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[OHIO COLONEL]

I read a fascinating article (magazine or maybe a book...don't recall) of really, really strange happenings during the Israeli wars with their neighbors. One in particular I remember was a battle where a small amount of Israelis were vastly outnumbered by Arabs, including heavy armor. Suddenly all the Arabs got up and started running...leaving their rifles, tanks, etc. Years later someone was interviewing one of the Arab soldiers about it....and he said that they saw the largest person/thing ever, standing behind the Israeli position. Scared them so much they all ran.
An angel? I think so.

Never forget that story. Just wish I could remember exactly where it was at.

A belated good morning/afternoon (since my clock say high noon) to all.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Morning folks. It is a cloudy 75.6°F here on it way to a muggy 89. I am still praying for Rain. Sawnee only sent me .03 inches yesterday.




Those lists of where to retire are always easily to poke holes in them; however, many folks retire to many different places for all sorts of reasons.

I retired to Kentucky because I was born and raised here and most of my family was here. The sales tax in Kentucky is lower than most and it does not apply to food or drugs. The income tax is low and does not apply to most retired folks until you get over 6 digits. Property tax is about 1/4th that of Florida, Texas and Tennessee. In March or April of 2000 U.S. New and World Report published a list of the state's taxes and what you would pay based on incomes of 50K, 75K, 100K, 150K and 200K (if I remember correctly). Based on that article Kentucky was the fourth less taxed state in the Union.

I can vouch for 55. Maryland has invented new ways to tax you. I lived there from February 1987 to June 1992 and can honestly say they got me for far more taxes than Kentucky, Indiana, North Carolina, Texas or Florida ever dreamed of. I did love Maryland but they do thing in strange ways. We were first moved there stores were not open on Sunday because they had a "blue" law. I never dreamed of a place like that.

Bert, I am filling up the truck now. LOL We had full sunshine about a half our ago and it suddenly started pouring the rain. A little black cloud was the culprit. The sun continued to shine and shine and the rain came falling from the sky. Now it is clearing up again.

I am always skeptical of these "retirement or best place to live" lists. A couple of weeks ago I saw one where New Jersey was listed as the best state to live in. New York was right behind them. Florida was about 48 or 49 and Kentucky a spot or two above us. So why do New Jersey folks move down here. And since when has a Floridian retired and moved to New Jersey. He hasn't unless Sheriff Grady Judd is after him. I wish they would.

I was struck by Maryland because I had no idea of their taxes issues. I saw it as a beautiful state with good crab cakes and pretty scenery. I know it has Baltimore but we all have a city in our state we would like to sell off or get rid of.

As far as Blue Laws I grew up with them. Publix was closed on Sunday as was every store down town. You might find a gas station open but most of those were closed also. The town would roll up the sidewalks as they say for Sunday, the day of the Lord.

 

[starchief5]

Hey Cord: Thanks for that mention. I appreciate the kind thoughts.

I saw that documentary and thought it was terrific. Certainly as an adolescent my two heros were the two Ernies -- Ernest Hemingway and Ernie Pyle -- who were correspondents during WW2. Very, very different men with totally different styles. During my career I got to work where Pyle was based -- the Scripps Howard Washington Bureau -- and was surrounded by lots of his WW2 memorabilia. He wrote a famous column about a KIA named Captain Waskow which I recommend and can be found online. The original typewritten manuscript was hanging in that office in the 1990s when I worked there.

A really sad photo. He caught a machine gun bullet to the head on an island near Okinawa, six days after Roosevelt's death. I've read lot of Ernie's stuff, including his account of Waskow. We don't hear a lot about the campaign in Italy. It was an awful campaign. I had an uncle who served in Italy.

 

[cordmaker]

Were you in A-10-5? Do you remember the platoon you were in ? I was the DI in the 3rd Platoon.

A very tragic thing happened to our company when I was on CQ duty one night. Some of our cooks went for a ride into Radcliffe and did not sign out. One of the cooks, a real nice boy from Ireland, was killed. He came to America from Dublin and joined the army at age 19. He had a sister living in Boston, MA who was married to a soldier and she brought him over.

When he was killed the driver, chief cook, called me and asked me to sign them out. We had a company commander who was really strict on leaving the base and he insisted you sign our or you would be considered AWOL. This included all of the Cadre. He once said if a person was injured or killed while AWOL he would make sure the soldier or family did not get any benefits. I have no idea if he could so such a thing but this was one man you didn't want to test. So I signed their names with a return time of 12:00 midnight.

Sorry SC, I was just BS'ing! I was there from 2/7/70-3/27/70, I think I was in D-18-4. I just said that cause I can't even see the back row much less the 4th from the right!! Sorry won't do that again!!!!

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Sorry SC, I was just BS'ing! I was there from 2/7/70-3/27/70, I think I was in D-18-4. I just said that cause I can't even see the back row much less the 4th from the right!! Sorry won't do that again!!!!

You had me going cord. I thought for a moment we might have crossed paths. By 1970 I was back in civilian life about 850 miles South of Fort Knox.

 

[cordmaker]

You had me going cord. I thought for a moment we might have crossed paths. By 1970 I was back in civilian life about 850 miles South of Fort Knox.

I wish we could have!!!! I try to make people laugh any time I can, After my first week I wish I was 100 miles of Fort Knox, back in my little town of Central City!!!!!

 

[AustinTXCat]

We need to start giving bureaucrats credit where credit is due. They know EXACTLY what they're doing and are losing money on purpose because they CAN. No one puts an end to it, because we don't know how.

Maryland IS a beautiful state with many beautiful people. New Jersey is also. Minnesota too. Government is the problem, even as the founders warned us it would be.

Bureaucrats and politicians are both on my poop list.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Went hiking a bit earlier. Drove over to Middlesboro for lunch take-out. Stopped by Lee's and grabbed gizzards. Delicious.

Plan on taking another hike here in a few while weather still nice. Storm clouds moving in a later.

 

[BBUK]

Went hiking a bit earlier. Drove over to Middlesboro for lunch take-out. Stopped by Lee's and grabbed gizzards. Delicious.

Plan on taking another hike here in a few while weather still nice. Storm clouds moving in a later.

In another life I'd have called you a Jerk.... But , no, not me any longer, I'd never call anyone a Jerk even though they may be my Brudder from anudder Mudder...A gizzard eating Jerk? Hmm. No not me, I'd never call you a Jerk.... 😁

 

[OHIO COLONEL]

As far as Blue Laws I grew up with them. Publix was closed on Sunday as was every store down town. You might find a gas station open but most of those were closed also. The town would roll up the sidewalks as they say for Sunday, the day of the Lord.

Same here in Ohio in my young days. Part (most) of me wishes we still had them. Why can't everything slow down/stop for one day a week? Now they don't even close completely for Christmas....can't wait to open back up even before the day's over to make some $$$$

The revoking of Blue Laws were much like most/all, Dem/lib doings today. Take an inch...then a foot...then a mile.
Remember the 'cry' back then that the older people couldn't get their scrips on a Sunday. We need to open the drug stores! Then it was...well they need gas to get there....so the gas stations opened. Then...but they many need food too. What if they're out of food! Shortly...everything was open.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

In another life I'd have called you a Jerk.... But , no, not me any longer, I'd never call anyone a Jerk even though they may be my Brudder from anudder Mudder...A gizzard eating Jerk? Hmm. No not me, I'd never call you a Jerk.... 😁

I want to serve you some alligator gizzards!

I ain't never had gator gizzards, but I would eat them in our big gizzard eating contest! 😁

BBUK you are all right!

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Went hiking a bit earlier. Drove over to Middlesboro for lunch take-out. Stopped by Lee's and grabbed gizzards. Delicious.

Plan on taking another hike here in a few while weather still nice. Storm clouds moving in a later.

Now I could sit down and eat with Austin anytime, anywhere. Lee's Gizzards are to die for. They are last meal worthy. Our closest Lee's is in Ocala. I drop by often, just for their gizzards.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Now I could sit down and eat with Austin anytime, anywhere. Lee's Gizzards are to die for. They are last meal worthy. Our closest Lee's is in Ocala. I drop by often, just for their gizzards.

Poor BBUK has missed out on a lot of things! 😁

I love you BBUK!

 

[AustinTXCat]

Well, rain came down shortly after I left. Walked about 20 minutes. Not too wet. I'll wait until later. Should hear from daughter soon.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Poor BBUK has missed out on a lot of things! 😁

I love you BBUK!

He is a good man. If I ever get him down here he will be eating things he never heard of. I bet he would gave a gator gizzard a try, just for the fun of it.

He might even try an alligator gar and eat like a Seminole

 

[Sawnee Cat]

In another life I'd have called you a Jerk.... But , no, not me any longer, I'd never call anyone a Jerk even though they may be my Brudder from anudder Mudder...A gizzard eating Jerk? Hmm. No not me, I'd never call you a Jerk.... 😁

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

He is a good man. If I ever get him down here he will be eating things he never heard of. I bet he would gave a gator gizzard a try, just for the fun of it.

He might even try an alligator gar and eat like a Seminole

I draw the line at a gar. They are horrible. I know. I had one that had been pressured cooked.

I will eat one if I am starving, but until then I am with BBUK and the gizzards!

Hell it is worse than carp. Pressured cooked carp is nearly as good as canned salmon but gar is not GOOD.

 

[cordmaker]

A really sad photo. He caught a machine gun bullet to the head on an island near Okinawa, six days after Roosevelt's death. I've read lot of Ernie's stuff, including his account of Waskow. We don't hear a lot about the campaign in Italy. It was an awful campaign. I had an uncle who served in Italy.

I thought the part where he tried to enlist in WW1 but his parents wouldn't sign for him, but as soon as he turned 18 he did! I think I saw a drawing of him, where he was wounded in the leg, it had over 200 marked on it?

 

[BBUK]

I want to serve you some alligator gizzards!

I ain't never had gator gizzards, but I would eat them in our big gizzard eating contest! 😁

BBUK you are all right!

You "is" BAD Sir.... bad to the bone gizzard!!!🤭

 

[BBUK]

I draw the line at a gar. They are horrible. I know. I had one that had been pressured cooked.

I will eat one if I am starving, but until then I am with BBUK and the gizzards!

Hell it is worse than carp. Pressured cooked carp is nearly as good as canned salmon but gar is not GOOD.

I caught one of those once, not that large but a big one. I'd have had to waste that bugger if I knew he had a ....gizzard... I let him go...

 

[BBUK]

Now I could sit down and eat with Austin anytime, anywhere. Lee's Gizzards are to die for. They are last meal worthy. Our closest Lee's is in Ocala. I drop by often, just for their gizzards.

Sir, that would be my LAST meal for sure...

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

We are after you BBUK. 😁

 

[berniecarbo]

Jan makes lamps out of whisky bottles for her craft shows and then makes an appropriate shade for it. I'd never heard of it, but we came across a Jesse James bottle of bourbon (made in Ca). The crossed revolvers reminded me of it as we were looking for an image to put on the shade. We found a picture of a 45 caliber revolver once owned by Jesse James. Several years ago, it sold at auction for 1.6 million dollars.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

I draw the line at a gar. They are horrible. I know. I had one that had been pressured cooked.

I will eat one if I am starving, but until then I am with BBUK and the gizzards!

Hell it is worse than carp. Pressured cooked carp is nearly as good as canned salmon but gar is not GOOD.

Yes they are terrible. Trash food personified. But the Seminoles love them. My grandpa would cut the line if he caught one. He wouldn't even bother "getting the thrill" of fighting with it on his line. Grandpa went fishing to get something for supper. Catch and release was not in his vocabulary.

I will pass with you on gar and eat a baloney sandwich. Fried

 

[UK_fan_41102]

I am listening to the radio and they are listing the best states to retire from 1 to 50. Maryland was 50 and I can't understand why. It seems that should be an ideal place to retire with the water, etc. The Top 3 are SEC states
1. Georgia
2. Florida
3. Tennessee

Bottom 3
48. Kansas
49. Minnesota
50. Maryland

There must be a reason Maryland is so low. Wages are great, weather good and there is the coast. Kansas and Minnesota are places I have no interest in going back to but Maryland is a puzzle to me.

After doing OSUT in Missouri, it would be #50 on my list. It was nothing but one BFR. My flight home from was messed up, so they said I could stay over in St. Louis, or fly on to Pittsburgh and stay there the night. I was off to Pennsylvania.

 

[_Rooster]

Good morning D, read 40 this morning.

Cloudy here in the Berg this morning, I hope the wind keeps blowing, drying the grass out so I can mow before it starts raining!!!!

Our preacher is doing a study, do Angels exist, very interesting. A couple weeks ago he talked about GOD and satan meeting, had never thought about it, but it's there twice in the Bible about them meeting !

I hope the D, has a great day and Prayers for the D!!!!!

Bureaucrats and politicians are both on my poop list.

About right (Bureaucrat=0) + (Politician=0) < 0 really smells. No doubt about it.

In another life I'd have called you a Jerk.... But , no, not me any longer, I'd never call anyone a Jerk even though they may be my Brudder from anudder Mudder...A gizzard eating Jerk? Hmm. No not me, I'd never call you a Jerk.... 😁

We all jerk in circles here in the D. It's natural for humans to follow the leader. Been doing it since time began.

Same here in Ohio in my young days. Part (most) of me wishes we still had them. Why can't everything slow down/stop for one day a week? Now they don't even close completely for Christmas....can't wait to open back up even before the day's over to make some $$$$

The revoking of Blue Laws were much like most/all, Dem/lib doings today. Take an inch...then a foot...then a mile.
Remember the 'cry' back then that the older people couldn't get their scrips on a Sunday. We need to open the drug stores! Then it was...well they need gas to get there....so the gas stations opened. Then...but they many need food too. What if they're out of food! Shortly...everything was open.

I remember Blue law discussions in my family. It wouldn't hurt after church . . . what about a man who works 6 days a week taking his son fishing to put food on the table for his family and neighbors.

 

[AustinTXCat]

I draw the line at a gar. They are horrible. I know. I had one that had been pressured cooked.

I will eat one if I am starving, but until then I am with BBUK and the gizzards!

Hell it is worse than carp. Pressured cooked carp is nearly as good as canned salmon but gar is not GOOD.

Yeah, gar sucks. Tried down in FL a couple times. Not a fan.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Just returned from a bicycle ride to Cumberland Gap and back. 8 miles round trip. Good workout. Heading over for visit with daughter and granddaughter.

 

[UK_fan_41102]

In another life I'd have called you a Jerk.... But , no, not me any longer, I'd never call anyone a Jerk even though they may be my Brudder from anudder Mudder...A gizzard eating Jerk? Hmm. No not me, I'd never call you a Jerk.... 😁

 

[_Rooster]

Yeah, gar sucks. Tried down in FL a couple times. Not a fan.

"Out loud"

 

[_Rooster]

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Sunday after church and am headed to Church's Fried Chicken on Gulf to Bay Blvd. They better have me a mess of gizzards.

 

[BBUK]

Thank something anyway...

 

[UK_fan_41102]

Sunday after church and am headed to Church's Fried Chicken on Gulf to Bay Blvd. They better have me a mess of gizzards.

How do they compare to KFC's?

 

[Sawnee Cat]

How do they compare to KFC's?

I like them better but it might just be the location. KFC is not very good down here. We also have Bojangles and they are my favorite.

But I pretty much like all fried chicken

 

[BBUK]

Just returned from a bicycle ride to Cumberland Gap and back. 8 miles round trip. Good workout. Heading over for visit with daughter and granddaughter.

Bert Reynolds Bandit Darvel to Lance Armstrong...

 

[MdWIldcat55]

A really sad photo. He caught a machine gun bullet to the head on an island near Okinawa, six days after Roosevelt's death. I've read lot of Ernie's stuff, including his account of Waskow. We don't hear a lot about the campaign in Italy. It was an awful campaign. I had an uncle who served in Italy.

Thanks for posting Chief. Ernie was so close to surviving everything from the Blitz in London to North Africa, to Sicily, to the Italian landings, to having the house he shared with other correspondents on Anzio Beach hit by an aerial bomb, to the D-Day landings and the hedgerow battles in France to the end of the Pacific War. It only takes one unlucky moment.

But what a legacy throughout America. When I was a young boy in a town of 900 in Kentucky of the 1960s - twenty years after WW2 - there was a local man who'd been mentioned in a favorable way in one of Ernie Pyle's dispatches. People still singled him out!

 

[_Rooster]

 

[BBUK]

How do they compare to KFC's?

How does Michigan dirt compare to Ohio dirt?

Come on man... That's a reasonable facsimile thereof....

 

[starchief5]

Thanks for posting Chief. Ernie was so close to surviving everything from the Blitz in London to North Africa, to Sicily, to the Italian landings, to having the house he shared with other correspondents on Anzio Beach hit by an aerial bomb, to the D-Day landings and the hedgerow battles in France to the end of the Pacific War. It only takes one unlucky moment.

But what a legacy throughout America. When I was a young boy in a town of 900 in Kentucky of the 1960s - twenty years after WW2 - there was a local man who'd been mentioned in a favorable way in one of Ernie Pyle's dispatches. People still singled him out!

Have you ever read Rick Atkinson's trilogy on WW2?