Post by: CigarBanter on February 24, 2019, 12:00:23 AM
Post by: FloridaDean on February 24, 2019, 05:43:33 AM
EPC 2nd and coffee going.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 24, 2019, 05:55:29 AM
Post by: FloridaDean on February 24, 2019, 06:09:43 AM
Good morning, Dean. Raining like a mofo here. Going out for my weekly drive with big bro anyway. My Mazda handles real well in the rain.morning Tony. enjoy and stay dry.
Post by: FloridaDean on February 24, 2019, 06:12:01 AM
Post by: bluecollar on February 24, 2019, 06:55:44 AM
Good morning, Dean. Raining like a mofo here. Going out for my weekly drive with big bro anyway. My Mazda handles real well in the rain.Enjoy your day with big bro Tony
Post by: bluecollar on February 24, 2019, 06:59:27 AM
76° and cloudy. real nice breeze blowing through the house. going into the 80's again.May you eat a bug unexpectedly
Post by: FloridaDean on February 24, 2019, 07:07:11 AM
😂76° and cloudy. real nice breeze blowing through the house. going into the 80's again.May you eat a bug unexpectedly
Post by: FloridaDean on February 24, 2019, 07:07:29 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 24, 2019, 07:14:47 AM
good morning guys. cleaning lady coming for light cleaning and dusting while I tackle straightening out my study.You're going to be straightening out for your cleaning lady in the study?
EPC 2nd and coffee going.
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 24, 2019, 07:15:31 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 24, 2019, 07:16:07 AM
Post by: bluecollar on February 24, 2019, 07:21:12 AM
morning Rick.Good morning Dean and Dave.
Post by: bluecollar on February 24, 2019, 07:34:31 AM
8 hrs. Done. 8hrs to go.
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 24, 2019, 07:43:16 AM
In the world of sports, there is little to compare with the cakewalk cinch of the Olympic basketball team, sent to represent the United States in 1992. NBA professionals all, these guys were paid the GDP of developing nations, to play their game. Professional athletes ranged against amateurs, the “dream team” swept their series to the surprise of precisely nobody, averaging 44 points over opponents like Angola, Lithuania and Croatia. Yawn.
We didn’t always send professional athletes to the Olympics. There was a time when Olympic competitors’ amateur status was jealously guarded. Wa-Tho-Huk, that member of the Sac and Fox Nation better remembered as Jim Thorpe, may be the finest all-round athlete in American history. Thorpe was stripped of his 1912 gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon, because he had accepted small sums to play baseball during college summers. It was little consolation that the medals were reinstated, in 1983. By that time, the man had been gone for thirty years.
On February 24, 1980, the American hockey team defeated Finland to win the gold medal at the winter Olympics in Lake Placid. The victory was almost anti-climactic. The real drama played out two days earlier, when a collection of American amateurs defeated the mighty Soviet squad.
Canadians dominated Olympic ice hockey in the early days of the event, winning six out of seven gold medals between 1920 and ’52. Team USA scored a surprise gold at Squaw Valley in 1960, after which the Soviet Union seemed unstoppable, winning gold in 1964, ’68, ’72 and ’76.
My fellow children of the cold war will remember. A favorite complaint of the era was the semi-professional status of Soviet bloc athletes. Particularly those from East Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Between its first Olympic games in 1952 and the final appearance in 1988, the Soviet Union topped the combined medal count, with 1,204. Even now, extinct for nearly thirty years, the USSR is second only to the United States, a nation which has been in the game, for over twice as long.
The Soviet Union entered the Lake Placid games as heavy favorites, with a 27-1-1 record since that 1960 upset, outscoring opponents by a combined 175 to 44. The 1980 team had world class training facilities, having played together for years in a well-developed league. Vladislav Tretiak was widely regarded as the best goaltender in the world. Tretiak, defenseman Viacheslav Fetisov and forward Valeri Kharlamov would go on to be enshrined in the International Hockey, Hall of Fame.
In exhibition games, Soviet club teams went 5–3–1 against NHL clubs. The year before, the Soviet national team routed an NHL All-Star squad 6–0 to win the Challenge Cup. To all the world, this was going to be a David vs Goliath contest.
University of Minnesota coach Herb Brooks had assembled the youngest team in U.S. history to play in the Olympics, with an average age of only 21. Left wing Buzz Schneider was the only veteran, returning from the 1976 Olympic squad. Nine players had played under Coach Brooks. Another four came from arch-rival Boston University, including goalie Jim Craig, and team captain Mike Eruzione.For some players, the hostility of that college rivalry carried over to their Olympic teammates.
The Soviet team had demolished earlier opponents by a combined score of 50-11. The US squad had squeaked out a series of upsets, 23-8. New York times sports reporter Dave Anderson wrote:
“Unless the ice melts, or unless the United States team or another team performs a miracle, as did the American squad in 1960, the Russians are expected to easily win the Olympic gold medal for the sixth time in the last seven tournaments.”
Team USSR took an early lead of 2-1 in the first period. Mark Johnson tied the score with one second left, leading Soviet coach Viktor Tikhonov to make the goofiest decision, in sports history. He pulled the best goalie in the world, and replaced him with backup goaltender Vladimir Myshkin. The move shocked players on both teams. Years later, Johnson and Fetisov were NHL teammates, and Johnson asked him about the decision. “Coach Crazy”, was all the Russian said.
Aleksandr Maltsev scored an unanswered goal on a power play, 2:18 into the second period. At the end of the second, the Soviet Union led, 3-2.
Mark Johnson scored his second goal of the game at 8:39 in the third, in the last seconds of a power play. For the American team, it was only the third shot on goal in the last 27 minutes. Vasili Pervukhin got in his goalie’s way with ten minutes to play, as Mike Eruzione fired one past Myshkin to put the Americans ahead, 4-3.
The Soviet attack was relentless, but Craig let nothing past. Team USSR took 39 shots on goal to the Americans’ 16, but the score held.
In the final moments of the game, the crowd began the countdown. ABC Sportscaster Al Michaels called the game in a rising crescendo: “11 seconds, you’ve got 10 seconds, the countdown going on right now! Morrow, up to Silk. Five seconds left in the game. Do you believe in miracles!? YES!!”
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 24, 2019, 07:43:52 AM
Norteno belicoso fino and coffee for me.That's a lot of hours!
8 hrs. Done. 8hrs to go.
Post by: bluecollar on February 24, 2019, 07:51:45 AM
My department is an aging workforce with currently 2 guys short and a few are looking to retire in the near future. Truth is can't find qualified help.Norteno belicoso fino and coffee for me.That's a lot of hours!
8 hrs. Done. 8hrs to go.
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 24, 2019, 07:52:19 AM
Today's Highlight in History:
On Feb. 24, 1942, the SS Struma, a charter ship attempting to carry nearly 800 Jewish refugees from Romania to British-mandated Palestine, was torpedoed by a Soviet submarine in the Black Sea; all but one of the refugees perished.
On this date:
In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII issued an edict outlining his calendar reforms. (The Gregorian Calendar is the calendar in general use today.)
In 1761, Boston lawyer James Otis Jr. went to court to argue against "writs of assistance" that allowed British customs officers to arbitrarily search people's premises, declaring: "A man's house is his castle." (Although Otis lost the case, his statement provided early inspiration for American independence.)
In 1868, the U.S. House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson by a vote of 126-47 following his attempted dismissal of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton; Johnson was later acquitted by the Senate.
In 1920, the German Workers Party, which later became the Nazi Party, met in Munich to adopt its platform.
In 1955, the Cole Porter musical "Silk Stockings" opened at the Imperial Theater on Broadway.
In 1961, the Federal Communications Commission authorized the nation's first full-scale trial of pay television in Hartford, Connecticut.
In 1983, a congressional commission released a report condemning the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II as a "grave injustice."
In 1988, in a ruling that expanded legal protections for parody and satire, the Supreme Court unanimously overturned a $150,000 award that the Rev. Jerry Falwell had won against Hustler magazine and its publisher, Larry Flynt.
In 1989, a state funeral was held in Japan for Emperor Hirohito, who had died the month before at age 87.
In 1994, entertainer Dinah Shore died in Beverly Hills, California, five days before turning 78.
In 1996, Cuba downed two small American planes operated by the group Brothers to the Rescue that it claimed were violating Cuban airspace; all four pilots were killed.
In 2008, Cuba's parliament named Raul Castro president, ending nearly 50 years of rule by his brother Fidel.
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 24, 2019, 07:52:54 AM
Five years ago: Despite Western pressure, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed an anti-gay bill that punished gay sex with up to life in prison. Writer-director-actor Harold Ramis, 69, died in Glencoe, Illinois. "Late Night with Seth Meyers" premiered on NBC.
One year ago: The U.N. Security Council unanimously demanded a 30-day cease-fire across Syria to deliver humanitarian aid and evacuate the wounded, as the death toll reached 500 from a Syrian bombing campaign in the rebel-held suburbs of Damascus. (The cease-fire failed to take hold.) The body of the Rev. Billy Graham arrived at the library bearing his name in Charlotte, North Carolina, where Graham would lie in repose for two days. At the Winter Olympics in South Korea, American men won the gold medal in curling in a decisive upset of Sweden; it was only the second curling medal in U.S. history.
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 24, 2019, 08:01:48 AM
Actor-singer Dominic Chianese (kee-uh-NAY'-see) is 88.
Opera singer-director Renata Scotto is 85.
Singer Joanie Sommers is 78.
Actress Jenny O'Hara is 77.
Former Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., is 77.
Actor Barry Bostwick is 74.
Actor Edward James Olmos is 72.
Singer-writer-producer Rupert Holmes is 72.
Rock singer-musician George Thorogood is 69.
Actress Debra Jo Rupp is 68.
Actress Helen Shaver is 68.
News anchor Paula Zahn is 63.
Country singer Sammy Kershaw is 61.
Actor Mark Moses is 61.
Actress Beth Broderick is 60.
Actor Emilio Rivera is 58.
Singer Michelle Shocked is 57.
Movie director Todd Field is 55.
Actor Billy Zane is 53.
Actress Bonnie Somerville is 45.
Jazz musician Jimmy Greene is 44.
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is 42.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Brandon Brown (Mista) is 36.
Rock musician Matt McGinley (Gym Class Heroes) is 36.
Actor Wilson Bethel is 35.
Actor Alexander Koch is 31.
Actor Daniel Kaluuya (Film: "Get Out") is 30.
Rapper-actor O'Shea Jackson Jr. is 28.
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 24, 2019, 08:02:16 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 24, 2019, 08:05:20 AM
Yea, problem is it's a skill position that requires intelligence, and the young folks that could potentially qualify are either too lazy to meet the qualifications or look to something more "glamorous".My department is an aging workforce with currently 2 guys short and a few are looking to retire in the near future. Truth is can't find qualified help.Norteno belicoso fino and coffee for me.That's a lot of hours!
8 hrs. Done. 8hrs to go.
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on February 24, 2019, 08:05:49 AM
80 degrees and sunny here, enjoying a cup of Costa Rican Coffee here by Pacific.
Trip was smooth until we got to the airport here where we stood in line at customs for 1 hour and 50 minutes, even flew right over Cuba for my first ever view of it.
Quite an interesting 2 hour journey through the mountains to get from the airport to our house. Ended up not getting here until about 7:30 after landing at 1:10, I was one tired dog! Bought me a bottle of 23 year Ron Zapata sipping rum at the duty free shop and had a few sips at the airport which helped.
Post by: bluecollar on February 24, 2019, 08:17:24 AM
Yes how true this is...Yea, problem is it's a skill position that requires intelligence, and the young folks that could potentially qualify are either too lazy to meet the qualifications or look to something more "glamorous".My department is an aging workforce with currently 2 guys short and a few are looking to retire in the near future. Truth is can't find qualified help.Norteno belicoso fino and coffee for me.That's a lot of hours!
8 hrs. Done. 8hrs to go.
I want to try and bring up an apprenticeship program to bring in a young guy who may not have all the qualifications but has a will to work where he could further his studies and learn otj.
Otherwise I'm in a real pickle here at work and it sucks because I cannot provide the service that I want to.
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 24, 2019, 08:18:36 AM
Morning Dean’O, Tony, ? Dave and BoilerBlue!Good to hear you got in an settled. Now get out there and fish!
80 degrees and sunny here, enjoying a cup of Costa Rican Coffee here by Pacific.
Trip was smooth until we got to the airport here where we stood in line at customs for 1 hour and 50 minutes, even flew right over Cuba for my first ever view of it.
Quite an interesting 2 hour journey through the mountains to get from the airport to our house. Ended up not getting here until about 7:30 after landing at 1:10, I was one tired dog! Bought me a bottle of 23 year Ron Zapata sipping rum at the duty free shop and had a few sips at the airport which helped.
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on February 24, 2019, 08:38:52 AM
Fishing tomorrow 🐠Morning Dean’O, Tony, ? Dave and BoilerBlue!Good to hear you got in an settled. Now get out there and fish!
80 degrees and sunny here, enjoying a cup of Costa Rican Coffee here by Pacific.
Trip was smooth until we got to the airport here where we stood in line at customs for 1 hour and 50 minutes, even flew right over Cuba for my first ever view of it.
Quite an interesting 2 hour journey through the mountains to get from the airport to our house. Ended up not getting here until about 7:30 after landing at 1:10, I was one tired dog! Bought me a bottle of 23 year Ron Zapata sipping rum at the duty free shop and had a few sips at the airport which helped.
Just lit a Short Story to have with my 2nd cup. Thousands of birds around here 🦜 and beautiful flowering plants everywhere.
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 24, 2019, 08:44:30 AM
A regular tropical paradise!Fishing tomorrow 🐠Morning Dean’O, Tony, ? Dave and BoilerBlue!Good to hear you got in an settled. Now get out there and fish!
80 degrees and sunny here, enjoying a cup of Costa Rican Coffee here by Pacific.
Trip was smooth until we got to the airport here where we stood in line at customs for 1 hour and 50 minutes, even flew right over Cuba for my first ever view of it.
Quite an interesting 2 hour journey through the mountains to get from the airport to our house. Ended up not getting here until about 7:30 after landing at 1:10, I was one tired dog! Bought me a bottle of 23 year Ron Zapata sipping rum at the duty free shop and had a few sips at the airport which helped.
Just lit a Short Story to have with my 2nd cup. Thousands of birds around here 🦜 and beautiful flowering plants everywhere.
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on February 24, 2019, 08:50:11 AM
Definitely tropical but pretty much a 3rd world country when you get away from the beach areas. San Jose is a shithole at best, traffic here is also a major nightmare. This villa development where we are is really nice and had to get to it by a 2 mile dirt road dodging cars, bicycles and pedestrians everywhere.A regular tropical paradise!Fishing tomorrow 🐠Morning Dean’O, Tony, ? Dave and BoilerBlue!Good to hear you got in an settled. Now get out there and fish!
80 degrees and sunny here, enjoying a cup of Costa Rican Coffee here by Pacific.
Trip was smooth until we got to the airport here where we stood in line at customs for 1 hour and 50 minutes, even flew right over Cuba for my first ever view of it.
Quite an interesting 2 hour journey through the mountains to get from the airport to our house. Ended up not getting here until about 7:30 after landing at 1:10, I was one tired dog! Bought me a bottle of 23 year Ron Zapata sipping rum at the duty free shop and had a few sips at the airport which helped.
Just lit a Short Story to have with my 2nd cup. Thousands of birds around here 🦜 and beautiful flowering plants everywhere.
Post by: bluecollar on February 24, 2019, 08:52:03 AM
Morning Dean’O, Tony, ? Dave and BoilerBlue!Glad your there safe. I hope you have a great time and catch a lot of fish.
80 degrees and sunny here, enjoying a cup of Costa Rican Coffee here by Pacific.
Trip was smooth until we got to the airport here where we stood in line at customs for 1 hour and 50 minutes, even flew right over Cuba for my first ever view of it.
Quite an interesting 2 hour journey through the mountains to get from the airport to our house. Ended up not getting here until about 7:30 after landing at 1:10, I was one tired dog! Bought me a bottle of 23 year Ron Zapata sipping rum at the duty free shop and had a few sips at the airport which helped.
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on February 24, 2019, 09:17:13 AM
Thank You SirMorning Dean’O, Tony, ? Dave and BoilerBlue!Glad your there safe. I hope you have a great time and catch a lot of fish.
80 degrees and sunny here, enjoying a cup of Costa Rican Coffee here by Pacific.
Trip was smooth until we got to the airport here where we stood in line at customs for 1 hour and 50 minutes, even flew right over Cuba for my first ever view of it.
Quite an interesting 2 hour journey through the mountains to get from the airport to our house. Ended up not getting here until about 7:30 after landing at 1:10, I was one tired dog! Bought me a bottle of 23 year Ron Zapata sipping rum at the duty free shop and had a few sips at the airport which helped.
Post by: FloridaDean on February 24, 2019, 09:29:27 AM
Morning Dean’O, Tony, ? Dave and BoilerBlue!enjoy the time there. I'm sure the trip back won't be much better. good luck fishing. hope you catch a record breaker.
80 degrees and sunny here, enjoying a cup of Costa Rican Coffee here by Pacific.
Trip was smooth until we got to the airport here where we stood in line at customs for 1 hour and 50 minutes, even flew right over Cuba for my first ever view of it.
Quite an interesting 2 hour journey through the mountains to get from the airport to our house. Ended up not getting here until about 7:30 after landing at 1:10, I was one tired dog! Bought me a bottle of 23 year Ron Zapata sipping rum at the duty free shop and had a few sips at the airport which helped.
Post by: FloridaDean on February 24, 2019, 09:30:08 AM
Post by: FloridaDean on February 24, 2019, 09:31:47 AM
that is a tough field. too bad the school couldn't groom tentative candidates from the classrooms.My department is an aging workforce with currently 2 guys short and a few are looking to retire in the near future. Truth is can't find qualified help.Norteno belicoso fino and coffee for me.That's a lot of hours!
8 hrs. Done. 8hrs to go.
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on February 24, 2019, 09:41:02 AM
Picture is from the main house and house behind the pool is the guest house.
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on February 24, 2019, 09:43:57 AM
Post by: bluecollar on February 24, 2019, 09:49:15 AM
Honestly these students all think their being groomed for bigger and better things. Even my friends in other trades say the same thing....there is a lack of people getting into skilled trade'sthat is a tough field. too bad the school couldn't groom tentative candidates from the classrooms.My department is an aging workforce with currently 2 guys short and a few are looking to retire in the near future. Truth is can't find qualified help.Norteno belicoso fino and coffee for me.That's a lot of hours!
8 hrs. Done. 8hrs to go.
Post by: bluecollar on February 24, 2019, 09:52:08 AM
This is the community poolSCDave. Pictures look really awesome. How many people are you with?
Post by: bluecollar on February 24, 2019, 12:44:02 PM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 24, 2019, 01:38:32 PM
Going to have to find some coffee and have a cigar. E bundle Espinosa habano very decent cigar for $2.50The winds start up?
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 24, 2019, 01:39:31 PM
This is the community poolAnywhere near the Arenal?
Post by: FloridaDean on February 24, 2019, 01:50:41 PM
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on February 24, 2019, 01:52:30 PM
10 of us totalThis is the community poolSCDave. Pictures look really awesome. How many people are you with?
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on February 24, 2019, 01:53:04 PM
I have no idea but will check on the mapThis is the community poolAnywhere near the Arenal?
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on February 24, 2019, 01:53:51 PM
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on February 24, 2019, 01:57:15 PM
Looks like we are almost half way across the country from thereI have no idea but will check on the mapThis is the community poolAnywhere near the Arenal?
Post by: bluecollar on February 24, 2019, 02:02:22 PM
Yes according to radio reports we have reached 35 to 40 mph at the moment so I am going to hate to see what 75 mph is going to look likeGoing to have to find some coffee and have a cigar. E bundle Espinosa habano very decent cigar for $2.50The winds start up?
Post by: FloridaDean on February 24, 2019, 02:16:43 PM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 24, 2019, 03:01:10 PM
I thought you were on the Pacific?Looks like we are almost half way across the country from thereI have no idea but will check on the mapThis is the community poolAnywhere near the Arenal?
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 24, 2019, 03:04:12 PM
I'm your typical ugly American with poor geography skills. I thought the Arenal was on the coast. Quick Google search told me I'm wrong.I thought you were on the Pacific?Looks like we are almost half way across the country from thereI have no idea but will check on the mapThis is the community poolAnywhere near the Arenal?
Post by: FloridaDean on February 24, 2019, 03:33:44 PM
I'm just the first five words in that.I'm your typical ugly American with poor geography skills. I thought the Arenal was on the coast. Quick Google search told me I'm wrong.I thought you were on the Pacific?Looks like we are almost half way across the country from thereI have no idea but will check on the mapThis is the community poolAnywhere near the Arenal?
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on February 24, 2019, 03:56:56 PM
Yep, it is inlandI'm your typical ugly American with poor geography skills. I thought the Arenal was on the coast. Quick Google search told me I'm wrong.I thought you were on the Pacific?Looks like we are almost half way across the country from thereI have no idea but will check on the mapThis is the community poolAnywhere near the Arenal?
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on February 24, 2019, 04:16:03 PM
Post by: bluecollar on February 24, 2019, 04:16:32 PM
Post by: bluecollar on February 24, 2019, 04:36:21 PM
Great made from scratch fish tacos and margaritas for lunch.I know they're known for rum how's the tequila?
Post by: FloridaDean on February 24, 2019, 05:07:28 PM
Post by: FloridaDean on February 24, 2019, 05:49:29 PM
Kesoloswski, Truex, Kurt Bitch, Harvick, Bowyer, Kyle Bitch.
boring race.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 24, 2019, 06:10:50 PM
Wind storm, travel advisory. No flights leaving Buffalo. 68 mph gusts recorded at Airport. Fingers crossed I don't loss power.. La Gran llave in man cave..Sounds like a hurricane. Hang in there, Rick.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 24, 2019, 06:12:51 PM
SCRedfish.You'd think it would be more interesting with all those bitches. Sheesh.
Kesoloswski, Truex, Kurt Bitch, Harvick, Bowyer, Kyle Bitch.
boring race.
Post by: FloridaDean on February 24, 2019, 06:32:46 PM
you'd think, huh?SCRedfish.You'd think it would be more interesting with all those bitches. Sheesh.
Kesoloswski, Truex, Kurt Bitch, Harvick, Bowyer, Kyle Bitch.
boring race.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 24, 2019, 11:47:24 PM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on February 24, 2019, 11:50:48 PM
Can't leave it on page 4...Page 5! Good night, y'all. Watch out for that crazy wind. Just saw some footage of Buffalo on tv. Hope Brother Rick is OK.
Post by: Travellin Dave on February 24, 2019, 11:52:55 PM
Best blow I've had in years for sure.Can't leave it on page 4...Page 5! Good night, y'all. Watch out for that crazy wind. Just saw some footage of Buffalo on tv. Hope Brother Rick is OK.