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Read that on here years ago.

As I posted, https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1959/november/japans-nightmare-mine-blockade U.S. Naval Institute Japan's Nightmare—Mine Blockade By Lieutenant Commander Arnold S. Lott, USN

That leaves mining. Mines never destroy homes, hospitals, or industrial facilities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Starvation Speaking for all Japanese mine experts, Captain Kyuzo Tamura, Imperial Japanese Navy, told postwar interrogators, “The result of B-29 mining was so effective...

Or, her bedroom. Receiving a "focused physical examination". Her support as a customer / taxpayer / voter is needed for the pay, benefits and working conditions you deserve.

By that period - February 1945 - Bomber Command's accuracy had increased remarkably from when the Butt Report ( revealing the widespread failure of aircraft to hit their targets ) was released on 18 August 1941. From Wikipedia, As the war progressed, RAF Bomber Command improved its methods...

"Clear the track, here comes Shack!"

Less graciously, it was reportedly said, "We hit a factory, and Speer ( Minister of Armaments and War Production ) soon has it back in operation. It takes 21 years to replace a worker."

🤷‍♂️ In WW2, the air dropped leaflets said, "People who work in factories live close to them. Therefore we hit your houses, and you."

Pesident Truman said an invasion of Japan would look like "Okinawa from one end of Japan to the other." Casualty predictions varied, but all were high.

This was the Area Bombing Directive 14 Feb., 1942. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_bombing_directive

After two A-bombs were dropped, President Truman ordered a resumption of B-29 attacks against Japan at maximum intensity "so as to impress Japanese officials that we mean business and are serious in getting them to accept our peace proposals without delay."

Depends on the employer. YMMV Lot of fishing boat talk in the stations. Occasional fist fight too. Never reported. But, disrespect a customer? We got the 30-second lecture on Day 1. "You come to us from a society with many prejudices. We won't try to change your beliefs. But, if you treat...

Not you personally, OldSolduer, but that reminds me of something Groucho Marx said when he quit a club, “I don’t want to belong to any club that would accept me as one of its members.”

If the discussion is going back to 1945, it is worth noting that to those who planned and directed it, the raid on Dresden was no different from scores of other operations mounted during the years of war. Following that came the largest and and longest bombing raid of the Pacific War. More...

Not to compare 1945 to 2024. But, since Dresden has become part of the discussion, it reminds me of something I read about the briefing of an RCAF bomber squadron on the night of the raid. Battlefields in the Air: Canadians in Bomber Command page 152.

11-month-old fentanyl poisoning on body camera. WARNING: May be upsetting to some viewers. https://longisland.news12.com/11-month-old-who-nearly-died-of-fentanyl-poisoning-saved-by-first-responders

April 1, 2024 Income needed to purchase a home in Canada. Winnipeg $68,612/year $5,718/month Edmonton $75,397/year $6,283/month Montreal $107,273/year $8,939/month Calgary $107,910/year $8,992/month London $114,318/year $9,562/month Kitchener-Waterloo $139,880/year $11,657/month...

Train departures Allandale to Union @ 0646 and 0701 each weekday. Train departures Union to Allandale @ 1708 and 1723 each weekday. https://assets.metrolinx.com/image/upload/v1713167840/Documents/GO/full-schedules/FS27042024/TABLE65.pdf...

I've seen some of the U.S. bills. Park for free at Allandale. Tap your Presto. Direct rail trip into Union. No transfers. No bus. No worry about weather, traffic or parking. Trains run every 15 - 30 minutes. Cost $7.00