tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post5523887001452036624..comments2024-03-27T19:30:21.547-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Gray Skies, Wet GroundOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70744750209640004522014-10-02T05:13:06.716-07:002014-10-02T05:13:06.716-07:00Do for 30 years you pretty much never saw rain? (I...Do for 30 years you pretty much never saw rain? (I know, a slight exaggeration.)<br /><br />How depressing!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82506700442663352172014-10-01T19:49:55.403-07:002014-10-01T19:49:55.403-07:00Me and you. 30 years in Cali or the Middle East an...Me and you. 30 years in Cali or the Middle East and I still love the rain now that I live in MetroParkCentralis. I missed it a lot over the years.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62555993007049364392014-10-01T18:03:09.484-07:002014-10-01T18:03:09.484-07:00No argument here. I'm enjoying the rain, it...No argument here. I'm enjoying the rain, it's sustained but gentle. Two days in a row!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47319031880152379092014-10-01T17:48:39.893-07:002014-10-01T17:48:39.893-07:00Rain restores... Not only the planet, but us... :-...Rain restores... Not only the planet, but us... :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45264209304663376882014-10-01T17:47:31.330-07:002014-10-01T17:47:31.330-07:00I recall that NoDak was pool table flat. Miles and...I recall that NoDak was pool table flat. Miles and miles and miles of "not much."OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43863423463564321672014-10-01T17:22:40.232-07:002014-10-01T17:22:40.232-07:00My youngest brother and sister were born at whatev...My youngest brother and sister were born at whatever BMEWS site was near Miles City Montana. In one of those wondrous AF Personnel decisions, the AF determined they had too many fighter pilots and therefore, fighter pilots should be GCI controllers. Dad spent 7 years in ADC, Miles City, somewhere near Bismark ND and then at HQ Ent AFB before he managed to get back to flying at Webb when I was 12. I do remember riding saucers off the roof and snow drift at one of those places. Talk about see 'em coming views!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32465691052508292192014-10-01T16:59:45.333-07:002014-10-01T16:59:45.333-07:00A little gray makes the sunny days that much sweet...A little gray makes the sunny days that much sweeter.<br /><br />And yes, we needed the rain.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12352871791459469332014-10-01T16:59:11.216-07:002014-10-01T16:59:11.216-07:00Heh. North of Minot? Isn't that known as Canad...Heh. North of Minot? Isn't that known as Canada?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-74560556862932742452014-10-01T16:22:19.075-07:002014-10-01T16:22:19.075-07:00I like gray days. We need rain!I like gray days. We need rain!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84874270398261355702014-10-01T15:32:08.472-07:002014-10-01T15:32:08.472-07:00Why Not Minot?
Heh. I have to laugh at the folks...<i>Why Not Minot?</i><br /><br />Heh. I have to laugh at the folks who were stationed in Minot and complained bitterly about the conditions there. My friends and I used to go down to Minot to <i>party</i>, because there was a CITY (of sorts) there. <a href="http://exileinportales.blogspot.com/2013/01/why-not-minot.html" rel="nofollow">Fortuna AFS</a>, where I was stationed, was 149 miles NW of Minot, right on the junction of the NoDak/Saskatchewan/Montana borders. The population of Fortuna while I was there was 75 benighted souls and the town of Westby MT, where I lived, had all of 250 people. I had a great good time while I was up that way but it was ALL because of the friends I made there... it certainly wasn't the environment.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41265910332490481732014-10-01T12:32:35.617-07:002014-10-01T12:32:35.617-07:00Heh. I had forgotten that old jingle. Actually spe...Heh. I had forgotten that old jingle. Actually spent three days there. in early June. I think all of the snow was melted by then. Stayed light until around 2200 as I recall.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-31510090925767468452014-10-01T12:16:27.381-07:002014-10-01T12:16:27.381-07:00Why Not Minot? Freezin's the reason!Why Not Minot? Freezin's the reason!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59701509142229891342014-10-01T09:13:37.580-07:002014-10-01T09:13:37.580-07:00I like that one too. I have been known to "ho...I like that one too. I have been known to "hold court" at said white table and consume a malt beverage or two on a summer day.<br /><br />You're right about NoDak, holy crap it gets cold up there!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37687158800163978082014-10-01T09:12:19.856-07:002014-10-01T09:12:19.856-07:00Sorry to hear about the rain being a "tease,&...Sorry to hear about the rain being a "tease," I know how badly it's needed out there.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-15398920659889046082014-10-01T08:58:33.658-07:002014-10-01T08:58:33.658-07:00I really like the third pic, with the longer view ...I really like the third pic, with the longer view of the garden and the sun behind the tree. Those two white chairs under the tree seem to be calling out for a couple o' occupants and a few malt beverages.<br /><br />Apropos o' Juvat's comment about "filling the cold requirement"... I filled mine during my one year, three days, eight hours and ten minutes in NoDak. I THOUGHT I knew cold, and then I went up there for a year. There was nothing between me and the North Pole except for mebbe six or eight barbed wire fences. Never again.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48860918488091184442014-10-01T07:55:27.867-07:002014-10-01T07:55:27.867-07:00It's cooled down here, as well.
Cool being rel...It's cooled down here, as well.<br />Cool being relative, as it is still in the 80s.<br />The trees still hold their leaves and the garden is still flourishing, except for the cucumber plants.<br />It appears the rain last week may have been a tease.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-6731060099871040332014-10-01T06:49:05.748-07:002014-10-01T06:49:05.748-07:00Hahaha.
Yup, those differences can be "subtl...Hahaha.<br /><br />Yup, those differences can be "subtle." OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64544743488098464862014-10-01T06:42:25.324-07:002014-10-01T06:42:25.324-07:00I'm thinking the same, course "harsh"...I'm thinking the same, course "harsh" probably has subtle differences in meaning based on location.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-6980845616318037522014-10-01T06:26:19.729-07:002014-10-01T06:26:19.729-07:00Winters in Korea were nowhere near as harsh as tho...Winters in Korea were nowhere near as harsh as those I experienced growing up in Vermont. But that was more a matter of degree, there were days in Korea where I missed Kadena, a lot.<br /><br />That being said, it's been a very cool, dry summer up here. I 'spect the winter is going to be on the harsh side this year.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43214823214210646052014-10-01T06:03:53.508-07:002014-10-01T06:03:53.508-07:00It's been a mild summer down here. I don'...It's been a mild summer down here. I don't remember many, if any, 100 degree days. Certainly not any in September which is unusual. Several mornings I've stepped out the door and the temperature is pleasantly in the 50s. Thankfully, there's been Rain! Not a big fan of cold, so Texas Winters work well for me. Winter on the ROK filled the cold requirement for me. juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.com