"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

[r8shell]

See ya all after the holiday. We're off to the mountains until Saturday, doing a little camping, a little shooting, a little grilling, and maybe even a little drinking. Ya'll be careful now!

Camping,shooting,grilling,drinking. Best to do them in that order, for sure.
Have fun!

 

[Getahl]

!7 mils per gallon???

Have you ever had the engine checked out by a mechanic? YOu should be doing in the 20's. I have a regular cab Tacoma, 2002, 4 banger with auto trans, and it gets 23 to 24 in town, 26 on the highway with stuff in back or a light camping trailer. My 1091 Toyota pickup did about the same even though it had a 5 speed. Something wasn't right with that truck.

I'm exaggerating...Might have been closer to 22 on the highway. Sold it about six years ago for the more family friendly Honda Pilot.

 

[Nal0n]

17 mils per gallon???

That is an interesting way to measure fuel consumption...
In Europe we measure cars in liter per 100 kilometers and ships in tons per hour. Need to get a formula to get comparable values I guess

Thanks for teaching me something new!

Edit: Found it! It is 235.214 devided by mpg equals l / 100 km

 

[r8shell]

That is an interesting way to measure fuel consumption...
In Europe we measure cars in liter per 100 kilometers and ships in tons per hour. Need to get a formula to get comparable values I guess

Thanks for teaching me something new!

Edit: Found it! It is 235.214 devided by mpg equals l / 100 km

Interesting, I've never heard the liters per 100 kilometers before. Sort of a different mindset between "How much fuel will I need to go X distance", versus "How far can I get on a tank of gas?"

Years ago I had a car that got 10 mpg. The fuel gauge didn't work, but the math was easy. I could go 200 miles between fill ups.

 

[Brian.Evans]

Got out to the park with the baby girl today. Had a lot of fun watching her play and carved this maple whistle while she played. Never done it before, not real difficult though. The knife is a 78 or 79 Case small stockman. I bored out the entire length of the tube with the pen knife. Actually, I guess I did the entire thing with the pen knife. Of course, Caleb had to try it too once we got home. Don't mind the dirty face, he had been playing outside. He's a total boy.

 

[Humppa]

I wish my american fellows a HAPPY 4TH JULY - IND DAY! Celebrate the day as it deserves.



Cheers!

 

[quattromori]

Happy July 4th to all our US fellow members

Carl, take care and enjoy your holiday, and make sure you follow Rachel's advice on doing things in the right order

As for gas mileage, believe me, comparing US engines to European cars is really apples and oranges, and it's not just a matter of miles/km or liters/gallons conversion...everything is really different, from the price of gasoline to anything else, there's really an ocean of difference between the two areas. I had the opportunity to rent a car in the US twice, and drive there a good deal (especially in southern FL), and gasoline was the least thing I worried about. That's also one of the reason why (as a general rule) American engines are "simpler" and bigger, and European ones are smaller and technologically more complicated (and often not as reliable). 25 miles per gallon is insanity in Europe (unless you're wealthy).

Fausto

 

[Jack Black]

Very best wishes to you from this side of the pond :thumbup:

And no hard feelings!

Jack

 

[Brian.Evans]

Very best wishes to you from this side of the pond :thumbup:

And no hard feelings!

Jack

Haha. Thanks Jack. That made me snicker a little bit. Btw, I haven't forgotten about the envelope I need to send you, I've just misplaced it somewhere......

 

[Jack Black]

Haha. Thanks Jack. That made me snicker a little bit. Btw, I haven't forgotten about the envelope I need to send you, I've just misplaced it somewhere......

:thumbup:

 

[r8shell]

Very best wishes to you from this side of the pond :thumbup:

And no hard feelings!

Jack

Thanks, Jack.
"I heard they don't have 4th of July in England."
"Then what's on the calendar between the 3rd and the 5th?"

 

[leghog]

Very best wishes to you from this side of the pond :thumbup:

And no hard feelings!

Jack

That was from a great speech, indeed.

Patrick Henry to the Virginia Convention at St. John's Church, Richmond, Virginia, 23 March 1775

No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House. But different men often see the same subject in different lights; and, therefore, I hope it will not be thought disrespectful to those gentlemen if, entertaining as I do opinions of a character very opposite to theirs, I shall speak forth my sentiments freely and without reserve. This is no time for ceremony. The question before the House is one of awful moment to this country. For my own part, I consider it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery; and in proportion to the magnitude of the subject ought to be the freedom of the debate. It is only in this way that we can hope to arrive at truth, and fulfill the great responsibility which we hold to God and our country. Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings.

Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty? Are we disposed to be of the number of those who, having eyes, see not, and, having ears, hear not, the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation? For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst, and to provide for it.

I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past. And judging by the past, I wish to know what there has been in the conduct of the British ministry for the last ten years to justify those hopes with which gentlemen have been pleased to solace themselves and the House. Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received? Trust it not, sir; it will prove a snare to your feet. Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss. Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled that force must be called in to win back our love? Let us not deceive ourselves, sir. These are the implements of war and subjugation; the last arguments to which kings resort. I ask gentlemen, sir, what means this martial array, if its purpose be not to force us to submission? Can gentlemen assign any other possible motive for it? Has Great Britain any enemy, in this quarter of the world, to call for all this accumulation of navies and armies? No, sir, she has none. They are meant for us: they can be meant for no other. They are sent over to bind and rivet upon us those chains which the British ministry have been so long forging. And what have we to oppose to them? Shall we try argument? Sir, we have been trying that for the last ten years. Have we anything new to offer upon the subject? Nothing. We have held the subject up in every light of which it is capable; but it has been all in vain. Shall we resort to entreaty and humble supplication? What terms shall we find which have not been already exhausted? Let us not, I beseech you, sir, deceive ourselves. Sir, we have done everything that could be done to avert the storm which is now coming on. We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have implored its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of the ministry and Parliament. Our petitions have been slighted; our remonstrances have produced additional violence and insult; our supplications have been disregarded; and we have been spurned, with contempt, from the foot of the throne! In vain, after these things, may we indulge the fond hope of peace and reconciliation. There is no longer any room for hope. If we wish to be free-- if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending--if we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained--we must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight! An appeal to arms and to the God of hosts is all that is left us!

They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house? Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot? Sir, we are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power. The millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us. Besides, sir, we shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable--and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come.

It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace-- but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks, Jack.
"I heard they don't have 4th of July in England."
"Then what's on the calendar between the 3rd and the 5th?"

LOL! Very good r8shell Today is the day English folk cry into their warm beer and lament the excessive price of tobacco in this country today! I'm just sheltering from the rain and toasting you all with a Goose Island IPA

 

[Jack Black]

I know which film I'm watching tonight! :thumbup:

 

[Nal0n]

I know which film I'm watching tonight! :thumbup:

--- The Patriot Image removed ---

That is a brilliant idea Jack, I think I will watch this one as well

Happy ID4 to everyone!

 

[pmew]

I know which film I'm watching tonight! :thumbup:

Another historical cringe worthy Mel Gibson special.

Do Americans feel about The Patriot as Scots do about Braveheart?

Ha ha! Happy Fourth of July to all who celebrate it!

 

[leghog]

Another historical cringe worthy Mel Gibson special.

Do Americans feel about The Patriot as Scots do about Braveheart?

Ha ha! Happy Fourth of July to all who celebrate it!

Most of us know it's Hollywood entertainment fare and don't expect much in the way of accuracy.

 

[Raymond1000]

Another historical cringe worthy Mel Gibson special.

Do Americans feel about The Patriot as Scots do about Braveheart?

Ha ha! Happy Fourth of July to all who celebrate it!

Are you trying to tell me the Medieval Scots didn’t dress in woad?

I wonder about you guys. Next you’ll be claiming Wallace wasn’t having an affair with Queen Boudicca!

At least we know that The Patriot got the historical background right. Except they didn't show Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox, dancing the Jitterbug.

 

[Jack Black]

That is a brilliant idea Jack, I think I will watch this one as well

Happy ID4 to everyone!

Every time I watch the film, I'm sure the 'Baddie' gets even nastier, what a rotter!

Another historical cringe worthy Mel Gibson special.

Do Americans feel about The Patriot as Scots do about Braveheart?

Ha ha! Happy Fourth of July to all who celebrate it!

I really wish he wouldn't pull his 'confused' face!

 

[jackknife]

Another historical cringe worthy Mel Gibson special.

Do Americans feel about The Patriot as Scots do about Braveheart?

Ha ha! Happy Fourth of July to all who celebrate it!

Being not impressed with the movies Gibson makes, I can feel for any self respecting Scot who cringes at Bravehart. I cringe very heavily at The Patriot, and actually found myself rooting for Jason Isaacs, who is one of my favorite actors. Hollyweird rarely gets it right, and I find the sensational inaccuracies in semi historical fiction movies a sad thing.

At least Mel Gibson is doing a pretty fair job of destroying his credibility and hopefully his future as a movie maker.