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Offline PorkPie

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Re: Bockscar 3.0 Streamliner
« Reply #120 on: March 23, 2023, 10:26:58 AM »
Neil,

can you translate me the word "blivet"...

as my English/German translater didn't has the clue..... :cheers:....thanks


Quote from: manta22 on March 22, 2023, 09:31:09 PM
"10lb's of $hit in a 5lb box " is the definition of the word "blivet"  :-D
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Re: Bockscar 3.0 Streamliner
« Reply #121 on: March 23, 2023, 11:41:59 AM »
blivet (plural blivets) Anything overfull. An item of unknown purpose, often unnecessary or useless or annoying.
blivet - Wiktionary

PP you just need to ask Google
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Re: Bockscar 3.0 Streamliner
« Reply #122 on: March 23, 2023, 11:59:09 AM »
Lockheed built an I beam steel analog of an F-104 (weight and CG) for testing a zero launch rocket. My dad called it "the blivit"
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Re: Bockscar 3.0 Streamliner
« Reply #123 on: March 23, 2023, 01:47:01 PM »
There is no such thing as a shop that is to big! Shop size is like women's breast, no such thing as to big!!

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Re: Bockscar 3.0 Streamliner
« Reply #124 on: March 23, 2023, 02:09:31 PM »
Bob...I like to think of it as Workshop Tetris. Carry on.
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Re: Bockscar 3.0 Streamliner
« Reply #125 on: March 23, 2023, 08:13:47 PM »
Quote from: Lemming Motors on March 22, 2023, 07:19:48 PM
You can hear the house buying conversation can't you:

Realtor: what are you looking for in your next house.
Purchaser: a 30 foot garage.
Realtor: yes......
Purchaser: I guess a bathroom would be good too.
Realtor: and .....
Purchaser: no, that about covers it.

I got Lucky. Very lucky. My garage/shop is about 120ft long. It still looks like a dumping ground.
You'll never win.
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Re: Bockscar 3.0 Streamliner
« Reply #126 on: April 08, 2023, 04:35:14 PM »
Quote from: kiwi belly tank on January 29, 2023, 11:42:36 PM

I'm interested in scaring the $hit out of myself & being able to talk about it later.
  Sid.

I think this is the Landracing quote for all time!

Nice work young fella..

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Re: Bockscar 3.0 Streamliner
« Reply #127 on: April 21, 2023, 02:50:45 AM »
Hey Bob, you must be busy.
I sent you email.🙏
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Re: Bockscar 3.0 Streamliner
« Reply #128 on: April 22, 2023, 11:40:55 AM »
that about right In our soon to be place in Texas my new shop will be not quite-- twice as large as the house. 1500 vs 2760
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Re: Bockscar 3.0 Streamliner
« Reply #129 on: July 24, 2023, 09:26:12 PM »
Hi Stainless.
How's the build going?.👊
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Re: Bockscar 3.0 Streamliner
« Reply #130 on: July 25, 2023, 12:12:29 AM »
Mike, I'd like to say great... but I haven't worked in the shop on it in a couple of months while dealing with my "Brother from another Mother" spending a lot of time at the hospital.  The were worrying about his new lung cancer and failed to notice his lymphoma came out of remission till it was too late.

I do have the lakester in prep for SpeedWeek and I need to get back to work on figuring out the best way to get a Cam Drive to SA.  Don't know if that will happen before SpeedWeek.  But it will happen.
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Re: Bockscar 3.0 Streamliner
« Reply #131 on: November 03, 2023, 07:09:18 AM »
Sorry to hear about the brother.🙏🏻

Bob, the package arrived today. God Bless you.
Thanks a million. You're a friend of note.👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
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