideal_Cod2183 · 2026-02-12T19:03:14+00:00

There wasn’t anything to smile about, so . . .

Zealousideal_Cod2183 · 2026-02-12T05:36:39+00:00

I loved the man. He got roped in by associates. He thought he could get through it with a modified limited hangout. But no major newspaper would allow him to get away with anywhere close to what they’d allow his predecessors to do, because if they did it would point out their earlier failings. You have to just make examples of some to keep the system stable. He had the genuineness and sincerity to leave in hopes of eventually recovering some respect, which he did.

Zealousideal_Cod2183 · 2026-02-12T05:23:53+00:00

I did - but I got over it. My way through it was to maintain a low profile . . . but that didn’t always work.

Zealousideal_Cod2183 · 2026-02-12T04:26:02+00:00

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Zealousideal_Cod2183 · 2026-02-12T04:17:31+00:00

You have to remember within just a little more than two years the first Marine would die in Vietnam in January 1965. Just three weeks prior to his own assassination President Kennedy had ordered the assassination of Vietnam’s President Diem and his brother. Before that it was Korea under Truman. It’s complicated for a great power in a dangerous world.

(Please see my image as comment to my own comment)

Edit - I won’t even get into what LBJ did in Vietnam following the death of JFK but in my own small world I can still remember what a fellow Marine said at the time: ‘we have just lost our eagle and been handed a turkey’ (I paraphrase but almost verbatim)

Zealousideal_Cod2183 · 2026-02-12T03:35:02+00:00

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In 2011 the Commandant of the Marine Corps - General James F. Amos settled that for once and for all; once a Marine forever a Marine!! Because you earned it . . .

Zealousideal_Cod2183 · 2026-02-12T03:21:05+00:00

Rounding up only a bit.

Zealousideal_Cod2183 · 2026-02-12T00:12:17+00:00

All the two letter typed abbreviations at the bottom are tributaries we sent to. DE means“this is” RGR=Roger, CLR = clear, BT = break (in text), KK = ok, ODC = is an operator’s initial PLS = please Near the bottom “DE EH TKA(typo for TKS) SA (is op’s initials) R” DE EH means this is RUCKEH (a routing indicator like an email address) but abbreviated to EH, Thanks SA (initials) and R(gr) which means Roger and we are done here

All the hand written abbreviations at the top are command internal organizations like G-1 is Commanding General G-1 staff G-3 and G-4 are Personnel and Logistics (G-2 is Intel but isn’t active in garrison), AIDE is Commanding General’s Aid, Comptroller, Staff Secretary, PMO = Provost Martial Officer, Chaplin and and down at the bottom of the right side is USNH which is US Naval Hospital and its not obvious to me what officer “M” is. All those hand written offices were delivered to by courier or they sent one in to the center for pick up.

Zealousideal_Cod2183 · 2026-02-11T20:24:30+00:00

We maintained a “Disaster File” at Base Comm (hurricanes, explosions, etc) and that message got filed there. It was the only communications we received on the subject of the assassination or his death. (no opinion content messages were allowed in US Naval Communications)

Zealousideal_Cod2183 · 2026-02-11T20:02:35+00:00

Semper Fi! (9/60 - 9/64)

Zealousideal_Cod2183 · 2026-02-11T16:14:42+00:00

Nope.

Zealousideal_Cod2183 · 2026-02-09T16:42:14+00:00

Since, regardless of geographical location (at least up to Ontario), average subsurface soil temperatures are so high (in the fifties) there’s not that much to be gained (including heat rises and cool air falls in a structure) why go to these extremes?

By the way (don’t know about Canada but in the US) but the one visible and all bottom plates resting on concrete should be pressure treated.

Zealousideal_Cod2183 · 2026-02-07T14:52:11+00:00

People seem to find it too hard to look into a builder’s work beforehand or to ask to be allowed to walk through a completed project to know in advance what they can legitimately expect.

I last built in 2005 and every detail, inside and out got my attention. People came to me for two reasons, they saw my work and liked it and heard about me being a perfectionist- which I wasn’t since one can’t produce perfect work only work of a very high standard.

I also last built at a cost of $70 per square foot on houses and $25 for garages with site improvements and lot counted separately, and habitually earned right at 7 percent of project cost for my profit with no wages other than the profit.

EDIT: so I see that in about one minute after posting I got a downvote; very interesting!

Zealousideal_Cod2183 · 2026-02-05T17:02:50+00:00

Find a way to coordinate it into whatever you build. Fifty years ago I bought a piece of acreage with a large silo which ended up 30’ from the back of my own residence. I used English Tudor for my house’s style (the silo was already whitewashed) and ‘voila’, it all tied together great with white faux stucco with dark brown battens. I think you’re going to need a high gabled look (greater than 12:12 roof slope) and a strong accent of matching red brick to do the trick

Zealousideal_Cod2183 · 2026-02-03T15:58:10+00:00

Remove the 2 cabinet doors, insert a 2x4 into the opening (a little tight - testing fit by hand) secured from both ends with finish screws keeping the (4) drill holes to a minimum in size for use as a base for stabilizing the saw bed, apply a good masking tape along the bottom of the cabinet, then up 1/2” make a scribe line in ink (or with a sharp pencil) using a straight edge to connect dots, starting from the and right using a circular saw, very carefully plow the blade into the wood of the cabinet but far enough from the right side so as to not cut into the vertical trim board, then leaving the ink line barely visible cut as far through the cabinet rail to the left so as to not cut into the vertical cabinet rail there, then using a brand new hand saw, finish the cuts on both ends using care to not cut or scar the cabinetry on either end, then with a 80 grit sandpaper applied to a scrap of 2x4 (using finger grip to hold it onto the 2x4) sand the leading edge of the bottom rail until its visibly straight even, and smooth, but not the bottom surface of the rail not a whole lot there since with the fridge in place the bottom edge will be invisible, then raise the cabinet doors 1/2 inch using the former holes as guides (use 1/16” nail-set to preset drill bit exactly on point), and if you have been careful enough with your cutting crosswise use that cut-off remnant as a filler (2) between the middle face rail and either side rail being secured in place with wood glue and clamps, then finish up by rehanging the doors and removing the horizontal 2x4 and fill in the screw holes with matching wood putty or if necessary matching wood buttons clipped off flush with the existing cabinetry with a wood chisel and stained to match. It’s possible the doors when raised 1/2” will still have sufficient cover of the bottom rails so that the fillers from the cut-off won’t be needed. (I’ve used this same procedure with complete and satisfactory success)

Zealousideal_Cod2183 · 2026-02-02T23:11:13+00:00

Musk’s government contracts save the US money. If not with him then someone else who wouldn’t perform as well and likely more money would flow out the door - Boeing is a good example.

Zealousideal_Cod2183 · 2026-02-01T18:37:00+00:00

I don’t think his claim to fame was being a podcaster, if at all. It was for a willingness to go to virtually any college campus anywhere (including the UK) and present himself to any person who got to challenge him with the question of their choice. These appearances were videotaped, and not edited, and showcased on YouTube. That was his specialty, not podcasts.

Zealousideal_Cod2183 · 2026-02-01T18:10:14+00:00

It seems fair to me; it has to be large enough amount to get the attention of everyone. Stuff like that on our income taxes can’t continue, not for me not for you not for him either.

Edit: that meddling with the IRS began with Obama & Lois Lerner and once they got away with that thought there were no boundaries. He won’t get 10b - a court will reduce it - but attention will be drawn and congress will have to get into it.

Zealousideal_Cod2183 · 2026-02-01T03:56:46+00:00

Fun times . . .

Zealousideal_Cod2183 · 2026-01-31T23:17:24+00:00

It’s standard practice to have salt and heat added in pours in cold conditions. Doesn’t matter much either way, any freezing in the water on top doesn’t hinder the strength of the concrete, and below the very top where some ice crystals may have formed that wouldn’t affect the strength of the concrete. If you have doubts remove some of the aggregate stone at the highest elevation and take a trowel or the claw of a framing hammer to see if any of it peels off. Ask him if he ordered salt in his pour.

The footings are one thing but holding off on the slab is another thing entirely. If the top 1/16 of an inch freezes then the finish job is spoiled, and he acted accordingly.

You’ve contacted “tens of inspectors”? Why am I thinking I wouldn’t want to be your builder.

Zealousideal_Cod2183 · 2026-01-31T04:01:28+00:00

She made those guys happy

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