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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/26/2009 8:53:42 PM

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Here's another fun pic, just in case you thought the P-38 was somehow a small aircraft:

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/26/2009 9:21:33 PM

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Congrats Dixie - I wish you and your wife as pleasant a pregnacy possible.
PS. Once you discover what her cravings are - Keep a stash hidden somewhere around the house. Saves a lot of late night trips to the convience store.

25% of those nights I'm going to be at work

Phaw! As if you'll get off the hook that easily.

Congrats Martin. That's great news.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/26/2009 9:21:43 PM

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Xoing!!!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/26/2009 9:48:01 PM

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does anyone else think the us navy's aircraft recovery policy is a bit dumb.
so the airforce considers any wrecks from before 61 to be abadoned and fair game but the navy considers all wrecks government property and will not let you raise them. so there ar3 3 tbd-s sitting under water in the pacific that people want to raise yet they are just being eaten away cause the navy threatens you with a lawsuit if you so much as touch them. plus when you try to work with the navy to raise them they don't ever give you permission. so the only chance we have for tbds(cause there are no examples anywhere) are slowly rotting away on the seafloor. does that seem screwed up to anyone else. btw no servicemen's remains are involved in any of the tbds.

Yes and no. If it's just a wreck then I would have thought it should be fair game. If there are bodies involved (or they aren't sure) then treat it like any other grave.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/26/2009 9:49:19 PM

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Congratulations, Dixie!!

When's is the blessed event due to happen???

We'll have a better idea after the weekend, but the midwife has said around mid-December. Mrs Dixie thinks that January is more likely.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/26/2009 10:00:03 PM

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ORIGINAL: Terminus

Here's another fun pic, just in case you thought the P-38 was somehow a small aircraft:

When I visited the Memphis Belle, oddly enough in Memphis, I was shocked to realize the B-17's wingspan was smaller than an F-14, and it's just a couple of feet longer than the F-14.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/26/2009 10:00:27 PM

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And with that, my unofficial Monday for this week is in the books.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/26/2009 10:41:27 PM

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does anyone else think the us navy's aircraft recovery policy is a bit dumb.
so the airforce considers any wrecks from before 61 to be abadoned and fair game but the navy considers all wrecks government property and will not let you raise them. so there ar3 3 tbd-s sitting under water in the pacific that people want to raise yet they are just being eaten away cause the navy threatens you with a lawsuit if you so much as touch them. plus when you try to work with the navy to raise them they don't ever give you permission. so the only chance we have for tbds(cause there are no examples anywhere) are slowly rotting away on the seafloor. does that seem screwed up to anyone else. btw no servicemen's remains are involved in any of the tbds.

Yes and no. If it's just a wreck then I would have thought it should be fair game. If there are bodies involved (or they aren't sure) then treat it like any other grave.

completely agree with that but its any us navy aircraft. not just war graves

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/26/2009 10:42:02 PM

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Congratulations, Dixie!!

When's is the blessed event due to happen???

We'll have a better idea after the weekend, but the midwife has said around mid-December. Mrs Dixie thinks that January is more likely.

they still have midwife's in england

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/26/2009 10:42:55 PM

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Here's another fun pic, just in case you thought the P-38 was somehow a small aircraft:

When I visited the Memphis Belle, oddly enough in Memphis, I was shocked to realize the B-17's wingspan was smaller than an F-14, and it's just a couple of feet longer than the F-14.

sad i will never get to see one of those fly again. they were truley magnificent aircraft.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/26/2009 10:46:25 PM

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Congratulations, Dixie!!

When's is the blessed event due to happen???

We'll have a better idea after the weekend, but the midwife has said around mid-December. Mrs Dixie thinks that January is more likely.

they still have midwife's in england

What are they called in the States?

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/26/2009 10:51:02 PM

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wow great post by herwin. really adult of him

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/26/2009 10:52:49 PM

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ORIGINAL: Terminus

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ORIGINAL: bobogoboom

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ORIGINAL: Dixie

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ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

Congratulations, Dixie!!

When's is the blessed event due to happen???

We'll have a better idea after the weekend, but the midwife has said around mid-December. Mrs Dixie thinks that January is more likely.

they still have midwife's in england

What are they called in the States?

i don't know midwifes as far as i knew was a term used for the women who delivered babies. like in the 1700s and 1800s before doctors delivered babies. what are they in europe?

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/26/2009 10:53:44 PM

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ORIGINAL: bobogoboom

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ORIGINAL: bobogoboom

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ORIGINAL: Dixie

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ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

Congratulations, Dixie!!

When's is the blessed event due to happen???

We'll have a better idea after the weekend, but the midwife has said around mid-December. Mrs Dixie thinks that January is more likely.

they still have midwife's in england

What are they called in the States?

i don't know midwifes as far as i knew was a term used for the women who delivered babies. like in the 1700s and 1800s before doctors delivered babies. what are they in europe?

Most definitely still called midwives. I'm kinda thinking they're still called that in the States too, but you haven't noticed...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/26/2009 10:54:00 PM

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wow great post by herwin. really adult of him

Which one?

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/26/2009 11:05:51 PM

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wow great post by herwin. really adult of him

Which one?

latest response

but yeah i know what you mean

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/26/2009 11:06:49 PM

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ORIGINAL: Terminus

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ORIGINAL: Terminus

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ORIGINAL: bobogoboom

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ORIGINAL: Dixie

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ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

Congratulations, Dixie!!

When's is the blessed event due to happen???

We'll have a better idea after the weekend, but the midwife has said around mid-December. Mrs Dixie thinks that January is more likely.

they still have midwife's in england

What are they called in the States?

i don't know midwifes as far as i knew was a term used for the women who delivered babies. like in the 1700s and 1800s before doctors delivered babies. what are they in europe?

Most definitely still called midwives. I'm kinda thinking they're still called that in the States too, but you haven't noticed...

i don't think we use them in the states anymore. i haven't heard anyone i know of using them.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/26/2009 11:12:42 PM

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This is probably the single weirdest link I've posted on The Thread, but still...

http://www.americanpregnancy.org/labornbirth/midwives.html

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/26/2009 11:32:25 PM

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This is probably the single weirdest link I've posted on The Thread, but still...

http://www.americanpregnancy.org/labornbirth/midwives.html

i will read it when i get home. don't want people at work getting the wrong idea.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/26/2009 11:37:18 PM

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The salient point is that midwives exist in organized form in America. I very much doubt I shall ever type the words "midwife" and "America" into Google again...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/26/2009 11:55:47 PM

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yeah that is a weird search.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/27/2009 12:12:43 AM

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Goodnight Sweet Prince, and May Flights of Angels Sing Thee to Thy Rest...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/27/2009 1:09:50 AM

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Grats Dixie! Happy Birthday T! Leo, I extend hopes that your studies are rewarded with success in life. Sorry about the hangover Nik. I hope I didn't miss anybody with news

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/27/2009 1:38:52 AM

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does anyone else think the us navy's aircraft recovery policy is a bit dumb.
so the airforce considers any wrecks from before 61 to be abadoned and fair game but the navy considers all wrecks government property and will not let you raise them. so there ar3 3 tbd-s sitting under water in the pacific that people want to raise yet they are just being eaten away cause the navy threatens you with a lawsuit if you so much as touch them. plus when you try to work with the navy to raise them they don't ever give you permission. so the only chance we have for tbds(cause there are no examples anywhere) are slowly rotting away on the seafloor. does that seem screwed up to anyone else. btw no servicemen's remains are involved in any of the tbds.

Yes and no. If it's just a wreck then I would have thought it should be fair game. If there are bodies involved (or they aren't sure) then treat it like any other grave.

I just checked with the international lawyer in the family.

Here's the deal, by international law, all wrecks (ships & aircraft) that are owned by a government are owned forever. USAF,USN,RN,RAF, Any govt. (read military). The law says that you must ask them before touching their property. If there are no bodies, explosives or classifed in the wreck , generally permission is given. But quite simply the reason that you just can't go screwing around with a wrecked warship or war bird is....That it doesn't belong to you, and you have to ask permission of the rightfull owner.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/27/2009 1:40:07 AM

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Looks like Bobo won the guessing game...

Congratulatuions Martin! Better start stockpiling sleep!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/27/2009 1:40:54 AM

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Goodnight Sweet Prince, and May Flights of Angels Sing Thee to Thy Rest...

Goodnight Kristan, and may you awake to a happy birthday!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/27/2009 2:53:13 AM

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My cousin used a midwife for her three. They are going strong here in the states. Of course, the AMA makes sure they don't get much publicity lest they put a dent in obstetrician income.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/27/2009 3:24:49 AM

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Here's another fun pic, just in case you thought the P-38 was somehow a small aircraft:

When I visited the Memphis Belle, oddly enough in Memphis, I was shocked to realize the B-17's wingspan was smaller than an F-14, and it's just a couple of feet longer than the F-14.

Great Pic. Having grown up in Memphis we used to be able to actually climb on the plane believe it or not. It sat outside in the elements at a National Guard armory and for a long time you could just walk right up to it, and climb on the wings, etc.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/27/2009 4:40:48 AM

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She was outside when I visited her, under the big dome canopy on Mud Island. I was at NAS Memphis at the time, before all our schools were moved down to Pensacola. I had some good times in Memphis.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/27/2009 4:41:54 AM

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Quick good night - Tithe.

And, by the magic of the International Date Line, Happy Birthday, T!

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