The FReeper Foxhole Revisits the USS SAMUEL CHASE at Omaha Beach(6/6/1944) - June 7th, 2007

Exerpted from The U. S. Coast Guard at Normandy ^ | Scott T. Price

[snippy_about_it]

Looks good. I hope the weather hasn’t been to hot while you’re doing this.

[alfa6]

Looks good. I hope the weather hasn’t been to hot while you’re doing this.

It's not the heat it's the humidity, well somneone had to say it:-) Fortunately we have shade for almost all of the morning and from about 3pm on. But that Noon to 3 is a bit toasty

We had just enough rain on Monday to make it unable to work. Nothing like trying to turn the Uni-Loader on the street and having it slide about 10 feet down the street!!!

Here is the scene as of Tuesday Night 6/19. We have almost all of the upper level excavated. We ran into two small issues today.

1st: the ground was to soft for the Uni-loader to work on the terrace. No problemo, we used the excavator to dig the dirt out and dump it in front of the wall. Then I could use the loader to move the dirt to the back of the neighbor's yard.

2nd: we found the gas service to the house :-( Fortunately we had the gas shut off and I did not dig the gas line up:-) The Gas Co will be out in the morning, Hopefully they will cut the line so I can finish the footings for the second wall.

Well that's it for tonite, Y'all have a great day.

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[Samwise]

My goodness! You have been working. We thought we were doing good to plant a shade garden. You are certainly ambitious.

[alfa6]

Say, could you send some of that shade over here from about Noon to 3 :-)

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[Samwise]

Shade on its way! Can you share some of that rain?

[alfa6]

Can you share some of that rain?

I sure wish I could. I recall seeing something on the news a week or so ago where we had picked up over 15" of rain at the Airport since April 1st. Here in my neighboorhood it is probably closer to 18".

Well off to The Kid's in a few minuites

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[Professional Engineer]

Monday morning giant carbon footprint bump.

I’ll be in Hotlanta in 3 hours. Back in Dallas in 12.

Ms.Wise, we attended a free flight model event over the weekend. Pretty cool watching a plane with a 14” wing fly 2 mile on rubber power.

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning everyone!

[Samwise]

That sounds like fun. I’ll tell Hubby and Hobbit Lass.

Hubby got an RC flight simulator for Father’s Day; now he can fly in air-conditioned comfort.

[Samwise]

Pretty cool watching a plane with a 14” wing fly 2 mile on rubber power.

Hubby says, "Wow. Holy cow. Two miles."

[slc923]

This story on the USS Samuel Chase is wonderful, thank you. I am remembering my uncle who passed away last week and was aboard the ship on D-Day. He was a landing craft operator, just a scared kid. Like so many WWII veterans, my dad included, he was a warm and gentle soul. Truly the “greatest generation”.

[Samwise]

Hey, alfa! That looks like soooooo much work. Maybe you can drop a line to Washington to tell them how it’s done. A fence has got to be easier to build :^

Update on hobbit lass:

She’s recovering well from her tonsilectomy. The local Dairy Queen is making extra dineros on Mister Mistys and Ice cream for her throat.

[alfa6]

Glad to here that the Hobbit Lass is doing better. Hopefully the local DQ will be able to keep you supplied :-)

I take it the wrist surgery was 100% succesfull.

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[alfa6]

Well it's been a while so I thought it would be a good time for a project update.

Back on Monday 6/25/07 the Gas Comapny showed up to run the new service. This took most of the morning, so while the Gas Co was doing thier thing we were able to get the drain installed on the neighbors house across the street. This took most of the day. Then on Tuesday 6/26/07 we got started on the second front wall. Then about 5:30pm with the footing about half done and moving along nicely the Heavens opened up and we got about 3/4" of rain in about 15 minutes. As a matter of fact it did not quit raining until Saturday 6/30/07. We got about three inches of rain over the next 5 days. Lucky we were as someplaces just an hour or so south of us had as much as 24" of rain!!!

On Thursday the 28th The Kid and I took a little trip to Columbia MO, since it was still raining, where we were able to pick up about 56 feet of wrought iron cemetary fence. We were unable to work in the yard due to the mud until Tueday Morning 7/3/07. We got the footing finished and started on the wall. I had to work nights on 7/3,4 & 5, so with help from Mrs. alfa6 and youngest daughter, The Kid was able to get most of the second wall up on Tuesday evening. This weekend we got the rest of the second wall just about wrapped up and about 2/3rds of the first course started on the 100' side wall. Nothing like totin them 65pounds block down that trench.

Here's the front walls as of tonight. In the lower right side you can see the first set of steps and the footing for the landing.

Well I have to work days this week so hopefully this weekend we can get most of the block work wrapped up.

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[Samwise]

Yep, she was completely released from that surgeon and almost immediately got sick. She had the worst-looking throat I’ve ever seen. As soon she got off the antibiotics, she’d get sick again. We finally took her to an ENT who yanked the tonsils. In addition, her wisdom teeth are coming in and need to be pulled—probably over Christmas. Poor kid.

Her “fellas” have been in and out all weekend checking on her. BTW, you never warned me that our grocery bill would go up from the teenage boys. ;^)

[Samwise]

Geez, and I’m doing good to get hubby to help plant a few flowers. You sure do tackle the big projects, alfa.

[alfa6]

You sure do tackle the big projects, alfa.

I gotta learn to say no :-)

Regards teenage girls and thier "fellas". I was lucky in that only 1 of my three girls was a social type. #2 daughter was the social butterfly but as she worked a lot we didn't see to many guys here. Both my older and younger daughters were the studious types. Althought I think the oldest one made up for it when she got to college???

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[Samwise]

I gotta learn to say no.

Good luck with that. :^)

[Samwise]

[Professional Engineer]

Thanks!