dynodon Posted March 6, 2012 Share #1801 Posted March 6, 2012 Rod, Congrats on your first victory in the Scavenger hunt. Your prize package is on its way to you including an all first class trip to a location of your choice, you pay for travel, lodging food etc, but it is a great prize! You also get one slightly used tire from Scooter Bob, guaranteed to still have rubber on the sidewalls....down near the bead! or maybe on the inside,, Finally, I will contribute one quart of used synthetic engine oil, packaging extra, bring a sponge, it is under my Venture..... About next target, don't worry if it has been done before, this has been going on a long time! I know where there is a helicopter in my home town, but that would be too easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etcswjoe Posted March 6, 2012 Share #1802 Posted March 6, 2012 About next target, don't worry if it has been done before, this has been going on a long time! I know where there is a helicopter in my home town, but that would be too easy. I live up the road from an AFB so I guess that would not be fair either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etcswjoe Posted March 10, 2012 Share #1803 Posted March 10, 2012 Ok, Tell me what yall think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playboy Posted March 10, 2012 Share #1804 Posted March 10, 2012 Looks good next time get more of those cool planes and less of you So whats next this storm front get through will be ready for a ride well were ready now but thats how it goes. Good Job:cool10: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etcswjoe Posted March 10, 2012 Share #1805 Posted March 10, 2012 Next target is you, your bike and a homemade mailbox. http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/display/6d8ff67b-43c9-4686-b94e-9a32a688b675.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynodon Posted March 11, 2012 Share #1806 Posted March 11, 2012 oooo, OOOO, good one! We live in a rural type setting and although it has been a few years, we used to have kids that played mailbox baseball from time to time so there are lots of improvised boxes intended to break an arm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Bob Posted March 11, 2012 Share #1807 Posted March 11, 2012 (edited) We were riding around looking for some old barns that are in a "Barns of Wisconsin" book I've been reading, and found this mailbox shaped just like an old barn! Later, Scooter Bob Edited March 12, 2012 by Scooter Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etcswjoe Posted March 11, 2012 Share #1808 Posted March 11, 2012 We were riding around looking for some old barns that are in a "Barns of Wisconsin" I've been reading, and found this mailbox shaped just like an old barn! Later, Scooter Bob A barn shaped like a mailbox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Bob Posted March 11, 2012 Share #1809 Posted March 11, 2012 (edited) http://img.tapatalk.com/a6b50327-25bd-8300.jpg Yah, I was just stirin' the pot with that one Joe. Howa bout this one? IH Truck should like it anyway? If it meets the criteria, the next target is... A pic of you and your bike and some St Patrick's Day decoration. Later, Scooter Bob Edited March 11, 2012 by Scooter Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etcswjoe Posted March 11, 2012 Share #1810 Posted March 11, 2012 Sounds good to me. I like the pic. I saw a mailbox welded to a tractor today but figured that was backwards. happy St Me Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Haywood Posted March 11, 2012 Share #1811 Posted March 11, 2012 We were riding around looking for some old barns that are in a "Barns of Wisconsin" I've been reading, and found this mailbox shaped just like an old barn! Later, Scooter Bob That's at the end of your driveway isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynodon Posted March 11, 2012 Share #1812 Posted March 11, 2012 Bob, is that truly homemade? Just asking, because you can buy lots of mailboxes that look like other things, this is supposed to be homemade. But if it stands, then I am to be in the St. Pats parade in Peoria Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Bob Posted March 12, 2012 Share #1813 Posted March 12, 2012 That's at the end of your driveway isn't it? Ya, But it is shaped like a lot of the barns we were lookin' at. Good Catch Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Bob Posted March 12, 2012 Share #1814 Posted March 12, 2012 Ok, Tell me what yall think. Hey Joe, is that a Constellation in the third pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playboy Posted March 12, 2012 Share #1815 Posted March 12, 2012 Don't mean to rain on anyone's parade but where were you Bob didn't see ya in the pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Bob Posted March 12, 2012 Share #1816 Posted March 12, 2012 Bob, is that truly homemade? Just asking, because you can buy lots of mailboxes that look like other things, this is supposed to be homemade. I didn't look at it that close, but I bet the guy didn't make the half barrel either. It's really up to Joe, I guess I wasn't really lookin' for home made, just unique. The more I look at the pic, it may have come from a John Deere dealer or something like that. But if it stands, then I am to be in the St. Pats parade in Peoria Saturday. I'll be ridin' in the parade in Fox Lake again, like I've done for over 20 years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Bob Posted March 12, 2012 Share #1817 Posted March 12, 2012 Don't mean to rain on anyone's parade but where were you Bob didn't see ya in the pic. That's my right arm out and up holdin' the camera/phone in the mirror. I thought I had a bit of my face in when I took the pic, but the camera sensors must have took it out for safety reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playboy Posted March 12, 2012 Share #1818 Posted March 12, 2012 Ah didn't look at the top pic my bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etcswjoe Posted March 12, 2012 Share #1819 Posted March 12, 2012 Hey Joe, is that a Constellation in the third pic? It sure is and here is the write up on it. I hit the small airports then just threw in the AFB pics for the heck of it. C-121 "Constellation" The C-121 "Constellation" is the military version of the like-named commercial transport. During World War II, the Army Air Force purchased 22 early-model "Connies," designated C-69. Between 1948 and 1955, the U.S. Air Force ordered 150 C-121s for use as cargo and passenger carriers, executive transports, and airborne early warning aircraft. From September 1955 to February 1963, the Lockheed Constellation operated from Joint Base Charleston with the 1608th Air Transport Wing. In fact, the 1608th was the only Military Air Transport Service (MATS) unit to fly the 32 C-models built. While assigned to Charleston AFB, the C-models or "Super Connies" could carry 106 passengers, 40,000 pounds of cargo, or 75 stretchers. The C-121's most notable achievements while at Charleston was the airlift of Hungarian refugees to the U.S. and the airlift of U.S. military troops to the Suez Canal, the Congo, and Lebanon. The aircraft eventually was retired from active service in 1967 and transferred to the Reserve and Air National Guard units. By 1975, all C-121s had left military service. The successful restoration and display of the C-47 in 1982 sparked the base to attempt to acquire other aircraft flown at Joint Base Charleston. The "bone yard" at Davis-Montham AFB, Arizona, had four C-121Cs in storage, and by 1985, the USAF Museum had approved the base's loan request for one of these aircraft. After borrowing various components and parts, a team of active duty, Reservists, and retirees restored the aircraft now on display to flyable status in only 13 days. The costs for the entire team was less than $6,000. A crew, once qualified in C-121s, had been assembled from different bases. The flight to Joint Base Charleston on June 10, 1985, in a sense, reenacted the aircraft's first appearance 30 years earlier. Specifications Span: 123 ft Length: 116 ft 2 in Height: 24 ft 9 in Weight: 133,000 lbs maximum Armament: None Engines: 4 Wright R-3350s of 3,400 hp each Cost: $2,647,000 Serial #: 54-0180 Performance Maximum Speed: 330 mph Cruising Speed: 255 mph Range: 4,000 miles Service Ceiling: 33,600 ft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynodon Posted March 12, 2012 Share #1820 Posted March 12, 2012 Hey Joe, if you get near Rantoul, IL anytime in the future (near Champaign, south of Chicago) there is an AF museum with a unique Connie on display. Navy version with big radar bubbles top and bottom. I consider the Connie probably the most beautiful of the big planes. If you look past the domes, you can see the shape that is soooo nice. This plane also has a distinction that it HAS to be manned by either a current or ex Navy sailor before anyone can go through it. They consider it still active or something, with technology they want protected. It has not been stripped down. I can't believe how small it is inside! Lots of other good stuff at that museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etcswjoe Posted March 12, 2012 Share #1821 Posted March 12, 2012 (edited) Hey Joe, if you get near Rantoul, IL anytime in the future (near Champaign, south of Chicago) there is an AF museum with a unique Connie on display. Navy version with big radar bubbles top and bottom. I consider the Connie probably the most beautiful of the big planes. If you look past the domes, you can see the shape that is soooo nice. This plane also has a distinction that it HAS to be manned by either a current or ex Navy sailor before anyone can go through it. They consider it still active or something, with technology they want protected. It has not been stripped down. I can't believe how small it is inside! Lots of other good stuff at that museum. I was stationed at Chanute when I went through weather maint school. I think it was there then and the ECM module was still in it, great plane. Also seen this one at Warner Robbins last year Edited March 12, 2012 by etcswjoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warriorhoneybee Posted March 12, 2012 Share #1822 Posted March 12, 2012 thats right and i love to pour on parades!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Haywood Posted March 12, 2012 Share #1823 Posted March 12, 2012 I was stationed at Chanute when I went through weather maint school. I think it was there then and the ECM module was still in it, great plane. Also seen this one at Warner Robbins last year I was also at Chanute in october of 72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etcswjoe Posted March 16, 2012 Share #1824 Posted March 16, 2012 One more day to get the new target supposed to be a great day for St. Me's day. Should be able to at least find a parade. Reminder of what the target is: A pic of you and your bike and some St Patrick's Day decoration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Bob Posted March 16, 2012 Share #1825 Posted March 16, 2012 On my way home the other day, I saw an inflatable leprichaun, way taller than a real leprichaun, in somebodies front yard. I stopped the bike for a good shot, grabbed the camera, then remembered I'm the one who set the target. Happy Hunting, Scooter Bob The current target is... A pic of you and your bike and some St Patrick's Day decoration. by Scooter Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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