The FORD Lounge

[Gary Lewis]

Oh no!  Jim, I’m praying for you!

[BigBrother-84]

Jim, I hope you'll get out fast, take care and please, no need to hurry.
🙏

[ArdWrknTrk]

I need to get out either way (horizontal or vertical) because I sure as heck want done w/ this.
I don't care a bit about being alive or dead.

[1986F150Six]

I pray that you have a rapid recovery, Jim!

[ArdWrknTrk]

Thanks David!  

I don't really care, one way or the other, as long as it hurries up!

[ArdWrknTrk]

The capricious manchild does a little backpedaling....

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/tesla-does-180-on-superchargers-rehiring-laid-off-staff-amid-new-plans/

[ArdWrknTrk]

 And this:
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68979354

And this:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/boeing-says-workers-skipped-required-tests-on-787-but-recorded-work-as-completed/

If I didn't know better I'd say that Boeing is Hari Kari

[Gary Lewis]

Elon Musk is the reason I will not own a Tesla.

As for Boeing, their outsourcing to Spirit concerned me from the start.  The company I worked for actually tried to get involved with the outsourcing, and that was a concern because I knew full well how we cut spending and corners.  Luckily we weren't involved.

[85lebaront2]

NNS was owned by Tenneco from 1969-1996 when they spun us off into Newport News Shipbuilding. Northrop Grumman bought us in November 2001, they also purchased Ingalls Shipbuilding before buying Newport News. Both were merged into Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding in 2008. Effective April 1 2011 Northrop Grumman spun us off as Huntington-Ingalls Industries.

Collis P. Huntington's policy on his shipyard was "We Shall Build Good Ships Here; At A Profit If We Can, At A Loss If We Must, But Always Good Ships."

During the Tenneco and Northrop-Grumman years, the monument with this quote on it was moved to the Mariner's Museum. It was brought back and now sits on Washinton Ave in front of the Dorothy (NNS Hull #1).

[ArdWrknTrk]

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/gm-adds-the-ability-to-power-your-house-from-one-of-its-new-evs/

[ArdWrknTrk]

And yet more!

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/doj-says-boeing-faces-criminal-charge-for-violating-deal-over-737-max-crashes/

Boeing is a raging dumpster fire!  🔥🔥🔥

[viven44]

Car show at work. Big blue 2wd would have easily won a place in the category I was in if only the voting system showed it as a 1984 F350, sadly was listed as a “1978 Yellow Bronco” as that’s what I thought I was taking

I changed my mind last minute because I wanted to take a vehicle that I didn’t have to worry if I could come back home

[Gary Lewis]

Jim - Yes, it is a shame that Boeing is having these problems.  I have a soft spot in my heart for them as I worked there right out of college.  But it doesn't look good.

Vivek - That's a shame!  But he looks good anyway.  

[viven44]

Thanks! It was love at first sight with Big Blue 2WD. Looked extra good today, first time I've detailed the truck. Has a lot of patina which I won't ever cover up.

[Clutch47]

Just catching up here. It's been a busy few weeks.
 Hoping you're well Jim.

[ArdWrknTrk]

I was hoping to fix my axle but it rained all morning.
I'm still waiting for it to dry up a bit.  🤷‍♂️

[Clutch47]

In central PA and we have the same.
Rain, fog, dampness.

Years ago I turned down orders to NAS Whidbey Island WA because of this exact reason.  

[ArdWrknTrk]

You're the one that wants to have a get together near Carlisle PA?

[Clutch47]

Possibly.
I'm an hour away from there, and belong to a club. We've got a couple acres for campers and not far from a line of hotels.
  Just a thought.

[BigBrother-84]

Spring is definitely here!
Heat, green, life popping everywhere.

And manure duty…