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Linder posted on Pet Peeves  Safetydude, how about an update on the bum ankle? And what's the explanation of your user name, Safetydude...if I may ask? June 11 at 18:17 EST .    Safetydude  Friend Linder, Thank you for asking. I'm still in a walking cast and have a dr's appointment at the end of the month. Then we'll know. As for Safetydude; the last five years in the AF I was the Wing Safety Manager of a flying unit based on Robins AFB, in Central GA. There were three active flying wings on base but ours was the noisest and 'sexiest'. We flew the the B1-B bomber. As the safety manager I was involved with anything that took place on base that would, or could, have any effect on our mission, so when I walked into a meeting I was usually greeted, affectionately, by something like 'it's the Dude from the B-1 safety office'. I was pretty proud to be known that way. When I retired I shortened it to Safetydude. June 12 at 19:28 EST .  1 person like this.    Rake King  I wondered about that myself. Interesting! June 13 at 07:10 EST .    Gerty  And I have no business shortening that wonderful name, Mr.Dude--- from now on it is Mr.Safetydude! Great story! June 13 at 09:12 EST .    Linder  Very interesting! And thanks for serving! June 14 at 16:27 EST .

Linder posted on Coffee Klatch  Okay, Rake King. Are you safe? It's beginning to look unstable in the St. Louis area. Keep in touch. May 31 at 21:30 EST .    2 people like this.    Surfhut  Rake, are you OK? It was horrible here in OKC today, but I hear its horrible in St. Louis, too. Are you and the Mrs. OK? Prayers. May 31 at 22:33 EST .   2 people like this.    Gerty  Good to see you reporting in, Miss Surfhut. June 1 at 05:46 EST .  1 person like this.    BirdsNest  We watched TWC last night for storm coverage, even Dr, Forbes was talking a mile a minute and somewhat out of breath. Hate to see what daylight brings, those were powerful storms and one right after another. OK sure is in the Bulls-eye this year. Every time I see a blotch of red on the weather map over OK I get goosebumps. June 1 at 07:18 EST .  1 person like this.

Linder posted on Coffee Klatch  Does anyone else watch The Five on Fox? My favorite show of the day. May 31 at 17:33 EST .    2 people like this.    Montanabound  Yes, I do. I resisted for a while because of Beckel, but even he is growing on me. I have loved Gutfeld and Bolling for a long time. The ladies are good, too. May 31 at 23:28 EST .  1 person like this.

Linder posted on Main Page The Lobby  We went to Memorial Day services at the local Legion hall. The services were short and meaningful. The playing of Taps brings it all home. Glad we went. May 27 at 13:12 EST .    3 people like this.

Linder posted on Recipes  Cooked my first ever brisket today...low and slow. It's as tender and tasty as butter. Will reheat the amount we need for supper in bar-b-que sauce. May 26 at 16:06 EST .    2 people like this.

Linder posted on Main Page The Lobby  Call off the IRS investigation. Case solved. Sen. Durbin just said (with all the petulance of a child ) on the Chris Wallace show that it's all Karl Rove's fault...because Karl bragged that he was going to raise a lot of money the Dems had to have the IRS check out the conservative groups. May 26 at 09:32 EST .    2 people like this.

Linder posted on Nostalgia  The school year for our grandchildren is winding down. Brings back memories of those days when the sweet freedom of summer was so near. Andrea ...(3rd grade ) is spending the night with us so that she can ride her bike to and from school tomorrow....like the town kids do. She lives ten miles away and rides the bus. Her parents know where she is every instant....how times have changed. May 23 at 23:30 EST .    2 people like this.    Eagles Dominion  I was fortunate enough as a kid growing up that my family had a cabin on the lake. Every summer when we finished school we loaded up the car and moved to the lake for the entire summer. Dad would drive the extra 60 miles round trip everyday just so we'd enjoy (I know he enjoyed it as much as we did )the summer out of town! LOL May 24 at 11:18 EST .   3 people like this.    Surfhut  Linder, the sweet freedom of summer is so beautiful. I remember those days from my childhood. Very happy Andrea gets to ride her bike to school! May 24 at 18:52 EST .  1 person like this.    Ole buzzard  Growing up on the farm, there was always work to be done, but it was enjoyable work. Just being away from the rigors of school was freedom enough. May 25 at 10:35 EST .  1 person like this.    Mike PHX  Man...our poor grand kids! I remember summers at the "crick". Fishin with my Dad at "the Pond"...huntin' in "the Timber"...good times... May 25 at 16:42 EST .   2 people like this.    Linder  Gramps informed me that this was the last day of school for granddaughters Sydney and Molly and so I texted them to validate the day. Syd will go into the 8th grade and called me back to relate what a fun day she had had....a movie down town and a cook out. Molly will go into the third grade and had the best news in her phone call. Her teacher next year will be her mother. What a lucky little girl! Our daughter-in-law is a good and caring teacher who has stood up to the teachers' union and maintained her independence. May 28 at 22:00 EST .  1 person like this.

Linder posted on Main Page The Lobby  Watching the Oklahoma tornado on Fox. The estimates of the size and of the time it has been in formation are unbelievable. Be as safe as possible Oklahoma friends. May 20 at 16:40 EST .    Linder  Let our Ldotters be among those who are safe. May 20 at 17:50 EST .    Rollingcow  Surfhut and Magdalene are both in OKC. Let's hear from you, ladies! Keeping you in my prayers until we do. Mrs. Cow May 20 at 18:05 EST .    Dixonnh  It's Moore,OK that is leveled. This includes schools also. Search and rescue going on at schools. May 20 at 18:13 EST .    Surfhut  Moore is a suburb of OKC; part of the metro area. The monster struck 3 miles south of my office. We have an underground storm shelter big enough for all of us. I'm pretty sure Magdalene and Saguni are safe. Don't know about Montanabound. She lives in the country near Shawnee, just east of OKC. There's unspeakable death and destruction. Prayers please, dear Warriors. May 20 at 18:54 EST .    Escaped commieny  thank God, you are all right, I kept refreshing the page, we need the other ladies to check in, prayers continue May 20 at 19:16 EST .    Balogreene  Wasn't yesterdays tornado in Shawnee? My sister lives in Tulsa, and was telling me about that one last night? Not nearly as bad as today. May 20 at 20:43 EST .    Magdalene  Surfie, Shawnee was hit yesterday. I don't have contact info for Montana. For those who remember back before there was a Connection, on May 3, 1999, a massive tornado followed almost the same path, turning sharply north after it hit Moore. Some of the local weathermen say this one was worse in many ways, one of them said the worst tornado in history. That one was late in the day, after 6, this one was around 3:30. It was on the ground for a good 45 minutes (I watched the whole thing ). The path was 11 miles long and up to 2-1/2 miles wide with its debris field. Whole neighborhoods, hundreds, maybe thousands of homes leveled, not trailer parks, these are primarily brick & mortar. Shopping areas flattened. And the worst of it, two elementary schools were demolished, and one of them was not fully evacuated. They are digging it out, but estimate as many as 40-50 children and staff may be still under the rubble. Most public buildings do not have basements here. (If you'd ever tried to dig a hole, you'd understand why. ) May 20 at 22:57 EST .    Balogreene  Oh goodness, why do tornadoes hit schools. In 1965, or 66, when I was in 9th grade, there were tornado warnings. They made us leave the building, then locked the doors. We watched green skies, and funnels go overhead. When we got home, we found the tornado had hit Belvedere IL, one place hit was the high school. The buses with the elementary and junior high students were outside the school. Many were hurt and killed. In 1970 I met girls who had been there. Their patterned pantyhose were still imprinted on their legs. But, they were the lucky ones, they lived. I am back to those years, those fears. May 20 at 23:09 EST .    Montanabound  The Moore storm, much weakened, continued through our little town on a northwest path. We got in the shelter and waited it out. I heard it touched down two miles north, but it must have hit a cow pasture, as I haven't heard of anyone's house being struck. I remember the May 3, 1999 tornado really well. My younger son was getting inducted into the Honor Society, so we were all in the school auditorium. One of the administrators was listening to a weather radio and told us all to grab a piece of cake and get to a shelter. That storm also leveled Moore, then made its way to our town. We had some fence damage then, but nothing this time. I'm really thankful, but it is heartbreaking to watch the local news, especially children and parents not able to find each other. May 20 at 23:42 EST .  1 person like this.    Magdalene  So glad you are ok, Montana. May 22 at 16:33 EST .

Linder posted on Main Page The Lobby  Anxious to watch the Sunday talk shows. How do you suppose little David will spin the recent Benghazi and IRS revelations? May 11 at 22:14 EST .    2 people like this.

Linder posted on Gardening & Landscaping  Gramps brought his new Dixon zero-radius mower home today. He is retiring this year at 76 and mowing will be his job. He also announced he had bought another rifle today. I told him we were going to talk about him turning over his check book. Not really, he's worked hard all these years and hope he has many more to enjoy. May 8 at 19:35 EST .    3 people like this.    Surfhut  I am seriously impressed with Gramps. Rock on Gramps! May 8 at 19:42 EST .   3 people like this.    Linder  Oh, thank you, Surfhut. He really is a lovely man and I know from your remarks that you had one, too. We were married 50 years ago, March 10, and from that day on he has thought the sun rose and set on me and because I know and appreciate that I have never taken advantage. We never know what tomorrow will bring but for today, life is good. May 8 at 23:41 EST .   3 people like this.    BirdsNest  Linder, is Gramps going to be mowing lawns for his paycheck or just your lawn?? Boys and their toys!! Hope he enjoys retirement-keep him busy so he will continue with good health, don't give him a chance to miss work. Like potato chips-guns....you just can't stop at one. "Two is one and one is none." May 9 at 08:12 EST .   3 people like this.    Linder  No, won't be going into the mowing business...just our own. Went today for his 3 yr post-bypass check and the heart doc gave him the same blunt advice about retiring. Keep busy or you will die. May 10 at 23:40 EST .   3 people like this.    Carmen  We have a zero-turn mower that is about 30 yrs. old and I just love the thing. It's like spinning in one of those neat little scooter chairs! May 20 at 08:19 EST .   2 people like this.

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