tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post5635330792400839721..comments2024-03-28T09:03:52.495-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Alrighty Then...OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57247047470237330652017-05-19T04:55:35.004-07:002017-05-19T04:55:35.004-07:00Bad Larry, bad.
Hahahaha!Bad Larry, bad.<br /><br />Hahahaha!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79086994874932799082017-05-18T23:46:25.394-07:002017-05-18T23:46:25.394-07:00Geez, what's it like when an Okie travels out ...<i>Geez, what's it like when an Okie travels out of state and gets good food AND good service?<br /></i><br /><br />Umm, they get down on their knees and start bobbing their heads... ?<br /><br />Sorry, I'll go away now.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64838303664796089542017-05-18T05:01:40.220-07:002017-05-18T05:01:40.220-07:00I checked my settings, I have no idea why Cerberus...I checked my settings, I have no idea why Cerberus is checking IDs at the door.<br /><br />Perhaps some new Google "improvement"?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21923690029458977412017-05-17T20:51:08.418-07:002017-05-17T20:51:08.418-07:00Thanks, not a serious problem, just an annoyance. ...Thanks, not a serious problem, just an annoyance. I'm usually able to prove that I'm not a robot. <br /><br />PLQAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82114466027876366462017-05-17T18:18:44.746-07:002017-05-17T18:18:44.746-07:00:):)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48694431897190806262017-05-17T18:18:35.679-07:002017-05-17T18:18:35.679-07:00Again? I did the Any Mouse thing myself and I see ...Again? I did the Any Mouse thing myself and I see what you mean. Asked me for my papers it did...<br /><br />Geez Google. I'll look into it Paul.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-1248660833011540642017-05-17T18:16:47.081-07:002017-05-17T18:16:47.081-07:00Hoot mon! We're practically kin!Hoot mon! We're practically kin!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-6358674716220256962017-05-17T16:58:59.150-07:002017-05-17T16:58:59.150-07:00Is everyone being asked for their papers, or is it...Is everyone being asked for their papers, or is it just me?<br /><br />PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-72049341033766160342017-05-17T16:57:19.687-07:002017-05-17T16:57:19.687-07:00Good post and comments. A fun read, thank you.
P...Good post and comments. A fun read, thank you.<br /><br />Paul L. QuandtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63581658718815881082017-05-17T16:41:07.400-07:002017-05-17T16:41:07.400-07:00Blood of the Scotsman, is it? Well, now ye've ...Blood of the Scotsman, is it? Well, now ye've dune it, laddie! Click the link below and you will see one "Charles Downie, a scot," mentioned in the third paragraph. <br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrell_County,_Texas<br /><br />He was my maternal great grandfather. His parents emigrated from Paisley, Scotland in 1848 and settled in Detroit, where he was born in 1851.RHT447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39590111221356702662017-05-17T15:51:39.140-07:002017-05-17T15:51:39.140-07:00That might be, add in the strong Scots ancestry an...That might be, add in the strong Scots ancestry and one could make an argument for frugality.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-72756527694093135812017-05-17T15:50:57.990-07:002017-05-17T15:50:57.990-07:00But who's counting? Apparently you are, ye of ...But who's counting? Apparently you are, ye of the many comments on your latest posts.<br /><br />:)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70020649638651997752017-05-17T15:22:59.167-07:002017-05-17T15:22:59.167-07:00Or Two!Or Two!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3422260956360639992017-05-17T15:00:35.518-07:002017-05-17T15:00:35.518-07:00Do we have a case of legendary New England frugali...Do we have a case of legendary New England frugality here? Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2925663133885548952017-05-17T13:57:56.055-07:002017-05-17T13:57:56.055-07:00I'm not sure I ever saw an MRE, original or ot...I'm not sure I ever saw an MRE, original or otherwise. On the gripping hand, C-Rats, saw a lot of those on Okinawa. While I was on active duty when the MREs were introduced (special issue starting in 1981, standard issue in 1986, according to Wikipedia) I never had one. I feel somewhat left out.<br /><br />You are absolutely correct on the Mickey D's breakfast sandwich. Ditto the DQ milkshake. Did you ever have an Awful-Awful during your time in Little Rhody?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36727101601422089582017-05-17T13:27:08.842-07:002017-05-17T13:27:08.842-07:00aaaahhh. remember the original mre? it didn't ...aaaahhh. remember the original mre? it didn't come with a heater pak and one ate it at room temp, whatever it was. (squared) At McD's one can get a sausage macmuffin avec oeuve avec hash browns, all day and NOBODY can screw that up. I always opt for DQ when traveling. A milkshake makes a very fine meal.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63704449771403650402017-05-17T11:35:54.222-07:002017-05-17T11:35:54.222-07:00Ah yes, your talk of steam locomotives led me here...Ah yes, your talk of steam locomotives led me <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamtown,_U.S.A." rel="nofollow"><b>here</b></a>. Back when I was a kid Steamtown was a cool place to visit. Got to ride the rails, it was a pretty trip to boot, feel and hear the clatter of the wheels over the rails, the smell of burning wood and, and ...<br /><br />It was just so awesome. There are parts of my old home town which don't look all that different, other parts, not so much.<br /><br />And you're not the first to indicate a preference for FW over D, I dated a lady a billion years ago who did a tour of duty as a nurse in FW, she much preferred it to D.<br /><br />Ribeye? BBQ? Tex-Mex? Cold beer?<br /><br />Count me IN.<br /><br />One of these days I need to get back down to Texas. Readers in the Lone Star State will be duly notified. (Juvat lives in Texas these days. I owe him a beer.) OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2463621795681936942017-05-17T10:27:18.645-07:002017-05-17T10:27:18.645-07:00Going home again. Funny you should mention that. I...Going home again. Funny you should mention that. I was born and raised in California, specifically in the gold rush country up through my freshman year of high school. While wandering the web the other day, I came across this video (I am like a moth to a candle when it comes to live steam)---<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTeVkH3cOJw<br /><br />I was five years old when this run was made. At the 17:00 mark, the train passes through Auburn, and the background just jumped off the screen for me. That is the gold rush country as I remember it. Can you go home? If it was yesterday, yes.<br />If it's been too long? Not really. The map coordinates are still there, but a lot of the buildings aren't, most of the people aren't, and the attitude is long gone. Thanks to modern technology, you can still catch a glimpse now and then.<br /><br />Now live in the DFW area (much prefer FW to D). Eateries here run the gamut, but the odds are very much in the patron's favor. If you like a good ribeye, BBQ, or tex-mex, any or all with a cold beer, well come on down!<br /><br />RHT447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85805505415500441922017-05-17T09:46:36.667-07:002017-05-17T09:46:36.667-07:00Oh yes, concur on your last. Sort of.Oh yes, concur on your last. Sort of.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82582026971368368842017-05-17T09:46:12.187-07:002017-05-17T09:46:12.187-07:00No watermarks, good sign.No watermarks, good sign.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-40414311548049519762017-05-17T09:45:14.817-07:002017-05-17T09:45:14.817-07:00Liberty stories? What are those?
I was Air Force,...Liberty stories? What are those?<br /><br />I was Air Force, I had more time off than I could handle. I was stationed in some of the biggest party spots in the world. I have stories. Epic parties, super models, Hell, been there, done that.<br /><br />But tell those stories to the world? No way, not now, not ever.<br /><br />My lips are sealed...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3537074618781185132017-05-17T09:37:42.722-07:002017-05-17T09:37:42.722-07:00Oh, I have it on good authority that it's one ...Oh, I have it on good authority that it's one word, "Alrigbtythen!"(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76203945967741613112017-05-17T09:33:39.601-07:002017-05-17T09:33:39.601-07:00"Hot sauce improves any microwave fare."...<i>"Hot sauce improves any microwave fare."</i><br />Having had double digit years experience with convenience stores and the gustatory fare available, I will second that.<br /><br />Silverware without watermarks is a sign that one has entered an upscale restaurant.<br />A half hour or longer wait for a table on a Tuesday evening may be a sign one has found a good restaurant.<br /><br />I have noticed that almost any community with a jail has more working against it than for it. (not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77781821768976053042017-05-17T09:14:16.173-07:002017-05-17T09:14:16.173-07:00That reminds me..... What about some liberty stori...That reminds me..... What about some liberty stories? You too Sarge. Juvat's would probably be in an different realm (you know, officer's throwing around all that money and such)<br />Navy liberty stories could be the best recruiting tool - the Med, the Phillipines... See the world! Air Force enlisted... maybe not so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18653691048911196712017-05-17T06:55:54.896-07:002017-05-17T06:55:54.896-07:00Multiple forks and spoons indicates you've wan...Multiple forks and spoons indicates you've wandered into a fine dining establishment. As to which to use first? Start at the outside and work your way inwards. (At least that's what the little blue book of Air Force knowledge told me.)<br /><br />Italy, food, sigh... One can eat multiple meals in Italy, always be satisfied and never miss the gelato. While one does not <b>need</b> gelato, life is so much sweeter with it.<br /><br />I have never said no to a convenience store microwave burrito. If that's all there is, I know how to make do. Especially if I have hot sauce to hand. Hot sauce improves any microwave fare. (DAMHIK)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com