Chapais October 7, 2022

[iceman]

Today

 

[iceman]

Senneterre today 7 October 

 

[Pipeman]

Awesome!

[quebec bob]

border back to normal and snowing......touchdown!!!! long time coming!!!

[iceman]

1 hour ago, quebec bob said:

border back to normal and snowing......touchdown!!!! long time coming!!!

Yup, good times. 

Now as long as Putin doesn’t launch any nukes into Ukraine, we should be good to go. 

[PLAYHARD]

8 minutes ago, iceman said:

Now as long as Putin doesn’t launch any nukes into Ukraine, we should be good to go. 

Maybe throw a few of these into the saddlebags?...

 

Breaking News from Newsmax.com

US Spends $290 Million on Drug Supply to Treat Radiation Sickness

The Biden administration is spending $290 million to purchase a drug supply to treat radiation sickness, the Department of Health and Human Services announced.

The acquisition comes at a time when Russian President Vladimir Putin is threatening to use nuclear weapons during his country's war in Ukraine.

Putin late last month warned the West that he isn't bluffing over his threat. President Joe Biden at a New York fundraiser said the U.S. faces the worst nuclear threat since the Cuban missile crisis.

The HHS purchase parallels state and local governments as they have begun public awareness campaigns alerting citizens to the dangers of nuclear fallout and how to react to such an emergency.

The purchase of the drug Nplate from Amgen USA Inc. is not connected necessarily to Putin's threats, an HHS spokesperson said.

"This purchase is part of long-standing, ongoing efforts by the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) to better prepare the U.S. for the potential health impacts of a wide range of threats to national security including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, pandemic and emerging infectious diseases," an HHS spokesman said.

The purchase was made in the HHS’ Project BioShield, which develops drugs and vaccines to counter threats and then stockpiles them for national preparedness.

HHS said Nplate, purchased by BARDA for $290 million in Project BioShield-designated funding, will maintain the drug supply in vendor-managed inventory.

"Under Project BioShield contracts, ASPR's Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority [BARDA] supports development of diagnostics, vaccines, and treatments to respond to the potential health impacts of such threats, and when development is successful, purchases the products for national preparedness."

Nplate is approved to treat blood cell injuries that accompany acute radiation syndrome (ARS), otherwise known as radiation sickness.

ARS occurs when a person's entire body is exposed to a high dose of penetrating radiation, reaching internal organs in a matter of seconds. Symptoms of ARS injuries include impaired blood clotting as a result of low platelet counts, which can lead to uncontrolled and life-threatening bleeding.

Nuclear ramifications in Ukraine became a heightened issue late last month when a Russian missile blasted a crater close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, damaging nearby industrial equipment but not hitting its three reactors. Ukrainian authorities denounced the move as an act of "nuclear terrorism."

[quebec bob]

45 minutes ago, iceman said:

Yup, good times. 

Now as long as Putin doesn’t launch any nukes into Ukraine, we should be good to go. 

Good Times...1969

[smclelan]

7 hours ago, quebec bob said:

Good Times...1969

http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2022_10/522475659_Janof700001(4).thumb.jpg.aae303693afd44a4c491341168fa9cf6.jpg

http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2022_10/767960915_Janof690002.thumb.jpg.cf39d7ba4f51a90cfd8a98fa68ce2241.jpg

What kind of sled is on the right side?

[quebec bob]

Steve, That was the first really reliable snowmobile and it kicked around for years and always ran exceptionally well… it became the benchmark for quality and reliability in the industry… Iceman would have loved one… it’s a first year 1968 SL 350 YAMAHA….

[smclelan]

Very cool picture 

[quebec bob]

The arctic cat on the left was a 303 wankel...rotary...on a lake it would just keep rolling faster and faster...they were short lived only 2 years if I remember right....we were 12 years old...and the fun we had is not replaceable...nobody ever got hurt...nobody complained...no land was posted...and the whole mountain was ours....that's Mt Greylock in the distance...I think it's 3600 ft.

[Yeti62]

I had a 1970 Panther Wankel 303 I was 13 years Old it was my 4th sled saved my Paper Route $$$ & Selling Night Crawlers!!!! It didn’t go fast but would go anywhere’s & Climb any Hill!!!!! U could hear me come in a mile away in the neighborhood!!!😆

[quebec bob]

Good times for sure!!

[mikerider]

I was into my 5th year of riding and bought a  new 1969  292 JLO Panther. A piston eater for sure.

My  '70 Panther had a 399 Kohler twin, a very smooth sweet running engine. In '71 had a Puma with a 440 Sachs engine. Another great engine. Unfortunately  Cat also came out with a line of Kawasaki engines that same year. The Kawasaki 440 was lightening fast, giving fits to the 795 Doo and easily driving away from my Sachs powered Puma.