Car stuff…

I didn’t do what I preach yesterday, which is never let the gas tank get below 1/3 of a tank… I damn near got caught on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge because of it.  Why??? Because I was trying to beat … Continue reading

Well, one more ‘Sea Story’…

One of the email’s I got based on yesterday’s post reminded me of the crew I once flew with… Back in the 80’s I had a crew of malcontents and troublemakers, who also happened to be DAMN good at what … Continue reading

Road Trip???

Stingray and Spear, this one’s for y’all!!!  Or Farm Dad and Farm Mom/Farm Girl… 🙂An Albuquerque gun business is having a contest to see which two men can kill the most coyotes. The grand prize for winning the contest is … Continue reading

Back in battery, kinda…

Well, I made it home in one piece, but I think my body clock fell out somewhere between Sydney and LA on the way back… Not that I was grumpy at work today or anything… Nah, not me…Sigh…And due to … Continue reading

Falcon 230…

MSgt B posted HERE about his travels back in the day, and caused a (bad) trip down memory lane… This was in late 77 or early 78, and I was supposed to go up to Adak as a fill in … Continue reading

Back in battery, kinda…

Home again from the latest trip, butt draggin…I’m getting too old for these 18-19 hour days and multiple airports in multiple countries…I will say security in Europe is ‘higher’ than the last trip, both in Italy and Germany.  Don’t know … Continue reading