kallend 2,027 #2151 March 3, 2022 6 hours ago, SkyDekker said: For the record, I have no interest in the US shredding their constitution, it is the interpretation of some of the amendments I don't agree with. I am a huge fan of the third amendment. You should know that many in the Canadian "freedom convoy" kept talking about their first amendment rights. In Canada the English Bill of Rights of 1689 remains in statute. The English Bill of Rights was the model for the Virginia Bill of Rights, which in turn led to the US Bill of Rights (1789) and the UN Declaration of Human Rights (1948). So you can all thank the English for your basic rights, going back to Magna Carta (1215) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brenthutch 444 #2152 March 4, 2022 (edited) 54 minutes ago, kallend said: So you can all thank the English for your basic rights, going back to Magna Carta (1215) And the English can thank the U.S. for their continued ability to enjoy those rights. Edited March 4, 2022 by brenthutch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #2153 March 4, 2022 57 minutes ago, brenthutch said: And the English can thank the U.S. for their continued ability to enjoy those rights. Or the Japanese, cause without them the US would have happily continued making money off the Nazis while the holocaust took place. (yes both are stupid takes) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #2154 March 4, 2022 1 hour ago, SkyDekker said: Or the Japanese, cause without them the US would have happily continued making money off the Nazis while the holocaust took place. (yes both are stupid takes) Apparently brenthutch (whose posts I do not see except when quoted) has yet again demonstrated his ignorance of history. The USA was conspicuous by its absence in 1940**, the ONLY time the UK was in danger of defeat. And once Hitler turned on the USSR in June 1941 (also while the USA was in absentia) there was no more doubt of the outcome. **The five US pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain were subject to prosecution if they returned to the US, for violating neutrality laws. Ambassador Joseph Kennedy urged Roosevelt to stop supporting Britain. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brenthutch 444 #2155 March 4, 2022 8 hours ago, kallend said: Apparently brenthutch (whose posts I do not see except when quoted) has yet again demonstrated his ignorance of history. The USA was conspicuous by its absence in 1940**, the ONLY time the UK was in danger of defeat. And once Hitler turned on the USSR in June 1941 (also while the USA was in absentia) there was no more doubt of the outcome. **The five US pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain were subject to prosecution if they returned to the US, for violating neutrality laws. Ambassador Joseph Kennedy urged Roosevelt to stop supporting Britain. Obviously you have never heard of the lend lease program. Here you go https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/lend-lease-act-1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,447 #2156 March 4, 2022 Some people just don't understand that teams need all of the members, and only rarely is a single member the entire reason the game was won or lost. It's kind of like imagining what your life would have been if you'd had different parents -- you'd be a different person. Yes, we helped with lend-lease. But remove virtually any of the underpinnings of the Battle of Britain, and the results would be different. Not to mention that the German assault might be different in response to those changes. It's ludicrous to assert that England would be speaking German without the US having joined WW2. But satisfying, I guess, to people who need to depend on others' failure (or projected failure) for their own self-esteem. Wendy P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brenthutch 444 #2157 March 4, 2022 30 minutes ago, wmw999 said: It's ludicrous to assert that England would be speaking German without the US having joined WW2. But satisfying, I guess, to people who need to depend on others' failure (or projected failure) for their own self-esteem. Wendy P. Who made that assertion? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #2158 March 4, 2022 36 minutes ago, wmw999 said: Some people just don't understand that teams need all of the members, and only rarely is a single member the entire reason the game was won or lost. It's kind of like imagining what your life would have been if you'd had different parents -- you'd be a different person. Yes, we helped with lend-lease. But remove virtually any of the underpinnings of the Battle of Britain, and the results would be different. Not to mention that the German assault might be different in response to those changes. It's ludicrous to assert that England would be speaking German without the US having joined WW2. But satisfying, I guess, to people who need to depend on others' failure (or projected failure) for their own self-esteem. Wendy P. Unfortunately some people learn history from John Wayne movies instead of from history books. The Greek resistance in 1941 delayed Barbarossa by 5 weeks - enough to prevent the Wehrmacht from reaching Moscow before the onset of the Russian winter and no doubt changing the outcome of the war. But you don't hear the Greeks crowing about how they saved the world. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
metalslug 36 #2159 March 4, 2022 11 minutes ago, kallend said: Unfortunately some people learn history from John Wayne movies instead of from history books. The Greek resistance in 1941 delayed Barbarossa by 5 weeks - enough to prevent the Wehrmacht from reaching Moscow before the onset of the Russian winter and no doubt changing the outcome of the war. But you don't hear the Greeks crowing about how they saved the world. Is yours the John Wayne movie version? To be fair; not all historians agree with the account above; citing reports of late spring floods from heavy rains in eastern Poland and western Russia, delaying the planned start date to June 22, which is indeed when it started. The Greeks fought well and can take credit for slightly reducing the number of military units that the Wehrmacht had hoped to mobilise, but not for the pivotal delay that you infer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #2160 March 4, 2022 17 hours ago, billvon said: The periodic changes unrelated to mileage are (I believe) to deal with water ingress. Water gets into engines even if they are not being used; imperfect seals and valves (like the PCV valve) allow humid air to enter, and once it enters it can condense when temperature changes (i.e. at night.) The primary source of water in the oil is combustion. You should know this. HC (hydrocarbons - gas) + O2 = CO2 & H2O. If the motor is run to full temp, the water gets boiled out of the oil and it's fine. Lots of short trips, especially in colder weather, put a fair amount of water into the oil. Ever pulled the dipstick or the fill cap and seen 'chocolate mousse'? That's the condensation build up (or a major problem like a blown head gasket, but that has other, really obvious symptoms). Running the car for at least 30 minutes (and driving it, not just letting it sit and idle) will get it up to temp and take care of the water. That's why people who store cars over the winter shouldn't start the car up until they are ready to take it out on the road. Some folks think it should be started every couple of weeks and idled for a few minutes. That does more harm than good. I've got a couple cars and a motorcycle. The newer car runs synthetic oil. Published 10k mile interval. Since that car only sees about 5k miles per year, it gets changed every other year. The other cars run conventional oil (dino or dinosaur oil). They generally get the oil changed in the fall, right before they get put away for winter. Same with the motorcycle. They may or may not see enough miles to reach 'change interval, but that's ok. The oil (and filter) build up a decent amount of acids and other 'bad things' that I don't like to leave in the motor while it sits over winter. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #2161 March 4, 2022 1 hour ago, metalslug said: Is yours the John Wayne movie version? No, it's the William Shirer version. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_L._Shirer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #2162 March 4, 2022 8 minutes ago, kallend said: No, it's the William Shirer version. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_L._Shirer When I was in 8th grade, I needed to write a book report, and for some reason I chose The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Holy crap, that book goes into incredible detail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,991 #2163 March 4, 2022 2 hours ago, wolfriverjoe said: The primary source of water in the oil is combustion. You should know this. HC (hydrocarbons - gas) + O2 = CO2 & H2O. Ya, sorry, I was speaking to the question "why should I change my oil if I seldom/never use the engine?" That's the big issue for me since the ICE part of my engine is used very rarely. As you mentioned if you are running it regularly, combustion products that get by the rings/valve seals are the main problem. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #2164 March 4, 2022 4 hours ago, billvon said: Ya, sorry, I was speaking to the question "why should I change my oil if I seldom/never use the engine?" The funny part of that is that an engine run 'seldom' needs oil changed more often than one run regularly, unless the 'seldom' is 'long runs that get it fully up to temperature'. For a plug in Hybrid, where the engine doesn't run often and when it does run it doesn't run for very long (I think, anyway), the oil would need to be changed at far operatiing hours than any other application I can think of (changed on a time/calendar schedule, not miles). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,720 #2165 March 4, 2022 7 hours ago, ryoder said: When I was in 8th grade, I needed to write a book report, and for some reason I chose The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Holy crap, that book goes into incredible detail. Was Gibbon's tome unavailable at your local lemonade stand? Sheesh. That sort of thing goes on your permanent record. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,991 #2166 March 4, 2022 1 hour ago, wolfriverjoe said: The funny part of that is that an engine run 'seldom' needs oil changed more often than one run regularly, unless the 'seldom' is 'long runs that get it fully up to temperature'. Right. In my case, my current car is a PHEV with a ~30 mile range. That's enough to get to work, the store, to pick up the kids, the tunnel etc. To get to Perris (70 miles) I have to run the engine at highway speeds for an hour. So I will go for several months with zero engine usage, then there will be a weekend where I run it for four hours. Under those conditions, the engine just isn't degrading the oil that fast. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 236 #2167 March 5, 2022 On 3/2/2022 at 2:09 PM, JerryBaumchen said: Hi Tri, Most Americans have not been raised to accept short-term pain for long-term gain. 'I've got to have it now.' Jerry Baumchen "Give me convenience or give me death!" Jello Biafra 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brenthutch 444 #2168 March 8, 2022 Once again Biden leads from behind. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/us-ban-russian-oil-imports-rcna19119 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brenthutch 444 #2169 March 8, 2022 https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-sells-alaska-back-to-russia-so-we-can-start-drilling-for-oil-there-again “Folks, nobody wants to ruin America’s beautiful Alaskan wilderness with oil trucks and drilling rigs, come on!” said President Biden in response to questions he thought were coming from a house plant in the West Wing. “But I’ve never had a problem getting oil from Russia, so there you go, go get him.” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,720 #2170 March 8, 2022 8 hours ago, brenthutch said: Once again Biden leads from behind. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/us-ban-russian-oil-imports-rcna19119 It's not like he banned K-Y Jelly, Mr.concerned about Biden's behind. Reaching around to a more topical area of concern did you notice, in your excitement, how masterfully Biden played Putin in the lead up to the Russian invasion? Instead of constantly thinking that guys nuts you might have noticed that when everyone else was buying Putins legerdemain Biden consistently stated that the Russians were in fact going to attack. By doing so he denied Putin his own Überfall auf den Sender Gleiwitz pretense and coalesced international opinion against Putin at the get go. So, in that sense he most definitely took Putin from behind. 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #2171 March 9, 2022 (edited) https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/09/cartoon-by-joe-heller/ Edited March 9, 2022 by kallend 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brenthutch 444 #2172 March 10, 2022 46 minutes ago, kallend said: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/09/cartoon-by-joe-heller/ I agree with you that not only is it a failure to increase domestic supply, it is a failure on the geopolitical front as well. As usual the poor and working class are disproportionately impacted. If Europe and Great Britain had developed their domestic supply of coal and oil and gas via fracking we would not be in this mess. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brenthutch 444 #2173 March 17, 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/09/saudi-arabia-and-uae-leaders-decline-calls-with-biden-amid-fears-of-oil-price-spike Biden won’t help increase domestic production, he can’t convince our “friends” to pump more, now he is reduced to begging dictatorships and terror states for oil we could easily be producing in North America. #let’s go Brandon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #2174 March 17, 2022 14 minutes ago, brenthutch said: Biden won’t help increase domestic production US companies won't increase domestic production on existing sites. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,991 #2175 March 17, 2022 1 hour ago, brenthutch said: Biden won’t help increase domestic production What happened to "the government shouldn't pick winners or losers?" Does that only apply when you don't like what the government is picking? Or have you moved more into the "socialist" category, and want the government to determine what industries do? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites