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re: Post WW2 What-if Scenario

Posted by BayouBengalRubicon on 11/6/25 at 9:44 pm to
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True.

But without them do we defeat Hitler?

I'm not at all convinced.

If the soviets fall, Germany takes the oil fields and all those divisions shift west with much of their industry likely in underground factories and they have the time and resources to really start utilizing some of their jet and other advanced technology platforms.

Do we ever get the air superiority needed to launch D-Day? Does it get smashed on the beaches if he has 10-20 additional armored divisions to counterattack with?

Its a bad situation for us if the Russians and Germans aren't bleeding each other out in the east.

WW2 wasnt a scenario where there was a perfect partner available. The Brits were limited and spread thin and at war with Hitler, the Germans were totalitarians set on expansion and the soviets were just as bad with different ideology (just ask the Ukranians).

But assuming we side with the brits, we cant partner with the Germans against the Soviets because they were already at war, so the path and history were already kind of pointing us down a specific road IMO.



Do you really think that we're better off with the USSR winning ww2 ? Germany was trying to extinguish the greatest threat to the west!

re: Post WW2 What-if Scenario

Posted by BayouBengalRubicon on 11/6/25 at 9:26 pm to
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I think that you have this a bit twisted. FDR was the commie coddler who jumped up to save Stalin's corrupt war machine.


You're cerntianly not wrong regarding FDR, but Churchill instigated it all and dragged the US into the conflict. Poland was regional dispute over a small piece of land that Churchill turned into ww2. FDR had a commie advisor and the rest is history.... or is it?
If Churchill wasn't such a bloodthirsty warmonger and had an ounce of strategy, he would of let Germany invade the Soviet Union full force. The winter did in Operation Barbarosa, but not fighting a multi-front war and Germany focusing all resources on destroying Russia, we would of seen those two countries cannibalize each other. Best case scenario is that the USSR was destroyed and Germany was weakened - leaving an easy clean up job for the Allies and saving lives. No cold war and no communism post war - we'd be living in a completely different world.
I went through this recently, and after spending 6 months trying to design it myself , I went to a professional. Mike Kabel was recommened to me from my contractor & he was excellent to work with.

re: Chimes Vs Walkons

Posted by BayouBengalRubicon on 10/4/25 at 9:17 pm to
walk-ons food is awful and they have male servers now.

Chimes has good food , but weird hippie liberal servers
Send em all back to India!!! People really don't realize how many white color jobs they've been displacing
Send the tanks and national guard to Portland and beat them in the streets!!!!!
I make friends with my customers and truly understands their needs and wants. Then I work my arse off for them and make their life easy.

I blow out my quota every year :pimp:
Mike Kabel in Denham Springs !

Just got done using him to design a new addition on our house : he's super easy to work with, understood exactly what we wanted, and then made it even better than we thought! Oh and he's cheap too lol

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I bought a chinese copy as a back up saw and once I put a quality chain on it and tuned it, it was a beast!... until the coil went out..
People talk crap about leasing because they don't understand it and can't do the math.

A lease is negotiable like any other car deal. If you have a decent residual and get the price down, then you have a low payment with built in equity to trade in. I've leased multiple vehicles for my wife and kept her in new vehicles with zero maintenance. I always came out ahead trading them in as well because the Acuras/Lexus always hold their value so well . A lease done properly comes out much better than buying and trading in every 4 - 5 years because your monthly note is much cheaper.

Best money can buy: Mitsubishi

Best value and warranty: Senville

I have a 2 ton Senville Mini split on my garage apartment, been running for 5 years.

I also have the Senville 3 ton ducted central AC in my house for the past year and it's tits!
For 16" I run an Echo CS-490 - it's a light and powerful 50CC

For my big saw I run an Echo CS-590 Timberwolf 60CC

Both saws are workhorses that I use constantly to maintain my acreage. Go to an Echo dealer so they can service and warranty your saw.
Great feedback and tips!!! Thanks!!

Taxi's vs Island GO vs rental car?
Appreciate the feedback!

How expensive are the on-site restaurants? How bad are the drink prices at the pool? I typically get beer from a store on trips like this and mix in some frozen cocktails from the pool bar.

Baby will be 5 months old when we go in June. I can walk wherever and where the baby pouch on my stomach and going to pack the Doona for cabs and going around town.
We just booked the Kimpton Seafire for late June to do our annual Caribbean trip, but with our baby for the first time. For those that have stayed at this resort, do you have any recommendations, especially with a baby? We're mainly looking to just relax on the beach and wine and dine. I like to do some exploring, but that will be limited with the baby. How is it getting around in taxis? Can you bring car seats around for safety?

Restaurants on island and activity recommendations appreciated!
The Bay area is finally successful in running Valero out of town! I hope they enjoy their upcoming $8/gallon Gas!
not surprised they have gay bars in Japan..