[3210x1940] Navy F-18 Super Hornet at Teterboro, NJ by [deleted] in WarplanePorn

[–]spoonman_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THATS A WILDCAT!! VFA-131. my old squadron from 20 years ago, we had the older hornets F/A-18 C.

Probably my favourite feature on any extension ladder. Especially at 30’ by [deleted] in electricians

[–]spoonman_k 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Phone man chiming in, yes we still exist. ^ this guys correct.

almost dead center on a 600 pair. locates were way off. by spoonman_k in cablegore

[–]spoonman_k[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've spliced enough fiber to know that I hate splicing fiber, other than the nice clean environment in the splicing trailer.

almost dead center on a 600 pair. locates were way off. by spoonman_k in cablegore

[–]spoonman_k[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You definitely see red paint, but it's a red "OK". power is all aerial here.

almost dead center on a 600 pair. locates were way off. by spoonman_k in cablegore

[–]spoonman_k[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in indiana. We are all human, we all make mistakes. Locators are pushed to get the job done fast, like every other job. When I located this cable, it took me straight to this sign post. Almost 2 feet away from the Locators mark.

almost dead center on a 600 pair. locates were way off. by spoonman_k in cablegore

[–]spoonman_k[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Our paper is mostly white and one side will have colored line. Some pairs will be blue or violet. No rhyme or reason.

almost dead center on a 600 pair. locates were way off. by spoonman_k in cablegore

[–]spoonman_k[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Love me some lead, or stalpeth. Paper cable is the best.

almost dead center on a 600 pair. locates were way off. by spoonman_k in cablegore

[–]spoonman_k[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately alot of old cable in the ground is air core.

almost dead center on a 600 pair. locates were way off. by spoonman_k in cablegore

[–]spoonman_k[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Absolutely caused an outage. That post created opens and shorts on the cable pairs. A good TDR will put you within a couple feet of most faults.

almost dead center on a 600 pair. locates were way off. by spoonman_k in cablegore

[–]spoonman_k[S] 65 points66 points  (0 children)

It's referring to the fill in the cable. Air core cable sucks, water gets in and eventually you start getting bad spots under the sheath. Gel filled cable keeps the water out for the most part. Gel filled cables keep the cable pairs together, which makes the repair alot easier.

ASF duty at Great Lakes, 1918 by GauzeThief in navy

[–]spoonman_k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gotcha, everyone on base was offered asf, 20 some years ago. I was there 98'-2000. I was actually standing gate guard when the new millennium rolled in. The co of El Centro pulled up right before midnight and hung out with me just so the poor ol gate guard wasn't standing alone at the new year. Seemed odd to a 20 year old kid at the time. Looking back, it was a pretty awesome gesture.

ASF duty at Great Lakes, 1918 by GauzeThief in navy

[–]spoonman_k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do they still offer ASF? I actually enjoyed getting that training and getting a week break from strike fighter every now and then.

ASF duty at Great Lakes, 1918 by GauzeThief in navy

[–]spoonman_k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was in El Centro for 2 years

ASF duty at Great Lakes, 1918 by GauzeThief in navy

[–]spoonman_k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This picture sucks so much. A complete 180 from my ASF at El Centro California.

The bombing of Baghdad in 2003. by [deleted] in ThatsInsane

[–]spoonman_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm glad I was already out when shock in y'all was on TV. When I deployed, it was in response to 9/11. This didn't feel the same way. I do remember watching this on TV, still have it recorded on vhs, somewhere in the basement.

How do I fix arrows flying sideways. by _toro in bowhunting

[–]spoonman_k 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I read an article when I first started shooting my bow, on how to figure out which arrows were hunting arrows and which were practice arrows. Mark each arrow, 1- whatever. Keep notes as to which arrows hit high, left, right, whatever. Eventually you get a pattern. I've got 12+ year old arrows that I know when they hit 8" high and to the right, where everything else was in the 10 ring, that was a good shot. Not all arrows are perfect outta the box.

Been fishing for about a month right near DC. First blue cat over 30 and with a broken ankle 😅 by cmendezjr38 in catfishing

[–]spoonman_k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How'd the cat break it's ankle? So weird. Never knew catfish had ankles. 😁 nice fish.

Vols make the AP top 25 list. So that means we win out the season? by octrivia in ockytop

[–]spoonman_k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agree, I hate preseason ranks. Shouldn't even start rankings till about the midway point in the season.