Endtown by Aaron Neathery for November 01, 2012

Well, a friendly face is welcome hereAnd little Linda does not know her powerShe wasn’t a “yankee” before… It’s not clearIs her new acquaintance still in the shower?=|====/ Level HeadVote for Endtown 2.0And for Doc Rat, tooThe Endtown ForumThe Endtown AuctionThe Endtown Books

My impression is that it’s not meanEndtown malice is not what we’ve seenJust a casual coldIn the bureaucrat moldFor indifference is government’s scene=|====/ Level HeadVote for Endtown 2.0And for Doc Rat, tooThe Endtown ForumThe Endtown AuctionThe Endtown Books

Linda’s a cutie..she’ll make a nice addition to the strip. I wonder if she’ll ever get to see her child again?

Her domicile may be revolting, but her neighbor seems friendly. Something she really needs to help her adjust. Blessed Be

I am impressed, but also think original art by ANeathery is still a bargain at these prices, and when I think of all the bargains missed due to financial embarassment, I get a bit jealous. Perhaps later I will indulge my Blackie yearnings.

VOTE! We have an half hour before October ends and November begins, and if I am still awake when the med nurse returns she will make certain I sleep at least six hours, then I have to report for med treatment. JusSayin

I think I’ve lived in a place like that.

The EHC’s “special treatment” and expediting of a housing permit is nothing special. Linda’s learning that life’s rough for the hunted. She gets to start at the bottom and work her way down.

Man, the place looks even more of a dump than yesterday. Let’s hope there are some decent people inside…Linda really needs some friends…

Linda: “Wow, it’s just my place before The End! I wonder if the tap is still running from when I left it on before going to work that morning.”

I don’t understand why Endtown has any rundown stuff in it at all. it’s not like they took over an abandoned city with slums or something. it doesn’t make sense to me, with everythign else that they do, that they wouldn’t be right on top of making sure that their only place to live without fear of topsiders was in tiptop shape everywhere..Cities get slums and run down for a lot of reasons, none of which the endtower’s seem to have.

I have a feeling that this arc will be “the trials and tribulations of Linda Koala”. Looking forward to it.

Poor Linda! So much change! Too bad Wally or Holly are not around to help her adjust…

So what now, we get rid of the best character and are left with a stupid Koala? I sure hope not.

Well at least she has met a “Jersey” girl. She will show her the ropes. Those “Jersey” girls are tough and savy. Where is Snookie?

To darwinskeeperYes it was a Chrysler motor. Had a hemi heads. Pushed about 450 to 500 hp. Ran Aviation gas I snuck off the airfield. Cut and chopped the frame to make it fit. Shaved as much weight as I could and redestributed it to balance the car. Mickey Thompson wide tires worn to nearly slicks. The overdrive was the key. It would drop about 2000 rpm allowing the torque curve to restart but at higher speed. Would engage it at about 120. The speedo didnt work any way. I had twisted that off along time ago. Top rpm was about 7000. 120 was about 3500. I told ya it was a monster. Spend all winter working on it to become a terror on the highways in the summer.Sammy Hagar caught the essence of that time (later of course but it was 55 back then). I am Texas Highway Patrol with the TXDPS. State Police. And I would be gentle but you engineers are a sneaky bunch. All those figures and calculations would over whelm me. I had to fold. You win her. Knight takes Queen. Checkmate. But I will be back again to do battle worthy opponent. You have my respect. I still have Blind Date to comfort me.

One question I have for Veteran and others in military and law enforcement is the speed at which the Topsiders drop their bravado when the tide turns against them. Consider Linda and Doug who had happily told tasteless jokes about game shows and Senor Wences when they had the upperhand but begged for mercy that they had never shown their victims when the tables were turned. I guess I expected them to have the dignity to accept that death or worse is what can happen when you strap on a gun and go out looking for trouble. Still, I have never carried a gun or served in the military or police. To what degree do those of you who serve accept a certain amount of risk along with that service?

It is interesting to see that Mrs. Roper survived the end. Now what happened to Chrissie?

A Cariboo. Twin engine. Rotary pistons. And we did have some Skyraiders. Used in bomb drop tests.Great plane the Cariboo. Sat in the hanger with its tail sticking out. The hanger was too low for it to fit in. That was not the issue. What they did learn as I was a witness that extreme cold causes metal fatigue. We had flow over and around the Alaskan Mountain range heading south to Fort Richardson. I had to pick some tank transmission parts for a tank we were testing. This plane mostly flew sideways, upways, crossways. It seemed unstable to me. No issue it flew. Landed at the airfield abit hard. No issue till the right engine falls off. The extremes of cold had weakened the bolts at the mounts causing the engine to fall off. It then bounces alongside the aircraft as we slid off the runway into the ditch. Everyone on board jumps and runs every which way. I in my usual calm demeanor picked up my gear, opened the side door and calmly walked away. Heck we landed why panic now.That was air crash one.Later in the year on a helicopter mini gun test. I was hanging out the door with a test mini gun I had signed nearly my life away for the weapon. It was a tester so I was ulitmately responsible for it. 5.56mm rotary barrel lead spitting machine. 3,000 rounds a minute. Maginze only held 2,000. Weight issues. We were coming back from a run on the firing range. We were approaching the airfield at 4,000 feet. Suddenly the chopper started bucking, jumping, swinging left and right. The pilot and co pilot began punching buttons, pulling levers, flipping switches. Suddenly my comm goes dead. I could hear nothing. I looked out thinking we coming down awfully fast. Then BANG we hit the runway, rotor slapping the concrete, runners splayed out, dragging the belly on the concrete, sparks flying, and all kinds of horns beeping. We stopped sideways. The pilot and co pilot bail running away. I could hear this warning horn beeping and kind of thought it was bad. But I had to unhook the mini gun as I had signed for it. I unhooked it and walked away looking back at the smoldering wreckage. I walked up to the pilot who was laying on the ground ghost white panting. I said “That was a terrible landing.” He blurted out “Lost power auto gyro downed.” I went “Oh.” "So it wasnt too bad’ And just walked away to turn the test mini gun in.I tell pilots that story and say “Hey been in two planes crashes and walked away. Are you sure you want me to fly with you for number 3?” Damn superstitious pilots. Had to drive to a few places instead of fly.But I can agree. I dont need number 3.

Poor Linda. She doesn’t know her own strength.

boy, run down apartments in a town like this have got to be a real problem. they can’t condemn them, because then they’ve got less room for people in a place that’s already limited in space, and they can’t repair or replace them, because where are they going to get the materials to do so? the ruins of other cities? the topsiders?

To darwinskeeperA very good question. That very reason that the Topsiders show such destain and bravado when on the top side then beg and cry like sissys when the tables are turned show me they are weak willed. The believe the rhetoric of the leaders. They are probably instructed from a very early age of their vast superiority. So when confronted by the truth that they are not so superior and death is the same for them they cannot handle it. You can call it the Warrior Creed. I never would or will beg for my life. Instead I am always thinking of a way to attack. I may die but not begging. You see it in these shootings that occure. In the Luby incident no one and I mean no one attacked the gunman. He walked around killing at will. Colorado. Walked in and began shooting. What if there had been guns allowed to be in there held by lawful citizens? He would have an initial advantage soon to find himself out gunned and probably dead from the return fire. On 9-11. The passengers that attacked the hijackers (May they forever live in Heaven as heroes) rather than die sitting in their seats. Ther attacked the hijackers. They hoped not to die but better to die fighting than just sitting there. It is a mental decision. You see a Topsider warrior one time. Refer back to Vol 2 or 1 when Al and Gustine were captured by the three Topsiders. Two displayed distain towards their captives. Talked about how to kill slowly, who to start on first. ONE just said kill them do it clean, professional and get it over. He was the one who Al got his hand under his hood. He appeared to be a professional at his job. Which was to clear the area of his responsibility of mutants. He kept numbers but some do that. It was the way he did it that I noticed. I personally made a mental decision that I will do what I have to do. I am not going to throw away my life but make you pay dearly for it. I will never give up my weapon. NEVER. Even if a hostage is held and threatened by death I cannot give up my weapon. I would (and have) told the hostage taker that the only thing keeping you alive now is your hostage. Kill the hostage I WILL KILL YOU. (Actually told a suspect that when he was holding a hostage). I will back up so negotiations can take place saving life but surrender in not an option.In the military. I dealt death. I was full prepared to receive death if not by my enemy by my own hand. You seen the Deer Hunter. The Batan Death March. You can be more easily killed as an unarmed prisoner than an armed soldier fighting a last stand. In Nam do you recall any ANY soldiers returned as POW that were not Air Force or Navy pilots or crew. Not a single missing soldier from the field ever made it to a POW camp. They were found later mutilated, butchered. So you make a choice die like that or die fighting with your fingers buried in your enemy’s throat as you bleed to death from the gun shots.Its all in the choice. The Topsiders are only superior when they are in numbers and holding the cards. They are weak otherwise. If the tables can be turned weapon wise Mutants would rise but now you have Jackrabbit. He would take it too far calling for all Topsiders to die. Do they all need to die? Can defeating them showing them mercy allowing them to continue and everyone get together to find a way out of this and if not just live together? It may work. Chinks are in the Topsider armor. Their leaders are the force behind them. Remember the one engaging with Flask. That one had to be a boss of high level. That one would be one to beware of and take out soon as possible. That one believed all the rhetoric and was willing to follow it probably to the death if it took some mutants also.

Low bid government housing.

That is, by far, the most lovely cow I have ever seen.And I am neither into cows, nor girls.

I worked with a woman from Germany, who just didn’t understand our phrase, “dumb cow”. She said that in her country, cows were regarded as quite pretty, and intelligent.Having worked with cows, I think they are quite good at what they do. As individuals, they can be very special.But… they are delicious :-)

I have to admit, I have Morning Coffee. It is nicely framed and on the wall just a few feet away from me right now. Thank you for your kind words.