tag:www.thedonovan.com,2012://1/tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11675-2012-03-24T15:09:57ZComments for Today was a busy dayWe're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010Movable Type 4.12tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.116752009-12-06T04:35:41Z2009-12-06T04:44:10ZToday was a busy dayThe Armorerhttp://www.thedonovan.com I did the iron-butt thing, hauling the ex-Finn Puteaux 25mm a/t gun down to Austin, Texas, where it will be further transhipped to Australia. That's a gun with some long legs - from France, to Finland, to the US, and now on to Australia, after a 20 or so year soujourn in the US as yard-art.
I'm bringing back stuff with which to plague you in future Whatzis posts. Which means tomorrow, another 12 hours in the cab coming home. Heh. I'm not that chauvinistic about Kansas, but when I hit the border with Oklahoma, the road turned to crap, either beat to hell or under construction almost all the rest of the way. And Austin at night, navigating via GPS with a buncha Boston-wannabe drivers while towing a trailer was... stressful. Good thing BCR Labs hasn't perfected the Cell-User Brain Frier yet... there would be several fewer drivers on Austin's roads.
The sad news is - the Castle is now cannonless at the flagpoles. The good news is - the indirect fire capacity is approaching a full battery.
I'm going to bed. It was a long day, and tomorrow will be little better.]]>
tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11675-comment:96157Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-12-07John of Argghhh!http://www.thedonovan.com
The inbound Customs paperwork on the receiving end, that's a different story. They guy down in Australia is a well-known and experienced collector/dealer and knows how to do things.]]>
2009-12-07T15:11:00Z2009-12-07T15:11:00Ztag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11675-comment:96156Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-12-07John of Argghhh!http://www.thedonovan.com
tubes.
Plural.]]>
2009-12-07T15:06:28Z2009-12-07T15:06:28Ztag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11675-comment:96148Comment from Fishmugger on 2009-12-06Fishmugger
Nice to see other opinions of Boston driving that coincide with mine. (all except Maggie of course)(OK...I'm a coward)]]>
2009-12-07T01:26:47Z2009-12-07T01:26:47Ztag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11675-comment:96146Comment from Beth on 2009-12-06Bethhttp://www.thedonovan.com/swwbo
So, about once a month, John would drive home, or I would drive down there. ]]>
2009-12-06T22:18:32Z2009-12-06T22:18:32Ztag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11675-comment:96143Comment from John (not the Armorer) on 2009-12-06John (not the Armorer)
Drive safe. That ought to be a two day trip, but if WX holds the 725 miles +/- can be done out west where speed limits are generous. Especially if the trailer was a one way rental. ]]>
2009-12-06T17:05:39Z2009-12-06T17:05:39Ztag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11675-comment:96139Comment from Beth on 2009-12-06Bethhttp://www.thedonovan.com/swwbo2009-12-06T15:45:29Z2009-12-06T15:45:29Ztag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11675-comment:96132Comment from Old Fat Sailor on 2009-12-06Old Fat Sailor2009-12-06T12:33:32Z2009-12-06T12:33:32Ztag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11675-comment:96131Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-12-06John of Argghhh!http://www.thedonovan.com
No dawdling here. I'm on the road in 5 minutes.]]>
2009-12-06T12:22:26Z2009-12-06T12:22:26Ztag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11675-comment:96129Comment from Rivrdog on 2009-12-06Rivrdoghttp://rivrdog.typepad.com
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2009-12-06T09:08:10Z2009-12-06T09:08:10Ztag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11675-comment:96126Comment from Miss Ladybug on 2009-12-05Miss Ladybughttp://miss-ladybug.blogspot.com2009-12-06T05:01:30Z2009-12-06T05:01:30Z