all august for the majestic dignity of COFFEE

[Scattered Thumbs]

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

Micah's b'day party is after church at my folks.

'Tis 67 and cloudy. "Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning  then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the middle 70s. Light and variable wind. Chance of rain 50 percent."

Slim

So, this feller is 12 already!!??

I thought his birthday had been on the 3rd. 

[Coffinmaker]

Went away this past weekend to shoot an out of state CAS match.

Enroute on Friday .. ran into (under) a really great Thunder and Lightning Storm.  Some really cool lightning strikes close to the highway.  thunder and Lightning Storms are my favorite.  Really KOOL. Unfortunately, my Dog is afraid of Thunder.

We had Fire Towers in the mountains where I grew up as a kid.  Always wanted to spend a season in one.  Electrical storms would really make it special.

[Silver Creek Slim]

So, this feller is 12 already!!??

I thought his birthday had been on the 3rd. 

Yes to both. We usually schedule the party on the weekend so more family can attend.

Slim

[Scattered Thumbs]

Yes to both. We usually schedule the party on the weekend so more family can attend.

Slim

Has he grown a red beard of his own yet?

[Silver Creek Slim]

Not yet? 

Slim

[Delmonico]

Here he is at the muster being given a set of grips by our own Chaplin Gripmaker aka Larry Little. 

He's a big help to me getting wood to the fire. 

[litl rooster]

Wow he sure has grown.  Can't believe he is that old, of course i
Think Slim reported oldest daughter is college bound. 


Coffee water kaluha and port already for you morning risers...

[pony express]

Weekend is over. Off to work...

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

'Tis 55 and overcast. High of 73.

Slim

[Major 2]

Weekend is over. Off to work...

DITTO....  and waiting on the FED/UP truck

[Capt Quirk]

DITTO....  and waiting on the FED/UP truck

Could be worse, you could be waiting 6-8 weeks for the Wells Fargo wagon... or longer for the Pony Express

[Scattered Thumbs]

Here he is at the muster being given a set of grips by our own Chaplin Gripmaker aka Larry Little. 

He's a big help to me getting wood to the fire. 

Yup! He's a big feller now.

No wonder I feel old.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Wow he sure has grown.  Can't believe he is that old, of course i
Think Slim reported oldest daughter is college bound. 


Coffee water kaluha and port already for you morning risers...

Oldest is done with tech school and looking for a job. 2nd has a year of college done. 

Slim

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.

'Tis 52 and sunny. High of 79.

Slim

[litl rooster]

Rain today....... it was getting pretty dry around here


Thanks for the joe...

[Good Troy]

Rain in Houston.  Last night, I heard rumors that NW Houston got over 5"!
Not seeing that much on my end of town....yet....

[The Trinity Kid]

Morning all.

I'm on my weekend today.  Sort of.  Working two jobs, so I'm "bringing home the bacon" 7 days a week right now.  Past two days I've already worked almost 30 hours. Today I'm helping the family move some gear over to the fairgrounds.

Sunday and Monday we had some impressive electrical storms.  It was mostly one storm that covered the whole county, plus parts of a few others.  We have almost 700 downstrikes from that storm, most of which are turning into small fires.  I got to sit in my tower on the "hot seat,"  which is basically a footstool with telephone pole insulators on the feet.  That was fun.  No strikes on the tower, but the one was pretty close.

Del, the towers are all really well grounded.  The tall one has multiple lightening rods on it too.  I don't think it's actually taken a direct hit while manned.  The tower I've been in for the past week is different.  It was built in 1947 from wood.  It has one lightening rod, but I don't know if that would help much, considering what a downstrike does to trees.  I don't want to find out.

--TK

[Silver Creek Slim]

I got home from verk at 2000. Still verking. Day from Hades. 

Slim

[Silver Creek Slim]

I'm calling it fixed. I'm going to bed.

Slim

[litl rooster]

Looks good to me.



Coffee and water is ready.