Monday, March 31, 2025
England is on the verge of shutting down the World Economic Forum's "15 Minute Cities" programme after almost all the cameras were destroyed and 50,000 people refused to pay the fines.
the Blade Runners activist group has neutralised 90% of the cameras installed under a zero-emission scheme that penalizes vehicles that fail to meet standards.
what in the world was airplane malt, and why was a company named that?
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1282668961809379/posts/9412188032190724/
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1930s-airplane-malt-co-michigan-ave-4679369836
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1930s-airplane-malt-co-michigan-ave-4679369836
Sunday, March 30, 2025
more than one B 17 tail gunner was stuck in the tail section after it was severed from the rest of the aircraft with no parachute, and survived the crash landing
He recalled "a hell of a jolt" as the bomber's 12-foot tail section was sheared off from the rest of the aircraft. Crammed into tight quarters and his movement constricted by the pair of machine guns he manned and several hundred rounds of ammunition, Raley could not create enough space to put on his parachute.
But instead of descending at breakneck speed, the bomber's tail spiraled downward, somewhat slowing its velocity, and Raley estimated it took 10-15 minutes for the wreckage to complete its fall.
The tail section fortuitously first made contact with a cluster of trees on a mountainside before stopping abruptly. Raley painstakingly extricated himself from all of the ammo surrounding him, then -- with the escape hatch nearest him damaged and pinned shut -- exited through the bulkhead door. For the first time, Raley saw the full extent of what he had survived.
On Nov 1943, inside a B-17F named Rikki Tikki Tavi from the 96th BG, was Staff Sergeant Moran.
As a tail gunner, Moran was in the thick of the fight against the swarm of enemy fighters when the Rikki Tikki Tavi was cut into two pieces, by German Bf 109s and FW190s.
Moran was still inside the tail.
Some of the research for the above film of his experience was found in the great book Tailspin by John Armbruster.
https://www.thegleaner.com/story/opinion/2019/04/04/henderson-soldier-survived-3-7-mile-fall-during-wwii/3371078002/
Arizona and California highway patrol are catching a lot of safety fails. Just letting you know that there are a lot more vehicles ready to cause problems on the freeways than you'd believe...
https://www.facebook.com/AZDPSHighwayPatrol
https://cdllife.com/2025/here-are-some-of-the-eye-popping-commercial-vehicle-violations-inspectors-have-spotted-at-scale-houses-lately/
here's a small indication of how bad the trucking industry is...
About 88,000 trucking companies and 8,000 freight brokerage firms went out of business in 2023
The trucking sector reported a net loss of about 10,000 carriers in the first half of 2024
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