tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post7393579585103850875..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: The Deity At Hand Smiles Upon UsBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-23093274681535085032012-11-26T11:44:25.111-07:002012-11-26T11:44:25.111-07:00Chicksands was one of the AF's "best kept...Chicksands was one of the AF's "best kept secrets." It was a beautiful lil base in a wonderful location... picturesque to the MAX, not too far from London, and free from obnoxious airplanes. Almost as good as Uxbridge, LOL!Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-49353748278452618332012-11-26T11:37:24.606-07:002012-11-26T11:37:24.606-07:00"Facepalm" You're right! I'd TOT..."Facepalm" You're right! I'd TOTALLY forgotten about Chicksands! (We played them in Basketball, btw when I coached the Bentwaters "Phantoms" Coached them to a UK Championship, btw, ahem.--can't remember playing them in tennis, tho. They had terrible BB teams but were tough in football during my time--go figure )virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11491836830352263438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-71097851108632099372012-11-26T10:41:22.852-07:002012-11-26T10:41:22.852-07:00It was COLD in ABQ... so I was glad to get home Sa...It was COLD in ABQ... so I was glad to get home Saturday. We have a cold front blowing in today; our high is supposed to be something like 57.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-28827852342663851692012-11-26T10:40:23.262-07:002012-11-26T10:40:23.262-07:00No rain in OUR forecast. Unfortunately.No rain in OUR forecast. Unfortunately.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-82738260677725160462012-11-26T10:39:38.594-07:002012-11-26T10:39:38.594-07:00If you're thinking of the FLR-9 that was at Ch...If you're thinking of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLR-9" rel="nofollow">FLR-9</a> that was at Chicksands (and a lot of other places), no. I worked on the FLR-12 at Wakkanai AS, Japan and at Sinop, Turkey. Both systems had the same purpose... i.e., ELINT/SIGINT, but monitored different parts of the spectrum.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-55269500521322854262012-11-26T10:34:24.417-07:002012-11-26T10:34:24.417-07:00OT, Buck, but I've been meaning to ask. Did yo...OT, Buck, but I've been meaning to ask. Did you ever work on that "Trough 9" collection listening "ear" at, was it Greenham Commons or was it High Wycomb? Inquiring minds..virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11491836830352263438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-80732188008259811812012-11-26T08:22:00.586-07:002012-11-26T08:22:00.586-07:00Much the same here, too. But we're due for a h...Much the same here, too. But we're due for a huge rain blitz starting Wednesday... something about the Pineapple Express meeting up with some frigid stuff.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-32181463722990009202012-11-26T05:16:25.196-07:002012-11-26T05:16:25.196-07:00Other than the wind blowing on Friday, it has been...Other than the wind blowing on Friday, it has been beautiful here too. My sister and I sat out on the patio for our happy hour and time alone, but eventually everyone found us and joined us. The cold front that blew in on Thursday night and Friday, was not really much. Yep, I was thankful.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.com