A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day 08-06-02

LadyX and Billie

[daisyscarlett]

Re #27..

I once attended a wedding in Pretty Place, NC and that photo reminds me of it so very much. The wedding was in an open chapel and no matter where you sat you saw those beautiful hills and mountains and flora. It was very aptly named, Pretty Place. I certainly have never been any place prettier. It was in SW NC.

[blackbag]

Well you were top of the Heap during the chad debate
pushin ALL the freeps in those coldy rainy days of November/December. I salute you !

[mtngrl@vrwc]

[blackbag]

ping for our Ole NC Chapter Freeper torch

[ValerieUSA]

Oconluftee River, NC

[daisyscarlett]

Good to see you again....our Arizona FRiend....

[Mama_Bear]

Good morning everyone. Another beautifully done tribute to one of our finest.

Today I switch over from dsl to cable, so I will be off line for awhile. I am hoping to be back soon, blitzing around the internet in warp speed. :-)

God's blessings on all of you. Have a wonderful day!

[Billie]

For some very strange reason, I cannot seem to send you FReep mail this morning. Every time I try to answer yours and hit send, it freezes. I finally have gotten some of my other mail 'sent', but yours won't go yet - short answer, long answer - I can't send one to you.

It must be that figment thingie. :) I wanted you to know I'm trying to answer your mail. : (

[daisyscarlett]

Oh golly gee, I guess our roses to FWI crossed in the mail...Great minds think alike, I guess...hee hee...A lady can never ever have too many flowers, though, IMO.....

[ValerieUSA]

Mountain Farm Museum, NC

[daisyscarlett]

Good Morning...thank you so much for all the great Southern food this a.m.

[Billie]

LadyX, wherever you are, I just wanted to say thank you for being our Guest Writer today.

[lodwick]

Good thoughts up for CableGuy! Hurry back. ;-)

[lodwick]

Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Thank You for your contributions to making America the greatest country on earth.

LadyX: You did a wonderful job honoring Freedom'sWorthIt

*HUGS*

[dansangel]

Hello Everybody! Hoping you are all having a wonderful day!

Of course, I'd be a lot better off if this was the weekend.....sigh.....

Kudos to you, Freedom'sWorthIt. I'm so happy for you that your dedication to FR is being recognized. Enjoy your time in the spotlight!

{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}} and God's Blessings!

[MeekOneGOP]

Interesting article.........

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/728422/posts

Silt-filled turret of USS Monitor raised from Atlantic

By SONJA BARISIC, Associated Press Writer
August 5, 2002   6:10 pm

Excerpt:

HATTERAS, N.C. -- The silt-packed turret of the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor was raised Monday from the Atlantic floor, nearly 140 years after the historic warship sank during a New Year's storm.

The turret, the largest and last retrievable artifact, was raised at the end of a heavy cable attached to a crane on a 300-foot work barge.

A Civil War-era American flag fluttered from the lifting frame and water poured out of the turret as it hung over the ocean before it was lowered onto the barge deck. Workers and divers aboard the barge cheered as the turret was swung to a cradle, and a Navy helicopter carrying military photographers hovered overhead.

The turret-raising was the climax of a multi-year salvage operation run by the U.S. Navy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which controls the underwater sanctuary where the wreckage is located.

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I guess Mother Nature preserved this thing in the mud all those 140 years!

Behind the Scenes
by D.J. Roller

Excerpt:

Film producer D. J. Roller takes a look at what it takes to film at a depth of 234 feet in the Atlantic Ocean, where the USS Monitor has rested since she went down in a gale on New Year's Eve, 1862. See also Saving the Monitor, by John Broadwater, manager of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, who leads an ongoing effort to raise and preserve key parts of the deteriorating ironclad.

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The turret of the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor is lifted out of the Atlantic Ocean on Monday.
STEVE HELBER/AP

Click here for many other photos

[Billie]

Amy, still want you to know how much I appreciate all your work and the time you spent yesterday with Jim's thread. Thank you!

[lodwick]

Florida freepers - check out The Freedom Boat Club

[Pippin]

That's what you and Louie get for leaving too soon!LOL!!

How are y'All doing?