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ChipmunkFood t1_jefz8uh wrote
Reply to comment by FordMaverickFan in In South Philly by RoughRhinos
I had a tree that routinely got screwed up by morons with trucks.
ChipmunkFood t1_je61ydm wrote
Reply to Bristol plant that spilled chemicals into Philly’s water supply had other mishaps over the last decade by misteryham
Here's their website:
https://www.trinseo.com/
ChipmunkFood t1_je1osix wrote
Reply to comment by Stevekane42 in Flying through Philadelphia - 1945 by hiding_in_the_corner
I think with more accurate bombing techniques/bombsights it went away.
However a bombing plane over Philly is really no different than one of those military plane flyovers during big events. The only difference is that the new military planes could do much, much, much more damage than a dive bomber,
ChipmunkFood t1_jdvayb6 wrote
Reply to comment by Stevekane42 in Flying through Philadelphia - 1945 by hiding_in_the_corner
It's a dive bomber from WWII.
What's sick or nuts is how there were used.
With a dive bomber you put the plane in a dive, heading toward the target. (They have air brakes to slow the plane down, but it still is a crazy thing).
It turns out that the ballistics problem of aiming the bomb is much easier with dive bombing versus a plane dropping a bomb when flying level (Level bombing). Of course, it takes nerves of steel and titanium gonads to do a dive bombing attack.
Dive bombing was used mainly against shipping. Dive bombing was also used as a "mobile artillery" by the Germans with their (in)famous Stuka dive bomber (Ju 87). [wikipedia on Stuka] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_Ju_87)
Other famous/infamous dive bombers were the US Douglas SBD Dauntless and Japanese Val (Aichi D3A).
ChipmunkFood t1_jdjdfwy wrote
Reply to comment by stickyrice215 in Where to get just a little mulch in South Philly by researching4worklurk
I like that idea. Especially if it was spread out evenly.
The person would wonder "Is that a different color? or is it rotting or something else? It's really weird since it seems to be expanding..."
ChipmunkFood t1_jdjd73a wrote
ChipmunkFood t1_jd47bi8 wrote
Reply to comment by stickyrice215 in Where to get just a little mulch in South Philly by researching4worklurk
It would be even more fun to just keep ADDING mulch.
Every day just add a little. After awhile there would be so much that they would start wondering.
Everyone is always worried about something being stolen that they don't think about something being added. I've had lots of fun leaving strange things (nothing that bad) at peoples houses when visiting. I usually will leave it in a place where they won't find it for awhile. Then they find it and wonder if it's always been there. This is really great when it's a couple living. One thinks the other put it there!
It's fun to make the world a little more surreal place!
ChipmunkFood t1_jcz1m8c wrote
Reply to comment by stickyrice215 in Where to get just a little mulch in South Philly by researching4worklurk
I had to upvote you since no one here seems to have a sense of humor.
I originally wanted to post a comment like:
"too much mulch", but figured I'd get 300 downvotes.
What is Philly coming to when no sense of humor?
WC Fields and Larry Fine would be rolling over in their grave!!!
ChipmunkFood t1_jb5wfaw wrote
That story is a
Croc ...
ChipmunkFood t1_j6kc1o9 wrote
Reply to Can't get more Philly than this .. by IvanaSeymourButts
Need to be careful with that inflatable woman.
One small prick and it's all over .
ChipmunkFood t1_j6kbct0 wrote
Reply to comment by berraberragood in Empire State angers New Yorkers as building honours reviled Philadelphia Eagles | Philadelphia Eagles by redeyeblink
Now the King Kong movie makes sense!!!!!
I should cross post to TIL .
ChipmunkFood t1_j426u6t wrote
Reply to comment by beeps-n-boops in Got to play a game of cemetery peekaboo yesterday. by FGoose
They're around in the Wissahickon and Belmont Plateau. They're harder to find then deer since they're pretty shy and skittish - except when they have kits (baby foxes) then the Mom fox will be somewhat aggressive (but not in a dangerous way).
I once saw one on Kelly Drive near the tunnel. At first I thought it was a corgi - but then saw the long tail and thin legs. It was smart. It ran along the walkway to around the General Grant statue and then looked both ways and crossed Kelly Drive.
But they are quite beautiful. So to call someone a "fox" is a super-super compiment.
ChipmunkFood t1_j10okfu wrote
The best site for real data on weather is weather.gov (note the .gov).
For philadelphia, here are some GRAPHS of the numbers
ChipmunkFood t1_iy1tm2j wrote
Reply to comment by ratmoustache in TURN ON YOUR HEADLIGHTS IN THE RAIN by rndljfry
Not Jewish here, but I love using the word "schmuck".
It has such a great sound.
ChipmunkFood t1_iy1sidp wrote
Good place to take a cat.
ChipmunkFood t1_iy1qlte wrote
Reply to comment by ratmoustache in TURN ON YOUR HEADLIGHTS IN THE RAIN by rndljfry
Don't feel bad. I liked the sarcasm.
(But I did look up the word!).
I remember someone once posted on a tech help site something like:
"How do I find more information on the XYZ computer language?"
Someone else replied, "Well there's this thing called google...".
I loved that answer! Genius smartass.
ChipmunkFood t1_iy1ol2r wrote
Reply to comment by ratmoustache in TURN ON YOUR HEADLIGHTS IN THE RAIN by rndljfry
You speak (write) deep wisdom!!!
ChipmunkFood t1_iy1oa81 wrote
Reply to comment by dersnappychicken in TURN ON YOUR HEADLIGHTS IN THE RAIN by rndljfry
I always disable those automatic things. They really just automatically screw things up.
ChipmunkFood t1_iwctudt wrote
Reply to Tips for attending the National Dog Show? by loxonrye
I've gone a number of times years ago. It's a great time.
I found the most fun was just walking around the booths and seeing the variety of dogs. All of them are friendly so it's like one huge petting zoo.
Some of the show part seemed a little stupid with people prancing around with their dog - but it was entertaining in itself.
One great thing (if they have it) is Jack Russell racing. They have it set up so that maybe 20 Jack Russel dogs come out of chutes and chase something while jumping over little obstacles. It was really fun to watch. Those little dogs are fast as shit.
So go. You'll have a great time and the entrance fee is usually pretty cheap.
ChipmunkFood t1_iukaji1 wrote
It's a Fair Mountie
ChipmunkFood t1_iuk8v8y wrote
Reply to I tried to take a sweet photo of my puppy for Halloween, but he lives in Roxborough so he looks like he wants to cut somebody by andrewervin
What a patient dog!
Give him/her a cookie.
ChipmunkFood t1_iuk8rr2 wrote
Reply to Guess it’s not Always Sunny in Philly because Game 3 of the World Series will be Tuesday night due to rain by joeltheprocess76
I guess everyone should go Trick-or-Treating ...
ChipmunkFood t1_ist3inp wrote
Reply to comment by Leviathant in The rocky musical- worth the $? by CheeseburgerLover911
I'd love to see someone do a musical called "Cocky" with the obvious 3rd grade humor.
ChipmunkFood t1_ist3ahw wrote
Reply to comment by CheeseburgerLover911 in The rocky musical- worth the $? by CheeseburgerLover911
She also said:
"... it was the corny ass music that killed it".
ChipmunkFood t1_jefzq5k wrote
Reply to comment by wpcodemonkey in In South Philly by RoughRhinos
I had an asswipe neighbor who'd always park his fucking truck and wreck branches on my tree. Maybe I should do something like the following: my parents had a tree where people would always reach up and break off branches so I got some gloppy stuff called "Tanglefoot" (to keep bugs off fruit trees) and coated the lower branches with it. So when the smacked-asses grabbed a branch they'd get this sticky-as-hell-non-water-soluable shit on their hands. The best part is that you could say "It must be sap from the tree." Yep, it stopped the morons breaking branches!