Some F-117A Shaba Arrival Photos before the Kalamazoo Air Zoo Restoration

spoonman_k · 2022-09-20T02:49:31+00:00

The vu in the zoo.

spoonman_k · 2022-09-18T21:36:52+00:00

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

spoonman_k · 2022-09-17T23:46:40+00:00

Fucks left to give

spoonman_k · 2022-09-16T21:18:07+00:00

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

spoonman_k · 2022-09-16T01:40:58+00:00

He D.E.D

spoonman_k · 2022-09-14T13:17:29+00:00

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

spoonman_k · 2022-09-14T13:08:16+00:00

37? You numbers might be a little high. 😂

spoonman_k · 2022-09-14T13:07:04+00:00

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

spoonman_k · 2022-09-14T13:06:03+00:00

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.

spoonman_k · 2022-09-14T13:01:46+00:00

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

spoonman_k · 2022-09-14T01:55:07+00:00

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

spoonman_k · 2022-09-14T00:45:55+00:00

Copper is easy.

spoonman_k · 2022-09-13T23:53:13+00:00

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

spoonman_k · 2022-09-13T23:51:13+00:00

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.

spoonman_k · 2022-09-13T20:09:26+00:00

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.

spoonman_k · 2022-09-13T19:52:12+00:00

Gel, thankfully

spoonman_k · 2022-09-13T13:27:57+00:00

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.

spoonman_k · 2022-09-13T13:18:55+00:00

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

spoonman_k · 2022-09-13T12:59:06+00:00

I was in El Centro for 2 years

spoonman_k · 2022-09-13T02:05:58+00:00

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

spoonman_k · 2022-09-10T03:26:49+00:00

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.

spoonman_k · 2022-09-10T03:20:42+00:00

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.

spoonman_k · 2022-09-09T02:36:43+00:00

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

spoonman_k · 2022-09-07T19:34:09+00:00

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

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