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To: Melian
I was just at Walmart and ran into a pair of Coastie Petty Officers. I asked what they thought of their Commandant being sacked. They were very diplomatic about answering but they were definitely not sad to see her go.

Walmart was jammed I still got the first handicapped spot by the door. I had to wait a few minutes for a cart but that was when I was talking with the Coasties. They had ALL the checkout lines open. You would have thought it was the day before Thanksgiving. I did run into a pair of retired Chiefs I know.

We are looking at an historic winter storm down here on the Florida/ Georgia border. It's the first time in 11 years that there has been a Winter Storm Warning in north Florida. We are looking at about .1" of Gorebull warming ice with an inch of sleet/snow on top of that.

It is right on the border of rain & sleet. I don't care. I'm home with the groceries. The trash and recycling are out. Our neighbors just arrived home from DC safely. All is well.

SpyNavy

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

4,754 posted on 01/21/2025 2:14:57 PM PST by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: LonePalm

Sleet and freezing rain are the worst for the power industry. Well, outside of crazy tornadoes and Cat 4+ hurricanes anyway. If ice builds up on lines, then can come down, and as ice builds up on trees, the branches fall on lines - mostly distribution lines since the major transmission corridors generally have trees cleared way back from the wires.

But none of that is my problem now since I be retired.

Grinning ear to ear...


4,796 posted on 01/21/2025 5:41:04 PM PST by meyer ("When, in the course of human events,....")
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To: LonePalm

Hunker down and savor the taste of liberal tears. Stay safe!


4,832 posted on 01/21/2025 6:45:56 PM PST by Melian (✳✴️ Reminder: Memes are made to make you think or laugh. Verify for yourself before reposting. ✳️✴️)
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