Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Monday, October 27, 2008

Some Photos

This is a DeHavilland Chipmunk. The RAF used them for basic training. The Chipmunk replaced the Tiger Moth biplanes that had been used from before WW2. This Chipmunk has an inverted engine.


Many decades ago, this was an insane asylum.

To the left, by the railroad line, you can see its power plant, which probably also generated steam for heating the buildings. To the right is the water tower that provided water pressure. The asylum was run by the state and it probably was one of the major employers in that town. Tens of thousands of people were institutionalized there over the years, some probably for most of their lives.

The site is probably still too remote for any profitable reuse and odds are that the buildings have mold infestations that are inches, if not feet, thick by now.


It was a brilliantly clear Fall day. The foliage is past peak, with a lot of trees now bare.


That is a VOR station in the middle of this shot.


2 comments:

Fixer said...

... this was an insane asylum.

Where is that? Newtown?

Nice pic of the plane.

Comrade Misfit said...

Nope, that's not the place.