You know what i love?

[3Berries]

I love free stuff, especially when it's just what I need.

My son works for a concrete company, I need rip rap for the pond bank. Their wash out and other scrap concrete they usually haul to a 'stone' maker where they crush and reuse to make artificial rocks. But they really don't care where the stuff goes as it's otherwise landfill for it. So he's bringing home truckloads of scrap concrete in somewhat manageable sized pieces. Got about 6 tons so far and another 6 coming over the weekend.

Now onto the You Know What I Hate thread for the rock pile work.....

[3Berries]

I probably could. The live Fight Radar showed the plane registration, it's how I knew it was a F51 and not a P51.

UndergroundFarmer That is a stock photo not the actual plane.

[Gingerbeard]

But do any of you know the name of the pilot?

[UndergroundFarmer]

This one is sporting invasion stripes from Operation Overlord.

[Puglover1]

[3Berries]

Apparently the last piston engine plane used before the jets came on the scene in the Korean War.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/f-51d-mustang-veteran-fighter-bomber-dominated-korean-war-163336

The public mostly remembers the North American P-51 Mustang as the fighter plane that protected Allied bombers over Germany and Japan during World War II. Overshadowed by newer jet fighters by the time war broke out in Korea in 1950, the re-designated F-51’s relative technological backwardness became a qualified blessing for close air support and battlefield interdiction sorties against the Korean People’s Army.

Warren Thompson’s new book F-51 Mustang Units of the Korean Warfocuses on the veteran fighter’s role in Korea, and also exposes the plane’s little-known history with Australia, South Africa and the Republic of Korea.

[Puglover1]

Creativity

[Satyaban]

Er, I think it is a P51 Mustang, but not sure. Super charged gasoline power, that sound is hard to beat in an aircraft engine.

[3Berries]

Had one of these fly overhead today at about 8k ft. What a sweet sounding engine.... F51D Mustang fighter/bomber

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n74190/#2d2b5121

[Puglover1]

Something made me think of you https://greenlivingtribe.com/japan-h...WYvUFmlXbmwCUs

[9fingerleafs]

Growing it's my full time job now. So I've been very busy too. Until this last month. The heat from summer makes it very difficult to grow so I slow down production for a couple of months.

[SoOrbudgal]

I see you got your helmet head on are you preparing for aliens or acid rain? Maybe kitties falling from the sky?

[alltatup]

Zzzzup, 9fingerleafs !!! I was laying low for a while during covid, but I'm back. Good to see your smiling face!!!!!

[3Berries]

Actually I have three around and the part that was underground all look new on all of them. So apparently the creosote must evaporate to the air over time..

[Gingerbeard]

Good point. Just don't burn them or lick them.