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FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Clear Air Force Station, Alaska ~ 15 October 2019
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | laurenmarlowe

Posted on 10/14/2019 6:00:31 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska

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To: The Mayor

Sounds like things are moving along - - - except for the dratted computer. I hope the guy can remember what the password is, or will swap with a computer he DOES know its password.


21 posted on 10/14/2019 7:29:14 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Hey there, Kathy.

It sounds like winter is moving in up there already. BRRRRRRRRRR! I hope it doesn’t swing down this way any time soon. We’d like to enjoy a little autumn for a bit. LOL

There’s a slight chance we’ll get rain late tomorrow night/early Wed. morning but we aren’t holding our breath. We wish the system that’s moving across the deep south right now would move up here. We could sure use that rain.


22 posted on 10/14/2019 7:33:58 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: freedumb2003

Good evening, free...((HUGS))...still settled in Texas? Still traveling for work?

The Canteen doors opened October 1, 2001. Lots of folks help keep it going for our troops and their families.

I’m getting closer to retirement.


23 posted on 10/14/2019 7:37:32 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe
Great thread about the base in Alaska. I just recently found THIS WEBCAM at the Anchorage airport and seaplane port. Fun to watch! Lots of snow on those mountains right now!

24 posted on 10/14/2019 8:02:24 PM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

How interesting!! I’ve been working at Clear AFS on and off the for the last two years on the new radar facilities. Currently I’m at JBER finishing up a couple of jobs and then doing some upgrades on some F-22 hangars and then heading back up to Clear. We just got a another contract that will keep us busy at Clear for a few years. It’s certainly a lot different now than the photos in the beginning of this thread. God Bless you all for your efforts!!


25 posted on 10/14/2019 8:13:33 PM PDT by Darth Mall
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To: Kathy in Alaska

{{HUGS}} backatcha

Live in TX, still traveling for work. Now in Puerto Rico (dang — that is a heck of a trek).

I suspect you and I are the same retirement track. Everyone (including Mrs. FD) says “Oh, you will be bored when you have no work!”

My response: “Let me give it a go” :)


26 posted on 10/14/2019 8:20:37 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (As always IMHO)
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To: freedumb2003
My response: “Let me give it a go” :)

Hear! Hear!! LOL!

27 posted on 10/14/2019 8:24:13 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: radu
Piled pretty high, but not yet buried. At this juncture, homework seems manageable.
28 posted on 10/14/2019 8:27:17 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: LUV W

Howdy, LUV.

How was your day? Did you get any rain or did the system blow up to the east of you?


29 posted on 10/14/2019 8:29:21 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; freedumb2003; LUV W

I’ll bet LUV would join me in saying y’all need to GO FOR IT. LOL!


30 posted on 10/14/2019 8:31:33 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: The Mayor

A computer without a password....hmmm....could be interesting.

Seems like the guy you bought it from is responsible for getting a good one...as in it must be operable.


31 posted on 10/14/2019 8:32:38 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska

It’s not very often you say “homework is manageable” on a Monday night. Glad to hear it.


32 posted on 10/14/2019 8:33:04 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: LUV W; radu

Snow is half way down the mountains, and tomorrow needs a coat, not a windbreaker.

The thermometer outside my window says 32.5, and inside I need to go find a sweatshirt.


33 posted on 10/14/2019 8:40:11 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska

BRRRR!! Bad enough to need a coat outside but needing a sweatshirt inside? Not fun!

We had low 70s today and will have upper 70s tomorrow. Then low 60s the next two days. Then back into the mid 70s for the weekend. We’re on the autumn roller coaster ride.


34 posted on 10/14/2019 8:51:37 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: radu; freedumb2003; Kathy in Alaska

I say go for it, too. BUT...only when you FEEL that it’s the right time. I worked longer than I needed to because I loved the job. The moment I hated it, I got out. No regrets and no looking back.

Retirement is fabulous if it is YOUR decision. And I, for one, don’t have to be “doing something” 12 hours of the day.


35 posted on 10/14/2019 9:15:51 PM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Brrr. It does look chilly! But beautiful with the snow on the mountains, the blue water and the gold of the fall leaves.


36 posted on 10/14/2019 9:21:22 PM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
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To: LUV W; radu
I'll have to see it when it's light to see the direction. If you can see the mountains fairly close, you are looking east. Anchorage is surrounded...mountains on the east, Cook Inlet on the west. The airport is on the west edge of Anchorage. Flights coming in are over water, and finally the east/west runway. JBER (Elmendorf AFB and Ft Richardson are the north end of the city. One road south and one road northeast. This is a pretty good map...

I live just above the OS in Providence Hospital. LOL!

37 posted on 10/14/2019 9:43:25 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Darth Mall

Welcome to the Canteen, Darth Mall...thanks for sharing your first hand experiences.

Got your bunny boots and parka at the ready?


38 posted on 10/14/2019 9:45:34 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Any resemblance to Campion AFS near Galena? Man, the chow was so good at Campion I almost hated to leave after my tour of duty.


39 posted on 10/14/2019 9:45:57 PM PDT by 353FMG
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To: Kathy in Alaska

The nice thing about most of these live stream cams is you can go back several hours by running your cursor long the red line at the bottom and clicking where you want to watch.
They apparently have several cams around the airport, as the views change periodically. They also pan so you aren’t just looking at one spot the whole time.
Pretty cool setup.


40 posted on 10/14/2019 10:07:34 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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