[TheForge] RE: armour was (Re: OT rant (armor))

[Kevin Dona hoe]

The one fellow does some homebrewing, figured the bottle opener was
appropriate.

K

    ------Original Message-----
    -From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
    -[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Justin Fellenz
    -Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 6:46 PM
    -To: Sponsored by ABANA
    -Subject: Re: [TheForge] RE: armour was (Re: OT rant (armor))
    -
    -
    -You and Ries are right. And here I was talking about politics again.
    -Sorry folks.
    -
    -Just thought maybe we could collectively cut the crap and *do*
    -something.
    -
    -Bottle openers, huh? Cool...and new people in the sport. Always good.
    -
    -J
    -
    ---- K Donahoe <flyinpig at go-concepts.com> wrote:
    -
    -> Folks,
    ->
    -> This may also be much ado about nothing... I've been reading some
    -> milblogs
    -> the last few weeks and the issue of armor is highly individual
    -> amongst the
    -> soldiers (or the few I've read).  It turns a Highly Mobile Miltary
    -> Vehicle
    -> into Less Mobile.  Aparently many don't like doors on their charges
    -> as it
    -> impedes rapid exit.  Other things have pro's and con's as well and
    -> not all
    -> of them desire the armor.  With 75% of them armored (news report)
    -> there's
    -> likely a large political aspect to it's profile in the news of late.
    ->
    -> In other news, we had a bangup time in the forge yesterday.  A friend
    -> (electrical engineer) and his visiting friend (comp programmer)
    -> stopped by
    -> to feel the heat and beat on hot iron and we fashioned a couple of
    -> bottle
    -> openers for a quicky project that allowed them to take something
    -> home.  Got
    -> me out of fr*(&%'n house remodeling for a fun while :)
    ->
    -> Kevin Donahoe
    -> Flying Pig Forge
    -> Morrow, OH 45152
    -> flyinpig at go-concepts.com
    ->
    ->     ------Original Message-----
    ->     -From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
    ->     -[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of
    ->     -debmiller at fuse.net
    ->     -Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 2:20 PM
    ->     -To: Sponsored by ABANA
    ->     -Subject: Re: Re: [TheForge] armour was (Re: OT rant (armor))
    ->     -
    ->     -
    ->     -O'Gara, Hess and Eisenhardt is right up the road in Fairfield,
    -> Ohio.
    ->     -
    ->     -They are the "production" armor plating business. A year ago
    ->     -they were doing something like 100 a month, then all of a
    ->     -sudden, they are now producing something like 450 a month, and
    ->     -still have capacity for more, and the pentagon just announced
    ->     -they have entered into negotiations to increase the
    -> output.............
    ->     -
    ->     -Makes you go hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
    ->     -
    ->     -Ray
    ->     -Cincinnati
    ->     -
    ->     ->
    ->     -> From: TristerK at aol.com
    ->     -> Date: 2004/12/14 Tue PM 01:17:32 EST
    ->     -> To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
    ->     -> Subject: Re: [TheForge] armour was (Re: OT rant (armor))
    ->     ->
    ->     -> In a message dated 12/14/04 1:10:32 PM Eastern Standard
    ->     -Time, ghs at execpc.com
    ->     -> writes:
    ->     -> depleted uranium plate.
    ->     -> ????
    ->     -> DU Armor? Right next to the magnesium plate and just down
    ->     -the aisle from the
    ->     -> sheets of C4 we use to protect the gas tanks.
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