"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

[Fodderwing]

Tonight's Super Worm Moon from Syracuse, NY.

Wow Gary. You Syracuse folk have a very nice Worm Moon!

 

[Peregrin]

Wow Gary. You Syracuse folk have a very nice Worm Moon!

That was shortly after it came into view. We've got a clear sky tonight. I got lucky.

 

[Prester John]

That was shortly after it came into view. We've got a clear sky tonight. I got lucky.

Cloudy here. Not visible at the moment.

 

[waynorth]

West coast time.
Clear moon, cloudy camera!!

 

[waynorth]

40 minutes later; darker out and higher!

 

[Gevonovich]

Tonight's Super Worm Moon from Syracuse, NY.

Awesome shot, Gary !!!

 

[waynorth]

Nice picture, Gary! Good camera?

 

[Peregrin]

Nice picture, Gary! Good camera?

Thanks, Charlie. I used a little Panasonic Lumix Travel Camera that has a 60x zoom lens and mounted it on a tripod. The moon was near the horizon so I got the light scattering effect of the atmosphere that makes it appear orange.
Mostly it was the timing and dumb luck.

 

[screened porch]

Great shot, Gary.

But Worm Moon? There seems to be a lot of ding-nabbed new-fangled moons about that we never had in my day.

 

[waynorth]

Thanks, Charlie. I used a little Panasonic Lumix Travel Camera that has a 60x zoom lens and mounted it on a tripod. The moon was near the horizon so I got the light scattering effect of the atmosphere that makes it appear orange.
Mostly it was the timing and dumb luck.

Thanks Gary! People wait for hours to get shots like that!! Nice going!!

 

[btb01]

Worm Moon? There seems to be a lot of ding-nabbed new-fangled moons about that we never had in my day.

I was thinking the same thing, and I don't even feel like my day was all that long ago!

 

[Jolipapa]

Randy, hope nothing serious! Glad to know you're home now.

Repetitive comic (or somewhere a machine is not set properly!)

 

[black mamba]

Middle America is Still Traditional

I recently switched jobs and am now delivering meals for a local store that has a thriving catering business. Today I had a delivery at a hospital in Pinckneyville, IL. This small town was in the news the past few days for one of its residents, a 37 year old mother of 5 and army reservist who was killed in an accident in Kuwait. I wondered if I would run into a delay on my delivery, as the funeral was this morning. As I neared the town on a state highway, American flags appeared along the road on both sides, at intervals of about 25 yards. This continued, non-stop, for the last 5 miles into town, and then another half mile to the town square. Traffic was indeed stopped at this juncture, for the funeral procession was passing down Main Street. This made me late for my delivery, but everyone at the hospital understood. At least in the Midwest, people, and even whole towns, still get it. Heroes do deserve their honors.

 

[Modoc ED]

Peregrin - Hey Gary!!!! I was out at the Holiday Market today here in Alturas, CA and thought of you when I passed these on the BBQ aisle.

 

[Peregrin]

Peregrin - Hey Gary!!!! I was out at the Holiday Market today here in Alturas, CA and thought of you when I passed these on the BBQ aisle.

I'm not sure how to take that, Ed?
I'll have to look for them when I'm out and about. Thanks!

 

[Modoc ED]

I'm not sure how to take that, Ed?
I'll have to look for them when I'm out and about. Thanks!

You oughta thank God I wasn't at the Mattress Store!!!!

 

[Peregrin]

You oughta thank God I wasn't at the Mattress Store!!!!

Well I'm at the mall and my wife has been shoe shopping for an hour! A mattress sounds good (oops) about now!

 

[Fodderwing]

Middle America is Still Traditional

I recently switched jobs and am now delivering meals for a local store that has a thriving catering business. Today I had a delivery at a hospital in Pinckneyville, IL. This small town was in the news the past few days for one of its residents, a 37 year old mother of 5 and army reservist who was killed in an accident in Kuwait. I wondered if I would run into a delay on my delivery, as the funeral was this morning. As I neared the town on a state highway, American flags appeared along the road on both sides, at intervals of about 25 yards. This continued, non-stop, for the last 5 miles into town, and then another half mile to the town square. Traffic was indeed stopped at this juncture, for the funeral procession was passing down Main Street. This made me late for my delivery, but everyone at the hospital understood. At least in the Midwest, people, and even whole towns, still get it. Heroes do deserve their honors.

Beautiful post. Dead on.

 

[black mamba]

Thank you, Dwight, the extent they went to for a fallen soldier really touched me.

 

[knarfeng]

Great shot, Gary.

But Worm Moon? There seems to be a lot of ding-nabbed new-fangled moons about that we never had in my day.

Yeah. And the solar system used to have 9 planets, too.
Sigh. Those were the days.