I look back at my Army days as a good thing for me, it made me a man and taught me to work with others as a team. A few months before I graduated from college I received a letter from my Selective Service board advising me my college deferment was over and get prepared for service. Back then you could not get a career job without doing your duty in the military; No company or firm would hire you. You had to have that record and honorable discharge. In those days if you could walk you would get drafted unless your daddy was a politician or millionaire)The Army is a good way of life, it is a few idiot people that mess it up. I always thought I should have spent 20 years in but only did four. (Injury, a recruiter told me not to try reenlisting.)
I was in the second of my AIT's (96D) at Fort Huachuca. My Platoon Sergeant made NCO of the year that year. I cannot remember his name but he was as top notch as top notch can get in my eyes.
I was dress right dress as far as soldiers went but I also was kind of a card. (Harmless but I like to have good clean fun as it seems you do.) I had good times in the Army at all my stops. At Fort Huachuca we had a couple weeks to go and we were off a certain day but had a GI party back at our barracks. A couple buddies and I were at the shopette about a half mile or so from the barracks across what I called the desert, sandy with a tuft of weeds every so often. I got a wild hair of some kind but I decided I was going to drink some MD 20/20 that I saw on the shelf. I can't remember if they were $.89 or $1.89 a bottle but I spent my last dough before pay day and bought two of them. My buddies bought but didn't drink. I popped the first one and chugged it way before we got to the barracks in what seemed to be 110 or 115 degree heat.. dry heat. I chugged the other one before we got to the barracks. MAN what a head rush I had while standing at ease in our room as the Platoon Sergeant came in. I know I must have been wobbling or something but I was buzzing like a bumble bee.
My Platoon Sergeant did the Sergeant Carter thing with Gomer and got nose to nose with me. ( I was at attention when he came in as the others followed my lead and snapped to.) He stated; "My last name, are you drunk?" I replied immediately, "Yes Sergeant!" (I never had an expression and was dead serious.) He paused a couple seconds and walked out of the room. After he left and cleared, my buddies were laughing to beat all laughs. I was scared sober. (I never heard about that episode again.) A week or so before that, we did our PT test and I was in the best shape of my life due to that Platoon Sergeant. Much respect to him. That was the only time I ever maxed a PT test and he gave me five seconds on the run at that by repeating 3:12 or 3:05 about five times. (Whatever the max was.)
If I have a glory moment other than my family in my life about a week after that MD 20/20 incident he had me in his office and told me straight up. "My last name, if I had a 100k like you, I could win any war!" That stuck with me to date and is how I try to carry myself now and I expect until the Lord calls me home.
That's what the Army did for me! I am thankful! (Thanks for letting me ramble. Not even drinking.)![]()
I live about two blocks from an elementary school......they give food to the children on Friday to take home.......when I got a dog and started walking him I started noticing canned and boxed foods laying along the sidewalk.......our schools are not schools any longer......................I don't really keep track of what money I find......I put it in a coffee can.......I call it the dog toy money..........I did count it a year or so ago and there was a little over thirty dollars and that was for about two years of dog walking........Much like Austin Cat.......I know where the coin hot spots are..............the big expansion joints at intersections are like a treasure trove.......Found $5.53 so far this week along with a large stash of tomato sauce, tomato soup and beans. Expiration dates on the cans are late next year. Left at the car wash. No way to carry. Would have donated to a local food pantry.
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Glad there are knowledgeable & reasonable people on this thread vs. another I won't mention here.My Senator and friend.
I live about two blocks from an elementary school......they give food to the children on Friday to take home.......when I got a dog and started walking him I started noticing canned and boxed foods laying along the sidewalk.......our schools are not schools any longer......................I don't really keep track of what money I find......I put it in a coffee can.......I call it the dog toy money..........I did count it a year or so ago and there was a little over thirty dollars and that was for about two years of dog walking........Much like Austin Cat.......I know where the coin hot spots are..............the big expansion joints at intersections are like a treasure trove.......
Good Friday morning D-League.
Gale Warning until FRI 11:00 PM EDT
We have 71°, with no rain but we are still under "Gale Warnings" Stay out of the Gulf in a small craft. . This afternoon we have a rain chance of 24% and a high of 75°. At the present we have a very strong steady wind coming off of the Gulf that is refreshing.
While it is dry outside I am going to pick up some debris from yesterday and piddle around. I will keep my pick up in the garage.
I read Mark 7 and 8
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Good morning all. It's a wet 55 degrees out....which is scheduled to be our high. One of those weird days where the temp really doesn't move much at all either up or down.
Gagged on oatmeal as a kid. Can remember Mom making it and I would refuse to eat it. Unlike parents (mothers in particular) of today who will make two or three different things because one or two of their kids don't like what's prepared to eat....when I was a kid you ate what was on the table or you didn't eat. So when it came time for oatmeal for breakfast...I didn't eat.
Now I love it. Go figure.
Funny how so much of what we like, dislike, think, etc change as we get older. Or smarter.
Y'all have a good day.
I walked many many miles when I was in England.........I did find a 1p coin.......once...........they don't have money to lose.......I live in a depressed area.........these fools find no value in coins.....I have a two gallon vase that a dear friend gave me.......it is almost full of coins.......I have a coffee can that I put dog walking found coins in.......I call it the toy fund.......but I haven't made them reimburse me so far...............my maternal grandfather told me it was bad luck to spend found money..........He was so right about so many things.....I am almost scared to go against his advice/preaching................In three years in Korea I never found the first penny laying on the ground. It is what I do when walking, look for money.
My wife hit a pothole with her car one morning on the way to work and it bent the rim. I found one on Craigslist but we had to drive to the Florence Mall to meet the guy. I paid $10 for the wheel and then turned around and saw a $20 bill laying on the ground. The guy suggested we split the money because we were there together. I laughed a little as I got in my car and left.Speaking of money I think I lose more than find. I had a $20.00 bill fall out of my pocket and a nice man behind me picked it up and gave it to me. So I bought his meal. It feels good to meet good honest people.
I won't believe this until Rooster confirms it.
I have not been blessed with a poor sense of smell. It's a blessing to have a strong olfactory sense, but sometimes it is a shock to the system. I'm no where near to a squirrel or any other animal, but it is significant.
A friend of mine knew a man that could smell something from a half mile away due to a brain tumor the size of a golf ball near his olfactory center. Changed his life/lifestyle for the better in so many ways. He gave God credit for sending it and for saving him, as he was not living right beforehand. Docs gave the guy 6mos to live with or without surgery and my friend met him at least 12 years after the diagnosis. He never had the surgery or chemo even. Just changed his ways
I can't smell at all most days. Occasionally, I will pick up the scent of something but it is short lived. Even skunk spray does not affect me. Wife and daughter have on a few occasions started gagging about a strong skunk smell in the air either around our home or out and about and on each occasion, nothing. I believe it probably has to do with all of the chemicals I inhaled in the military. Cannon smoke, gas chamber training where each cycle as a DI we would take our mask off to show privates that they were not going to die (CS tear gas). CS powder being dropped on us during field exercises and burning human feces in the desert every morning to clear out the out house feces containers. Below is a picture of the out houses with the bottoms of 50 gallon drums (black) pulled out of the bottom doors of the outhouse and gas or diesel poured in them to burn the feces until gone and then put back under the doors. PVC pipes pictured sticking in the sand were our urinals.
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I walked many many miles when I was in England.........I did find a 1p coin.......once...........they don't have money to lose.......I live in a depressed area.........these fools find no value in coins.....I have a two gallon vase that a dear friend gave me.......it is almost full of coins.......I have a coffee can that I put dog walking found coins in.......I call it the toy fund.......but I haven't made them reimburse me so far...............my maternal grandfather told me it was bad luck to spend found money..........He was so right about so many things.....I am almost scared to go against his advice/preaching................
Between 1984-2010, I spent roughly 3 months in the British Isles. I never found any loose change at all. During 11 years in Germany, I found maybe equivalent of 10 cents total while out walking or on public transportation. Residents of both countries seem more conscious of their surroundings.I walked many many miles when I was in England.........I did find a 1p coin.......once...........they don't have money to lose.......I live in a depressed area.........these fools find no value in coins.....I have a two gallon vase that a dear friend gave me.......it is almost full of coins.......I have a coffee can that I put dog walking found coins in.......I call it the toy fund.......but I haven't made them reimburse me so far...............my maternal grandfather told me it was bad luck to spend found money..........He was so right about so many things.....I am almost scared to go against his advice/preaching................
I had an experience with a pet raccoon and it was one of the saddest things I have been involved in. When I was a young insurance rep one of our home owners owned a pet raccoon. She was walking it in Crest Lake Park when it got loose. A 5 year old boy was swinging in the park and the coon attacked the child ripping him between the legs and castrating him. The homeowner had a $25,000 personal injury limit for liability.All
All wild, (and domestic) animals are smart, as we see it (it’s more instinct). My dog Mace, is the smartest non human I’ve ever seen, (pretty easy catch these days). And it’s easy to feel sorry for and pander to wild critters. I’ve been guilty myself. But, they are critters, none the less. Put here for our use. If I remember nothing else from early years bible school, it’s that.
That is sad, sad news. A Catfish and oyster restaurant is my favorite type of restaurant. Maybe someone can take it over and keep it going.Just found out our local Catfish Parlour is closing November 6 after 48 years. Wow. Owner retiring. Two other locations remaining open.
Love their catfish and oysters. Hush puppies are long and thin, and leave much to be desired, but wife loves 'em.
We'll be dining there over at least twice more over the next several days.
I walked many many miles when I was in England.........I did find a 1p coin.......once...........they don't have money to lose.......I live in a depressed area.........these fools find no value in coins.....I have a two gallon vase that a dear friend gave me.......it is almost full of coins.......I have a coffee can that I put dog walking found coins in.......I call it the toy fund.......but I haven't made them reimburse me so far...............my maternal grandfather told me it was bad luck to spend found money..........He was so right about so many things.....I am almost scared to go against his advice/preaching................
If I'm in a joint with a jukebox these days its probably because my wife left me and I'm back on the Four Roses. So I'm going with
He was an accomplished drinker as well.
Someone like...Austin! Do it man. I will invest some cash and I bet there are other people here who might want to get involved. You know all you need to know about what good food is and you have the business sense to pull it off as well. In case you didn't know it, you are frugal. Excellent quality to have for a new business owner!That is sad, sad news. A Catfish and oyster restaurant is my favorite type of restaurant. Maybe someone can take it over and keep it going.
He was an accomplished drinker as well.
Someone like...Austin! Do it man. I will invest some cash and I bet there are other people here who might want to get involved. You know all you need to know about what good food is and you have the business sense to pull it off as well. In case you didn't know it, you are frugal. Excellent quality to have for a new business owner!
Congrats!
Tis the season!
Build a craft brewery right there on site. Make your hushpuppies round like they're supposed to be and get you some good quality fries. Bingo, Bango. Bongo!
Thanks, but not my style. I'd rather open a french fry stand serving craft beer.
This may be my favorite George Jones tune depending on how I feel that day. I would rank it in my all time Top 10. I never get tired of George Jones.If I'm in a joint with a jukebox these days its probably because my wife left me and I'm back on the Four Roses. So I'm going with
Same with me Sawnee. His talent was so immense that every time he sang or recorded this song it is a bit different, and has a distinctive feel. This is my favorite version because the pace is just a bit slower, his tone a bit darker, and because of the way he soars through the bridge. Gives me chills.This may be my favorite George Jones tune depending on how I feel that day. I would rank it in my all time Top 10. I never get tired of George Jones.