The Photo Thread

[Marty Backe]

3 minutes ago, Smoother said:

Topless snowboarding!  OH, MY, GOD!!! DID YOU SEE THAT?

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SOME OF THOSE DROP OFFS ARE HUGE!!!

And apparently the less clothes you wore, the better you were.

[WARPed1701D]

A few V8 shots from my journey home through downtoen St. Petersburg, FL. Not a bad commute...

Downtown St. Petersburg

St. Pete. Municipal Marina

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The Salvador Dali Museum

St. Pete. Municipal Marina again this time from the grounds of the Mahaffey Theatre

The Vinoy Yacht Basin and Marina with the historic Vinoy Hotel in the background (with the purple lit cupola).

[Steven D Wheeler]

1 hour ago, Marty Backe said:

And apparently the less clothes you wore, the better you were.

I think this is where aerodynamics factor in.

[Marty Backe]

8 minutes ago, Steven D Wheeler said:

I think this is where aerodynamics factor in.

I don't know, some of those body parts might be adding some considerable drag 

[Bob Eisenman]

On 11/7/2017 at 1:39 PM, meepmeepmayer said:

"The House of Seven Gables" sounds like a legendary, mysterious Chinese mountain monastery 

 

"The House of the Seven Gables (also known as the Turner House or Turner-Ingersoll Mansion), made famous by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The House of the Seven Gables (1851), is a 1668 colonial mansion in Salem, Massachusetts, named for its gables. The house is now a non-profit museum...."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_the_Seven_Gables

A lot of the 'gables' on the roof are seen from the harbor side. Think  'Nathaniel Hawthorne novel'.

[steve454]

15 minutes ago, Bob Eisenman said:

The House of the Seven Gables (also known as the Turner House or Turner-Ingersoll Mansion), made famous by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The House of the Seven Gables (1851), is a 1668 colonial mansion in Salem, Massachusetts, named for its gables. The house is now a non-profit museum...."

Is that Ingersoll of the Ingersoll-Rand corporation?

[Bob Eisenman]

On 11/7/2017 at 1:39 PM, meepmeepmayer said:

 

"The House of Seven Gables" sounds like a legendary, mysterious Chinese mountain monastery

 

Have you been playing 'Lara Croft - Tomb Raider '?

[Bob Eisenman]

On 11/8/2017 at 8:32 PM, WARPed1701D said:

The Salvador Dali Museum

Nice pictures, ...Dali.....an interesting artist with his own unique style.

[Bob Eisenman]

I went out on the causeway to the end of Nahant Island (distant landform). A prominent rock (Egg rock) just off of Nahant is also seen to the left.

The five mile ride ends at the gate to the Northeastern University's oceanographic site which includes the 'Ocean Genome Legacy' buildings which are out of view to the right. You can see Egg Rock to the right (offshore) in this picture taken from NU's gated entrance.

The White tower to the left is one of two fire control and observation towers used in conjunction with (no longer) bunkered guns (bunker out of view to the right) as large as 16" (according to Wikipedia)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Point_Military_Reservation

tasked with protecting the entrance to Boston Harbor during WWII. In the late 1950s the bunker housed a Nike missle site. I rode the EUC on a path along the bunker which also has a great view of the sea and the mainland.

When the surf is really up both Egg rock and the rocks near the white tower take a pounding with surf crashing up the sides of the rocks.

 

 

Edited November 10, 2017 by Bob Eisenman

[Bob Eisenman]

13 hours ago, steve454 said:

Is that Ingersoll of the Ingersoll-Rand corporation?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Ingersoll

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Simon Ingersoll (March 3, 1818 – July 24, 1894) founded the Ingersoll Rock Drill Company in 1871.

In 1905 Ingersoll-Sargeant Drill Company merged with the Rand Drill Company to form Ingersoll-Rand. Unfortunately, Simon Ingersoll never found a way to make a fortune from his rock drill and died nearly penniless."

 

https://7gables.org/history/

"The House of the Seven Gables was built by a Salem sea captain and merchant named John Turner in 1668 and occupied by three generations of the Turner family before being sold to Captain Samuel Ingersoll in 1782. "

 

I can't say that they (Ingersoll name) are the same. 1782 vs 1871

Edited November 10, 2017 by Bob Eisenman

[meepmeepmayer]

Nice virtual vacation photo tours, guys. Always good to have some description coming with the pictures.

14 hours ago, Bob Eisenman said:

Have you been playing 'Lara Croft - Tomb Raider '?

No, I haven't. Is there something like this in there? Maybe the association came from "8 delights" (or whatever it is called) Chinese food. Or it's just that "The House of the Seven Gables" has a certain lyrical ring to it, and there are similar "Chinese" names, like the movie "House of Flying Daggers". Probably that's it.

[Bob Eisenman]

2 hours ago, meepmeepmayer said:

The House of the Seven Gables"

Although I haven't read it , the novel is a must-read by many stateside readers as a favorite. I shouldn't say much more, but the attraction to visit the house in Salem is inspired by the book.

I read some German novels in translation in college by authors like Kafka (The Castle?) Thomas Mann (Confessions of Felix Krull) and Günter Grass (The Tin Drum).

I'd guess that you know of them but that here fewer stateside readers here would recognize the titles.

 

I played 'Lara Croft - Tomb Raider' once. Pretty cool gaming but I don't remember a Chinese Monestery per se.

Hummm...8 delights.... sounds tasty.

 

Edited November 10, 2017 by Bob Eisenman

[Rotciv]

Paul Revere Park in Boston, MA

[Hunka Hunka Burning Love]

Nice Ninebot One S2, and proper way to gear up for safety!

[Bob Eisenman]

My North Shore to Logan airport 'MBTA-stop' route.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1mohFPlpDTRzj7hCLioNTvxqRbxbrghKN&usp=sharing

I'd previously ridden the route on my Ninebot but only one way per charge. On the Gotway Monster the return trip becomes possible even in the cold weather. From where I live the route is about 16 miles through Winthrop, Revere, Lynn, Swampscott and Salem. There is a place in Winthrop that has some old 'wheels':

An old pair of 'Outdoor Research (OR)' Gortex over mitt shells I bought for hiking years ago fit easily over my wrist guards and provide wind and cold air protection.

A bikeway near Logan airport and three stretches of level beach side sidewalk makes the route a low impact on the knees route. The cold weather thins out the crowds ,that fill the beach areas in the summer, to just a few people.

 

Edited November 13, 2017 by Bob Eisenman

[steve454]

25 minutes ago, Bob Eisenman said:

My North Shore to Logan airport 'MBTA-stop' route.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1mohFPlpDTRzj7hCLioNTvxqRbxbrghKN&usp=sharing

I'd previously ridden the route on my Ninebot but only one way per charge. On the Gotway Monster the return trip becomes possible even in the cold weather. From where I live the route is about 16 miles through Winthrop, Revere, Lynn, Swampscott and Salem. There is a place in Winthrop that has some old 'wheels':

An old pair of 'Outdoor Research (OR)' Gortex over mitt shells I bought for hiking years ago fit easily over my wrist guards and provide wind and cold air protection.

A bikeway near Logan airport and three stretches of level beach side sidewalk makes the route a low impact on the knees route. The cold weather thins out the crowds ,that fill the beach areas in the summer, to just a few people.

 

Why did they put a big white star on the door?  Perfect aiming point.  I got shotgun!  Yeah, you can have it, I'll take the next one, that I have covered the white paint with mud.  

Great photo BTW, those WW2 trucks look badass!

We didn't have the best tanks, or guns, but we had the best trucks and jeeps.

Edited November 13, 2017 by steve454

[Bob Eisenman]

2 hours ago, steve454 said:

Why did they put a big white star on the door? 

Good question. The same era jeeps sometimes had a big star atop the engine hood.

https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-sprint-mvno-us&biw=360&bih=248&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=UBEJWp3QN8fNmwGlvI2wAQ&sjs=3&q=army+jeep&oq=army+jeep&gs_l=mobile-gws-img.3..0l5.24668.29267.0.30398.20.17.0.0.0.0.286.3014.0j11j5.16.0....0...1.1j4.64.mobile-gws-img..10.10.1884...35i39k1j0i67k1.699.kkI9QwqittE#imgrc=9A4dfLsA0xGAYM:

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=army+troop+transport&client=ms-android-sprint-mvno-us&prmd=sinv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiUkd2LvbrXAhVm6oMKHZzwBZEQ_AUIEygC&biw=360&bih=511#imgrc=3wMOxxjCELTYsM:

In an old Windows OS game called Apache Longbow, the concept of engaging targets (foreign made vehicles and tanks) 'beyond visual range' (BVR) is conveyed in a game format. The Russians have their own version of mast mounted radar, pilot, copilot gunner attack helicopters.

In the game the player uses terrain masking and updated battle field intelligence to choose friendly ingress routes behind mountain ranges (if available). Once in proximity to battle field targets the ship pops up a bit allowing the radar to scan the target area. The radar reflections are 'processed' to determine target type (truck vs tank vs ?) and location. Hard point mounted missiles that take a high trajectory, can acquire and track target positions and can be updated by the Apache electronics transmissions are launched. Once over the target the  missile descends in the near vertical with impact and explosion. Both infra red and radar modes of engaging are employed in the game.

The Apache is vulnerable to ground fire should it's ingress or egress routes encounter the 'enemy'.

The game begins with the new Apache pilot (the player) being assigned a locker (call sign labeled) and desk area which contains a triangular folded flag of the previous deceased pilot. Grim  reminder and expectations........carry on.....

https://imgoat.com/uploads/6f041e16a6/57366.jpg

I used to really enjoying playing the game and 'flying' the Apache on Windows (95 or 98). There is some sort of social disconnection by the active player as they engage targets under the guise of good guys vs bad guys (missions) and redundant flight systems security plus armor.

Edited November 13, 2017 by Bob Eisenman

[Hunka Hunka Burning Love]

 

2 hours ago, steve454 said:

Why did they put a big white star on the door?

Maybe they wanted to avoid friendly fire?  Coordinating large groups of forces without today's satellite visuals and modern AWACS technology must have been a massive challenge when everyone was moving around.

[Bob Eisenman]

Plum Island (Parker River Wildlife Refuge) is a short ride from the Newburyport (Massachusetts) commuter rail station. The ride to Sandy Point, the southern tip of Plum Island, is about 12 miles from the train stop. The road is about one half paved and one half compacted gravel.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-gUf8RosOikPKOhSLiB9XdSr-yhPxUH8&usp=sharing.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 14, 2017 by Bob Eisenman
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[LanghamP]

Fire wheels.

[meepmeepmayer]

16 hours ago, Bob Eisenman said:

Plum Island (Parker River Wildlife Refuge) is a short ride from the Newburyport (Massachusetts) commuter rail station. The ride to Sandy Point, the southern tip of Plum Island, is about 12 miles from the train stop. The road is about one half paved and one half compacted gravel.

Great to see you use the new possibilities opening up to you with the Monster's range!

[Marty Backe]

Me and my new Tesla 

[electricpen]

2 minutes ago, Marty Backe said:

Me and my new Tesla 

I seem to recall a very recent post about your wife killing you if you got another wheel... 

[Marty Backe]

7 minutes ago, electricpen said:

I seem to recall a very recent post about your wife killing you if you got another wheel... 

It was a delicate conversation as I was returning from my visit with Jason, with the Tesla in tow 

[Hunka Hunka Burning Love]

Congrats on the new wheel!  So what's your preliminary impressions of it?  Looking good with it.  It fits you.  

I wished it had a more sturdy trolley handle as the current one doesn't inspire confidence.  If you apply slight twisting motions it gives a little too much.  It does work fine pushing it forwards and backwards though.   You would think someone during the testing phase would go "Hmm maybe a solid handle would make people feel the wheel has a higher quality than others.  Let's change it up."

Edited November 15, 2017 by Hunka Hunka Burning Love