GA_Dave
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Any is too much. I don't need it to have any color. I drink it straight, like it comes out of the bottle and sometimes, straight out of the bottle!
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I'd never ruin Yukon Jack with Coca-Cola!
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My solution is to NEVER go to NYC!
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That wiki needs a bit more research. The L10 was not built in Jamestown, or it would have been a J10. It was built in nearby Lakewood, NY, hence the L. My BIL worked there for quite a few years. My career FD had two pumpers built on Ford LN-9000 chassis, both with L10 engines, one rated at 280 Hp., the other at 300 Hp. They wouldn't go fast if you drove them off a cliff!
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I would like to lodge a formal complaint against kscarbel2. His posts outnumber my limit of likes
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Happy Birthday!
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It only works if you drink it straight!
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Yukon Jack, known as"Cough Medicine" back in the day. I coughed a lot!
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This is typical behavior for those unhappy with the elimination of DEI - take it to the extreme. The Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP's have nothing to do with DEI and these clowns know it!
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We should give Petro a choice - either we land our planes there and unload them or we fly over and drop them off!
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Of the five Torpedo's I posted, all but one are still owned by their original FD. While I am sure that repairs have always happened when needed, I don't think any of those four have been restored, but have been taken care of over the years. The exception is the CST from Elizabeth City, NC, which resides at the NC Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC. In the teens and twenties, the Torpedo was a very popular commercial chassis and frequently used by American LaFrance. I don't have info on the total number produced, but the Ligonier rig was the 501st.
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Engine 1, Mebane, NC 1923 Brockway Torpedo/American LaFrance 250/40 #B-190
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Antique Ladder, Elizabeth City, NC 1917 Brockway Torpedo/ECFD 0/40 City Service Truck
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Antique Engine, Ligonier, PA 1927 Brockway Torpedo/American LaFrance 300/100 #B-501
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Yes, the Mack was shot on the same trip as the Brockway. The PBF had recently taken delivery of a large fleet of apparatus built by Pierce, all painted white/red. Most of the rest of the fleet was painted like the Mack. They called it black/gold. My understanding was that the black/gold was adopted to honor both Steelers and Pirates teams. Previous to that, most apparatus had been painted solid red. The Mack was not a foam pumper. The white Pierce Foam pumper was delivered in 1989 and I photographed it at the Pierce factory in Wisconsin.
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Retired Engine 253, Clinton, MD 1947 Brockway/Oren 500/500 #964
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1967 Brockway 358/Hahn 1000/1000, #H10-30, original to Wright Township, PA.
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Interesting. Here is a shot of the 1978 Ward LaFrance Patriot I used to own. Note the shape of the cab face and the door window arrangement.
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The "Best of Biden" happened today!
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I posted one in the Mack Fire Apparatus photo album on this site back on Feb 9, 2016.
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That red and black Seagrave is owned by a guy I know. It was resurrected from a large pile of rust. It is not a restoration, it's a work of art.
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Yes and no. Most of my career was spent as a FF/EMT in College Park, GA. I grew up near Buffalo, NY and moved to Atlanta in 1985. Being a FF helped me make contacts, but it was mostly done as a hobby (obsession). The bulk of my photographs are not random shots, they are posed to obtain the best shot possible. The trips are planned. I have photographed apparatus all over the Greater Pittsburgh area over the years. My most recent was back in 2023, starting at Cranberry Twp., then Peters Twp, Broughton, McKeesport, Irwin, Grapeville, and four stations in Hempfield Twp. This was on the way from my hometown in NY back to Atlanta.
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Antique Engine, Jefferson, GA 1923 Brockway Torpedo/American LaFrance 300/40 #B-160
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