afwdwfan
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Your bonus feature about a ship in the dessert had better be at least as good, if not better than this movie about a ship in the dessert...
I shoulda taken that left in Albuquerque (Updated 8/16/13 Pg13)
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Your bonus feature about a ship in the dessert had better be at least as good, if not better than this movie about a ship in the dessert...
GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes
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Hummmm, Ive seen Sahara before, but Im talking about the classic Bogart film that originally held the name
The one youre on about Ive not seen
until now.
The more I think about it, the more outlandish this thing could become
First off, you do realize that the purpose of a Bonuses Feature it to punish you for foolishly reading along in the first place right?
Secondly, youre also aware that while history, anthropology and archeology can (at times) be quite interesting, these subjects do tend to suffer from a rather obvious lack spontaneous explosions
and cameo appearances
by Penelope Cruz right?
Now how do I merge a B-Grade Action picture (yes its entertaining, but still B-Grade) with a story of real ships that are actually lost in several deserts?
And get into just how or why these anomalies came to be (and the implication that it could have for us).
Hummmm
Tell ya what.
Ill go ahead and put up the end of the current chapter (just so yall will have something to attack, assault and otherwise brutalize) and then Ill try to figure this mess out. This Bonus my just end up becoming an entire chapter (and the next chapter normal chapter of the TR already has ships in it to begin with).
Now see what ya went and done.
GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes
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Chapter 2: With Arms Wide Open
Part 4: Descending the Schmatterhorn
When one climbs to great heights, sooner or later one must descend from that lofty precipice. This metaphor is applicable to nearly every human experience be it physical, emotional or even spiritual. Great novels have been have been driven by this realization
This aint one of em.
Go on ahead take your shots.
Ill wait.
Its not often that I purposely set yall up like that
Ya done yet?
Ok then as I was saying, sometimes the descent to be reckoned with is smooth and graceful, sometimes it more of a terror filled freefall.
But the certainty is that at some point, you will have to return to the realm from which you came. Full disclosure: there will be no terror to deal with in this part of the story (boring for you, good for me). What were dealing with here is simply the descent part of the metaphor. The decent back through and down the Appalachians back toward the lower elevations of the southeastern piedmont back toward home.
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Wild Blue Yonder
The kids were going to be staying in Dayton for another day to see the finals for the World Class groups (college level very advanced stuff very entertaining really.). As such, they werent headed back home till the next day. We had already seen better then a hundred performances by now and figured that if we did our traveling today, wed have Sunday to recover before going back to hel errrr . I mean: work. The decision was bolstered by the fact that tickets for that day were pretty pricey for non-performers and wed already paid to see the prelims, semis and finals for the high school classes.
We were looking at about eight hours worth of travel time, but so long as we got moving by say 1:00, wed still be home around 9pm. That meant that we could get into something else first. Something like this
The National Museum of the Air Force at Write-Patterson AFB.
Amongst the various things going for this choice (besides that its just too cool to be ignored), are the proximity to where I was standing and the free admission. This is a massive facility and if you really want to take in the whole thing at once, you probably ought to give yourself a full day. Since I didnt want to terry quite that long, we only got to see part of it. That being the case, I decided to start at the beginning (historically speaking)
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The museum separates the exhibits by era. Obviously those last few images were form the Early Years Gallery. There is considerably more to look at and learn about then just the aircraft. Individuals are profiled, vast amounts of memorabilia and artifacts are displayed, there is even a section dedicated to understanding the Holocaust
One of the more interesting total galleries is the one devoted to the Second World War. So much more has been written, filmed and discussed about that era that most of the exhibits you see will seem very familiar
On the right side of that last (slightly fuzzy) image is one of the more famous relics to inhabit this particular space.
Specifically, that is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress. More Specifically, its B-29 No. 44-27297; one of only two similar aircraft that were actually ordered to unleash a device that looked like this
That is a mock up of Fat Man; the atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan in the summer of 1945. The other plane to have this unique significance is on displayed in Reston, Virginia. Ive actually seen both of them. I must say that both encounters were a little bit unsettling. Just something about knowing that this wasnt just a picture or words on a page. This was history with every bit of myth, legend, baggage, and ramification that goes with such an event.
On a much lighter note
We even found something Disney!
An exhibit discussing the artwork that Walts studios did through out the conflict. It is said that they filled every design request for a patch, insignia or decorative artwork and never charged a penny for the service. They also did training and entertainment films for the service branches and it was those projects that kept the studio afloat.
We saw a great deal more that morning, but still didnt get into any of the more modern galleries. Ill just have to go back at some point to catch the craft from the jet age, cold war and the more modern high-tech and stealthy exhibits. I did a bit of research and came up with a few examples of what else can be found in this extensive collection
Another interesting spot is the Missile & Space & Gallery,
which includes the Apollo 15 command module: Endeavour.
Hate I missed that one
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We Got the Weenies
It was getting toward midday and we needed to get on the road. If I stayed at the museum much longer, Id need to shell out another days worth of hotel fees. The weather had also caught up to us by now and it was surprisingly cold for April. It had been very pleasant until now, but a cold rain was moving into the area. Time to get moving and try to out run that nastiness. Besides there was one more place we wanted to stop that day.
This place
OK whats that supposed to be?
Patience kohai Patience
The drive back across southern Ohio was spent in and out of the rain that was chasing us eastward. Wed gotten a good bit ahead of the front by the time US-35 started climbing into the Appalachians though. Once back across the Ohio River into West Virginia, it was time to make another right turn away from the original route. WV Route-2 follows the east bank of the river down toward the Huntington area. On the way is passes through a small hamlet called Lesage. Just a smidgen south of there is this little spot on the map
Welcome to Hillbilly Hotdogs
These folks are locally famous for their advertising slogan: We Got the Weenies (which even has its own song) and for a couple of Challenge Menu Options (which Ill get into later). At first glance, what weve got here (at least on the outside) is just about every possible knick-knack and jim-crack that fits into the stereotype of hillbilly
But once you go through this here door (and if you make the mistake of grabbing that door handle to do it, you wont be gettin in)
Like I said, once through the door well youre still in the middle of a bad stereotype (but with a good purpose). Its basically a barely weatherproof shack built onto the side of three derelict school busses. The busses serve as dining rooms for what comes out of the kitchen at the far end of the shack. What comes out of said kitchen should be ridiculously obvious by now. Stuff like this
That was my first course of a Hillbilly Dog. Defined as a Deep fried beef weenie with homemade chili sauce, mustard and onions, but I had them toss some cheese on it as well (because it just seemed like the thing to do). This was mighty fine eating. Easily one of the best hotdogs Ive had outside of a ballpark (and those are really only as good because of where you are and not what youre eating.).
Accompanying the weenie is a serving of the Chili-Cheese Fries that we decided to split between us (also right tasty). The second course of the day however was actually the hit on the menu (as far as I was concerned). Introducing
Mettwurst
This was new to me but looked like it needed trying. According to the menu (which you can find a copy of right here )
Their Mettwurst Dog is a hot spicy sauteed Mett with onions, nacho cheese and peppers on a toasted bun. Great with mustard and kraut.
Spicy? A bit It had a good bite about it
Tasty? Do bears sh Errrr I mean Heck yah!
Ill be makin a detour for this bit of sausage anytime I find myself in the area. You can count on that. I may have to get the fried bologna sandwich next time as well.
Now, I discovered this little sideshow by perusing my favorite traveling dinner resource
Roadfood.com
But, this joint has actually shown up on a couple of the popular Food Shows (I just didnt know it at the time). What got them that kind of attention was actually something called a Homewrecker. This option on the menu is a hotdog thats purported to be: 15 inches long and contains three and a half pounds of deep fried sausage and a deep fried one pound weenie topped with sautéed peppers and onion, two kinds of cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, jalapenos, spicy sauce, mustard, ketchup and creamy slaw."
You clear the whole thing off your plate and into your belly in 12 minutes; you get a t-shirt and braggin' rights. Otherwise, youre payin for it. Actually youll probably be paying for it either way.
If youre just not in the mood for a gluttons banquette of fried sausage, bun and toppings though, they also have several burgers. Feeling real adventurous try the five-pound Single-wide or the ten-pound Double-wide (which includes five more pounds of custom-made bun, American cheese, tomatoes, onions, pickles, ketchup, mustard, and mayonnaise).
Ifn youre so inclined that is
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The Final Descent
Completely sated now, it was time to get back on the road. The rest of the trip was rather uneventful other then that you can see for miles off into the distance when youre coming down the mountains
That picture really doesnt do the view justice. Im pretty sure we could see across Virginia and into NC at this point. A little farther down the road we ran smack into the side of a mountain
And came out on the other side in Virginia where the rain finally caught back up with us. Between that and the setting sun, there wasnt much else to see. The drive down I-77 through North Carolina lacks grand vistas anyway, so its just as well. A couple of hours latter and we were back home.
I love to go out into the world, but I also like coming back to a warm comfortable place that belongs to no one but us. Its also good to sleep in your own bead again. Thats one thing I miss when traveling. Certainly not the sameness of my work a day life, but defiantly the predictability of a decent nights sleep.
There is one other issue that came up as I was putting this chapter together; a small matter of equity. Remember I said that nobody in my house likes to have their picture taken? Well you may also remember that I succeeded in getting a couple of pictures of everyone but myself into parts of this chapter. It has come to my attention that I need to pay them back for that sacrifice. So against my better judgment and with apologies to those of you reading along
(This is where you really need to close you eyes and press Alt-F4 on the keyboard)
heres a little bit of payback
Lord thats one ugly cuss
(but it does prove that I was actually on the bus)
Next up: A new chapter
A new trip
And I make good on a threat that I made earlier,
so you may want to skip over this next one.
KatMark
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Nice update, Rob.
Although not a big fan of the type of stuff you saw in the museum, I am sure I'd be interested in the World War II stuff as my dad was in World War II.
Oh my...I got a stomachache just looking at that food. Yummy it looks...but oh so unhealthy for me.
And that is not an ugly cuss...and you look quite pleased with what is before you.
Although not a big fan of the type of stuff you saw in the museum, I am sure I'd be interested in the World War II stuff as my dad was in World War II.
Oh my...I got a stomachache just looking at that food. Yummy it looks...but oh so unhealthy for me.
And that is not an ugly cuss...and you look quite pleased with what is before you.
GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes
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I meant to take some mean spirited jabs at you, but just didn't quite make it that far today. I'm sure I won't have time tomorrow either, but don't worry, it won't be because I'm busy at work. I'll be enjoying a day away from the office.
That right there is just about the most mean spirited thing you could have said. Anything else would be but a pale shadow of an insult
Today, my nemesis wins.
Curse you sir curse you.
Nice update, Rob.
Although not a big fan of the type of stuff you saw in the museum, I am sure I'd be interested in the World War II stuff as my dad was in World War II.
Oh my...I got a stomachache just looking at that food. Yummy it looks...but oh so unhealthy for me.
And that is not an ugly cuss...and you look quite pleased with what is before you.
Thanks Kat. What service and theaters did your dad serve in?
A lot of what interests me will bore most folks beyond tears.
That is one pit fall of reading my drivel.
As for the food nope, it aint good four you.
But it was awful good. There will be more good bad food coming up in future chapters. If you're gong to be out and about, you ought to at least enjoy a great bad meal or two.
(and , you/re right I was pleased, nut Im still ugly
)
Captain_Oblivious
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Interest...fading...
In that case, let's re-visit that spontaneous explosion idea.
Now why'd you have to go and bring that up?
Cool! Hadn't heard of this one before. Looks similar to Udvar-Hazy.
I know what you mean. I felt the same way checking out the Enola Gay in the museum in Virginia. Very unsettling.
Interesting. Have you seen the news about the hush-hush Disney movie called "Tomorrowland" that they're working on? It may have something to do with Walt's work with the military back in the 1950's.
Besides& there was one more place we wanted to stop that day.
This place&
Hillbilly Hot Dogs! Is it bad that I have never eaten here and yet still recognized it just from that picture?
I guess I've watched too many Diners, Drive-ins and Dives episodes.
So how do you get in?
Oh, man that looks good.
Steve (GoHerd1028) told me we were eating here next time I'm in the area. I'm sure he'd love to meet up with you, too.
afwdwfan
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You're welcome!
It doesn't have to be spontaneous explosions. It can be some kind of Occult priest, Nazis, or a big rolling boulder. Just ask Dr. Jones.
Well, I don't see why she shouldn't make a cameo appearance here.and cameo appearances
by Penelope Cruz right?
It isn't the only B Grade comedy in my DVD collection.
Well, I see that Mark commented, so I guess you didn't scare him off by this point.
How bad is it that I'm only a few hours away and have yet to make it in there? I've driven by a few times, but just didn't have the opportunity to stop.
That would definitely be a sobering exhibit to see.
Seeing something like this makes me proud to be a fan/supporter of Disney. I wonder if the modern version of the corporation would be as generous though...
Didn't see Hangar 18????
Sounds good! Well worth a bit of a detour.
I definitely feel confident that I could beat the 12 minute mark, but I would tend to agree about the fact that it would be paid for later.
Umm... How long was the drive from this point??? Not sure I'd want to be stuck in a car with you for too long after that lunch stop.
Pics or it didn't happen.Sorry. But if it makes you feel better, I was at the state house meeting with legislators. I'm not sure it is much of an improvement over a day at work.That right there is just about the most mean spirited thing you could have said. Anything else would be but a pale shadow of an insult
Today, my nemesis wins.
Curse you sir curse you.
That doesn't surprise me at all. When he mentioned it, the first thought that crossed my mind was "I wonder if Mark has ever been there?"Hillbilly Hot Dogs! Is it bad that I have never eaten here and yet still recognized it just from that picture?
GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes
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Ill add that to the check list
DW sees it the same way that you do.
I rode it at first only because my boy wanted to, and
It wasnt near as bad as I though it would be.
And I hate freefalls! A lot!
It might be the darkness or that its a powered descent rather then a speed of gravity thing, but its not as bad as I expected it would be.
Very similar and a might larger to boot.
Well worth the time.
Havent heard about that?
Will have to do a bit of research.
Hillbilly Hot Dogs! Is it bad that I have never eaten here and yet still recognized it just from that picture?
Nope Id expect no less of you sir.
So how do you get in?
Take a closer look along the edge of the door on the side where the handle is and see if you dont pick up on the secret
(especially toward the bottom of the picture)
And it was yes it was.
Steve (GoHerd1028) told me we were eating here next time I'm in the area. I'm sure he'd love to meet up with you, too.
I need to keep that in mind.
We were hoping to head back up to Dayton this year for a repeat appearance in that competition. But sadly, not enough kids were interested in participating this year, so well miss that appearance in 2013. Unfortunate for the ones that wanted to do the work, as I know theyd have done well again.
GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes
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Point taken.
But I think Ill try to work your specific film of choice into to it in some fashion.
(Im sure youll let me know exactly how well I accomplish the task)
Well, I don't see why she shouldn't make a cameo appearance here.
Agreed
And there will be more (Im pretty sure of that).
It isn't the only B Grade comedy in my DVD collection.
Nor mine. Adventure will trump quality in most cases.
How bad is it that I'm only a few hours away and have yet to make it in there? I've driven by a few times, but just didn't have the opportunity to stop.
So take time to correct that oversight. In the mean time, Ill not be picking.
I could throw a rock and hit the NASCAR Hall of Fame
But Ive not stopped to see that yet.
Of course, this museum is way cooler then that HoF, but thats just matter of opinion.
Yep
Most folks seemed to walk by without much thought to it.
I found myself standing there for a bit.
Seeing something like this makes me proud to be a fan/supporter of Disney. I wonder if the modern version of the corporation would be as generous though...
Hard to say
Id like to think so, but many things have changed in our culture since then.
As a society, were far more self and profit oriented now and rather often forgetful of the Golden Rule.
But Id like to be proven wrong.
Didn't see Hangar 18????
Then you werent paying attention
I included pictures of every unclassified part of that facility (and all of the buildings that werent using some type of light bending cloaking device to obscure their visibility).
Didnt you see them?
I definitely feel confident that I could beat the 12 minute mark, but I would tend to agree about the fact that it would be paid for later.
Go for it and post the video on Youtube
(The eating part that is not the paying for it later part)
about 4 more hours and youre probably smart to be hesitant.
GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes
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Bonus Feature 2: A Ship in the Desert
Part 1: A Desert by Any Other Name
If you are new to my rather unorthodox brand of TR presentation, then you may not yet have encountered the odd critter that I have euphemistically dubbed: a Bonus Feature
Oh, who am I kidding (and yes, I know that grammatically I shoulda used the word whom back there, but who just sounds better
). Now where was I
oh yah, the concept of new readers
Pppfffft Like thatll happen.
Dang few read my drivel at all and Id be stunned to think that Ive gotten any appreciable number of new readers since completing my last actual Disney TR. More likely, Ive lost them. Also considering that this one aint goin to Orlando (and all yall already know that fact), then I know better as well.
Given that, I can assume that yall already know exactly what a bonus feature is and exactly why you ought to ignore them. So reason follows that if you chose not to ignore this one, you have only yourself to blame for any damage done. As for this feature existing in the first place that you can blame on Andy
Pppfffft Like thatll happen.
Dang few read my drivel at all and Id be stunned to think that Ive gotten any appreciable number of new readers since completing my last actual Disney TR. More likely, Ive lost them. Also considering that this one aint goin to Orlando (and all yall already know that fact), then I know better as well.
Given that, I can assume that yall already know exactly what a bonus feature is and exactly why you ought to ignore them. So reason follows that if you chose not to ignore this one, you have only yourself to blame for any damage done. As for this feature existing in the first place that you can blame on Andy
Its his fault your honor the guy with the bank accounts
Heres the incriminating bit of evidence
Well as a mater of fact, I can. But before I could write up what was going to be a rather short Bonus Feature (designed simply to make the point), Andy then muddied up the waters farther with this addition
Couldnt leave well enough alone, could you?
OK just so we are all on the same page, heres a trailer for the film that my nemesis happens to be on about
Now, forcing that additional constraint on top of this double dog dare is going to cause problems
Theres plenty of adventure and intrigue to be found in this historical story line, but working explosions and Penelope Cruz into it is going to be tough. Hummm Oh well, I guess that those aspects will just have to be accomplished via cameo appearances.
So lets get on with it shall we?
Ahhhh .
I feel better already.
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By the Book
Like I said a moment ago, when first challenged I did indeed already know of a ship in the desert. However, the specific example I knew of right of the top of my head (and pictured at the top of this post) meets the criteria of the dare with one slight technicality. That being the exact definition of desert. So I started to research it a bit closer to get my facts in order. In the process I ran smack dab into something else that meets the category even more precisely. The particulars of that discovery then led to something that is just busted my simple brain. What all this means is that instead of a short fairly harmless feature, yall now get to suffer through a long drawn out three part one. Lesson of the day giving me time to research something generally turns out to be a bad idea.
So with part one, well explore exactly what does and does not fit into this dare.
Now then by the book (Noah Websters book that is), a desert is any landscape or region that receives an extremely low amount of precipitation (theres a specific number of inches per year required to qualify, but you get the idea). There are plenty of these regions throughout the globe. Like this landscape for example
That ones pretty straightforward. The Atacama Desert, a plateau in South America just west of the Andes mountains, may well be the driest place on Earth. Evidence suggests that there may not have been any measurable rainfall here since well before 1570. Studies by one group of British scientists have suggested that some of the riverbeds have been dry for 120,000 years. That certainly meets the grade school definition of a desert, but then again, there are other less obvious places that do as well. Like this place for example
The fact that youre looking at water doesnt mean that it rains here (or that whats there is drinkable for that mater). There are parts of the oceans that see little to no precipitation. If you were stranded here youd very likely die of thirst long before you expired due to any other cause. Except maybe for exposure depending on the water temperature of course. And all this brings up another definition of a desert as being: a place that lacks enough drinkable water to support most known life forms.
Well I see that so far Penelope is not impressed
Not getting off to a very good start here, am I?
I may need to get on toward some place that both fits the definition and can actually include a stranded ship as opposed to the possible flotsam and jetsam left over from of a sunken one.
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Endurance
How about this desert then
Despite the water locked in the ice, Antarctica is still one of the most arid places on the planet. Just ask these fellows
Their ship did indeed find itself stranded in a desolate spot that most certainly qualifies as a desert.
This historical ship in a desert was named Endurance, and its crew was a group of explorers lead by English adventurer Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton. The plan was to attempt an overland crossing of Antarctica. They would not succeed in that quest, but theyd most definitely and defiantly (haaa caught you Andy) endure many travails and every one of them would live to tell the tale.
The Endurance became locked in the ice of the Weddell Sea despite the crews best efforts to free her. Luckily, the expedition was well supplied being as they intended to cross a desert in the first place. So they stayed with the ship throughout the Antarctic winter of 1915 (quite a feat in itself). The real problem however, was that the ice was an unstoppable force
and ultimately it crushed the ships hull. If it ever were to break free of the ice, it would sink. So the group took everything they could carry (and I do mean everything) and struck out across the pack ice
These fellows would end up using their wits and those boats to reach an inhospitable and uninhabited outpost known as Elephant Island. From there Shackleton and five others would then make an 800-mile journey in one of those open boats to reach South Georgia Island. Here they were finally able to get help and rescue the remaining members of the expedition. If you were to follow the links back there in this story, youll find far greater details on one of the most suspenseful survival adventures of the modern era (far more information then Ill be inflicting on yall at this point anyway, so consider yourselves lucky). But theres a problem with this particular ship in the desert story. Ultimately, Endurance did sink. So technically, its no longer stranded in a desert then is it?
Would that constitute a problem in my meeting the requirements of the dare?
Ill take that unshakable glare as a yes
Humm
might this make up for it then?
No?
So you want me to actually produce a ship
in a desert
an arid non-fridge one
Ummmm give me a minute, Im thinking, annnnd
Oh wait, I got a way out of this!
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Kittyhawk
You do know that in the movie which is giving me such problems here, Dirk and Al actually found two ships in Sahara, right?
The fictional CSS Texas (obviously) and this one
Now here me out this qualifies as a ship
Its just that its an air-ship. And if you can go with that concept for a minute or two, then Ive got (a bridge to sell you errr I mean ) another real life example that technically fits the requirements of the dare.
This one
That is an American built Curtis P-40 fighter. Over 13,000 were built between 1939 and 1944 (with fewer then 80 existing is any condition today). Better then 3000 of them were turned over to the RAF and in this instance, used in North Africa during World War II. Called a Kittyhawk by the Brits, this particular one has been lost deep in the Wadi al-Jadid region of southern Egypt for almost exactly seventy years. Back in 1942
RAF Flight Sergeant Dennis Copping disappeared while traveling between two air bases in this plane. He was most likely forced to land when his fuel was exhausted. The craft he was piloting was found decades later by a petroleum exploration team, but sadly, no confirmed evidence of the pilot has yet been turned up. The dry climate that most certainly lead to the Sergeants ultimate loss did, however, preserved the wreck remarkably well
a historian and restorers dream.
Now, back in our troublesome movie the plane that was found in the Sahara had actually been sitting dormant in the spot where they found it even longer then this real example (according to the Cussler book that the film was based on that is). Yet the heroes were able to convert it into a sand yacht and then use that to escape the predicament that they had previously found themselves in
Great theater but, there is one (well actually many, but certainly one) slight problem with that scenario. One that was far more serious then the guys later running the contraption into the side of a building out in the middle of nowhere
(But that was really a lucky thing for them though).
No this very real problem would have left them stuck back there where they found the wreck in the first place and the problem with that film-prop is quite clearly illustrated by our extremely real air-ship in the desert
The skeletal remains of the elevators and rudder are completely devoid of the fabric that once covered them. Wind and sand have long since removed every thread (and sandblasted most of the paint from the metal wings and fuselage as well). Being as the plane in the film was covered almost completely in fabric and had been in the sands far longer then the real example, its doubtful that the boys would have been able to make a pin-wheel much less anything that would have caught enough wind to race along ancient dried riverbeds.
Ummm . thats kind of a depressing thought aint it?
Now how can I fix this?
How about a hot chick with a gun?
No?
So whats it going to take to get out of this dare?
Am I actually going to have to produce actual ships stuck in actual deserts?
I am huh?
Dang! Trapped like
like
like two NUMA operatives shackled in the back of a Landrover and destined to be turned over to a maniacal war-lord
Well I guess theres no other way out of this short of compliance.
Like I said initially, I did already know of a ship stuck in a desert and I even showed you a glimpse of it. But that one also comes with a technicality attached to it, and I sense that yall are tired of technicalities. As such, Ill save that one for the third part of the feature (and yes, Im going to inflict three of these dissertations upon yall). But youve forced my hand here so the second part of this literary assault (after starting the next chapter of course) will be devoted to: The Sea that Aint and its forlorn occupants
See
I told ya there was one.
More then that actually, but now you gota wait for the next update.
Serves ya right.
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DIS Dad #460
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Alright!!! A shout out in a bonus feature that 2 or 3 people might actually read.
Wait a minute, I thought you said it was my fault. I guess you're confused about something.
I had a feeling that we'd be going to Antartica on this BF.
No, I'd say it is in a pretty similar location as about every other shipwreck known to man.
If you have to ask the question, you already know the answer.
Your argument is stretched so thin tht it broke before it got started on this one. But let's see what you have to say of value.
Ok, really... who cares. It's cheap entertainment. And I am so going to try that myself one of these days... Maybe western Kansas would be a better place to try it though.
Again, if you have to ask the question, you already know the answer.
Yes. Yes you are.
OOOOH!!! How many?????
GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes
If it’s still here tomorrow… I may ignore it again
- Joined
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Alright!!! A shout out in a bonus feature that 2 or 3 people might actually read.
Ooooooh you think my number of followers has really increased that dramatically?
Question? I know why Im here, but being so much smarter
just why is it that youre reading this mess?
Everythings your fault
Best you learn that now.
I had a feeling that we'd be going to Antartica on this BF.
Theres very few places that I wont take a Bonus Feature
Most not every
Yes but I like riling you up.
And it seems to be working pretty well.
Value? Youre expecting value?
And to think I said that you were smart just a moment ago.
Silly me
Ok, really... who cares. It's cheap entertainment. And I am so going to try that myself one of these days... Maybe western Kansas would be a better place to try it though.
So I can look forward to seeing the video on AFV in the near then?
Cool!
I suspected as much
[/QUOTE]OOOOH!!! How many?????
Patience kohai patience
Captain_Oblivious
DIS Dad #257, Galactic Salad Dodger
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This is like getting the special edition DVD of the Trip Report.
Done!
I think you'll manage.
See? That wasn't so hard, was it?
Leave it to you to immediately expand the definition of a "desert".
Much like Ryder!
I guess not. But it's still a great story.
I'm guessing you are already aware of the Airplane Graveyard in Arizona as well.
This TR just got 57% better!
A cliffhanger?! NOOOOO!
GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes
If it’s still here tomorrow… I may ignore it again
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I pretty sure thats more praise then is warranted for my efforts.
Itll do, but I was hopping to do so much more.
My intention was to add longer clips from the film so you get the full impact of both the girl and the booms
Sadly my efforts to cut said scenes out of a streaming video did not pan out in a timely manner, so the cameos will have to suffice.
For now
Leave it to you to immediately expand the definition of a "desert".
A necessary evil being as I then immediately hacked at every slipper edge and loophole in that legal definition in order to work a bunch of useless cra errrr . I mean meaningful, knowledgeable and entertaining information into this pile of BF.
Much like Ryder!
I rather like your riff on that theme in Barrys TR.
And the next story will be great as well
But in a rather disturbing and somewhat horrifying way.
Oh yah
but keep tossing out bits like that. My other two readers may not know and you can never be certain as to when someone will come up with really cool info that I was otherwise unaware of.
Heck
Large chunks of this TR and certainly the BFs are the direct result of someone saying: Did you know
Or in Andys case: Bet you cant .
This TR just got 57% better!
Yes yes it did.
But it dont take much outside influence to improve my TRs.
The bar is set pretty low to begin with.
Aint I a stinker?
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GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes
If it’s still here tomorrow… I may ignore it again
- Joined
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Chapter 3: A Lack of Adult Supervision
Part 1: Just what do you think youre doing?
(Another trip Another introduction)
Having both written and read my share of TRs, I can safely say that one of the most universal complaints that crop up in the various narratives are encounters (generally frustrating ones) with wayward minors. Specifically those oblivious and self-absorbed ones that have been left to their own devises by some unforgivably irresponsible guardian. I mean honestly, do these supposed authority figures really believe that they can just simply unleash undisciplined and untrustworthy individuals upon the greater society at large without having to take any blame for their actions? Just who are these people?
Well in some instances these temporarily misguided soles are among the finest individuals that you will ever meat. Say for instance
My wife.
Its not her fault that I should never be let out in public without proper restraint and supervision. Nor is it an accusation that can be leveled at the spouses and significant others of my friends and associates. And yet form time to time these otherwise sane women will mistakenly allow their husband or beau to travel out of their sight and among the general population. All by themselves
Scary aint it?
And that is exactly the kind of nightmare scenario that will be played out in the next chapter of the most pointless non-Disney TR ever written.
(of course that dont mean that you have to read it)
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A Kitchen Pass
Any rational guy will tell ya we know without any shadow of a doubt just exactly whos in charge of our households.
And it aint us.
The ladies of the house tend to keep a pretty tight reign on the goings and comings and every other aspect of how family business is conducted (and If you think otherwise thats exactly how she wants you to think). Generally the boss will run the operation from their household nerve center
the inner sanctum of all family activity
the kitchen.
So if you, as the lowly and untrustworthy fella of the house, wanted to do something that is potentially damaging to accepted and orderly family structure (like say spend some time gallivanting about with your friends) youll be needin permission (and proper tribute will probably need to be paid as well). To get that permission, you go see the boss in her realm and requrst pre-approval for said foolishness. I.E: a pass to be off the premises and out of sight like having a hall-pass cept round here, we refer to it as a Kitchen Pass
Well in early spring this past year; I succeeded in acquiring one of these rare commodities. And better yet, so did a couple of friends of mine. The result was a guys weekend trip to explore a little bit of history (because not only am I a geek but so are most of my friends Lord help us).
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Garden City
From my home (which is just about as far north as you can go and still be within the boarders of South Carolina), you could just hop onto I-77 and with very few turns, one day of driving will take you as far as Washington DC, Nashville TN, Birmingham AL or Orlando Fla. But within the state itself, some of the most popular destinations require somewhat more advanced navigation. Try this little set of directions on for size:
US-521 South
SC-9 (Bypass) East
SC-903 East
SC-151 East
US-51 South
I-95 North
SC-327 South
US-76 East
SC-576 East
US-501 South
Quite the mouthful. If, however you happen to live anywhere within the greater Metrolina region around Charlotte NC, then youll immediately recognize this as the road to The Beach. Specifically, the Grand Strand around Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This is one of the default holiday and summer Meccas of choice in our little part of the country. Every area has as a similar destination. Its the place youll find way too many rentable condos, entirely too much seasonal traffic and crowding, a water park or two, a golf course of twelve, the nearest Ripley's museum and/or Medieval Times dinner show and more gift and souvenir shops then you can shake a stick at. In the general MB area you cant even swing a dead cat without hitting at least one beach ware shop.
But as luck would have it I just happen to have access to one of those way too many condos down there; at the extreme south end of the Strand in the town of Garden City to be precise. And well be using this place as our base of operations for the weekend. So now you can add a few more turns to that set of directions
SC-544 East
US-17 South
Cypress Ave
Once making that last left there and heading toward the marsh, youll arrive here
My Poppa actually owns a small place down here just on the other side of those houses in the center. Its on the Second Row which means that while not currently beachfront property it is just across the street from the beach. We have a lovely view of the buildings that are beachfront, but its a short walk to get to the real thing so the lack of a Water View (as Disney would call and charge for it) is inconsequential. The best part of all this is that for some inexplicable reason my dad allows both of his youngens to borrow the place from time to time. Gratis! Myself, I dont know that Id be trustin reprobates like us, but Ill take advantage of the situation for as long as he allows it.
Our place is on the top floor of the main building here. Oh, and theres no elevator either. Its 51 steps up (and down for that matter). Hauling luggage up there in the high summer is none too pleasant, but its still a free place to stay and besides, this was very early spring and we didnt have all that much to carry between us. One advantage of a guys trip very little baggage. In any case, now weve got a place to bunk during this expedition and the passes to be here.
So just who is this we I keep talking about?
Well theres myself (obviously)
Ummmmm yah, lets not dwell too long on that ghastly apparition.
And along for the ride this time around were these two fellas
Billy and Sal. Ive known these guys since high school. We were all geeks in the music department back then and were still geeks today (and regularly still making noise together in the same band). Trust me this group it pretty harmless. That fact is how we succeeded in getting the Passes in the first place. But youll see what I mean as this chapter rolls on.
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Road Food
Well since Ive now officially explained where were goin and when were goin and how were goin and whos goin I do believe that constitutes an introduction. Which means that ya cant fuss at me for not writing one. It also means that I might as well get this trip underway.
Youll be glad to hear that this will be a relatively short chapter. Thats because the drive down to and back from the coast was fairly uneventful (and this is true only because we didnt have extra time to get into any of the roadside attractions). Good for you because thats two entire parts of this disaster in the making that I dont really need to worry you with. One exception however, would be
Dinner.
We indulged ourselves with two spectacularly excellent meals during this expedition and one of those was encountered on the way down to the coast. Now as I pointed out in the previous chapter, one of my go to sources for finding excellent traveling eats is a series of books and a website know as Roadfood.com the authors and creators of these resources are a couple named Jane and Michael Stern and if you were to spend a good amount of time on the road Id highly recommend picking up one of their books. If you were to do so and then flip through the pages to the map showing their top choices in the Deep South it would look like this
Great choices all, but the one circled in red there is actually only about a fifteen-minute drive from my humble little house. Its this place here
521 BBQ and Grill
A very unassuming little spot that is tucked into the far end of a very nondescript little strip mall about half way between Charlotte, NC and the Town of Lancaster, SC
As it turns out, neither of my friends had ever been to the little paradise. That oversight has now been corrected and both of them are also now complete converts. I could easily go into great detail discussing this little hole in the wall, but weve already determined that my writing aint worth reading.
So .
Ill let a professional food writer splaine it to you. Someone like the guy that wrote the books I was on about: Michael Stern. Heres his take on one of the better aspects of any meal at the 521
One word: Marcia. Call ahead to see if shes cooking, because she makes possibly the best tasting hushpuppies weve eaten anywhere in the countrycrunchy, gnarled, brown beauties. 521s BBQ is top-shelf pig, and their housemade spicy vinegar sauce can be ranked with Carolina giants Stameys, Lexington #1, and Bill Spoons. And remember: no one cooks hushpuppies like Marcia.
Now let me say that the other cooks have since gotten almost as good about making these culinary jewels as Marcia, so trust that these are gonna be excellent. And make sure to order extra
Theyre that good.
But this is at its heart a barbeque joint.
So this is why you need to stop in here if you can
Again, Michael Sterns take on it goes like this
"There are no words to describe how tender these ribs are, nor how flavorful. When the meat slides off the bone, you practically can hear the piggy juices ooze inside the caramelized-sauce coat that encloses the meat."
They start with Baby backs covered in the house rub and smoked five to seven hours depending. When ordered, theyre pulled from the smoker, cut, brushed with just a little bit of the house sauce and slapped on the grill just long enough to caramelize the coating. Theyll make a few batches across the day, but it is possible for them to run out. Its never happened to me but its possible.
As youd expect, they also do Carolina style chopped pork.
Boston butts are given the rub and then smoked 14 hours on site. Afterward theyre chopped and mixed well enough to give a good balance of inner meat to bark in every order. Now its a fact that good BBQ dont need no sauce (and this is good BBQ), but if, thats just not your thing when it comes to pulled pork, Id recommend using the house vinegar based pepper sauce. Thats some seriously good eats. The folks at the 521 claim that none of their Que is ever re-heated and no leftovers from previous days are ever served (and I believe them).
After youve had your fill and stuffed the leftovers in a to-go box youll also find that they keep a few deserts on site including banana pudding (a proper Southrn staple) and a couple types of cheesecake. But I have a slightly different take on dessert and if the ribs and puppies just aint enough to fill you up chase em with one of these fresh off he grill taste treats
Slather just a little bit of the house mustard on that bad boy and youre good to go.
Now thats dessert!
Next up: The Fighting Lady
afwdwfan
DIS Dad #460
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GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes
If it’s still here tomorrow… I may ignore it again
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I never said that... I believe my quote was:
Completely different.
Details details
Never let fact stand in the way of a good story.
Besides, it was still like waving a red flag in front of a bull.
cept that bulls are red/green color blind
But I am bull headed, so it still counts.
Captain_Oblivious
DIS Dad #257, Galactic Salad Dodger
- Joined
- Nov 10, 2008
This is hilarious!
I've heard of it.It'll be called "Wings" or "Eagles". Not sure why.
I've heard of it. You had me at barbeque.
I'm not as big a fan of the vinegar-based sauces. But usually the meat is so good and tender that it just doesn't matter.
I think I'd choose that over banana pudding.
The bbq looks awesome! Definitely worthy of a visit.
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