Posted on 12/08/2005 5:28:32 PM PST by Chairman_December_19th_Society
We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail!
Good morning!!
Do not let the victims of the attacks on New York and Washington, nor the brave members of our Nation's military who have given their lives to protect our freedom, die in vain!!
WINTER STORM WARNING, HEAVY SNOW WARNING, SNOW ADVISORY, AND ICE STORM WARNING FOR ALL POINTS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI NORTH OF TENNESSEE AND NORTH CAROLINA, EXCEPT INCLUDING THE MOUTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA (ICE) AND EXCLUDING NORTHERN MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, AND NEW YORK
STORM TRACK:
Discussion:
A little better than yesterday, but not much. The LP center located in the lower Ohio valley is not transferring its energy to the LP center currently locatecd off Pensacola, FL, quite as rapidly as predicted. The storm track, however, has compensated for this by shifting somewhat to the left.
Where it gets compliated is the LP center in the Ohio valley will still be in existence tomorrow morning, though it will be dissipating. Cyclogenesis should take place off of Virginia Beach beginning sometime around 8 AM tomorrow morning. This system will drop siginficant amounts of snow through eastern Pennsylvania, all of New Jersey, southern New York, and most of New England. It will spare North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and points west.
And that's where the other LP center comes in. The Ohio valley storm is going to take care of these areas.
For the National Capital Region--snow, changing to sleet and fz rain by dawn before changing back to rain. Fz precip less than 0.1", so not factored into the storm rating. Snow totals prior to precip change should be around 4"--down because the main source of snow is not the nor'easter conveyor belt, but, unusally, the northern plains system. Warm air aloft, being brought in from GOMEX by the plains system will cause fz rain in all but the western most areas of the National Capital Region, and possibly all rain toward Tidewater. After cyclogenesis of the coastal storm, and movement of the Ohio Valley storm toward Buffalo, strong, on the order of 40 MPH winds, are likely to push down into the region, creating dendretic precipitaion over significant areas, resulting in another 2" of snow. Believe 6" total amount on a water column of 0.7", less one-tenth for icing precip, at 10:1 meltdown since temps are just below freezing through most of the atmosphere below 5,000 feet. Get three rolls to go through the storm.
For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.
Is it ok to say break a leg?
You'd better! :-))
Residents of northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan are digging out of the first winter storm of the season.
As much as 7 inches of snow fell throughout the night in the Toledo area, canceling classes at hundreds schools, slowing travel, and keeping snow clearing crews moving.
Snow fell for about 12 hours, stopping at about 6 o'clock this morning, as the snow stopped falling this morning, the temperatures started dropping.
I love snow.
Do you think there's something to me havening a haddock...after eating haddock? My head hurts.
I think I will go rest.
Might be back later.
/john
Until I can get to a book store am reading pocket novels, some of them are real good, reading a ole time western now.
Good night lady and all you good folks, gonna read and hit the hay. Talk you you in the morning. Toby
Thank you for asking about Miss Lily. She is doing OK I think. Wouldn't eat lunch today and I was worried. Then I discovered a friend had brought her a HUGE corn dog and French Fries :-) She LOVES junk food and that is fine by me. Tomorrow is the Care Center Christmas party and hopefully, she will eat that meal, if not, I have a Mexican dinner to put in the microwave for her. Next to McDonald's, Mexican food is her next favorite.
I HATE snow almost as much as I HATE the RAPIST and his "WIFE".
Hi, is that the Banquet Mexican tortilla dinner? Mother loved those, along with Big Macs. And Taco Bell [ugh] but her absolute favorite was that candy known as 'Turtles' before she passed they had them on sale downtown and I went to get some for her. She was on some kind of diet, but to me, what Mother wants, Mother gets. Period. When ya gotta go, go out in style! I felt bad but didn't tell her those Turtles were sugar-free, they were out of the regular, sugar-fired versions. But she said they were so good, she was happy, and that's all that counts, in my book!
Now you are a famous hand model!
And it's all good when you find The Perfect [Skirt]! It really makes yer day!
LOL!
Wish I'd found this two days ago...
Background information: In honor of Pearl Harbor (December 7th), this week's letter is an eyewitness description of the attack penned by a young sailor named William Czako (pronounced say-ko) who was essentially trapped inside the U.S.S. New Orleans. Czako handwrote the dramatic, moment-by-moment account of the bombing of the naval base not knowing if he would live or die, and he addressed the letter to his sister Helen, who lived in their hometown of Fremont, Ohio. This letter was published for the first time (and in its entirety) in BEHIND THE LINES.
Dear Sis:
It is now 9:05 Sunday morning and we've been bombed now for over an hour. Our anti aircraft guns are yammering and every so often a bomb strikes so close as to rock this ship. Again a bomb. We're helpless down here in the Forward Engine Room because our main engines are all tore down....
There is only a handful of us down here as most of our men are ashore on liberty. They really caught us sleeping this time. For a ship being in a Navy Yard for overhaul, we're putting up a good fight. The first officer has come down here now to take charge. We've lit off all the boilers that are not out of commission and are trying to get underway so that we will not be altogether helpless by laying alongside the dock and be a stationary target. Those bombs are getting closer -- God grant that they do not hit that loaded oil tanker that is lying right across from us. Ten million gallons of fuel oil would bathe this ship in an inferno of fire. There are destroyers laying near us and three other cruisers. They must be the targets including us. I am on the interior communications telephone and I can hear the various stations screaming orders at one other. A man just brought us our gas masks....
We were really caught short this time. All the Battleships are in -- they came in this week and have been laying tied up. We have a few light cruisers that are out and we hope they can keep that invading fleet at bay until our ships that are undamaged and can get underway can get out of this trap. For a trap this Pearl Harbor has become. If we can get out of here and to sea we've still got a chance. We'll have our own power then. They can't get ammunition fast enough to the guns because of no power to the hoists. There has been a lull for a few minutes but there they go again. Strangely Sis, I'm not excited but my heart is beating a little faster from all that firing. I know that this is not a drill because the concussion of exploding bombs is jarring the whole ship.
I don't know why I am writing this because if we are hit with a bomb here, they won't find enough of me and the rest-let alone this letter. I imagine it is to show myself that I can be calm under fire. A few of the boys here are white faced and their voices hushed and choked. They too know that this is no joke or mock battle-but the real stuff....
Who thought that they would strike in such a manner when most men were ashore and spending their payday on those traditional Saturday night sprees? They would not dare to attack us, let alone Pearl Harbor, the mightiest and most fortified base in the world. They could not get within a thousand miles of this place before we'd know it -- No they dare not -- but they did -- there was one explosion-perilously close...
There is another lull and only sporadic bursts from our pom-poms. Preparations to get underway are still continuing. It seems impossible with all that machinery tore up but still we'll do what we can. The order has come now to secure from general quarters. We were under fire for nearly two hours and I'm going to sneak up to topside to see what happened.
William Czako miraculously survived and went on to fight in the Pacific. After the war, he remained in the Navy, working at a shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia, for more than thirty years.
W. thanks for posting that eyewitness letter.
Interesting, informative and a tribute to all of the heros of Pearl Harbor!
Glad they arrived in good condition. I was lucky to have found them. Happy Advent,Mary.
She's got a tough time going, and can use prayers. God knows her name.
/john
Hi, my pleasure! Glad you liked it, that kind of stuff can't be passed around enough, to enlighten those who don't know just went on, back in the day... [Does this mean we are educators? Where's my check?] ;)
She's a great Senior NCO, and deserves Chief. She'd just like her life back. And we can't help much with that. (Except to make her part of our life, and let her know that we support her and care.)
/john
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