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Wheels up come Monday. Second trip of the season. This one to family reunion in PA to piss off the relatives with my still not bein' dead. Also delivery of BIL/Cousin's 85th Birthday present. Excellent condition WWII production Inland M1 Carbine like what he carried during the Korean War.
Have fun and stay safe.
Gonna be pretty hot here in Pennsyltucky next week.....
Armybrat
07-06-2018, 07:12 PM
Nice gift.
Safe travels.... and watch out for all those yankees.
Bawanna
07-06-2018, 07:29 PM
Now that's no longer PC Army. I think you can still call em Northern Aggressors though. Carry on.
kenemoore
07-07-2018, 04:56 AM
I was up in PA Poconos for work back in June, nice weather only 75-80 degrees. Be careful, PA is slowly going not so gun friendly.
I was up in PA Poconos for work back in June, nice weather only 75-80 degrees. Be careful, PA is slowly going not so gun friendly.
It's still gun friendy rural where I be going. And, while appreciating the sentiment, I don't do careful no more...don't want, nor need to...a wonderful benefit of eventually gonna kill me anyway terminal cancer.
Bawanna
07-13-2018, 01:59 PM
I join Itxi (well not physically ya understand) in being on the road. I'll be working on my fish population reduction plan until the 25th. Sometimes the internet works over yonder and sometimes it don't.
I think I'll also join him in setting aside the careful, maybe pass in some no passing zones, maybe send a text while driving, ya know outlaw type stuff.
Hope to get a bunch of trigger time while I'm there too. They got a nice range not far away. Free, covered from the sun, no range masters, and usually empty. My kind of range. Unfortunately most of the resort shows up if they know I'm going and we end up with a can we shoot your guns afternoon. I'm actually ok with that, cept it takes away from my trigger time.
Also gives me time to practice being a range master without being an a hole. Sometimes it works, sometimes it don't.
If I'm incognito, we'll catch ya on the flip flop, good lord willing and the creek don't rise.
Armybrat
07-13-2018, 03:18 PM
Pics of the fish fry would be appreciated.
Safe travels.
Just got home. Now back to my boring everyday life after a great, two week respite. At reunion, half da relatives hated that I ain't yet dead. The other half pretended they were happy about it. Good times! Next up be a three week plus September road trip to Maine with another stop off at BIL/cousin and sister place on the way back. Already lookin' forward to that.
Armybrat
07-22-2018, 09:25 AM
Glad you made it back in one piece from the reunion.
How did the presentation of BIL/Cousin's 85th Birthday present go?
It was a bit to early to give it to him. His birthday isn't 'till August 13th. Left the M1 Carbine with sister to hang onto until then. She hid it under their bed. He won't look there 'cause he's afraid of the monsters.
Armybrat
07-22-2018, 06:01 PM
Well, after he receives it I hope he doesn't try to use it on said monsters. Your sister may get annoyed if he does.
Mike_usn_ret
07-22-2018, 08:20 PM
I went to a family reunion in Pa (close to Uniontown) about 10 years ago. First time I had been to one since 1968. 20 years in the navy, most all of it on the west coast in Washington state or California, I lost track of everyone....did not know most of the people and the ones I did know did not talk to me anyhow. Never again.
My BIL/cousin and sister have been hosting family reunions annually for the past 30 years. They have an ideal location for it...18 acres, eight of those in lawn, on a hilltop in Marysville, PA. Just north of Harrisburg overlooking, almost, the Susquehanna river and a good size ranch house with an enclosed in house swimming pool. I used to get there only every other year or so 'cause of work but as I ramped down and then retired I've been able to make it to them regularly for about the past 10 years. It's been a great way to keep in touch, watch the extended family age, see the kids grow up, and remember the past generation. Especially for me/us as we're geographically isolated from all. This year I had my grand daughters and great grand daughters there. They, at least, were happy to see me.
Armybrat
07-23-2018, 06:51 PM
Well heck, that last part would make the whole cross country trip worth it!
And it sounds like a beautiful place to hold a reunion. Good on your sister & BIL/cousin for hosting the event.
Off on another adventure to Maine come beginning of next week. Got a note from our B&B/Inn folk saying they can't wait to see us. And it weren't no form message/reminder neither. I think there's something wrong with them people. Get to stop by sister and BIL/cousin's place on the way back for a few days. They're always happy to see me also. Joe pretty much stays that way, but with my sister that never lasts past the next morning, after when she gets sobered up. Given I don't end up as roadkill in Missouri, CT, Mass, or some such, I'll see ya'll come early October after I gets back.
Bawanna
09-06-2018, 10:24 PM
For the record Itxi, I'd always be happy to see ya. I'm in the wrong direction but the thoughts there.
Also this ain't no form post neither, right from the pancreas, that's guts for medical term challenged folks. Wait, is guts a good thing.
Maybe it's heart, yeah the pump, right from the pump.
kenemoore
09-07-2018, 03:38 AM
Well, sounds like you will have to traverse some dangerous territory. Keep your powder dry.
It's a good time to head up that way, not too cold, and you might see the start of the leaf turning.
-Ken
Yeah, we do late May and mid-September annually. Would love to get up there Christmas seasons as well but winter cross country road tripping just be too pita unpredictable.
For the record Itxi, I'd always be happy to see ya. I'm in the wrong direction but the thoughts there.
Also this ain't no form post neither, right from the pancreas, that's guts for medical term challenged folks. Wait, is guts a good thing.
Maybe it's heart, yeah the pump, right from the pump.
Thanks, Col. Guts is a good thing long as they stays inside da body and one is be able keep the cancer in check.
Sadly, I have returned intact. Wife person is quite upset about it, too.
Bawanna
09-28-2018, 08:57 PM
Upset wife persons can be a terrible bad thing. I know about these things.
Been actually pretty quiet round here for a spell, why last night I went the whole night without the metal garbage can over my upper body to protect my throat while sleeping.
I kind of modified it some, dog came in one night, figured if there was room for the dog, there was room for the wife person with weapon of choice, so I kind of caved it in little less than half way, seem to cut down on the echo effect some too on those nights I forget to take out the hearing machine.
Upset wife persons can be a terrible bad thing. I know about these things.
Been actually pretty quiet round here for a spell, why last night I went the whole night without the metal garbage can over my upper body to protect my throat while sleeping.
I kind of modified it some, dog came in one night, figured if there was room for the dog, there was room for the wife person with weapon of choice, so I kind of caved it in little less than half way, seem to cut down on the echo effect some too on those nights I forget to take out the hearing machine.
Sometimes methinks you might well be even crazier than I am....and that be a pretty fair piece down the road.
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