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[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning folks. Packing up for our return to DC. It’ll be a long and probably aggravating day, but it was worth it to spend some time with our son.

We spent yesterday at a park called Enchanted Rock, Hiked to the top of what can only be described as a gigantic rounded dome from which you can see miles of Texas hill country in all directions. Also walked probably 7-8 miles along trails in the park. Then we went to the town of Llano where they have a famous (just ask them) open pit barbeque joint called Coopers. I haven’t eaten that much brisket and sausage since I was in my 20s probably. It truly was remarkably good. You sat at long communal benches. The folks next to us, being Texans instead of uptight easterners, asked us where we were from and why we were in Llano. When we told the guy next to us we were from Maryland, he told us his son is an Annapolis Naval Academy grad now a Navy pilot. So we sat in a BBQ joint talking best Maryland crabcakes with a retired Texas sheriff.

Packing up. You all have a good day.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Good morning folks. Packing up for our return to DC. It’ll be a long and probably aggravating day, but it was worth it to spend some time with our son.

We spent yesterday at a park called Enchanted Rock, Hiked to the top of what can only be described as a gigantic rounded dome from which you can see miles of Texas hill country in all directions. Also walked probably 7-8 miles along trails in the park. Then we went to the town of Llano where they have a famous (just ask them) open pit barbeque joint called Coopers. I haven’t eaten that much brisket and sausage since I was in my 20s probably. It truly was remarkably good. You sat at long communal benches. The folks next to us, being Texans instead of uptight easterners, asked us where we were from and why we were in Llano. When we told the guy next to us we were from Maryland, he told us his son is an Annapolis Naval Academy grad now a Navy pilot. So we sat in a BBQ joint talking best Maryland crabcakes with a retired Texas sheriff.

Packing up. You all have a good day.

There ain't never been a crabcake as good as BBQ Brisket.

P.S. I am a BBQ expert from South Central Kentucky who spent a small fortune of the railroad's money going around the country to sample BBQ. I am an expert!

 

[awf]

There ain't never been a crabcake as good as BBQ Brisket.

P.S. I am a BBQ expert from South Central Kentucky who spent a small fortune of the railroad's money going around the country to sample BBQ. I am an expert!

I don't claim to be an expert......but no one turns down my ribs, brisket or pork butt... 😉

 

[awf]

Well, I started my Old Bird racing season last Saturday........it was a rough day and we experienced 50% losses......I didn't completely crap the bed.....I got 8th, 9th & 10th. I'll take three birds in the top 10 but........I WANT TO WIN! It isn't the birds fault........I didn't have them where they need to be....hope springs eternal......

 

[RunninRichie]

''fun'' fact for my civil war buffs in here:

Kentucky losses during the war (killed):

CSA-19,000
USA-2,300

 

[storm1507]

I don't claim to be an expert......but no one turns down my ribs, brisket or pork butt... 😉

....or a good crab cake. Heck, any seafood for that matter. I might explode if I had to decide between BBQ or seafood (or peanut butter).

 

[storm1507]

Good morning everyone

Busy day. I'm just figuring out we signed Carr from Wake Forest. Up before daylight, a 7 mile hike on Pine Mtn where the area has burned. Trail markers were hard to find where all the briars and brush had grown back. Part of the reason hiking this portion was to report my finding to the trail maintenance crew (I'm one of the 4 dependable members). We have our work cut out for us. I'm starting to train/build up to a couple of long hikes on the mountain 15-18 miles the last part of June.

Weedeated when I got home and heading back to the lake tomorrow. This is the Go, Go, Go time of my retirement.

I hope everyone has a great day.

 

[vhcat70]

My last uncle passed away today at the ripe old age of 88. Still have one aunt left (his wife). Doesn't count though. She's mean and halfway insane. No different than she was back in the 60s.

It's a sign that we've lived a long life. And it's good that they - ancestors and their siblings - didn't have to see you pass away. This happened for me in 2011. I miss them and have questions now that I didn't think to ask when I could.

I try to tell me grandkids details of my life and and parents lives so they have some background, but they're mainly too busy living. I don't fault them. We like to all do it.

 

[BBUK]

Hello all,

Still on the road home. Just passed the turn-off to Fort Bragg about 50 miles back...Fort Liberty, yeah right. I served at Fort Bragg...

My Darling and I are taking it easy heading back home. No rush...

Have a pleasant evening.....

 

[berniecarbo]

Good morning everyone

Busy day. I'm just figuring out we signed Carr from Wake Forest. Up before daylight, a 7 mile hike on Pine Mtn where the area has burned. Trail markers were hard to find where all the briars and brush had grown back. Part of the reason hiking this portion was to report my finding to the trail maintenance crew (I'm one of the 4 dependable members). We have our work cut out for us. I'm starting to train/build up to a couple of long hikes on the mountain 15-18 miles the last part of June.

Weedeated when I got home and heading back to the lake tomorrow. This is the Go, Go, Go time of my retirement.

I hope everyone has a great day.

I have always maintained one has to remain active after retirement. I worked long enough at the former uranium enrichment plant west of Paducah to draw a small pension. It was a huge place. Had 2 MD's on duty on the day shift and it's own fire department. Several thousand employees. At one time, they said the average retiree only lived 18 months after retiring. That is I was somewhat skewed by a cancer risk. I had an uncle and two friends die from a work related cancer.

 

[vhcat70]

I have always maintained one has to remain active after retirement. I worked long enough at the former uranium enrichment plant west of Paducah to draw a small pension. It was a huge place. Had 2 MD's on duty on the day shift and it's own fire department. Several thousand employees. At one time, they said the average retiree only lived 18 months after retiring. That is I was somewhat skewed by a cancer risk. I had an uncle and two friends die from a work related cancer.

So do you glow in the dark?

 

[berniecarbo]

So do you glow in the dark?

I hope not. Certain areas of the plant were worse than others. The feed plants were the worst. I mostly worked at the water plant or the steam plant (coal fired boliers). At one point we pulled as much as 22 million gallons of water a day out of the Ohio River. At peak we used more electricity than the entire city of St Louis.
Actually worse for me was The agent orange deal in Viet Nam. I never knew till recently that I spent a lot of time in the heaviest sprayed areas.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 70°F and mostly cloudy. We may max out around 88°F.

Purchased a new multi-function printer yesterday. Epson 2850. Very fast output.

Wishing y'all a great day.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

''fun'' fact for my civil war buffs in here:

Kentucky losses during the war (killed):

CSA-19,000
USA-2,300

Yep, the Orphan Brigades from Kentucky were hit really hard. I had some relatives in there. My great grandpa, Seth Bradshaw Elmore, was in the 6th Kentucky.

On the Lee side one brother fought for the Kentucky CSA and his brother for a US Illinois brigrade. They both survived.

 

[awf]

....or a good crab cake. Heck, any seafood for that matter. I might explode if I had to decide between BBQ or seafood (or peanut butter).

almost anything that swims is welcomed by my palate......I should have been born in England......I can eat fish every day......

 

[awf]

Hello all,

Still on the road home. Just passed the turn-off to Fort Bragg about 50 miles back...Fort Liberty, yeah right. I served at Fort Bragg...

My Darling and I are taking it easy heading back home. No rush...

Have a pleasant evening.....

Since you served at Ft. Bragg.........were you aware of the Circus Club..... 😉............I had my first club experience there..........when I was 14 yrs old.........I almost went blind watching those dancers in those cages dancing to Suzie Q by Creedence Clearwater Reival (sp) When we exited the club the temps were 102 or something like that........I had drank every beer that they had sat in front of me.........I wilted like a cut flower before we got to the car.......

 

[BBUK]

Since you served at Ft. Bragg.........were you aware of the Circus Club..... 😉............I had my first club experience there..........when I was 14 yrs old.........I almost went blind watching those dancers in those cages dancing to Suzie Q by Creedence Clearwater Reival (sp) When we exited the club the temps were 102 or something like that........I had drank every beer that they had sat in front of me.........I wilted like a cut flower before we got to the car.......

Naw Sir,

I missed that one, I think... back then though I visited several. An eyeful was there to be had, that's for sure. I was I think 19 when I arrived there and did my best to represent.

 

[berniecarbo]

I spent 18 months in Turkey (near Izmir). It is a highly muslim country. They had these pavions (night clubs) down on the waterfront where ladies of the evening hustled drinks for the clubs. This one dude was married (with his wife back in the states). He was such a regular that this one club let him run a tab. When it came time for him to go home, he owed them more money than he had, so he spent one last night at the club, buying drinks galore to run his tab even higher. The next day, he caught a plane home. The club owner called the base commander wanting him to pay like 2500 hundred dollars the guy owed.

 

[BBUK]

I spent 18 months in Turkey (near Izmir). It is a highly muslim country. They had these pavions (night clubs) down on the waterfront where ladies of the evening hustled drinks for the clubs. This one dude was married (with his wife back in the states). He was such a regular that this one club let him run a tab. When it came time for him to go home, he owed them more money than he had, so he spent one last night at the club, buying drinks galore to run his tab even higher. The next day, he caught a plane home. The club owner called the base commander wanting him to pay like 2500 hundred dollars the guy owed.

I had my Platoon SSG at Bragg borrow $325.00 from me. I had no issues but it was about a year later my enlistment was up and I was ETSing.

That was a lot of dough back then. He had two young girls and his wife but I barely had gas money.

It was after I got out I contacted my 1ST SGT. I received a money order a few days later.

Back then, $2500 Wow....

I could buy a can of beer out of a machine back during my time for I think 45 cents. A pack of cigarettes was 55 or 65 cents.

 

[berniecarbo]

I had my Platoon SSG at Bragg borrow $325.00 from my. I had no issues but it was about a year later my enlistment was up and I was ETSing.

That was a lot of dough back then. He had two young girls and his wife but I barely had gas money.

It was after I got out I contacted my 1ST SGT. I received a money order a few days later.

Back then, $2500 Wow....

I could buy a can of beer out of a machine back during my time for I think 45 cents. A pack of cigarettes was 55 or 65 cents.

Drinks for the "ladies" were VERY expensive and were normally just tea instead of liquor. He liked the ladies a lot and I don't know how long he had been running a tab or his payment schedule. Of course he never told them he was shipping out.

 

[BBUK]

Drinks for the "ladies" were VERY expensive and were normally just tea instead of liquor. He liked the ladies a lot and I don't know how long he had been running a tab or his payment schedule. Of course he never told them he was shipping out.

Yes Sir,

Yeah they tried that at Bragg... I always told them, let's got out and I'll buy you a steak and a beer... Eh... worked better with other soldiers of the female persuasion in that era...

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Hey D-League.

Checking in during a brief break in the action as I catch up with work that accumulated during my trip to Texas.

Looks like during the past week the Pope staff is gathering some big, experienced players. Not sure there is a star in the mix yet, but it should be a team that can compete in the SEC.

Hope the day unfolds without any hassles for everyone.

 

[warrior-cat]

Afternoon legionnaires!

Went fishing this morning and report follows:

2 strikes, 2 hooked, 1 landed. Not a lot of action but better than being blanked. So, score Large Mouths 1 - Warrior-Cat 1. Push

Men's league ball games tonight (weather permitted, thunderstorms forecasted). Last two weeks of co-ed canceled due to weather.

Be cool all.

 

[RunninRichie]

Yep, the Orphan Brigades from Kentucky were hit really hard. I had some relatives in there. My great grandpa, Seth Bradshaw Elmore, was in the 6th Kentucky.

On the Lee side one brother fought for the Kentucky CSA and his brother for a US Illinois brigrade. They both survived.

I had a grandfather, 3 cousins, and 2 uncles in the 6th. It’s nucleus was formed right here in barren county. Genera Joseph Johnston refused Breckenridge’s request to take the brigade with him to Virginia. Because he said there were no finer soldiers in the confederate army. They were used as shock troops. Them and Cockrell’s Missouri “iron brigade”. Were the best brigades in the army of Tennessee.

 

[UK82]

I spent 18 months in Turkey (near Izmir). It is a highly muslim country. They had these pavions (night clubs) down on the waterfront where ladies of the evening hustled drinks for the clubs. This one dude was married (with his wife back in the states). He was such a regular that this one club let him run a tab. When it came time for him to go home, he owed them more money than he had, so he spent one last night at the club, buying drinks galore to run his tab even higher. The next day, he caught a plane home. The club owner called the base commander wanting him to pay like 2500 hundred dollars the guy owed.

I'm currently trying to buy a meerschaum pipe from a carver in Turkey. It's been a hassle. The only way I can complete the transaction is via Western Union. It's a gamble I know. WU should never be used for purchases.

 

[vhcat70]

''fun'' fact for my civil war buffs in here:

Kentucky losses during the war (killed):

CSA-19,000
USA-2,300

As I understand, Union didn't much recruit in KY to avoid further splitting the people & risking secession.

 

[RunninRichie]

@Bert Higginbotha here's my grandfather who was in the 6th. Corporal Thomas Spillman. He was wounded almost mortally at Baton Rouge, LA. He came back to the fight after recovering and survived the war. When he surrendered to Sherman in 1865. He rode his horse back to Nashville (The 6th was converted to Cavalry to chase Sherman's army). And he was stopped there, and had his horse ''confinscated''. He walked back home to Barren County. When he died in 1923 his wife recieved a check from the federal government for that horse. My great uncle has a picture of him in confederate uniform. He was from the rocky hill area of Barren County. There was a confederate company located there called the Rocky hill guards.

 

[RunninRichie]

As I understand, Union didn't much recruit in KY to avoid further splitting the people & risking secession.

The union drafted soldiers in Kentucky. But they rarely if ever got their quota. They asked for 16,000 and got 2000. They asked for 12,000 and got 4,000. Kentucky stayed in the Union (though the Confedetate invasion didn't help) due to slavery. The thought among unionists was slavery is best protected by maintaining the status quo (staying in the union). Joining a risky confederacy meant certain death to slavery if it lost the war. This is why Kentucky had slavery until almost 1866. They tried to prolong slavery for as long as possible. In 1864, union support in the state rapildy diminished. The union treated the state as conquered land. Due to the state being southern and a large number of the young men of the state enlisting in the confederate army. Martial law was established in 1864, confederate supporters were shot in the streets if a Union soldier was killed in the state. This angered the common man. Many Kentuckian's slaves simply ran away and joined the union army. This angered the slave holding class.


A lot of Kentuckians, something like 70 percent of the fighting men, simply sat the war out. Deciding to fight against their fellow southerners or their country was too much for many. And really, the state never made an official choice. Both CSA and USA governments existed with citizens loyal to one or the other. One could make arguments that neither the Union or Confederate governments were represenative.

 

[*CatinIL*]

Love those steam engines. They live and breathe.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from ATX. Currently 71°F and cloudy. Rain expected this afternoon. Today's high may reach 81°F.

Another month in the books. Happy Hump Day, y'all.

 

[warrior-cat]

Morning Legionnaires!

66° this morning with light winds. Mid 80's expected for the high today. Normal workout and monster walking for the morning and training my 1 student this afternoon.

Played 1 of the 2 softball games last night as the second was cancelled due to weather. We won 26-5 (run rule end of 4th). I went 2-3 and a walk. Bounced my first hit off of the left/center fence. Guys were laughing asking where that power came from (normally base hitter). I told them probably the wind from the storms coming in (probably some truth there).

Hump day folks, so stoke those engines and climb that hill.

As always, be safe out there and God Bless.

 

[awf]

@UK82.....I can still make a good corn cob pipe.......I can have it to ya in just a day or so?

 

[UK82]

@UK82.....I can still make a good corn cob pipe.......I can have it to ya in just a day or so?

Thanks awf! I have a Missouri Meerschaum corn cob that I really love. Great pipes. I don't smoke a lot, more for collecting but I do enjoy a good pipe smoke from time to time.

 

[vhcat70]

The union drafted soldiers in Kentucky. But they rarely if ever got their quota. They asked for 16,000 and got 2000. They asked for 12,000 and got 4,000. Kentucky stayed in the Union (though the Confedetate invasion didn't help) due to slavery. The thought among unionists was slavery is best protected by maintaining the status quo (staying in the union). Joining a risky confederacy meant certain death to slavery if it lost the war. This is why Kentucky had slavery until almost 1866. They tried to prolong slavery for as long as possible. In 1864, union support in the state rapildy diminished. The union treated the state as conquered land. Due to the state being southern and a large number of the young men of the state enlisting in the confederate army. Martial law was established in 1864, confederate supporters were shot in the streets if a Union soldier was killed in the state. This angered the common man. Many Kentuckian's slaves simply ran away and joined the union army. This angered the slave holding class.


A lot of Kentuckians, something like 70 percent of the fighting men, simply sat the war out. Deciding to fight against their fellow southerners or their country was too much for many. And really, the state never made an official choice. Both CSA and USA governments existed with citizens loyal to one or the other. One could make arguments that neither the Union or Confederate governments were represenative.

I read about 100K KYians served in the Union Army including 20-25K former slaves from 1864 on. Also read that 25-40K KYians served in Confederate Army. So around 125K KYians were soldiers. No idea whether that's a small /typical/large number per population.

 

[RunninRichie]

I read about 100K KYians served in the Union Army including 20-25K former slaves from 1864 on. Also read that 25-40K KYians served in Confederate Army. So around 125K KYians were soldiers. No idea whether that's a small /typical/large number per population.

Those numbers aren't right. I have a book called divided loyalties by James Finck. 66K white union, 45k confederate. Plus 25,000 black union soldiers. The 125k number is coming from counting homeguard units and guerrillas. My numbers are actual soldiers.

 

[vhcat70]

Those numbers aren't right. I have a book called divided loyalties by James Finck. 66K white union, 45k confederate. Plus 25,000 black union soldiers. The 125k number is coming from counting homeguard units and guerrillas. My numbers are actual soldiers.

Thanks. 66+25 = 91. Close to 100 estimate imo. 25-40 Confederates vs. 45 is in the same range for me. My 125 was Union + Confeds, 100+25 (vs. 40). Yours is 66+25+ 45 = 136. Again, similar enough for me.

 

[BBUK]

Good morning all,

Just leaving the Pentagon......

I know why I declined a job offer here.... Heading to work now... Have a sunny day....

 

[berniecarbo]

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[Bert Higginbotha]

I had a grandfather, 3 cousins, and 2 uncles in the 6th. It’s nucleus was formed right here in barren county. Genera Joseph Johnston refused Breckenridge’s request to take the brigade with him to Virginia. Because he said there were no finer soldiers in the confederate army. They were used as shock troops. Them and Cockrell’s Missouri “iron brigade”. Were the best brigades in the army of Tennessee.

Yep. I was raised in Park City, KY. It was Bell's Tavern then Glasgow Jct and now Park City. The old Bell's Tavern ruins were the place for one of their reunions. Some of those pictured are my relatives but I have no way of knowing who is who. This was in my grandfathers stuff. He died before I was born.

 

[RunninRichie]

Yep. I was raised in Park City, KY. It was Bell's Tavern then Glasgow Jct and now Park City. The old Bell's Tavern ruins were the place for one of their reunions. Some of those pictured are my relatives but I have no way of knowing who is who. This was in my grandfathers stuff. He died before I was born.

Barren county was pretty pro-confederate. Only the etoile area was pro-union.