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General Discussion / Be careful out there.
« Last post by SSG Snuggle Bunny on July 03, 2026, 02:20:01 PM »See attached.
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The DUmpster / Re: Retired yesterday !
« Last post by Dblhaul on July 03, 2026, 01:56:08 PM »I sure as hell know many different things I would be doing on a Friday, standing on a corner looking like an idiot doesn't make the list.
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The DUmpster / Re: Retired yesterday !
« Last post by Old n Grumpy on July 03, 2026, 01:54:41 PM »Quote
This afternoon and from now on I will be joining them.
Get a life!! Do you even know what they were protesting?
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The DUmpster / Re: Best name I read for Chump's
« Last post by Old n Grumpy on July 03, 2026, 01:49:55 PM »That’s lame, even by DU’s standards.
Du and it's members are lame!
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The DUmpster / Re: Best name I read for Chump's
« Last post by CC27 on July 03, 2026, 01:30:51 PM »I've got one for Biden: The Big Guy... Oh wait, I didn't come up with that.
Haha
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The DUmpster / Re: I Told You The Price Of Crude Is Being Rigged
« Last post by SVPete on July 03, 2026, 01:17:20 PM »It’s been 4 weeks or so since this silly thread got posted on DU, and it’s mockworthiness has grown. 
Before we headed to Blighty, our gas price - same station, Regular, credit price - was $5.299. That was around 6/20. Looking at oil market prices just now, I saw that the WTI price was a bit under $69 a barrel, almost $10 lower than when I last looked.
Even some DUpipo might tell gab13by13 that there is no way in Hades that countries all over the world, many of which hate the US and Trump, would lower their oil price by $50 or $70 a barrel just to help President Trump.
That DU thread deserves to be bumped with a, “What happened?!” It won’t be, of course.
Before we headed to Blighty, our gas price - same station, Regular, credit price - was $5.299. That was around 6/20. Looking at oil market prices just now, I saw that the WTI price was a bit under $69 a barrel, almost $10 lower than when I last looked.
Even some DUpipo might tell gab13by13 that there is no way in Hades that countries all over the world, many of which hate the US and Trump, would lower their oil price by $50 or $70 a barrel just to help President Trump.
That DU thread deserves to be bumped with a, “What happened?!” It won’t be, of course.
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The DUmpster / Re: Best name I read for Chump's
« Last post by ADsOutburst on July 03, 2026, 12:53:59 PM »Now do Biden
I've got one for Biden: The Big Guy... Oh wait, I didn't come up with that.
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The DUmpster / Re: Best name I read for Chump's
« Last post by SVPete on July 03, 2026, 12:11:41 PM »As usual DU ignorance on clown-parade.
In 2018, Boeing signed a contract for two “new”, updated, Air Force Ones, with delivery due in 2024. Delays happened, President AutoPen did nothing, unsurprisingly. Delivery got pushed out to 2029, then Trump jerked Boeing’s chain, some used 747-8s were bought by the USAF for training and, eventually, for spare parts, Qatar gave the USAF a more modern used 747, which has been reworked into an updated, operational Air Force One.
The current promised delivery date is mid-2028, which means Trump might use the plane(s). I have a feeling that might slip back to 2029; look for the TDS-colored union label.
The two existing Air Force One planes, designated VC-25A’s, are based on 747-200s and started in service in 1990. Had Boeing delivered the upgraded 747-8i’s on time, the original VC-25A’s would have been just short of 35 years in service. The reworked Qatari 747-8 is designated VC-25B Bridge, and the new Air Force Ones will be designated simply VC-25B. This means that the Qatari 747 has greater capabilities than a VC-25A, but short of what the VC-25Bs will have.
DU-grade Progs believe Qatar gave the 747 to Trump, not the USAF, and are full-Sergeant-Schulz about the plane’s capabilities and taking on usage from the aging GHWB Administration Air Force Ones.
It’s interesting that it took Reagan to get the aging 707 Air Force One(s) replaced with modern planes, then Trump 1.0 to get the aging 747-200s replaced, with tail-kicking and dealing by Trump 2.0 when Boeing delayed. It’s almost as if Carter, OhBummer!, and Auto-Pen didn’t much care about Air Force Ones’ reliability and capability.
In 2018, Boeing signed a contract for two “new”, updated, Air Force Ones, with delivery due in 2024. Delays happened, President AutoPen did nothing, unsurprisingly. Delivery got pushed out to 2029, then Trump jerked Boeing’s chain, some used 747-8s were bought by the USAF for training and, eventually, for spare parts, Qatar gave the USAF a more modern used 747, which has been reworked into an updated, operational Air Force One.
The current promised delivery date is mid-2028, which means Trump might use the plane(s). I have a feeling that might slip back to 2029; look for the TDS-colored union label.
The two existing Air Force One planes, designated VC-25A’s, are based on 747-200s and started in service in 1990. Had Boeing delivered the upgraded 747-8i’s on time, the original VC-25A’s would have been just short of 35 years in service. The reworked Qatari 747-8 is designated VC-25B Bridge, and the new Air Force Ones will be designated simply VC-25B. This means that the Qatari 747 has greater capabilities than a VC-25A, but short of what the VC-25Bs will have.
DU-grade Progs believe Qatar gave the 747 to Trump, not the USAF, and are full-Sergeant-Schulz about the plane’s capabilities and taking on usage from the aging GHWB Administration Air Force Ones.
It’s interesting that it took Reagan to get the aging 707 Air Force One(s) replaced with modern planes, then Trump 1.0 to get the aging 747-200s replaced, with tail-kicking and dealing by Trump 2.0 when Boeing delayed. It’s almost as if Carter, OhBummer!, and Auto-Pen didn’t much care about Air Force Ones’ reliability and capability.
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The DUmpster / Re: Retired yesterday !
« Last post by SVPete on July 03, 2026, 11:18:45 AM »Cool story, bro/sis.
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The DUmpster / Re: Best name I read for Chump's
« Last post by ADsOutburst on July 03, 2026, 11:15:26 AM »That’s lame, even by DU’s standards.