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On Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:25:41 -0400
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

I wonder of there are ambidextrous pitchers. I can throw with either
hand but the right hand throw is definitely harder.

"I had a friend was a big baseball player
Back in high school
He could throw that speedball by you
Make you look like a fool, boy
Saw him the other night at this roadside bar
I was walking in, he was walking out
We went back inside, sat down, had a few drinks
But all he kept talking about was


Glory days
Well, they'll pass you by, glory days
In the wink of a young girl's eye, glory days
Glory days (Alright)"

- Bruce Springsteen

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On 8/13/2026 9:53 AM, cranberry transformer wrote:

On Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:25:41 -0400
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

I wonder of there are ambidextrous pitchers. I can throw with either
hand but the right hand throw is definitely harder.

"I had a friend was a big baseball player
Back in high school
He could throw that speedball by you
Make you look like a fool, boy
Saw him the other night at this roadside bar
I was walking in, he was walking out
We went back inside, sat down, had a few drinks
But all he kept talking about was

Glory days
Well, they'll pass you by, glory days
In the wink of a young girl's eye, glory days
Glory days (Alright)"

- Bruce Springsteen

Al Bundy scored 4 touchdowns...
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On Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:36:59 -0500
Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> wrote:

On 8/13/2026 9:53 AM, cranberry transformer wrote:

On Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:25:41 -0400
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

I wonder of there are ambidextrous pitchers. I can throw with
either hand but the right hand throw is definitely harder.

"I had a friend was a big baseball player
Back in high school
He could throw that speedball by you
Make you look like a fool, boy
Saw him the other night at this roadside bar
I was walking in, he was walking out
We went back inside, sat down, had a few drinks
But all he kept talking about was

Glory days
Well, they'll pass you by, glory days
In the wink of a young girl's eye, glory days
Glory days (Alright)"

- Bruce Springsteen

Al Bundy scored 4 touchdowns...

Left handed too!

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On Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:01:46 -0000 (UTC)
Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:

We don't have cramped parking lots. This is America.

Bullshit.

https://www.ski-epic.com/2016_hawaii_kauai/p01b_suv_in_compact_car_space.jpg

https://s.alicdn.com/@sc02/kf/H689fe622f19345259ee9997d1e6c28d3y.jpg

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On Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:56:18 -0600, cranberry transformer wrote:

On Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:01:46 -0000 (UTC)
Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:

We don't have cramped parking lots. This is America.

Bullshit.

https://www.ski-epic.com/2016_hawaii_kauai/

p01b_suv_in_compact_car_space.jpg

https://s.alicdn.com/@sc02/kf/H689fe622f19345259ee9997d1e6c28d3y.jpg

I've seen that act with the SUV and it wasn't in Hawaii. The driver's reasoning may have been 'Well, it's more compact than an F350 crew cab.'

The newer lots or older ones that have been restriped aren't bad. 40 years
ago many were very tight for my F150, and that was before pickups started taking growth hormones.

Today I drive a subcompact. The biggest problem is finding the damn thing
in a parking lot full of whales. I'd put a flag on the antenna but even
that is subcompact, barely a stub on the roof.
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On 16 Aug 2026 20:39:46 GMT
rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:56:18 -0600, cranberry transformer wrote:

On Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:01:46 -0000 (UTC)
Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:

We don't have cramped parking lots. This is America.

Bullshit.

https://www.ski-epic.com/2016_hawaii_kauai/

p01b_suv_in_compact_car_space.jpg

https://s.alicdn.com/@sc02/kf/H689fe622f19345259ee9997d1e6c28d3y.jpg

I've seen that act with the SUV and it wasn't in Hawaii. The driver's reasoning may have been 'Well, it's more compact than an F350 crew
cab.'

The newer lots or older ones that have been restriped aren't bad. 40
years ago many were very tight for my F150, and that was before
pickups started taking growth hormones.

Today I drive a subcompact. The biggest problem is finding the damn
thing in a parking lot full of whales. I'd put a flag on the antenna
but even that is subcompact, barely a stub on the roof.

Back in the day a CB radio 108" whip would handle it, and still will.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ElantraN/comments/1etaa4k/i_put_a_106_inch_whip_antenna_on_my_car_why/?rdt=38116

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ruinedvws/posts/1602569107227303/

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On Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:48:43 -0600, cranberry transformer wrote:

Back in the day a CB radio 108" whip would handle it, and still will.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ElantraN/comments/1etaa4k/

i_put_a_106_inch_whip_antenna_on_my_car_why/?rdt=38116

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ruinedvws/posts/1602569107227303/

That would work but I don't have a CB anymore, just a 2M Yaesu and that wouldn't be much help.

I knew a ham in Ajo AZ that had a similar antenna. He wasn't positive but
he hit something big and airborne with the antenna coming back from
Lukeville at night and figured it was an owl. If it ain't the javelinas in
the road it's the damn owls doing death from above.

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On 8/16/26 1:39 PM, rbowman wrote:

Today I drive a subcompact. The biggest problem is finding the damn thing
in a parking lot full of whales. I'd put a flag on the antenna but even
that is subcompact, barely a stub on the roof.

If you press my subi's key fob open command three times
in a row, it will flash its lights and blow its horn.
I used it once to find my car in a snow storm
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On 17 Aug 2026 04:17:17 GMT
rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:48:43 -0600, cranberry transformer wrote:

Back in the day a CB radio 108" whip would handle it, and still
will.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ElantraN/comments/1etaa4k/

i_put_a_106_inch_whip_antenna_on_my_car_why/?rdt=38116

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ruinedvws/posts/1602569107227303/

That would work but I don't have a CB anymore, just a 2M Yaesu and
that wouldn't be much help.

Much shorter whip, true.

I knew a ham in Ajo AZ that had a similar antenna. He wasn't positive
but he hit something big and airborne with the antenna coming back
from Lukeville at night and figured it was an owl. If it ain't the
javelinas in the road it's the damn owls doing death from above.

Carolina bug catcher?

The capacitor hats on those are interesting.


https://path.elexweb.com/texas-bug-catcher-antenna-an-hf-mobile-antenna/






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On Sun, 16 Aug 2026 22:54:14 -0600, cranberry transformer wrote:

Carolina bug catcher?

The capacitor hats on those are interesting.

https://path.elexweb.com/texas-bug-catcher-antenna-an-hf-mobile-antenna/

That URL is returning an error at the moment but that that might be it. It wasn't a straight whip because whatever night bird hit it did some damage
to the antenna.
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