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new_tanker OP t1_jcghdqr wrote
Reply to If you've been to an airshow in Pennsylvania, chances are you heard the voice of Howdy McCann announcing. Howdy passed away on March 9, 2023 at the age of 71. He was the announcer for airshows in Allentown, Avoca, Indiana, Latrobe, Reading, and many others across the region and country. by new_tanker
The last airshow he announced was in Leesburg, Virginia in September 2022. This was the final act he called, from up close and from behind the crowd line.
new_tanker OP t1_jc2ps1e wrote
Reply to comment by Gettheinfo2theppl in If you've been to an airshow in Pennsylvania, chances are you heard the voice of Howdy McCann announcing. Howdy passed away on March 9, 2023 at the age of 71. He was the announcer for airshows in Allentown, Avoca, Indiana, Latrobe, Reading, and many others across the region and country. by new_tanker
He's announcing that big giant airshow in the Heavens.
new_tanker OP t1_jc2pmzl wrote
Reply to comment by brianly in If you've been to an airshow in Pennsylvania, chances are you heard the voice of Howdy McCann announcing. Howdy passed away on March 9, 2023 at the age of 71. He was the announcer for airshows in Allentown, Avoca, Indiana, Latrobe, Reading, and many others across the region and country. by new_tanker
Many announcers have their own trademarks; the late Gordon Bowman-Jones, who announced at Willow Grove, was one. Howdy is among that group of great announcers.
As for calendars, there isn't one specifically for that part of the USA but one of the best ones out there is on Milavia.
new_tanker OP t1_jbza6p3 wrote
Reply to comment by defusted in If you've been to an airshow in Pennsylvania, chances are you heard the voice of Howdy McCann announcing. Howdy passed away on March 9, 2023 at the age of 71. He was the announcer for airshows in Allentown, Avoca, Indiana, Latrobe, Reading, and many others across the region and country. by new_tanker
I was at Willow Grove that day, too. That was such a sad thing to witness, especially as a child. It still haunts me to this day, nearly 23 years later.
The base had a couple more airshows after that year, until their last one in 2006.
new_tanker OP t1_jbyzu7b wrote
Reply to If you've been to an airshow in Pennsylvania, chances are you heard the voice of Howdy McCann announcing. Howdy passed away on March 9, 2023 at the age of 71. He was the announcer for airshows in Allentown, Avoca, Indiana, Latrobe, Reading, and many others across the region and country. by new_tanker
The photo is of Howdy McCann announcing at the 2022 Jimmy Stewart Airshow in Indiana, Pennsylvania.
new_tanker t1_jab4zby wrote
When the British came and flew a fantastic airshow display in August 2019...
new_tanker t1_jab4srd wrote
Reply to comment by Zhuul in What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever seen in Atlantic City by nightwing2009
That was 2006 and it was amazing.
new_tanker t1_j6ghhvy wrote
Reply to comment by _token_black in Better time to be a Philly sports fan? by TTP8630
No way I would have remembered that... wasn't around then!
new_tanker t1_j6fn7pv wrote
Reply to Better time to be a Philly sports fan? by TTP8630
I had to look it up... Phillies won World Series in 1980 and that year's Eagles went to the Super Bowl and lost.
The 2022 Phillies made it to the World Series and lost and that year's Eagles are going to the Super Bowl. Maybe, just maybe, they'll win, and just maybe we will see a crowd of Eagles fans greeting the team on February 13 or 14 like this did after winning Super Bowl LII!
new_tanker t1_j6duy14 wrote
They haven't left. They occasionally hit the bird feeders here in large numbers. Not looking forward to nesting season...
new_tanker t1_j69r1z2 wrote
Some of our biggest snowstorms in the last 20+ years occurred in February and March.
new_tanker t1_j3xu68z wrote
He was probably a good guy before he went into politics and became corrupt. It's a damn shame how politics makes damn fine human beings into corrupt asses.
new_tanker t1_j3fcfl0 wrote
I've been in two stores in my lifetime... one was Marlton and the other the one in Mt. Laurel, and both times I felt severely claustrophobic inside. Didn't buy a damn thing in there because of that, and the prices were nowhere near what I would have spent, coupon or not.
new_tanker t1_j2fnifw wrote
Reply to comment by VividToe in Newark homicides reached 60-year low in 2022, Mayor Ras Baraka says by LateNightNewYork
I agree with being aware of your surroundings no matter what you're doing and where. I feel like in this age of smartphones most people aren't aware of their surroundings and end up in a particularly dangerous situation as a result (and I don't mean in terms of crime).
new_tanker t1_j2f4eex wrote
If true, that's great. Hopefully that's a downward trend that continues into 2023 and beyond.
Would be nice if that can be replicated through every other city in this country, especially NYC and Philly.
new_tanker t1_j1i1ja1 wrote
Reply to How are you guys preparing for US cyclone by [deleted]
A meteorologist somewhere brought up the term "bombogenesis" to describe the rapid intensification or deepening of a cyclonic low pressure system. Someone (or more than one) in the mass media heard that term and the description and decided "Hey, we've got a new one... a bomb cyclone!" and nowadays to scare the masses, "a massive bomb cyclone" is used to describe many winter storms to scare the shit out of you and I.
It's just another winter storm with arctic air... sorry... the POLAR VORTEX (another scare tactic) coming further south than it normally would.
You just prepare like you normally would. Make sure you've got snow shovels, full tank of gas for the snow blower, and there's no need to stock up on milk and bread and eggs for a month. If this was a snowstorm that dumped 40" of snow across the entire state, you spend a day or day and a half digging out and life returns to normal. Make sure your vehicle's fuel tank is full or close to it. I've personally had vehicle issues the one time the high temperatures in NJ never went above 32º for what seemed like a month because I had less than a full tank of gas in my car.
new_tanker t1_j19hsei wrote
Reply to comment by gixxerkid17 in Ez pass by Vegetable-Ad-7538
I bought an EZ Pass "go pack" at a rest stop 7-11 on the PA Turnpike last year. It cost $45 but also had a credit of $35 or so attached to it. Registered it that night, couldn't use it without getting docked for violations until 48 hours later.
I did not know about the "you don't need the tag in your car" part...
new_tanker t1_iy8g2wa wrote
Reply to Year one of taking 287 to work: no tolls!! If I leave early, traffic is good! Best road ever! by Jimmytowne
Several years ago I was on my way up to Ringwood via 287 and had a rock kicked up and hit my windshield. Scared the shit out of me.
I never got the windshield replaced, but the crack never spread.
new_tanker t1_ix9x5td wrote
Reply to NJ Turnpike Authority Transforms a Useless $4.4B Project into a Useless $10.7B Project by jimmybot
...probably why we have yet another toll increase.
new_tanker t1_ix913u4 wrote
Reply to How is Newark Airport these days? by gonerlover
For travel with the USA (this includes going to Alaska and Hawaii) you should arrive at the airport at least two hours before your scheduled departure time.
For international travel (including Puerto Rico, even though it is a US territory) you should arrive at the airport at least three hours before your scheduled departure time.
Those are recommendations all travelers should abide to, whether they travel out of an airport with only three or four scheduled flights a day or a hub like EWR. During the holidays and any other busier travel time (like now) I would add at least another hour on top of that.
This part will generate controversy... make sure when you arrive two or three hours before your scheduled departure time that we are talking about the moment you walk into the terminal, not the moment you drive up onto airport property and then spend 5-10 minutes looking for a place to park (and then there's also the shuttle to the terminal, if needed). You need to give yourself enough time if you need to check any bags, go through security, etc.
new_tanker t1_ix1s99q wrote
Reply to Atlantic City by lilBob1989
Ocean tends to disappear a lot, even on a bright sunny day.
During airshow week, pilots are briefed that they need to make sure they say over the water when heading towards the show box because Ocean's windows blend in with the sky so well it becomes almost invisible from the air.
new_tanker t1_iwsz8x4 wrote
Reply to Is there a way to talk to a direct NJ labor agent about illegal work conditions? by [deleted]
Talk to an attorney and also reach out to your local Representative.
new_tanker t1_je9spsd wrote
Reply to comment by Rusty_Ferberger in Crosswalk Laws by manawydan-fab-llyr
Sure is. Profanity and the middle finger are indeed protected by the first amendment.
I learned that many townships and their respective corrupt municipal court judges are trying to bankroll their town's coffers by having cops arrest law-abiding for mundane and non-existent laws.