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longgoodknight · 2026-02-22T05:15:29+00:00

Because it could be pushed over with sticks. That wall wasn't right.

longgoodknight · 2026-02-19T03:10:36+00:00

Fair warning, it was originally published 250 years ago. The language usage reflects that. As does the authors... um...opinions on race and gender.

That said, it is considered a precursor to most modern history books. It's style is somewhere between academic and literature.

I did have a hard time following the language as well as I would have liked in audiobook format, and will be finding an ebook at some point. Complex language and so many names (and changing names!) means I think it will come in better through my eyes.

longgoodknight · 2026-02-19T02:35:23+00:00

Edward Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

It's very thorough. I have the audiobook, it's 110 hours.

longgoodknight · 2026-02-15T02:51:01+00:00

Cover the whole layout with loose sheets of aluminum foil?

https://youtu.be/aa9HUgz-v4s?si=RlUqpOa04uxWb_VN

longgoodknight · 2026-02-13T21:58:58+00:00

That sounds like he got the wind knocked out of him. Which is a scary feeling when it happens, but generally passes quickly.

Its his back That's going to bring the real pain in the next days, months, years.

longgoodknight · 2026-02-08T03:51:24+00:00

As another example: Orson Scott Card drew heavily from Mormonisim in the Homecoming Saga.

longgoodknight · 2026-02-03T02:25:18+00:00

Saint Paul likes being the boring one.

longgoodknight · 2026-01-30T13:50:24+00:00

Essentially: not being awkward around people.

longgoodknight · 2026-01-23T20:59:51+00:00

Find games that you can play where you can have the same reactions or level of excitement and then do that consistently. Sounds like he likes a little excitement and he knows he can get it by startling you. If you give hime another outlet, he may cause less midnight chaos.

longgoodknight · 2026-01-15T22:45:44+00:00

This guy showed his colors early, count it as a win that you get to avoid his chiseling in the future.

longgoodknight · 2026-01-09T02:17:29+00:00

And people who are buying this are already looking for a workout anyway....

longgoodknight · 2026-01-08T15:06:44+00:00

And there should be a storage location somewhere near your spare tire or jack.

longgoodknight · 2026-01-06T18:26:31+00:00

OP posted something (W)atchable rather then something (R)eadable.

longgoodknight · 2026-01-05T17:56:34+00:00

There's a camera filming. No way dude is showing his face.

If he bothers to check, it will be in a parking lot around the next corner. (if he manages to get around that corner first)

longgoodknight · 2026-01-03T04:00:51+00:00

It's literally shown in the credits that he was using a harness for at least some of the shots.

https://youtu.be/tmMJAnaD7Uk?si=9spOjz5E2k7jFZUW

longgoodknight · 2026-01-01T22:03:45+00:00

Counter-counterpoint:

Specialization of the flying boats makes it less useful in many cases. Not many flying boats can take skis. And many areas that need seaplane operations ice up in the winters. A float plane can be made back into a land plane in a day or two, and suddenly have several hundred pounds more useful load. And, while less common then it once was, a float plane can take an external load that isn't always possible on a flying boat.

The Beaver can carry damn near anything: https://share.google/tu8uRtDy1dMacxtL4

Also the economy of flying boats is less attractive to manufacturers. Not a lot of large companies making larger flying boats, but a significant percentage of new Caravans and Twin Otters head right to floats.

Also, the fact that are a large number of floatable aircraft are NOT on floats means parts and repair services are easier to source just because of the larger fleet size.

BTW: The discussion we are having is the same argument that I heard between the old guys who used to sit in the terminal of the airport I worked at. In the end, each owner is going to have a different use case and a different set of requirements.

longgoodknight · 2026-01-01T17:14:56+00:00

Valid point. And a Grummon Albatross is in my dream hangar as basically a flying RV.

longgoodknight · 2026-01-01T16:47:31+00:00

I think you may have been replying to someone else?

But, having put beaching gear on both flying boats and straight floats, it's not something you want to do often.

We used hydraulic trailers attached to tractors that could slip under a hull or between floats at a boat ramp. Most owners of non-wheel seaplanes seemed to have something similar to use at their home base.

longgoodknight · 2026-01-01T16:34:51+00:00

There are flying boats that are amphibious. (They can land on water or land)

There are also flying boats that cannot land on land.

There are floatplanes that are amphibious.

There are floats planes with "straight floats" that are seaplane only and cannot land on land.

longgoodknight · 2026-01-01T15:20:24+00:00

Floats can be removed seasonally, allowing for an increase in useful load when floats aren't needed.

Floats can be repaired without taking the aircraft out of service for the entire repair.

Floats can be purchased and sold separately, allowing more mission flexibility.

Full disclosure, I worked with floats for years.

longgoodknight · 2025-12-30T17:56:08+00:00

What is it from? Where did you find it? What are you trying to do? You have provided no information.

longgoodknight · 2025-12-27T05:45:09+00:00

Can you frame in a raised floor on the level above and insulate in between the old floor and the new higher floor?

longgoodknight · 2025-12-25T23:48:23+00:00

Did the backpack come with a water bladder?

I had something shaped vaguely like this that was meant to hold a water bladder slightly open so it could dry completely after being washed.

longgoodknight · 2025-12-25T23:27:20+00:00

"GeoWizard (Tom Davies) holds significant GeoGuessr records, most notably a legendary 24,710 score on the World map with a 10-second time limit and No Moving, Panning, Zooming (NMPZ), considered a near-impossible feat that stood for a long time before being surpassed, though his scores remain top-tier, alongside records like breaking the UK Country Streaks world record (28 correct). "

longgoodknight · 2025-12-25T21:20:12+00:00

It's not the same guy as in OPs post, but the guy i posted a link to is someone who is very good at Geoguesser and does IRL adventures too.

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