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Bork Freighters!

They MUST be Freighters, yes? Civilian engines, putting out 120 Thermal even when at zero speed.

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Pretty wild you were able to make more by working half the time.

For RVs then be extremely careful. A lot of them are defective, and often you need to drive them to the factory in IN or similar to have stuff fixed.
I am not worried about stuff breaking down. As a former SeaBee fixing stuff is what I have always done. I am quite aware of the poor quality workmanship common on most RVs. My last actual "job" was as the floor engineer for an emergency vehicle manufacturing plant. I have degrees in electrical engineering technology, hvac&r technology, and automotive technology. The best thing about being a SeaBee is that you learn, at least, the basics of all trades. As for making money after leaving the factory, I started an appliance repair business. By the end I was making $95/hour back when that was real money. I am, and always have been very self reliant. Who do you think did all the maintenance and repairs on my boat? Keeping a 65 footer in tip top shape is a full time job of its own. I have seen Aurora borealis, Aurora Australis, the green flash off the coast of Panama after exiting the ditch. I have been to 31 countries, almost all coastal, and 6 of the 7 continents. Now, I plan to see the USA in as much or more detail. I only wish my second wife could have come. She always wanted to travel.
 
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I have seen Aurora borealis, Aurora Australis, the green flash off the coast of Panama after exiting the ditch.
Bah. If any of these are so great, why didn't the British bring them into their museums?
 
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... or maybe not.

They've taken up orbit around the second moon of the fourth planet. That Moon is mineralized.

Hopefully this won't be a repeat of the Modron escalation to war. We have a colony with a 50,000 EM signature in Luyten.

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... or maybe not.

They've taken up orbit around the second moon of the fourth planet. That Moon is mineralized.

Hopefully this won't be a repeat of the Modron escalation to war. We have a colony with a 50,000 EM signature in Luyten.

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Bork those borking borkers!
 
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June 20th, 2033. - Diplo +268.2

The usual builds.

Still no trade treaty.

The Bork continue to hang out on a moon in the Luyten's Star system.

Bork those borking borkers!
It may come to that.

I don't really care if they mine one of our moons... but will it remain at that level of irritation, or escalate?
 
Well, so long as they don’t escalate it too soon, we can bring an end to the insurgency in the Mechanus system against our glorious rule, and then teach these borking borks a lesson.
 
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June 20th, 2033. - Diplo +268.2

The usual builds.

Still no trade treaty.

The Bork continue to hang out on a moon in the Luyten's Star system.


It may come to that.

I don't really care if they mine one of our moons... but will it remain at that level of irritation, or escalate?
Obviously the level of irritation will only rise. Imo, we should plan another war as soon as the current one is complete. Maybe just as soon as we incapacitate or remove their shipyards.
 
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I am not worried about stuff breaking down. As a former SeaBee fixing stuff is what I have always done. I am quite aware of the poor quality workmanship common on most RVs. My last actual "job" was as the floor engineer for an emergency vehicle manufacturing plant. I have degrees in electrical engineering technology, hvac&r technology, and automotive technology. The best thing about being a SeaBee is that you learn, at least, the basics of all trades. As for making money after leaving the factory, I started an appliance repair business. By the end I was making $95/hour back when that was real money. I am, and always have been very self reliant. Who do you think did all the maintenance and repairs on my boat? Keeping a 65 footer in tip top shape is a full time job of its own. I have seen Aurora borealis, Aurora Australis, the green flash off the coast of Panama after exiting the ditch. I have been to 31 countries, almost all coastal, and 6 of the 7 continents. Now, I plan to see the USA in as much or more detail. I only wish my second wife could have come. She always wanted to travel.
Sounds very impressive.
And yeah, I'm aware a boat requires a lot of maintenance.


Why did you keep your house while sailing, btw? Or was it you weren't at sea constantly for that decade.


Do you have pics of the green flash? I tried Google it, but only got irrelevant results.


Any diffenvr between aurora borealis and australis?

But yeah, sounds like you've really seen a lot.

Once more sorry to hear your wife was killed.
Hope they found the culprits.
 
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... or maybe not.

They've taken up orbit around the second moon of the fourth planet. That Moon is mineralized.

Hopefully this won't be a repeat of the Modron escalation to war. We have a colony with a 50,000 EM signature in Luyten.

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Do we have suggestions leave in that system?
Is it gsr from their own space?
What kind kf minersls fors the moon have?
Obviously the level of irritation will only rise. Imo, we should plan another war as soon as the current one is complete. Maybe just as soon as we incapacitate or remove their shipyards.
I agree.
If we don't need it great. If we do, we'll be thankful we showed forethought.
 
June 25th, 2033. - Diplo +269.4

Just the usual builds.

Still no trade access.

Do we have suggestions leave in that system? - Yes.
Is it gsr from their own space? - Two jumps. Border => AX Microscopii => Luyten's Star.
What kind kf minersls fors the moon have? - Nothing worth fighting over.

Lots of minerals, mostly at junk-level concentrations.

One 50%, one 40%, one 30% and a bunch of 10% deposits.

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I'm gonna send a Diplomat over to that moon to tell them to Bork off.

... or should I wait until we've smashed the Modron's shipyards?
 
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July 1st, 2033. - Diplo +270.7

July!

Just the usual builds.

Still no reciprocal treaty.
 
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So should we advance the date of Operation Blue Moon II?

I had intended to fill the last three Mountain class Tenders with Partystarters before launching the operation to break the jump point blockade.

But if we're in a hurry I could just fill the current (half-full) one and then kick off the operation.

We would be short 48 Partystarters, and so our alpha-strike will be smaller by about 300 missiles. But it will happen maybe six month sooner.
 
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