McDonald's?? I don't remember there being one when I was a kid.

I do remember my husband and I used to take Sunday drives once in awhile with the kids and sometimes if we had the money, we'd even stop for ice cream. That was always a real treat.

The first one in my hometown was established in 1959. My brother took me there to buy me a hamburger. I remember there was no drive-in service and no indoor seating. The line was so long they had a kid come out and take orders from the people waiting in line.
I remember the burger tasting pretty good. Better than my mother's. Because the MickeyD's burger actually had juice in it.
My mother cooked the bejeesus out of the meat we ate, so her burgers were more like hockey pucks than juicy meats. That's the way my father liked his meat, so all the beef we ate was well done. I mean WELL DONE!!! As in all the juice completely cooked out of it.
One of my sisters said that she never knew how good roast beef could taste until her future husband, who was and is still a good cook, made her one that was tender and juicy.

Anyone who drinks tap water as their primary hydration source is in trouble, IMO.

I would at only one place, where I grew up and the water is from a deep artesian well.

Otherwise, it is distilled or filtered (by me), usually.

I'm freakin' watching Bill Maher on Gurfeld right now......  I think we're close.

Summary?

Hell has frozen over?

I'm freakin' watching Bill Maher on Gurfeld right now......  I think we're close.

When A 70-Year-Old Russian BTR-50 Attacks Ukrainian Troops, It’s Bad News For The Whole Russian War Effort

David Axe  |  May 20, 2024  |  02:42pm EDT



The thinly-protected, 1950s-vintage BTR-50 might not be the worst vehicle the Russian army has sent in a direct assault on Ukrainian positions, but it’s probably the oldest.

And while it’s safer for Russian troops to ride in a 70-year-old BTR-50 with its 10-millimeter-thick armor than to ride in, say, a brand-new Chinese golf cart, it’s still an ominous sign for Russia that more BTR-50s are appearing on the battlefields of eastern Ukraine as Russia’s wider war on Ukraine grinds toward its 28th month.

“Without mechanized units fully equipped with proper combat vehicles like tanks, achieving swift and decisive penetration of defenses will be very challenging,” Ukrainian analysis group Frontelligence Insight explained. “This limitation is likely to result in slower and more limited advances, hampering the overall progress of Russian forces.”

The BTR-50 is a 15-ton, diesel-fueled armored tractor with two crew and space for up to 20 passengers. It usually packs a heavy machine gun.

The Soviet Union developed the BTR-50 in the early 1950s. It entered service in 1954 and, for the next 12 years, was the Soviet army’s main fighting vehicle.  .  .

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/05/20/when-a-70-year-old-russian-btr-50-attacks-ukrainian-troops-its-bad-news-for-the-whole-russian-war-effort/?sh=6e0950ee243e