Recent content by entropychaser

Remind which it is: Do the posts from this site go to the National Archives.....or the U.S. Library of Congress?

In the mid 1950's there was only one Deputy Chief of Department in the Bronx- the Seventh Division. Division Headquarters were at 1215 Intervale Avenue.

That's what I thought. Texas Task Force One- FEMA USAR cache in College Station Texas Task Force Two- State USAR cache in Dallas You can only imagine the egos and politics involved in all that.

Does Illinois have a FEMA USAR team? Does the state have an Office of Emergency Management to coordinate resources or is it all done via the MABAS structure?

Why doesn't the City sign up for AAA like the rest of us?

Master Gunnery Sgt. Juan Jose Valdez has passed away at age 88. At 0800 hours, April 30, 1975 Valdez was the last American extracted off the roof of the American Embassy in Saigon. Born in the military town of San Antonio in 1937, he enlisted in the Marines in 1955. Serving as a platoon...

Didn't they pass laws prohibiting e-bikes in public housing? Seem to be working well. NYCHA needs to open a tip (snitch) line with an anonymous financial reward offered. I wonder if 1-800-438-2453 is available. Operators are standing by.

And why isn't it yellow on white?

A real estate developer whose home burned down in the Pacific Palisades in January, 2025 has rebuilt on his burned out address. It is a four bedroom, 4,200 square foot two story home. He has made it as fire resistive as possible. 1) The frame uses structural steel. 2) Walls are 12 inches...

In about 1960, my parents dumped my sister and me off at a rock-n-roll concert at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis. Headliners included The Crests, Johnny and the Hurricanes, maybe Bobby Rydell, and ........ Neil Sedaka. In 1970 my sister took me to The Apollo Theater to see Martha and the...

https://nypost.com/2025/09/29/us-news/jpmorgan-chase-now-employs-more-workers-in-texas-than-ny-top-city-biz-advocate-calls-it-scary-development/ And, like me, none of them has any clue what a state income tax form looks like.

Can you top this?

Sounds like folks in New York and Houston are on the same page about this topic. If you look up "Entitled @$$hole" on the internet, they have a picture of a bike rider Some have raised the idea of a hunting season.

Mitch Ryder turns 81 years old today.

Eleven years ago, Deputy Lewis had to jump off a bridge to avoid being hit by his own patrol car in another freeway accident. He fell thirty feet and survived. This time he was not so fortunate...