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| 9e Régiment de Hussards Victor Huen (PD)¹ |
Just a short "I'm alive" post. Was on the road all day Tuesday coming back from Maryland, so far the number of return trips equals the number of trips to there. With vehicle and occupants intact!
Trip wasn't bad, saw that the foliage is coming alive in parts of New Jersey and Connecticut. A pretty, though overcast, day.
I was supposed to return on Sunday but we had a nor'easter sweep up the East Coast Sunday through Monday, heavy rain and wind so I decided to delay my return to avoid all that.
Glad I did.
Upon returning home I discovered that the repairs to the neighborhood's water main was finished on Tuesday, water was off from 0800 to 1500. I got home at 1630 to discover the notice that my water would be off, then went inside to discover that it was back on, and (bonus points) my water pressure returned to its pre-repair status. 'Twas a bit of a trickle while they worked on the system.
It ain't fire hose strong but it's strong enough!
Anyhoo, back on Thursday (fingers crossed) with another installment of the latest fiction.
Stay frosty, my peeps.
¹ A somewhat accurate picture of traffic on the Garden State Parkway and in western Connecticut on I-95.
I remember Many years ago, putting on a smirk,upon discovering that the case for carrying dispatches, maps and orders, etc, is called a " purse ". Is the case with the eagle on it, carried by the chap front center his purse?
ReplyDeleteProper term is "Sabretache." literally, "sword pocket." "Pocket" itself coming from a word that meant "Pouch" or "Purse."
DeleteScott - Called a purse by who? Also, your point is?
DeleteJoe - It's a sabretache, plain and simple.
DeletePurse, wallet, sabretache, messenger bag, man-bag, man-purse, they're basically all the same in function.
DeleteIndeed.
DeleteI was just curious. It was the British WW I army. It was called a dispatch rider's purse.
DeleteHe looked like he would be carrying important papers.
The British often use terms that we Americans find odd, take for instance the British slang term for a cigarette. Which I won't mention here. 🙄
DeleteAlways a relief to return Home after an absence to find it still standing, doors and windows intact, no mischief done Sarge.
ReplyDeleteYes, yes it is. Though it was disconcerting having to turn the heat on. House was a bit chilly!
DeleteGlad you’re home safe and sound AND got to visit the family!
ReplyDeletejuvat
A win/win.
DeleteGlad you are home as well Sarge. Good call on waiting out the storm - nice to have the option to do so.
ReplyDeleteThe storm could have been worse (often the case) but I'm gad I sat it out.
DeleteTechnically all those wonderful colors 'coming alive' are because the trees are starving to death. Technically.
ReplyDeleteNo, the leaves are "dying" not the tree itself.
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