tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post8551878596406220380..comments2024-03-28T18:36:50.250-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: SeptemberOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57229998357097051372016-09-07T16:12:31.203-07:002016-09-07T16:12:31.203-07:00We're keeping the light on for you, we know th...We're keeping the light on for you, we know that as a rancher your time isn't necessarily your own.<br /><br />Thanks Shaun.<br /><br />:)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29492859999874893492016-09-07T10:23:05.937-07:002016-09-07T10:23:05.937-07:00I sure appreciate your perseverance with the blogg...I sure appreciate your perseverance with the blogging. I've had to go a bit sinker myself. Good to know I can count on honesty and sanity at one interweb place. PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-108100860383669612016-09-05T06:28:29.907-07:002016-09-05T06:28:29.907-07:00Hahaha!
Good stuff MSG!Hahaha!<br /><br />Good stuff MSG!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47924199867321410012016-09-05T01:38:34.903-07:002016-09-05T01:38:34.903-07:00As an Army weather guesser the antics of the TV va...As an Army weather guesser the antics of the TV variety have given me a full range of reactions from mirth to madness. I always point out to the wife when Hurricane season is upon us and the obligatory TV news EMERGENCY UPDATE with the local weather guy standing on a beach with a rain slicker and a microphone shouting - "It's really windy here Tom, but we expect it to be much worse as the storm gets closer!". But I always feel for the TV types here in Texas in August as they find new and interesting ways of filling up the five minute weather slice with creative ways of saying it will be hot and dry for the next two weeks. That is a hard song and dance to do while still keeping your audience riveted - There is nothing quite like doing a stand-up in front of a room full of Army SF types and telling them about the hundred and teens for the next two weeks with a smile - Now THAT is a performance. For civilian style weather pages my two faves are 1. Mikes - as a one stop place with every data set you could possibly imagine - ( http://www.spaghettimodels.com/localweather ) - and 2. Rap UCAR - for plain jane weather info in a quick and easy format. ( http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/ )<br /><br /><br />MSG GrumpyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-89613441873557640292016-09-04T14:15:02.325-07:002016-09-04T14:15:02.325-07:00I absolutely loved Philbrick's book on Bunker ...I absolutely loved Philbrick's book on Bunker Hill, brilliant. I can say the same for <em>Heart of the Sea</em>. I need to read more of his work.<br /><br />Glad to hear you're improving, I have to remember to keep it at half throttle or less. Sometimes I forget an my abdominal muscles will remind me that that's not a good idea.<br /><br />Stay salty!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14114095236629654822016-09-04T14:11:54.450-07:002016-09-04T14:11:54.450-07:00I recall a Scottish friend of mine once remarking ...I recall a Scottish friend of mine once remarking that "It's July in Scotland, time to break out the summer sweaters!"OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3412809214097492232016-09-04T14:10:36.382-07:002016-09-04T14:10:36.382-07:00I figured it was something like that.
:)I figured it was something like that.<br /><br />:)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22149897831486022072016-09-04T14:05:38.047-07:002016-09-04T14:05:38.047-07:00Just be careful Sarge - you might be in the Scotla...Just be careful Sarge - you might be in the Scotland where the heatwave is approaching - might get as warm as 22 or 23C on Tuesday - when it was 75F [24C] that one day I was there people were dropping in the streets from the heat. . . . <br /><br />http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/scotland-s-weather-mini-heatwave-forecast-for-coming-week-1-4220801You probably know mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763947725406197372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54072608614832765592016-09-04T14:04:16.308-07:002016-09-04T14:04:16.308-07:00taunton - yeah - I knew that - but I was typing wi...taunton - yeah - I knew that - but I was typing without my reading glasses You probably know mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763947725406197372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-74905060323036963052016-09-04T13:09:30.031-07:002016-09-04T13:09:30.031-07:00Doing well. Each day is a little bit better than ...Doing well. Each day is a little bit better than the last. Some minor discomfort, more than soreness, around the incision. Finding it harder as the days pass to refrain from exerting myself. Much to do, and the days aren't getting longer.<br /><br />Yours is the latest in a long line of recommendations for Liberty's Last Stand. Looks like I'll have to pick it up, along with Nathaniel Philbrick's latest. Have fun back at the salt mines. I'm sure everyone will be happy to have you back.WaywardSailornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14939491049721069882016-09-04T12:54:04.212-07:002016-09-04T12:54:04.212-07:00I will be reporting on those soon, one of them is ...I will be reporting on those soon, one of them is Stephen Coonts' latest, <em>Liberty's Last Stand</em>. So far it has my attention, in a big way.<br /><br />Recuperation proceeds apace, I aim to head back to work on Tuesday. Feeling better, mostly just sore. Not sleeping well but this too shall pass. I trust you're on the mend as well.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2424655159461078942016-09-04T12:16:59.986-07:002016-09-04T12:16:59.986-07:00Hope the recuperation is coming along nicely, Sarg...Hope the recuperation is coming along nicely, Sarge. Any chance you'd care to share the titles of your new acquisitions? Or would that spoil the potential future posts?WaywardSailornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53189432753372268142016-09-04T12:13:36.731-07:002016-09-04T12:13:36.731-07:00Food, check.
Weather, check.
Pets, check.
Cigar...Food, check.<br /><br />Weather, check.<br /><br />Pets, check.<br /><br />Cigars? Never been a fan, though I do miss Buck's posts on cigars.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8909668938806046482016-09-04T12:12:36.314-07:002016-09-04T12:12:36.314-07:00The National Weather Service, a government agency ...The National Weather Service, a government agency you can believe. One of my go to spots for weather.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32866400325170895622016-09-04T12:11:35.900-07:002016-09-04T12:11:35.900-07:00That's a LOT of rain!That's a LOT of rain!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70433331398517977202016-09-04T12:10:58.885-07:002016-09-04T12:10:58.885-07:00Pretty normal to have a stiff breeze most of the y...Pretty normal to have a stiff breeze most of the year. Those gusts can be brutal in the winter!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14137729284550035072016-09-04T11:53:07.567-07:002016-09-04T11:53:07.567-07:00Food and weather are two topics just about anyone ...Food and weather are two topics just about anyone can use for blog subjects.<br />Pets and cigars work. too.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35225772149082921132016-09-04T11:30:44.554-07:002016-09-04T11:30:44.554-07:0010 inches in August? My grass is this never befor...10 inches in August? My grass is this never before seen color (at least this time of year), green!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35462745079006187622016-09-04T11:29:17.390-07:002016-09-04T11:29:17.390-07:00I was going to say, that's not unusual for you...I was going to say, that's not unusual for your neck of the woods!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14722740309888151082016-09-04T11:13:50.353-07:002016-09-04T11:13:50.353-07:00http://www.weather.gov/
I visit this site every mo...http://www.weather.gov/<br />I visit this site every morning. Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-1497047850229790272016-09-04T11:07:04.963-07:002016-09-04T11:07:04.963-07:00Actually, that site is a favorite.
Taunton. (Pron...Actually, that site is a favorite.<br /><br />Taunton. (Pronounced Tawt-en. Sort of.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70122419673181344612016-09-04T10:49:33.142-07:002016-09-04T10:49:33.142-07:00Sarge, go to www.nhc.noaa.gov that's the natio...Sarge, go to www.nhc.noaa.gov that's the national hurricane center website. <br />Log to storm name ( Hermine) <br /><br />Click on discussion - and you'll get a technical but understandable discussion of weather. <br /><br />Locally, you need the Taoton, MA forecast office. And you want to read when you want to scoop is the AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION. Again, t can get technical, especially in New England where you have weather, but you get to hear the thought process and the livelihoods. And that is when you see the real forecast. Not the overhyped ones you get on tv. <br /><br />Google fu works here. You probably know mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763947725406197372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-60168301629207581332016-09-04T10:44:09.389-07:002016-09-04T10:44:09.389-07:00You folks have had a lot of rain this year. Might ...You folks have had a lot of rain this year. Might neighborly of you to share it with us!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-15096650095983361872016-09-04T10:29:29.083-07:002016-09-04T10:29:29.083-07:00Yep, us folks here in Texas rejected the storm whe...Yep, us folks here in Texas rejected the storm when it was in the Gulf and sent it yer way. We've had enuf rain this summer. Enjoy!Flugelmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00158548139451148587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3615559628731112262016-09-04T09:49:32.021-07:002016-09-04T09:49:32.021-07:00Roger that Paul. Latest forecast calls for wind gu...Roger that Paul. Latest forecast calls for wind gust at 50+, heavy rain possible starting Tuesday.<br /><br />Heck, wind gusts of 50+, around here we call that "Fall."OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com