More reminiscing from the first Gulf War, cause its the anniversary and all. This link is great cause we were there, again. Click all the links for pictures. I wish I had more photos of my own, but I was told not to mail film home cause it would get removed from the package for [...]
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More reminiscing from Gulf 1
Posted in Other than bikes on February 23, 2011 | Comments Off
20 years ago today
Posted in Other than bikes on February 22, 2011 | Comments Off
I am reposting this post from 2008, as Feb 22. is the 20 year anniversary of Cpl. Aaron Pack losing his life in Kuwait, we me laying under a truck 200 yds away. I never met him, didn’t know his name till years later, but I think of it every year at this time. http://jerrychabot.com/2008/03/24/cpl-aaron-a-pack-usmc-kia-feb-23-1991/ [...]
Skidsteer Tech
Posted in Other than bikes on July 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Friday I had to deal with a half dozen truckloads of gravel being delivered to the association road. I had to spread it with the skid steer, cause we are cheap like that. So, in the AM, I decided to tear apart the moto so I could install new tires so I could get it [...]
Ode to the American Auto Worker
Posted in Other than bikes on April 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Yah so, nice going Mr. American Auto Worker. WTF am I talking about? Ford. Specifically the 2000′ish F150′s. Standard trim is no running boards. I like running boards. My wife really likes running boards, cause the damn Fords are so tall. Super, its a factory installed option. Awesome, as I was custom spec’ing this truck [...]
I was so much younger then…
Posted in Other than bikes on March 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
…I am older than that now. (Bob Dylan) Okay, so not exactly what Bob Dylan said, actually more the opposite. But I suppose the reverse is also true, as sometimes it feels like I am acting younger every year, what with the inventions of Facebook and Twitter and silly cyclocross races. Back then I had [...]
