One of the many things I've observed about our restoration n00b clients is their lack of patience when they enter into the world of classic car restoration.
"This will take two to two and a half years to complete." They think it's too long and they try to bribe with more money to speed it up. Then I say, "Sure, but all you'll get is half of the car." If they really want it, they will continue. If not, they go shopping for one that's done.
In the end, they realise and hopefully learn that near perfection takes time. When I ask if it was worth the wait, they look at the car in front of them, like a dream that came true, they turn to me with a smile and nod.
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Despite some embarrassing moments during the official meeting between Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron yesterday at the White House—where the French president interrupted and corrected Trump several times, mainly regarding the figures for Ukrainian defense financing—the White House released a very pleasant video highlighting excerpts from Trump’s speech in which he acknowledged French support during the American War of Independence (1775-1783).
At that time, France and England were major adversaries, and the French saw supporting the independence of the American colonies as an excellent way to directly impact their English rival. It was largely thanks to French support that the American revolutionaries won the war, with Trump recognizing and expressing his gratitude for that in his speech.
The Battle of Hostomel Airport was the first major clash between invading Russian forces and Ukrainian defenses. Putin’s plan was to capture this airport, strategically located just 25 km from central Kyiv, and use it to land cargo planes loaded with armored vehicles and troops to reinforce the assault on the Ukrainian capital, which was his primary objective at the start of the war.
The first Russian attack wave failed, with many of the paratroopers involved being killed or wounded. However, in the second wave, Russian forces managed to seize the airport. Despite this, intense Ukrainian pressure and the presence of air defenses in the region prevented the Russians from operating aircraft through Hostomel.
Putin offered Trump Ukraine’s minerals and rare earth elements. In an interview, Putin stated that American companies would be allowed to exploit Ukraine’s mineral wealth in areas under Russian military occupation.
This reinforces some theories suggesting that the U.S. and Russia have reached a kind of “secret pact” in which they will divide Ukraine’s resources after Trump offers Putin what he could not achieve on the battlefield by his own means.
This could also explain much of Trump’s recent behavior—accusing Ukraine of being the aggressor, calling Zelensky a dictator, and blocking a UN resolution demanding the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Zelensky presented a long list of defense products that his country is already producing locally. Far beyond simply receiving weapons and using them against Russian invaders, Ukrainians are developing their own national defense industry. According to Zelensky, more than 90% of all drones used in combat are manufactured domestically. https://video.nostr.build/5e453ed372e03abcd05eadf167f9f5cbcea3fc9756c5db0ec7af169661f97066.mp4