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I've owned a Primo XL Kamado for years. I use lump charcoal only, and control the temp with a Diqi-Q controller. Not a cheap combination, but works great and I really enjoy it. I always use a meat thermometer to check for doneness. Those are quite inexpensive and very accurate. I've cooked just about everything in it. Not sure about your non ceramic question. The benefit of ceramic is that they really hold moisture in, as long as you don't keep opening them, which you never have to with a controller for the pit temp and a meat thermometer.

I have an even/odd thing with gas also, but it's octane based. I will only allow the fuel to be an "even" total octane. Sine the choices are 87, 89 or 93 octane, I have developed charts that I carry to blend to three in hundreds of potential volume options so that it averages 88, 90, or 92. Takes a bit longer at the pump, but peace of mind is pricless.

Did a five day thing there as well. Nice place in the desert Southwest, but the new age stuff, to use your phrase is a bit, well a lot, over played, in my view.

Nah. They'll get the kings. Ms. and I will make do. Living on an aircraft carrier in a junior officer's bunkroom for months on end, I get in one position and don't move much.

Here's where we're going on Sun- next Thurs. The cabin is near Sevierville TN., in the Great Smokey Mountains. Our three adult kids will join us. https://www.cabinsforyou.com/brothers-deja-view.htm We always do a mountain cabins with the kids once per year. I'll bring the flyrod and waders along, so we'll see how that goes, and plenty of other things to do there. The Mrs. and I will do the annual Europe thing in late Oct, but no specific plans yet, as that situation re Covid changes weekly.

Please no K.C. on this site. One guy I never want to hear again, in any context. I'm sure the guy wasn't into football, if you get my drift.

The Navy operates near the San Clemente Island facility. Those operations have nothing to do with the closed San Onofre nuclear power plant, which is on the mainland, south of the city of San Clemente, (not the island), and was run by Southern California Edison. the Navy does not defend civilian nuclear power plants. Very few aircraft operations are conducted on San Clemente Island. Years ago we would use targets there, but environmental pressures have pretty much ended that, and even then it wasn't used much. The area that those FLIR images came from is called the SoCal Operating area, and is where carriers operate during work ups for Pacific cruises. It is international waters. Anyway, not trying to be impolite, but linking these recordings to a suggestion that there is some nuclear component is a non starter.

Iraq was stashing WMD's.

We will own the sixth round.

You came to this conclusion from somewhere else, and I am interested in finding out where that was from. I have operated in the area where these were recorded. The US, nor any other country that I'm aware of, does not operate nuclear facilities in international waters. So where is the area, and where is the claim?

I hate to nag, but I'm quite interested in where the reference is for this claim. No response for a couple days, but I'm hoping.

China claiming some bizarre sovereignty over the South China Sea is like claiming sovereignty over the moon. International law and right of passage is clear, established with agreements and precedent, and indisputable.

The claim comes from somewhere. I'm interested in where it came from and what the actual claim is.

Where are these Navy protected nuclear sites you mention? That isn't in the link.

I think you might have that a little backwards. The government wouldn't exist without being funded by "business and commerce." Now it exists far beyond its support, but that is another subject.

No reason to assume that. Probably no wind during the time of flight.

Can't be done, though I'd be glad to if the variables were know, because the math is pretty simple. The problem is that a football, when dropped, thrown or otherwise released, presents a drag coefficient to the atmosphere. In order to calculate the 9.8 meters per second squared until terminal velocity, you have to have the values for that drag coefficient each millisecond. One could argue that that is true until terminal velocity is reached, but that is a specious argument, since terminal velocity is only precise as the ball presents itself to the atmosphere, ie,. a spiral would have a greater terminal velocity than a spinning in a horizontal plane ball. Either way, I'm guessing that it is about 100mph, not much different that a major league fastball, and sighting it would be harder than catching it. Whatever, I'm kind of sick of Gronk.

And that is called terminal velocity. An object, unpropelled, ie., dropped, will accelerate at 9.8 meters per second squared, until it reaches its terminal velocity, which is the point that atmospheric drag will prevent further acceleration. For the human body, that is about 120mph at sea level. For a football, probably a bit less, but not much.

Wouldn't need to. The old formula still applies. On earth, a free object accelerates at 9.8 meters per second squared. Simply time the fall and you'll have the velocity.

A funny thing happens when you become a top three economic power with a total dependence on exports. You kind of give on regimes that you might support publicly and philosophically, but the real world reality is that the Chinese know the NK regime is lunatic, and would never risk their economic vector to support them.

North Korea doesn't have that capability, and China would never go to the mat in support of that regime.

Not really. A drone is usually controlled by data link. A cruise missile is an independent actor once it's launched, although it can be adjusted a bit. Point is that drones are not too hard to jam. Flying a drone over a US carrier in the Persian Gulf is not a big deal, and there is no video of anyone on its wing, although there may well have been an "escort." Either way, guarantee it was being tracked. Carrier task forces are far more "engaged" than the average person is aware of. Lots of boats. Lots of radar.

It's really not a competition. They are going to do what they need to to make a profit. As I mentioned, my son was a buyer for a very large national firm. He was also one of the guys that did the appraisals and made offers for trade ins. There are a lot of peculiarities which retail purchasers don't understand, like seemingly odd values for certain cars. As a couple examples, the Mini Cooper has virtually no resale value. Same with sticks, although the Hispanic folks jump all over them because they're so much cheaper. On the other hand, a Highlander commands a premium. I got an unusually high offer for my old one that had 155k and a small oil leak that wasn't worth fixing. They ship them to the Middle East and get a huge premium for them. Regarding Carfax, unfortunately some incidents are never reported to them. He would inspect a vehicle prior to making an offer and often found things that weren't reported, ie frame damage. They can try to hide the welds and you need to know where to look, but that has a huge impact on value. Same goes for certain issues like timing belts. If it's approaching the mileage where one is to be replaced, that has a significant impact.

Don't want to be a wet blanket here, but just to provide some perspective. Regarding used cars, you can do all the research you want, and that is a good idea, but you don't know what you don't know. My son was a buyer for a nationally recognized company. He bought hundred of vehicles per month. Kelly Blue Book is over rated. They have little regional relevance, and that matters. Carfax is overrated. They report what is reported to them, and that isn't always the full story. If you have someone who is skilled at inspecting a used car, you can do well. You can really do well if there is some hiccup in the title or mileage validity. Many times completely innocent, but effects price dramatically.

You're right. I should have "signed" it.