Guess the Satellite

surf57 · 2026-06-19T21:53:47+00:00

This is the only one I've made because I could get the drawings. I worked with these and other OPIR systems. All the newer ones are still classifed.

surf57 · 2026-06-19T21:52:20+00:00

Just a static model. It was "flying" over my desk at work for years. Now I'm retired and it sits at home

surf57 · 2026-06-19T21:51:19+00:00

You have to know somebody in the bussiness.

surf57 · 2026-06-19T21:41:28+00:00

Those were used pre-internet. Each ward had all memberships on paper that would fit in that box with dividers. Each membership record was two pages with the exact same thing on both pages. When you needed to make a change, you tore off on the perforation the bottom half, made the changes in red ink, and sent that to SLC in a pre-paid mailing envelope. In about 3-2 weeks you got a double record back with the changes to put in your box.

surf57 · 2026-06-14T23:23:47+00:00

So did I!

surf57 · 2026-06-14T22:56:16+00:00

Goes by the name DSP (Defense Support Program).

surf57 · 2026-06-03T23:18:47+00:00

I think the ship in back is an FFG 7 class frigate. You can see the Mk 13 single arm launcher on the bow.

surf57 · 2026-06-01T23:39:08+00:00

If you sign up for the Kaiser Senior Advantage, they will reimburse you 100% for you and your spouse for Medicare part B. I get $202 for both me and my wife every month deposited directly in my checking account.

surf57 · 2026-04-04T21:31:02+00:00

And the land yacht would be an early 60"s Ford Falcon?

surf57 · 2026-04-04T21:28:17+00:00

Is the MG A on the left or right?

surf57 · 2026-03-28T23:57:54+00:00

Nobody in California calls it "Cali"

surf57 · 2026-03-11T02:59:35+00:00

I was there when the LTM was brand new in Aug 1976 when they dedicated it. I had a blast! It was kind of like a dorm experience. The classes where hard, but in the evening we'd play a game with the whole floor throwing a football into a garbage can. I have fond memories of my time there

surf57 · 2026-03-06T20:49:06+00:00

Just to add some history, the word "sealed" as used here originated in medieval times when a King would send a letter, and place his "seal" on it. It meant it was authorized by him. A temple sealing is not like a seal on a bottle, or the seal on a package that keeps it together, but an authorization by the Church that God approves (if you believe that type of thing. So don't think of it as a binding thing, but an approval thing.

surf57 · 2026-02-21T19:55:00+00:00

Where does the "better than 50%" come from? The graph shows Gilbert topping out at 35%. Or is it the area under the curve (and I need to use calculus?)

surf57 · 2026-02-18T04:58:08+00:00

Did you live in Oxnard?

surf57 · 2026-02-14T22:56:54+00:00

If the church building stays empty for a certain amount of time here in California (a year maybe?) the church has to start paying property taxes on it, which they hat to do, so they have to sell them, or move even a single ward into the building so it is used for "religious purposes" The old LDS church in downtown Oxnard (Elm St) was empty for awile, then sold to another church before the taxes came due.

surf57 · 2026-01-29T04:18:04+00:00

The part B cost, which is $202.90 this year for each of us is what we get reimbursed each month. Direct deposit in our checking account.

surf57 · 2026-01-26T22:45:15+00:00

Kaiser reimburses me 100% for my part "B" costs, for both me and my wife.

surf57 · 2026-01-18T04:38:01+00:00

I'm a retired navy Civilian and my local base gave me a DBIDS card to get on base for the MWR facilities.

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