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  1. Jack12477
    Welcome, Steve ! I'm originally from Brighton, near Twelve Corners. I also got hooked on Tamiya 1:35 armour kits, have about 40 completed tanks.
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    I think you can get a USB attachable external CD drive, Chris. I have a USB attachable 3.5 inch floppy drive for all my old floppy disk, also one to attach an old hard drive.
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    Creepy looking owl! What species is it ?
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    Yea, I hate it when the software developers send out updates which change default settings and don't tell anyone. That's why my ThinkPad is still running Windows XP 😜 I got tired of replacing my flatbed photo scanners and Canon inkjet printers just because Gates decided to declare them obsolete and unsupported in his newest version of Windows.
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    Craig, check your iPhone photo settings. You may be defaulting to HEIC instead of JPEG/JPG. I suspect this is your problem since you said it works after renaming. P.S. I don’t use i-anything. Just Android . Update: after some Googling Apple changed the default to HEIC without telling anyone. Since iOS 11, iPhone 7 and later can take photos in HEIC format - new file container for photos that reduces file size but keeps high quality. You can set if your photos are taken in HEIC or in old JPEG format with Settings > Camera > Formats: ‘High efficiency’ is for HEIC format. ‘Most compatible’ is for JPEG.
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    One of my favorite albums. His drummer, Jimmy Cobb, maintained a residence here in the valley and was often seen performing here. On one occasion closed all the streets in the Village of Saugerties for a Jazz in Saugerties weekend, Jimmy was center stage in the middle of the major intersection in the village. Beautiful shade of blue on the Cobra.
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    I'm in
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    Several decades ago I built the HO scale Class "C" 2-truck 3-cylinder SHAY locomotive by Roundhouse. It's fully operational. I added Kadee brand knuckle couplers instead of the kit supplied. Photos below (of a slightly dusty model):
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    Yes! Or Mahicannittuk by the Mohicans. It's tidal all the way from NY harbor to Albany
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    I almost bought one! Fresh out of college my younger brother (by 18 months) and I were looking to buy a new car. Our interests leaned toward the new 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang but we decided to wait for the full year 1965 models to arrive. In the dealers showroom next to a beautiful green 1965 Mustang convertible was a shiney dark blue street legal 1964 or 1965 (?) Cobra, 2 seater (i.e., 2 person) with 3 point racing harness seatbelts, , 4-on-the-floor manual, don't remember which engine probably 8 cyl. Sticker price was somewhere around $8,000. The sticker price on the 65 Mustang, 3-on-the-floor manual, 6 cyl engine, 4 seater, was around $3,000-$3,200. (For reference starting salaries for newly graduated Accounting majors was about $6,000). The dealer let us take the Cobra for a test driver with a salesman along to "supervise". It handled beautifully 😍. But we both decided on Mustang convertibles; the Cobra was just impractical for two single guys, only 1 female passenger, very limited luggage space vs 3 (maybe 4) passengers in Mustang, ample luggage space. We ended up getting the Mustangs for around $2,500 each.
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    See James' post
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    Wow ! Very nice paint job!
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    You can also substitute numbers for letters in words. Number 0 for letter O, number 1 for letter I or L (both upper and lower case), number 5 for letter S, number 3 for letter E, dollar sign $ for letter S . Example: Ph1lad31phia = Philadelphia. Or Pennsylvania as P3nn$1tuck3y aka Pennsyltuckey. With all the logon accounts we have to maintain, for banks, doctor's patient portals, insurance, investments, Social Security, et al, you want to follow the Kiss principles and not get too carried away. 😉
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    Come ride along! I'm the guy with Pentax camera at about 3:05. Whiff and Vixen on Hudson River 2005 - movie by Bob Wills past Commodore HRIYC.
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    I built the Model Shipways skipjack Willie Bennett some time ago, the build log is Here
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    Thanks! Yes Christmas has been good 👍 health still okay. Just hoping for some ice for sailing. And getting my ambition back so I can get to work on finishing the Constellation build finally.
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    I'm lurking in the shadows, Alan, looking forward to following this one
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    A cheap place where you can "flop" for the night, i.e. sleep. It's American slang from the Great Depression Era
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    FYI, when you get bored with downhill skiing or want a break from work, check out the ice boating on Lake Hopatcong just a short distance south of your new digs. Of course climate change may hit them as bad as us up here. No ice anywhere up here last season. 😒😠 Lake Hopatcong Ice Yacht Club Facebook page Lake Hopatcong Ice Yacht Club Best of luck on the move! Hope it all goes smoothly.
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    Good luck on the house sale! And have a happy Thanksgiving with your family 👪!
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    I have the entire collection of Lee Valley's Veritas miniature tools, use them a lot, not just on models but 1:1 as well. They are well worth the investment. Also have the miniature worktop with the bench dogs et al.
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    Better dust off your skis, Chuck, High Point NJ got 20 inches of snow today. I'm sure Vernon got some also
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    I'm in, Dan !
  24. Jack12477
    Nice super moon in background. Nice display I must be in north Florida; it's still 55 F up here.
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    Wow ! That is an impressive finish to that paint, Craig!

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