194. Check the oil?
/Salty Dogs, you say? Yes, as in salt water taffy and sailing the seas in the late 1700s. Those are just a couple of landfalls this episode makes as we hear about RJ’s trip to Portland, Astoria, and points in between, eat the saltwater taffy he brings us (don’t worry, we were mostly careful about the misophonia), wonder how bathtubs in hotels and motels are somehow not slippery yet don’t feel like sandpaper, and by a route we no longer recall get to talking about DNRs and a few of the many questions there are on that topic. You may be able to help us out on that one—it’s an important topic and we are not really up to speed. Give us a hand. Have a few laughs. Maybe even learn something, who knows? Let’s go!
This is what the Bot thinks checking the oil looks like. Looks more like a natural gas burner.
Links: Astoria; article on the magic shop in Astoria featuring the dude RJ and Sue spoke to there; John Jacob Astor; John Jacob Astor IV (the one that died on the Titanic); the Lewis and Clark Expedition; Cannon Beach; The Geology of the North Oregon Coast; Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area; Salt Water Taffy; the Interstate Bridge; an amazing video of the the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in a 35 mph wind; recycling plastic in BC; a typical Rivian repair; The Lexus LS400 and the Birth of the Japanese Luxury Brands; why paramedics need to ask about DNRs; fascinating HMS Victory video (even for someone like RJ who normally isn’t drawn to this kind of stuff); Master & Commander.
Theme music is Escaping like Indiana Jones by Komiku, with permission.
The salt water taffy machine in Cannon Beach