I think its time i get a new hat. Im thinking something mad scientisty or jagger related.

Hmmm... Looking over images pf the hats Mick Jagger has worn over the years, he made almost anything he'd wear look good. I'd say settle for something that doesn't bind the Puma ears, and protects one's head from the cold and rain.

Oh my not mick jagger. Jagger as in jagger monster from girl genius.

D'oH! Why didn't I catch that? I really like that series of comics, and better yet I enjoy playing "Steampunk Munchkin", a board game illustrated by Mr. Phil Foglio himself!

When something becomes old hat, add a new hat.

Good advice. I also decided to try something different. I had been wearing baseball style caps for at least 30 years, and striped engineer caps are better used on the railway.

Might I suggest that you mount the hat somewhere to display it?

The recent Steamfox baseball cap is hanging on the wall of the Bedroom I sleep in, close to the bed and my drawing desk. The original Steamfox embroidered cap is lost to History.

Alright.

you're looking good Steam... by the way, where might I get the deck plan for a WWI British L or M class destroyer?

V.

Err...? Let me look into that. Off hand I'd suggest a site that specializes in historic plans for modern (20th Century.) warships, but I have two books, "Castles of steel" by Robert K. Massie and "The Kaiser's Pirates" which might have a few clues in their indexes and bibliographies.

I'm still looking for those construction illustrations I saw at the Kaiser Shipyard memorial in Richmond CA too.

thank you... much appreciated...

V.

The fun of modern electronic things.

Tell me about it! The Printer-scanner ist still "Kaput" put out of action by a 1" square piece of foam rubber sponge. Replacing same would cost more than buying a new "All in One" too.

Good greef! That's about as bad as the cost of the carburetor for my Kubota generator. The whole generator new was $1,400 they want $500 for just a replacement carburetor. No carburetor kits or repair parts for the carburetor are available.

That's insane. Insane I tell you. That's worst than "Planned Obsolescence." It's like forcing the consumers to buy new products when they don't really need to.

I know.. and the problem was caused by eco-friendly ethanol fuel period.

The ethanol in the fuel attacks the carburetor needle and idle shut off solenoid.

I'm not a fan of ethanol mix fuels they do more harm to the environment then good. The reason ethanol fuel was pushed was because it had big agribusiness behind it not because it was better for the environment like we were told. The vapor pressure of alcohol and vapor pressure of gasoline are considerably different therefore they burn at a different rate and you do not get a clean combustion in an internal combustion engine.

Seems how you live down in California during the summer if your traveling along the freeway look to the vegetation to the side you'll notice from Road level up to about 18 to 20 in all the vegetation is dead this is caused by the fuel and the catalytic converters. The Heat plus water plus sulfur in the fuel makes sulfuric acid the alcohol ads in there and I forget what it makes but it's just as toxic.

Woah! I have never noticed that. The cooler temperatures and recent rains have caused new patches of green to grow up over last season's dead grass. So I will take note to watch to see how the "Brown Zones" spread out from the freeway, and up into the hills. It could be that the smog from the nearby 134 and 210 Freeways, (Less than a mile away.) might be killing the grasses seasonally as well. Could it be that our California lifestyle is encouraging our own wildfires? Could be.

It's scary when you understand what is happening along the freeways.

I can’t post a photo of myrself, it would be a violation. Of several epa rules I’m sure.

(Chuckles.) As long as the City doesn't stick signs ordering the removal of brush, weeds and trash from your beard, you're okay.

my grave site may be marked as a super site.

Wait, what? Your handle isn't XOFMAETS?

Maybe not in this Universe. And if Xofmaets and Steamfox ever get the chance to shake hands... BOOM!

What's the matter with antimatter?

It's unstable in this part of the Galaxy.