The FReeper Foxhole Remembers The Naval Engagements of 1812 - June 24th, 2004

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[SAMWolf]

Morning CholeraJoe

[SAMWolf]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love that last one!!

[SAMWolf]

Good Morning Feather!

[SAMWolf]

The British navy in 1812 was made up of 191 ships of the line, 245 frigates of 50 guns or more and numerous other smaller warships giving it over 860 ships altogether. (Another 56 ships were in the process of construction including three 120 gun ships of the line).

The navy of the United States in 1812 consisted of some 50 ships. A congressional committee in early 1812 had determined that a fleet of 12 ships of the line and 20 frigates would be large enough to protect the U.S. because of how thinly spread the English fleet was stretched blockading France.

Great article, thanks Valin

[SAMWolf]

Morning Lee Heggy.

Any plans to make it to Gettysburg this July?

[Samwise]

Oooops! How'd that happen? Funny pic. :^)

[Samwise]

The World's Shortest Books... Everything Men Know about Women

The Integrity of Bill Clinton?

[Samwise]

Hubby and the Hobbit Lass would be so jealous of that first plane. They are working on another one. I'll see if I can find a pic of the last one they built.

[Lee Heggy]

Sam, This Sunday I will be hitting the road along with the rest of our battery to Gettysburg. Don't know yet which side we'll be on but it'll probably be with the Yanks since there are alway's more Rebs than Yanks. It don't really matter what role I play. I may even have to be a civilian. ( I play a pretty good 'town drunk') On the way back we have a living history gig in St. Louis. I've been to Gettysburg before but never as a participant. It should be alot of fun and very informative. I just hope the rest of the guys can get away without their wives leaving them! We will visit several other sites along the way to and back.

[Samwise]

Here's picture of the Hobbit Lass' RC. Those are bull dog pawprints on it.

[SAMWolf]

Integrity , Bill Clinton

Now there are three words that you should never see together.

[SAMWolf]

I envy you. Just visiting Gettysburg would be a thrill for me, being a participant in a re-enactment would really be something to remember and treasure.

Good Luck and enjoy the trip.

[SAMWolf]

Nice!

[Samwise]

It's a very short book. Here is the first chapter.

Chapter 1:













The rest of the chapters are pretty much the same.

[SAMWolf]

LOL! At least it's easy reading.

[alfa6]

RE: Hey, do I look like Lawerence Welk?

Speaking of the late Mr. Welk, at work the other day I went into our kitchen to get something and a bunch of tiny bubbles were floating about. I made some comment about Lawerence Welk being in the department and one of my younger co-workers goes WHO?

I are getting to be an old fart, sigh....

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[alfa6]

If you want a copy of the R/C B-52 video taking off or flying let me know via Freepmail. I would need an e-mail address that can handle a 2 meg attachment for the take off video and 4 megs for the flying video.

FWIW the flying clip is, IMHO, not nearly as neat as the take off video.

IIRC the gents that built this airplane spent about 25K just for the jet engines. Yowzers...

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[SAMWolf]

I made some comment about Lawerence Welk being in the department and one of my younger co-workers goes WHO?

Ouch!

[alfa6]

Note about video...collecting names so I will send it out in a day or two so I don't aggravate the fine folks at RR with a bunch of high bandwith e-mails.

...WHO ME???

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[Professional Engineer]

The US took on the worlds' greatest Naval Power and gave them a run for their money. Not bad for an upstart nation.

One of the coolest things about touring Old Ironsides was seeing the captured British cannon in her gunports. Heh heh heh