tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post8152483819598914502..comments2024-03-28T10:50:29.895-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Life in New EnglandOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16300935759615711692015-01-29T05:04:36.501-08:002015-01-29T05:04:36.501-08:00Two inches? Perhaps it's just too cold to snow...Two inches? Perhaps it's just too cold to snow up there.<br /><br />It has been colder than normal down here in Little Rhody this year. No doubt algore has an explanation for that.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38987911036918373592015-01-28T18:59:11.100-08:002015-01-28T18:59:11.100-08:00Only a two inch dusting here. No pun intended. Bee...Only a two inch dusting here. No pun intended. Been a very cold January though.Dusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11174387033075095930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-40002184307179039502015-01-28T18:00:03.484-08:002015-01-28T18:00:03.484-08:00Or I could watch the guy with the snow blower do t...Or I could watch the guy with the snow blower do the driveway.<br /><br />While drinking coffee. Works for me. (Seriously, I have a guy...)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37262111746564610992015-01-28T16:48:15.937-08:002015-01-28T16:48:15.937-08:00Stay safe... And remember lift with your knees, NO...Stay safe... And remember lift with your knees, NOT your back! :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55279811714914262212015-01-28T10:07:28.399-08:002015-01-28T10:07:28.399-08:00I would file that under "tempting fate."...I would file that under "tempting fate."<br /><br />We tough old New Englanders know better than to tempt fate.<br /><br />So I'm told.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76830123786516923772015-01-28T09:41:40.748-08:002015-01-28T09:41:40.748-08:00It's gonna take a meaner storm than that to bo...It's gonna take a meaner storm than that to bother the tough old New Englanders. Just go outside during the worst of it and shout, "Is that it? Is that all you got?"c w swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10590071409044935392015-01-28T09:37:57.838-08:002015-01-28T09:37:57.838-08:00Said the man from Alaska who knows these things!
...Said the man from Alaska who knows these things!<br /><br />I am pleased with the outcome of the storm. Stayed indoors and stayed warm. Roof is intact, all systems nominal!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58363665947424900742015-01-28T09:36:47.495-08:002015-01-28T09:36:47.495-08:00Forties in Florida? That's (relatively speakin...Forties in Florida? That's (relatively speaking) pretty dang cold for that neck of the woods!<br /><br />My Dad liked to walk the beach in Maine in the winter.<br /><br />"Sure it's cold son, but I have the beach all to myself." Uh sure Dad, no thanks, you're welcome to it.<br /><br />Yeah, I miss him a lot. But not long walks on a beach in Maine winter.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53526929196790137762015-01-28T09:33:25.500-08:002015-01-28T09:33:25.500-08:00Ah yes, the nanny state. Being told what's goo...Ah yes, the nanny state. Being told what's good for you by people who have no effing clue.<br /><br />Sigh...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-4840569990039820502015-01-28T09:31:21.047-08:002015-01-28T09:31:21.047-08:00True dat.True dat.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63691683351061473612015-01-28T09:00:20.331-08:002015-01-28T09:00:20.331-08:00Yep, could have been a lot worse; glad it wasn'...Yep, could have been a lot worse; glad it wasn't.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70498696871672376922015-01-28T08:11:17.734-08:002015-01-28T08:11:17.734-08:00When I look at the pictures of your yard and stuff...When I look at the pictures of your yard and stuff, I say "Please close the drapes and turn up the heater! How much cold air are you letting into the room?" But then I say that here too. I look at the ocean with not one single person on the beach as far as I can see, North or South. The temp was in the upper forties last night/this morning. Nothing to write about to those of you in the Northeast, don't think me a whiner, but I'm still cold. Turn up the heater!Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36512751402722408882015-01-28T07:39:01.525-08:002015-01-28T07:39:01.525-08:00Glad you made it through "snowmageddon"....Glad you made it through "snowmageddon". The news made it sound like the "end is near!" Juvat's rant was great but sadly, now that we're becoming the nanny state, personal responsibility is becoming a thing of the past! Remember the verse from the old Zager & Evans song - "everything you think, do and say is in the pill you took today" Prophetic, maybe?rkinionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432551832152096206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70410943975456992842015-01-28T07:16:13.344-08:002015-01-28T07:16:13.344-08:00Sheesh! What is the point in getting elected if yo...Sheesh! What is the point in getting elected if you can't boss people around?Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91047024841953273282015-01-28T06:54:26.869-08:002015-01-28T06:54:26.869-08:00Hahaha. Yes, that was being very cryptic. Me, not ...Hahaha. Yes, that was being very cryptic. Me, not being the cleverest life-form to ever wander the Earth, totally missed that.<br /><br />Yes, I have read that book. Many times. I have always thought that it's one of Clancy's best. (A captain I worked with liked it for the sole reason that one of the heroes of the book was an Air Force JO, who liked to run. Same-same as my captain. Sigh.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41982958064436526232015-01-28T06:51:50.055-08:002015-01-28T06:51:50.055-08:00Whoops. Didn't see you up there Skip.
You rai...Whoops. Didn't see you up there Skip.<br /><br />You raise some good points. I have bosses who want to be like that. I discourage such behavior.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45538077370657296232015-01-28T06:49:46.222-08:002015-01-28T06:49:46.222-08:00I was being too cryptic. Red Storm Rising.I was being too cryptic. Red Storm Rising.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54922936464501885422015-01-28T06:49:37.697-08:002015-01-28T06:49:37.697-08:00Ship 'em all to Greece. Sell them on the nicet...Ship 'em all to Greece. Sell them on the niceties of Greek weather and history. Don't tell them how God-awful the government is. It's the sort of government that type wants anyway.<br /><br />Using plows to block highways? Barstewards!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5781351479047520142015-01-28T06:42:00.388-08:002015-01-28T06:42:00.388-08:00Crows are very smart birds.
I have not read that ...Crows are very smart birds.<br /><br />I have not read that book, can't find it online either. Hhmm.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65599807125663705552015-01-28T06:38:50.590-08:002015-01-28T06:38:50.590-08:00Good rant! I had a major run-in with the state hwy...Good rant! I had a major run-in with the state hwy dept a couple of years ago using snow plows to block roads to prevent travel. I should blog that story. Still get Christmas cards from the plow driver I rescued. I wish there was a way to entice/induce emigration to Europe by those who must be the property of government...<br />/rantoffPrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-89370366636548248012015-01-28T06:37:51.417-08:002015-01-28T06:37:51.417-08:00We all know that it's all about liability. If ...We all know that it's all about liability. If the state doesn't "close" the roads then they can be sued by some enterprising ambulance chaser if someone gets hurt. If the roads are "closed" then if someone gets hurt, the state can't be sued.<br /><br />Ticketing people for being out of their homes only goes to show just how far fascism has progressed in NYC.<br /><br />We had a mayor in Denver who decided that since it was Christmas and the state employees wanted a long weekend that there was no need to plow the roads after a particularly strong blizzard. (Christmas Eve, 1982.) That mayor was looking for another job after the next election.<br /><br />If the politicians do something stupid, vote them out. The problem in this country right now is that we have voters with no stake in the game. (And no clue as well, but that's a different story.)<br /><br />Excellent rant Juvat.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47314561328939529722015-01-28T06:37:09.666-08:002015-01-28T06:37:09.666-08:00"...why is that a government responsibility i...<i>"...why is that a government responsibility instead of a personal one?"</i> <br /><br />Ah... there are some bosses who've so intimidated their minions that they poor souls won't stay home when they're contagious.<br />So they sure won't stay home unless ordered to do so.<br />Even then they will cringe and wonder if they'll have to make up the time.<br />Thank goodness those bosses are few. (not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25038761815049180342015-01-28T06:26:34.736-08:002015-01-28T06:26:34.736-08:00I've been thinking about you Sarge, glad to se...I've been thinking about you Sarge, glad to see the chi-coms didn't prevail. Weather's been a treat here which hasn't bothered me a bit.<br /><br />Great bird dialog. There were ducks on one of our playas this morning and I could imagine them having the opposite conversation...<br /><br />Providence, Boston and Chicago. Ever read that book?PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29668469285435543562015-01-28T06:20:38.892-08:002015-01-28T06:20:38.892-08:00Can't disagree with the erring on the side of ...Can't disagree with the erring on the side of caution. But why is that a government responsibility instead of a personal one? I am responsible for my actions and the ONLY one responsible for my actions is me. If I need to get out in the storm, I need to get out. It's not the Gov's responsibility, and even more important, ability to determine if I actually DO need to get out. <br />Better to say, that public services will be reduced during the storm, personal travel should be reduced as much as possible, and leave it at that. I read somewhere yesterday that they were ticketing people in NYC for being out of their homes. That's wrong! /Rantjuvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28462579314906842872015-01-28T05:57:45.978-08:002015-01-28T05:57:45.978-08:00It wasn't as bad as it could have been. I'...It wasn't as bad as it could have been. I've seen worse.<br /><br />I have played both roles vis-à-vis the two crows. Though yeah, normally I'm the bird on the right.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com