Hey Chickenboy~ long time no "see"!

How are things? Many of the old timers still around?

Yikes! This thing is still going!!!

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It is also very hard for metal roofs to burn but I don't think that they are actually shingles.<br/>
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Russians thistles, I think brought by German farmers from Russia . . .
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Supposedly accidentally introduced into the Dakotas with contaminated shipments of flax seeds.<br/>
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<r> Hopefully, he has not encountered the dread tumbleweed fire tornado...<br/>
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I think that happened to Kaga once.
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RIP Hudson/Bill Paxton. The enchanter some call Tim has that problem in the Holy Grail as well.

Mr. Cleese has a spitting problem? NEVER!!! [:D]

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I have a secret fantasy that Frau Braun will be making rounds and stop and get out of her car to photograph a "dead branch" ..then..as she turns to go back to her 9 year old Mercedes, St Saul, the patron saint of gardeners will invoke ...

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"Meteorology was not high on the U.S. Navy’s list of wartime priorities. It was, in essence, treated as small-bore intelligence. In the summer of 1944, to take one example, several army meteorological officers recently posted to Fleet ...

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A few years ago a category five storm hit Wake Island. Of course it was evacuated but it made wonder what would have happened during the way when it would have been a big surprise.[X ...

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My next door neighbor had been working on his diesel pickup for months and finally got it running right.<br/>
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One of his buddies borrowed it, and, being a good friend filled it ...

<t> My next door neighbor had been working on his diesel pickup for months and finally got it running right.<br/>
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One of his buddies borrowed it, and, being a good friend filled it with gas before returning it. [X(] [8|]<br/>
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My next door neighbor is now stripping his diesel pickup ...

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<t> September 2 2020 - the 75th Anniversary of VJ day!<br/>
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Of course, this did not stop the fighting in Asia - i.e. - my Dad got to serve another year in China in the revolution there, ferrying Nationalist troops around and giving US support to them.<br/>
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He is celebrating his 95th ...

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BREAKING NEWS:<br/>
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My wife (who spends many hours per week on geneology) just discovered she has a relative/ancestor named "Major Major Etheridge" - so close! [:D]" <br ...

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My wife (who spends many hours per week on geneology) just discovered she has a relative/ancestor named "Major Major Etheridge" - so close! [:D]" <br/>
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His first name was Major, and he retired from the service as a Major.<br/>
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She also recently ...