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Well the wind dropped down to about 5mph so I came out to the Fortress, turned on the heater and settled in all comfy with a stick and coffee. Of course it was only a lull and after about 10 minutes it’s roaring again. A bit noisy in here. The tie downs are holding up well, but if I end up in a cornfield in Nebraska at least I had a nice Oliva V. Feeling a bit like the Apollo 13 crew in the command module when they were re-entering the atmosphere and weren’t sure if the buggy would stay together. :lol:
If I do launch I hope they don’t shoot me down. Maybe I should paint a flag on the door.

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gonna land at Ft RIley , the armpit of the world 

 

  Kansas the land of ahhs , awh crap I am still in KS 

 

  stay tuned for other bits of wisdom 

 

  CB 

 

 when Custer left Ft Riley , he said , don't change anything till I get back 

 

 the fools are still waiting 

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On 2/22/2023 at 5:48 PM, Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 said:

gonna land at Ft RIley , the armpit of the world 

 

  Kansas the land of ahhs , awh crap I am still in KS 

 

  stay tuned for other bits of wisdom 

 

  CB 

 

 when Custer left Ft Riley , he said , don't change anything till I get back 

 

 the fools are still waiting 

Why is Ft. Riley the armpit of the World.

I was stationed there from June 1971 to Dec 7th 1971.  I, my wife & <1 yr old daughter lived in Manhattan.  We bought a Honda Trail 70 for her to putt around town with Baby Buda in a backpack carrier.   We'd occasionally spend a date night in Agiville.  Kind of a mini version of the entertainment around UC Berkeley we were familiar with.  The only drawback of service at Ft. Riley was having Sargent of the Guard duty since there was only two E5's in HQ battery.

P.S.  The 1st division was the designated rapid deployment force for Germany; so, I participated in the 1971 Reforger exercise which was a good experience.  My mistake was volunteering to fly back to Ft. Riley a week earlier than the rest of HQ battery.  I wanted to be with my family.  Unfortunately only two NCO's were on the flight.  This meant that I was CQ every other 24 hrs for a week until the rest of HQ battery returned. 

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well I got sent to RIley , in late 82 , after being in Germany for 2 years , the outfit I was sent to , would not make good cub scouts 

 

 I did 2 Reforgers , in country , should have stayed in Germany , or went to Korea 

 

  reckon , I am a field trooper 

 

  CB 

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On 2/23/2023 at 9:51 AM, J-BAR #18287 said:

Pedacaris?

Not a sign of him.

On 2/22/2023 at 3:51 PM, PowderRiverCowboy said:

Naw your trajectory is wrong sustained Gust of 84 MPH you will end up in Kansas 

Nope. Not with the current wind heading. ;)

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16 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said:

Not a sign of him.

Nope. Not with the current wind heading. ;)

 

 No pretty calm here today that was 3 days ago , 14 inches and -23  now 50 degrees and slush all over

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