The Coffee House

[snowbear115 47]

Why is Gary always talking about Gary as if he is standing next to him?

Gary is a Gemini ... or maybe bipolar ... wait, that's snowbear.

Nope - North Pole, only.

 

[Gary A.]

Buenos Dias Coffee Hosers. Gary has lived and worked in conditions from the Arctic to the Equator. Weather never seemed to bother him much back then. He accepted it as another it-is-what-it-is type of deal and carried on. He remember a place called Mutter's Ridge, where the Marine's were dropping like flies due to heat exhaustion, turning a pale-gray color and being dragged down to the LZ. Gary had an algae bloom a month ago. Took him a week to get it under control. Most of the algae bloom we get out here are in the form of a Red Tide ... don't eat the shellfish.

 

[smoke665]

don't eat the shellfish

Don't swim with them either, at least not along our Gulf Coast. Alabama health officials issue warning about flesh-eating bacteria

 

[table1349]

He remember a place called Mutter's Ridge, where the Marine's were dropping like flies due to heat exhaustion, turning a pale-gray color and being dragged down to the LZ.

SSgt. Alberto Anzadula

LCpl. Sam Catalano

Pfc. William R Dickey

LCpl Lawrence K Dowd

Pfc. Donald L Elliott

Lcpl. Stephen Glowe

Pfc. Joseph Hesson

Pfc. James G Hilliard

Pfc. Richard A Johnson, Jr.

Pfc. Peter Kristof

Pfc. Robert Marmie

Pfc. Michael Mooney

Pfc. Ronald R Ozimek

Pfc. Charles A Poe

Pfc. Reginald M Sater

SSgt. Charles B Seminara

Pfc. Michael F Sheridan

Pfc. Lindsay C Turner

Pfc. Luther Walker, Jr.

Pfc. Dale Wilkinson

Pfc Brian E Wolfe

 

[limr30 3]

don't eat the shellfish

Don't swim with them either, at least not along our Gulf Coast. Alabama health officials issue warning about flesh-eating bacteria

THIS IS WHY THE OUTDOORS IS OVERRATED!

 

[Gary A.]

He remember a place called Mutter's Ridge, where the Marine's were dropping like flies due to heat exhaustion, turning a pale-gray color and being dragged down to the LZ.

SSgt. Alberto Anzadula

LCpl. Sam Catalano

Pfc. William R Dickey

LCpl Lawrence K Dowd

Pfc. Donald L Elliott

Lcpl. Stephen Glowe

Pfc. Joseph Hesson

Pfc. James G Hilliard

Pfc. Richard A Johnson, Jr.

Pfc. Peter Kristof

Pfc. Robert Marmie

Pfc. Michael Mooney

Pfc. Ronald R Ozimek

Pfc. Charles A Poe

Pfc. Reginald M Sater

SSgt. Charles B Seminara

Pfc. Michael F Sheridan

Pfc. Lindsay C Turner

Pfc. Luther Walker, Jr.

Pfc. Dale Wilkinson

Pfc Brian E Wolfe

RIP Leathernecks.

Gary came home shortly after Mutter's Ridge.

 

[Gary A.]

Mary Lou and Gary are on our way to Temecula, where we are meeting up with Gary's youngest daughter. Temecula is about halfway between La Mirada and San Diego so it works out well. (Gary's daughter lives in San Diego.). Temecula is also on the very edge of the desert, hot and dry, 101F worth of hot today. The heat doesn't bother Gary much ... it is there, deal with it ... but Mary Lou definitely doesn't like it.

 

[JonA_CT]

Mary Lou and Gary are on our way to Temecula, where we are meeting up with Gary's youngest daughter. Temecula is about halfway between La Mirada and San Diego so it works out well. (Gary's daughter lives in San Diego.). Temecula is also on the very edge of the desert, hot and dry, 101F worth of hot today. The heat doesn't bother Gary much ... it is there, deal with it ... but Mary Lou definitely doesn't like it.

My Temecula relatives are in Edinburgh, UK (and Northern England) for a couple weeks. Last check, it was a lovely summer day there with a high around 65 and a heavy mist. I hear that they are finding it quite chilly, and are wearing all of the clothing they packed.

 

[Frank F.]

Welcome back from lune, TT

 

[Frank F.]

That kind of heat is deceptive. If you're not acclimatize to dry heat it will take you down. When I was with the Marines in the Middle East during the summer, in the field fresh, troops were required to drink water/liquids until they were urinating every 20 minutes for a few days, until they adapted and learned about dry heat. When I was working at Ft. Irwin, which butts up to Death Valley, and a training center for deployment to Afgahnistan/Iraqi, the uniform of the day for some of the troops included a Camelback.

I once worked a 4 day 4 cities event between 35 and 40 Celsius dry. I drank 8 liters per day and did not pee once.

 

[Frank F.]

Still in hospital. Bleeding stopped. I am on the way up again. Found some motifs here. Only capture device is my Moto phone...

 

[Gary A.]

The best way to beat the heat is with sparkling vino and A/C.

 

[vintagesnaps]

Sounds like an improvement Frank, keep getting better. That last photo is cool.

I think Gary is having some jazz with his wine...

Today didn't get to be quite such a nice day as expected, guess the front is still going thru, weather can't decide on sun or clouds. So planning on some picture taking tomorrow instead.

 

[table1349]

Off to a memorial celebration in a few minutes for one of my Captains who was also a good friend. Today was his birthday so his wife decided to have it today. He spent his last few years after he retired traveling around the country with his son and wife. They made it their mission to attend a game in every major league ball park, both National League and American League. He was from Chicago so last year was extremely special to him as a Cub fan.

Eating BBQ just won't be quite the same, nor will hearing Polka music.

 

[vintagesnaps]

Gary is The Jimmy.
Lew should stop by more often.
Sometimes there's Haiku.


Sharon thinks Gary is funny when he's being The Jimmy.
Sharon has watched too much Seinfeld.