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[RjR3_1954]

Happy Veterans Day to all our veterans and wanna be veterans.
I wanted to serve but was denied, because I didn't pass the physical or psychological.
I have family hero's that I miss now, but I miss all our Hero's globally who faithfully fought for the freedoms we now have.
I'm sorry if I'm being mushy in my feelings. It's just the way I am...

 

[HumpDayHoratio]

Black Jack Pershing

 

[Boat1]

Happy Veterans Day to all our veterans and wanna be veterans.
I wanted to serve but was denied, because I didn't pass the physical or psychological.
I have family hero's that I miss now, but I miss all our Hero's globally who faithfully fought for the freedoms we now have.
I'm sorry if I'm being mushy in my feelings. It's just the way I am...

No apologies needed.... I've got the utmost respect for people who express their true feelings!
Happy Veteran's Day, Rj! (and to ALL! )

 

[Vitriolhack]

Wishing my friends from the north east,

“Ho Ho fucking Ho Ho!”

 

[HumpDayHoratio]

 

[HumpDayHoratio]

Army Nurses, Vietnam, 1968

 

[Missk_2022]

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Are u related or?

 

[Missk_2022]

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Army Nurses, Vietnam, 1968

Bad ass....nurses are awesome

 

[Missk_2022]

So my heat is on 72.... i am cold.... my house is not cold i am..... it sucks

 

[HumpDayHoratio]

Are u related or?

No, just putting up tributes to our Vet’s throughout the years…even though this is a Civil War pic…

That pic came off an Ohio veterans page. I’ll link it for you if interested…if I can find it again!.

Here’s one for one of our hardest working Vets on this forum…

 

[HumpDayHoratio]

Bad ass....nurses are awesome

 

[Missk_2022]

Yesterday all the leaves....today no leaves

 

[Wonderer67]

No, just putting up tributes to our Vet’s throughout the years…even though this is a Civil War pic…

That pic came off an Ohio veterans page. I’ll link it for you if interested…if I can find it again!.

Here’s one for one of our hardest working Vets on this forum…

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M1a2, brother!!

Firepower. 120mm of instant carnage (also my new band).

Some pics.

https://imgur.com/a/cVNStAy

To my cavalry brother!! They saved the tanks for the very end…

 

[Wonderer67]

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Army Nurses, Vietnam, 1968

Love that. And there’s their dog on the left!!

 

[PersonalFavors]

So my heat is on 72.... i am cold.... my house is not cold i am..... it sucks

I find that baking a batch of cookies or a quickie loaf of bread in the dutch oven will create enough warmth to get you over the hump.
In the big room where the reading, TV, puzzles... take place I have Christmas lights outlining all three sides of a bay window. Not the LED kind. They give off just enough warmth that over time the room gets too hot.

Make sure your feet are warm.

Years ago I replaced all the windows on all the floors. Nothing. Still always felt like a draft. One day I was confused on how a 3 way switch with a dimmer on one was not working, on/off didn't make sense. It was a cooler windy day like today. I pulled off the switch cover to check the wiring and the wind was blowing out the exposed switch box! Did some research on how to seal/insulate a home. Found a local company called "The 5th Fuel". They stopped by and insulated the back walls that they could. The front walls were brick exterior and I didn't want to cover the dry wall repairs and painting costs. The really neat thing they did was in the attic. Where any wall was terminated in the attic the top of it was cleaned and sealed with a commercial grade expanding foam. Wrapped with a metallic wrapped fiber insulation and capped. Then the R29 re-blown.
With no drafts in my walls it makes the temp stay more constant. A double edge sword. The heat runs and evens out the environment to the set temp. The fan comes on and circulates to move air and even out pockets. However, the temp does not cool to a point to cause the heat source to come on as often as I would like. Hence the lights in the bay window and oven heat. Making a pot of soup works too. A gallon or two of water in the stove puts off a good bit of warmth as well.
68 or 72 is relative. Once the temp is reached it feels cold before the next time the heat needs to come on. I'm usually 69. If it is really cold outside and I want it warm I will bump it to 71 or 72. Like when it is 22 outside and I am in and out shoveling snow. Wind still makes a difference too. Weather like that I usually have the charcoal grill blowing smoke. Drives the other shovelers crazy. Like they do me when they let their car idle as I am trying to clear my driveway. hahaha

Cheaper than heat recipes....
Soup:
A large chicken breast boiled with loose vegies and lots of garlic and fresh parsley, plus any vegetable ends you might have that the good part will end up and part of the soup. Strain the broth to have it clear as possible. As the chicken cools remove any bone and sinew to add back to broth. Add the veggies, celery, carrots, green beans. Anything else you want. Turnips aren't always good. They cook unexpectedly different and can change the entire finished product. I like em so they usually get in there. Some kind of white bean you can easily rinse off from the can. I like peas(frozen-fresh bag not freezer burnt). I'd like to ad pasta but have not figured out how to do that without adding just before each bowl. If in the soup they just turn to starch. When you reheat a bowl or serve the first time have fresh lemons handy. A little squeeze just before the bowl makes it to the table makes it have that little pizazz no one can quite put a finger on.

Bread simple too:
1 tsp activated yeast
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
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1 ½ cup of filtered water (108 F°)
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Sit for 5 min
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Add 3 cups of flour
Mix till most of the powder is gone
Cover with cloth for 1 - 2 hours
Poke with a pointed knife to let air bubbles out
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Next, fold in all sides
Poke with a pointed knife to let air bubbles out
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Proof for 1 hour
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Poke with a pointed knife to let air bubbles out
Preheat Dutch oven at 425°F
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Take out of oven and line with parchment paper.
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Set oven to 450°F for baking.

Line parchment with cracked corn
Put your dough ball on the cracked corn in the parchment paper
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Bake for 35 minutes with lid on
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Remove the lid and bake for an extra 5 to 10 minutes. Or more if the crust is what you really want.
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I find I do not care for this part or have not found the proper butter salt combo to actually make it better than just leaving well enough alone.
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The extra time you can paint on butter laced with garlic and a little salt.
Leaving it uncovered a few extra minutes before adding butter will make better crust.

 

[Wonderer67]

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The 1872 is the version that I have, although mine is made in 1873…

https://imgur.com/a/D55duyL

 

[PersonalFavors]

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In my experience All Nurses are Awesome and deserve a day of their own too!

 

[Wonderer67]

Well. Finally, some success with the snowblower.

I forgot to put fuel stabilizer in it last year… but the fuel looked clean and smelled ok quite honestly but I siphoned it into another container anyway and out in fresh.

Took apart part of the carb. The bowl was really clean.

But the jet had a little bit of an obstruction of some kind. I blew it out and used some very thin gauge wire that I had to make sure it was clear.

Reassembled… Cranked right up!

 

[Oldermom935]

 

[HumpDayHoratio]

M1a2, brother!!

Firepower. 120mm of instant carnage (also my new band).

Some pics.

https://imgur.com/a/cVNStAy

To my cavalry brother!! They saved the tanks for the very end…

Nothing like the Esprit de Corp in the United States Cavalry!



A walk down memory lane from the 5/17 Cav, 1st ID

 

[thør]

The 1872 is the version that I have, although mine is made in 1873…

https://imgur.com/a/D55duyL

A friend's friend used to lug one of those bastards around to hunt moose. No bayonet, of course. He thought it was sporting. Moose hunting isn't about sporting, it's putting meat in the freezer.

 

[HumpDayHoratio]

In my experience All Nurses are Awesome and deserve a day of their own too!

If I’m not mistaken I think they may have one? I’m with you though…they deserve a special place of honor. If you ever remember the 80’s show China Beach, they did a special with the real life nurses they drew their stories from. It’s well worth a look if it’s floating around out there…

In honor of our resident nurses in The Spoon, they’ll be heavily represented over the course of the day!

 

[likes2watchU]

So my heat is on 72.... i am cold.... my house is not cold i am..... it sucks

It's no fun being cold all the time.

One of my siblings has trouble with body temp regulation. In their case, they have thyroid issues and struggle to keep their lab numbers at the right levels. My thyroid numbers are fine and yet...

I went through a phase several years ago where I could not regulate my body temp. I was freezing
I would wear cuddleduds long underwear, thermal underwear, a turtleneck, jeans, two pair of socks, and a hoodie and was still cold. This was inside an office kept at 72-74F in the winter.
The game changer for me was adding a midweight scarf. I was able to drop both sets of long underwear from the equation.

 

[likes2watchU]

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If I’m not mistaken I think they may have one? I’m with you though…they deserve a special place of honor. If you ever remember the 80’s show China Beach, they did a special with the real life nurses they drew their stories from. It’s well worth a look if it’s floating around out there…

In honor of our resident nurses in The Spoon, they’ll be heavily represented over the course of the day!

International Nurses Day - May 12

Fact Check the below streaming info for China Beach. Not sure if it's up-to-date:
You can stream China Beach on The Roku Channel and Plex . While streaming options for the complete series have been limited in the past due to music rights, it became available on streaming services starting in August 2025.

• The Roku Channel: The series is available to stream, with a Roku Channel subscription costing around
  $ 2.99 per month.
• Plex: You can also watch the first season of China Beach on Plex.
• Other options: Some users have reported it's also available on other platforms, such as the "Howdy" channel, although this may be a specific service through Roku.

Past streaming difficulties: The show was not available for streaming for a long time due to the high cost of re-licensing the popular songs used in many episodes. This is likely why the recent availability is a major event for fans.

 

[likes2watchU]

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We have the same guardian angel?
Talk about over worked!

Happy Tuesday!!! Up, coffee, fed TDK, and packing some stuff. Here's reckoning that the doctor is going to be okay for a few days while I keep this-here job in place. Or try to. Do. No try there is.
All y'all, be good to you today, best as you can.

Channeling your inner Yoda?
Hmm... new nickname just dropped
Woda

Wishing my friends from the north east,
“Ho Ho fucking Ho Ho!”

If your Ho Hos aren't Ho Hos I don't want to hear it

Make sure your feet are warm.

So True!!!