This Is How The Pentagon Knows Its Combat Aircraft Can Withstand A Blizzard
While the East Coast turns into a less-than-wonderful winter wonderland, the Department of Defense can rest assured that even their most advanced and finicky aircraft left out in the cold will be just fine. This piece of mind comes from testing done at the U.S. Air Force’s one-of-a-kind torture chamber: the McKinley Climatic Lab.
This huge testing facility was built in 1947 as part of a World War II-era initiative to take cold-weather aircraft testing away from the control of mother nature in Alaska and into a scientifically controlled environment. Oddly enough, the facility was built in one of America’s warmest climates at Eglin Air Force Base near the beach city of Destin, Florida. The facility is named after the person who proposed building it, Colonel Ashley McKinley.
(Jalopnik.com)
Monday, January 25, 2016
Old Wins Over New Here
Are old trucks better than new trucks?
But would life be a little better if you had a new truck instead of an old truck? Would you be willing to pay, say, $30,000 for a new truck that has an MSRP at $34,000 and keep it for the long haul? Or are you more of an old-truck enthusiast who is willing to put up with more repairs and a healthy bit of rattles and interior cosmetic issues in exchange for having the tool aspects of a truck?
It's your truck to choose. You can make it loaded from the ground up, or as stripped out as a bare-bones commercial truck that can be hosed down and aired out with crank windows and a long road trip. You can even have it with no A/C and manual steering if you like. So tell us, since it's your money and not ours, would you choose a new truck or an old one?
(AutoBlog.com)
But would life be a little better if you had a new truck instead of an old truck? Would you be willing to pay, say, $30,000 for a new truck that has an MSRP at $34,000 and keep it for the long haul? Or are you more of an old-truck enthusiast who is willing to put up with more repairs and a healthy bit of rattles and interior cosmetic issues in exchange for having the tool aspects of a truck?
It's your truck to choose. You can make it loaded from the ground up, or as stripped out as a bare-bones commercial truck that can be hosed down and aired out with crank windows and a long road trip. You can even have it with no A/C and manual steering if you like. So tell us, since it's your money and not ours, would you choose a new truck or an old one?
(AutoBlog.com)
I'm Taking Advantage Of This
Hidden Cell Phone Contract Perks You Should Be Taking Advantage Of
Verizon
Push for a Loyalty Plan
Verizon
Push for a Loyalty Plan
- Like its competitors, Verizon's been known to pull out all the stops for customers who might walk away after their contract's up. If you're at the end of your current contract and have been a customer for years, you owe it to yourself to call them up to see what they're willing to do to keep you around. If you're lucky you might end up on the storied Loyalty Plan.
Hell No!
Should you tip beyond the 18% service charge?
A restaurant automatically adds 18% of the bill so their workers 'can earn more than minimum wage' (as noted on receipt). I'm fine with that. Then, below that, it says, 'anything more will be split evenly among workers.' Is it customary to pay a little more than the 18% they added or just leave it at their 18%.
(LA.Eater.com)
A restaurant automatically adds 18% of the bill so their workers 'can earn more than minimum wage' (as noted on receipt). I'm fine with that. Then, below that, it says, 'anything more will be split evenly among workers.' Is it customary to pay a little more than the 18% they added or just leave it at their 18%.
(LA.Eater.com)
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