WEll, I was kind of bored today as I got up way too early and after reading through a few threads decided to start this one.

Things we do other than the casino.

Here's my Monday nights.

AD

And if pistols are more your thing, here's the previous week.

We do have a good time.

AD (old men don't run fast, they shoot first)

NICE AD /thx for posting. A home invader would be in a high-risk situation.

My target practice/shooting range is me driving out to the country to the farm and placing a 5 Gallon bucket behind a pond dam,LOL. I can hit it most times(depending on the distance ).

*I recently bought my second Sig Sauer p365. A great CC pistol in my opinion.


Cheers,

We do have several women that shoot with us from time to time.

If you saw them on the street you wouldn't think twice about it but they are very good and really enjoy mixing it up with everyone.

AD

Well, let's try this again.

What else do you guys do besides hang out here and hit the casinos from time to time.

Saw this gem making the run south out of Minneapolis on I-35.

Of course I had to stop and get the "photo op".  That's what I do!

AD

And because this is still a gambling forum, here's a shot from inside the casino at the Cadillac Jack's Hotel in Deadwood, SD.

No baccarat here so I had to default to roulette for the night.

AD

QuoteWell, let's try this again.

What else do you guys do besides hang out here and hit the casinos from time to time.

Saw this gem making the run south out of Minneapolis on I-35.

Of course I had to stop and get the "photo op".  That's what I do!

AD

I pass this all the time, it is on the west side of Interstate 35 in Owatoona, Minnesota.  Here is the story behind it.  And I pay special attention within eye-sight of this display because people that never seen it before have tendency to decelerate pretty darn quick!!

"In 1996, the City of Owatonna acquired one of these jet planes, a T-38 Talon "Thunderbird" Jet, from the U.S. Air Force to be used as a monument at the airport. The cost of the project exceeded the City's budget at that time, and the plane was put in storage. In 1997, R.W. "Buzz" Kaplan proposed that the plane become part of a signature display outside Heritage Halls Museum, which was ¼ mile north of the airport. Buzz thought the display should consist of three planes flying formation. The City proceeded to acquire two more jets from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona."

The jets, after being stripped down to reduce their overall weight, and repainted to make them resemble 'Thunderbirds' were then waiting on the engineers to figure out the best way to mount and showcase them. The engineers spent several months creating a design for the display that would not only be unique, but also practical as it would have to withstand the high winds that sometimes sweep through Owatonna and Southern Minnesota. Waymarking states that the current design "withstood 113 miles-per-hour winds when tested in a wind tunnel."

The formation the jets are in is called the 'bomb-burst formation' and is a truly unique display that hopefully gives others the same thought as R.W. "Buzz" Kaplan had to "create a breathtaking realistic display of aerobatic flight and to honor our United Stat United States fighter pilots who help protect our great country."


A fun fact you might not know about the three jets is that the pilots of tail-number 1 and 2 are Owatonna residents. Tail 1's pilots are "R.W. "Buzz" Kaplan and Betty "Bunns" Kaplan. Pilots of the #2 plane are MaryAlice "Bunky" Hanson and Capt. Jim "Cool Hand" Hanson.

Thx AD. Nice pic of the planes(and the bike too).
Good background info on the Thunderbird display.
I've never been to Mn or South Dakota, USA (though I have watched every episode of the Fargo tv series, lol). I like the accent from that area of the country.

Re: What else besides Baccarat ?
I too play Roulette some (or at least in past couple years). Many of my cas only have one Bac table or if they have >=2 tables they usually don't open them until afternoon. So, I kill time by playing roulette. Though I do play it seriously and to make money.





Continued Success,

I was going to post up another few shooting videos but I figured that might get boring for a lot of viewers (and believe me, I've got a lot of them) so here's something you've probably never seen.

In my former life as an airline pilot, we get to be very in touch with our machines.  One night over the Pacific my 747 even told me what it though of my flying skills.

AD