Posted on 09/17/2017 5:02:08 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
I'm still around but fading fast.
The 2 older dogs at my exes have been throwing up all day and driving her crazy. Probably a food problem since the puppy eats his own food and hasn't had problems. Really bad and ongoing ALL day, ugh. I'll check on them in the morning to see if the Vet needs to get involved.
I stayed close and did nothing today.
I did watch the original "Planet of the Apes" over the weekend, great movie, really enjoyed it.
You and the furry friends doing OK
I’m glad you didn’t shoot me down...I’m just an amateur! LOL!
The day has been ruined. Somewhere, between the hike and the bike, and the mike, I LOST my cell phone. (sigh)
Me too.
Dang, I thought everyone was gone and took off to read news.
I hope the dogs are ok, that it’s just a tummy bug, but since the puppy isn’t sick it does sound like something else. If they’re still sick tomorrow, a trip to the vet would be a good idea. They’ll be getting dehydrated by then and need some fluids.
I haven’t seen the original “Planet of the Apes” in a long time. Great movie. Would like to see that one again.
I found all the vampire movies with Radu, my fave vampire, last week on YouTube and that’s why I was absent on Thurs. I think it was. Hadn’t seen them in ages and just sat here watching all 5 of them.
Just went to visit Clara today and stopped by the store on the way home. Then I had all the “fun” trying to find Roxy. Coyotes have been hanging around close by lately and I was in a panic. Not exactly the way I really wanted to spend the evening. LOL
Thank You for that.
Storms coming in to our area from the West so going ahead posting the greeting early.
Good evening, EEGator...thanks for helping celebrate the Air Force’s birthday.
It was an honor and privilege. A salute to all who serve.
Bravo Zulu! to all My fellow Air Force veterans!!
James R. McClure Jr.
Computer Programmer, USAF, 1990-1994
Thank you Ma’am.
“Nope, it was at Sheppard. It was the base boneyard and was located behind the hospital, he thinks. There was a B 66 there and we were both excited about that. Also had a B-57 and several others. :)”
The facility at Davis-Monthan near Tucson (now officially the Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Center, or AMARC, unofficially “the Boneyard” in service jargon) was not the only assemblage of inactive aircraft, back in the day.
Immediately after WWII several locations were established, were inactive aircraft were stored, pending final decisions on their fate. There was one near Kingman, AZ. Never seen the full list but Sheppard could have been one.
Typically, they were set up in the American Southwest: warm, dry climate was better for storing aircraft with minimal deterioration.
Boneyards were never merely big parking lots where inactive aircraft sat until sold for scrap and broken up. Often, they were sources of replacement parts for systems still in use by the military, or civilian operators of similar airframes.
Thank you! I went to see it myself [and loved seeing aircraft that were no longer in production—like a museum!], and I never went to AZ till about 6 years ago, so I knew I couldn’t have been dreaming! LOL!
I’d love to take a stroll through the one in AZ with hubby. He has great stories for all of them. He was AF and loves all things aircraft. :)
“Thank you! I went to see it myself [and loved seeing aircraft that were no longer in production—like a museum!],...I’d love to take a stroll through the one in AZ with hubby. He has great stories for all of them....”
A stroll would be tiring and time-consuming, assuming you are referring to foot travel.
In March 1975 I was still a cadet at USAFA. Myself & three other cadets requested a tour, and the Boneyard staff was kind enough to lend us an NCO for a couple hours. We drove all over the parking areas following his directions, while he told us about various aspects of his work and about the aircraft there.
Easy to lose oneself on the flat, featureless terrain, with retired airframes sitting at every hand. No signposts we could see.
Contrary to the popular conception, the Boneyard is a busy place (just think about the numerous official names and units assigned to it over the decades). They are always prepping new arrivals for storage, pulling older machines out of storage, checking long-stored airframes for integrity of sealants and protectants on a rotational basis, tracking down a specific part requested by users and pulling it off its airframe, chasing away intruders and vermin, and other less well-defined tasks.
The sight that stuck most firmly in my mind was a long row of lightweight helicopters that the US Army had retired from training duties: Hiller OH-23 or Hughes TH-55, I forget which. Their bubble canopies were coated in white spray-lat. Our guide told us there were over 1,200 helicopters in that one row alone.
Wow! You’re right! Strolling would not work. LOL! I’ll never get to do it, but it would be fun to see all those planes in one place, though. :)
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