Saturday, July 17, 2010

Cheesy Videos XXI

A semi-successful attempt at catching fireflies and heat lightning on video:



Just a relaxing summer's eve in suburban Pittsburgh.  What?  You were mebbe expecting pics of the NE Regional Association of Good Humor Men convention?  I apologize.  I haven't written that post yet but I AM working on it.  In the meantime, here's an illustration of the difference between the Air Force and the Navy.

This is my room in the Visiting Quarters at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Base.  Pretty spiffy, eh?


This is berthing on a US Navy warship, specifically the USS Little Rock (CLG4).  OK, I'll give ya that this is a WWII/Cold War era cruiser.  But.  Quality of life, Bay-bee.  Quality of life.   smileys

9 comments:

  1. I was stationed at a Radar site about seven miles east of Niagara Falls Air Base. Except for the winters it was really nice there. In some ways I miss it. Glad your trip is going well.

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  2. MissBirdlegs in AL18 July, 2010 08:58

    When I was a kid, we spent many, many summer nights catching fireflies & putting them in a Mason jar, so maybe that's why I only counted 2 in your film. :-) We still have plenty down this way, though. ;-)

    I love that you're getting to spend time with your family.

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  3. Hey, whazzzzup with this? I read your Part 1 post with the photos from the party in my feed reader, click in to comment...and it ain't here!

    Maybe it will be later.

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  4. Dan: I told everyone concerned you were stationed at Lockport and had good things to say about the experience. There were some great radar sites...

    Katy: I did the exact same thing as a kid down on Georgia. Believe it or not, there were quite a few of 'em flying around... until I got the damned camera out.

    Andy: What you saw was a technical glitch. I hit "publish" by accident when I meant to hit "preview" on the work-in-progress. The post is there now.

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  5. Yep, Master Sergeant. USAF builds the "barracks," O-club, NCO-club, E-club and a golf course. Then they say, "We need more money-- we need a runway!"

    My first ship, on which I was stationed TDY waiting for a spot at Nuke School was like this. The _Harry E. Yarnell_ (CG-17).

    Second ship was _California_ (CGN-36) in L-Div (reactor lab). Berthing was 12-man and I had a top rack (more head room and an angle iron to put more stuff). Luxurious.

    Congratulations to the Commander, the Major, and to you especially. Hand salute.... Two!

    But I will be very rooting for the Lobos to beat Air Force this year.

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  6. The Firefly by Ogden Nash

    The firefly's flame
    Is something for which science has no name
    I can think of nothing eerier
    Than flying around with an unidentified glow on a
    person's posteerier.

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  7. Live on those racks on at least two ships in the 80's and 90's. The modern ships have coffin racks which are more comfortable and have a large locker under what passes for a mattress.

    It's all good.

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  8. My daddy's bunk was right beneath the flight deck on the Sicily, Korea vintage. He can now sleep through anything.

    Yep -- USAF's budget is generous! You should see the Army's facilities at Fort Chaffee in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Thet make the shipboard bunkroom look pretty palatial.

    w/v outter. Is that as in "Git outter here!" or does it have soething to do with don't ask, don't tell? You DID post pics of "sleeping" accommodations, after all!

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  9. Moogie, #3 son is currently residing at Ft. Chaffee doing his US Army Reserve Summer Camp.

    Nyuk...

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