Idea of the day... parking lots with parking reserved for combat wounded

Some parking lots have pregnant mother parking... it's not enforced by police, but it's marked with pink signs. I'm fully opposed to this nonsense. Preganancy isn't a disability, it's not even debilitating.

Most parking lots have reserved parking spots close to a business's front door for anyone with a DMV recognized disability, normally related to walking problems.

But I just heard the concept of getting the state or nation to set aside parking for military wounded in combat... I think that is a damn good idea. About time too.

Jensen Sutta photography of the US Marine Corp National Museum

see the whole gallery at http://www.jensensutta.com/slideshows/RTB/ found on  http://justacargal-s.blogspot.com/

VFA-14, the Tophatters, the Navy's oldest active squadron, they've flown 23 types of aircraft, changed designations 14 times, and operated from 20 carriers and battleships

The military Pit Crew Chalenge is down to 2 teams for tomorrows final match, USMC helo mechanics vs USN helo mechanics

 take a close look at the above photo, the guy on the right was in such a rush to push the car... he missed and started pushing some other guys head!

Speedfest starts tomorrow at North Island Naval Air Station, more racecars, more airplane and helicopter displays, and the "Military Pit Crew Challenge"

 A big variety of factory race cars, NASCAR racecars, entreprenuerial racers, and drifters too

 

 Race cars that haven't been here before were found in the Pits

 and MINI's! About 8 Mini's are going tobe racing in the under 2 liter class (last year there may have been one)

 Wander all over the pits, you will stumble across all kinds of cool things (I found the STIG)

 New aircraft displays!

 the Military Pit Crew Challenge has teams from the Navy and the Marine Corps racing the each other to turn in the fastest time to change the tires and fuel a car... it's for bragging rights, and might become a coast to coast challenge.. totally safe, using water into tanks with pcv dump tubes instead of gas... then reusing the water for the next team. (safe, clean, reuseable)

 

So head over to Coronado Island if you are in San Diego, bothe Saturday and Sunday, and have a great time. Test drive Corvettes or Camaros, see the great big car show behind the grand stands, watch the races, check out the repairs and maintenance in the pits, and spot celebs.... Jay Leno's Big Dog Garage has at least one car racing, I've seen Carroll Shelby here in the past, Adam Corolla races every year... never know what you'll find at the race track

the Marines once wished someone Happy Easter, probably North Vietnam

found on http://pour15minutesdamour.blogspot.com/

another wild variety of photos from Formicarius.tumblr.com, from Queens and Kaisers to carnival coaster cars and pirate women in Ostrich carts

1890's quadricycle with a Maxim machine gun mounted and beign tested for army contract consideration

Total car kid awesomeness! Want!

Proabably for a private little rail backyard fun... but the cutest damn thing I think I've seen all day

Pirate women ostrich racing... most bizarre thing we'll see all week?

Kaiser Wilhelm and blimps! Steampunk delux

incredible yes? http://formicarius.tumblr.com for hours of distraction from the mundane