Links don't work, at least not for me. Takes me to a "sign in" page. The links may work for someone who uses Twitter, but, I'm not going to join Twitter to find out.
I hope your VE day celebrations have / are going well. Ours where modest but heartfelt. I was forced to eat home made cheese scones. How come I always get the tough assignments?
"The flyby of the two F-16s was part of Operation American Resolve to honor those on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as to lift Ohioans’ spirits.
The 180th Fighter Wing flyby included Troy Hospital, Springfield Regional Medical Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton Children’s Hospital, Grandview Medical Center, Dayton VA Medical Center, Riverview Health Institute, Miami Valley Hospital, Southview Medical Center, Miami Valley Hospital South, Greene Memorial Hospital and Springfield Air National Guard Base."
And yes, both of my jobs are considered "essential worker", healthcare and postal.
nickjohnson wrote:
Resistance is futile……. Said he not being able to lift it, much less pay for it. Colour me green.
You crack me up Nick! My accounting department seems less than enthused with the prospect of acquiring that 600III in the current economic climate WeeBeeSee..............
JWilsonphoto wrote:
You crack me up Nick! My accounting department seems less than enthused with the prospect of acquiring that 600III in the current economic climate WeeBeeSee..............
Do you have a budget line for Gym and Fineness Equipment?
nickjohnson wrote:
I hope your VE day celebrations have / are going well. Ours where modest but heartfelt. I was forced to eat home made cheese scones. How come I always get the tough assignments?
Stay safe.
There were supposed to be over 100 WWII war birds of different types flying over Washington DC today, but the event was postponed to September 23rd. They had a similar event five years ago, it was amazing to watch.
I saw the Spitfire in flight for the first time last year at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia, for the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landing. The National D-Day Memorial was built in Bedford, a small town in the middle of nowhere. Out of the 34 boys sent from Bedford, 23 lost their lives in the Normandy campaign, 19 of them died on D-Day. It's said to be the highest casualty ratio for any place in the U.S.
kdrk888 wrote:
There were supposed to be over 100 WWII war birds of different types flying over Washington DC today, but the event was postponed to September 23rd. They had a similar event five years ago, it was amazing to watch.
I saw the Spitfire in flight for the first time last year at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia, for the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landing. The National D-Day Memorial was built in Bedford, a small town in the middle of nowhere. Out of the 34 boys sent from Bedford, 23 lost their lives in the Normandy campaign, 19 of them died on D-Day. It's said to be the highest casualty ratio for any place in the U.S. ...Show more →
We live very close to one of the major D-day preparation and embarkation beaches – Stokes Bay, Gosport. In normal times we often take a strole on the ‘prom. We never pass the memorial (which is tiny) without looking out, south east, and remembering the carnage that unfolded on the other side of the channel.
How is your community fairing amidst this current mess? I was thinking about you and Thea last night and realized that we hadn't really talked about how you guys are dealing with it all. I had an assignment yesterday, and hopefully met a new client. The mission was to shoot a new office/warehouse/shop headquarters for a commercial landscape design/maintenance company. The shoot went well, met all the folks involved in the company and it felt so good to be back in the thick of it for a few hours. Still, I think everyone is kind of like a deer in the headlights wondering what the short term, and long term effects of this pandemic are going to be. One doesn't want to panic and implement drastic changes, but you kind of wonder if you're straightening chairs on the Titanic. Oh well, I'm a "half full" guy and it's way too late to change, even if I wanted to so "onward through the fog"!
Happy Mothers Day to all the great Moms on this Forum and else where, wherever you are Mom. A giant Saguaro blossom
from my camera yesterday in the Superstition Wilderness Area near Apache Junction Arizona. May you day be this peaceful.
Thanks Mom.
Harry Palmer
How are we doing in the current mess? Don’t get me started…… Oh wait…… you want me to get started….. well.
First up, thanks for your kind thoughts. Pleased to hear that you got back on an assignment and enjoyed it so much. For the moment I guess all we can do is keep doing what we do – where possible.
We are doing fine – well as fine as being in lock down for seven weeks (by tomorrow) can be. We are very very fortunate. No additional health issues, modest pension in full pay, nice outdoor garden space, reasonable walks near at hand. My hart goes out to young families stuck in a small apartment with a couple of high energy youngsters, and despite their best efforts funds are scarce and prospects look gloomy. Now that is tough.
What makes me angry about all this is the media response to the pandemic. Thinly veiled innuendo and assertions disguised as questions. Playing off country A’s death rate / infection rate / mitigation measures / whatever, against country B’s. All this as if it’s some kind of competition or football match. Disgusting. We have hundreds of people dying every day – over and above normal. We get self appointed experts spouting anything that comes into their heads – for what ? - just to get air time ?
As far as I can tell the real experts – the virologists who have spent their working lifetime studying this stuff – all say more or less the same thing. It’s a new virus, and as such we know little about it. Reinfection immunity is problematic. A vaccine is some way off and may not even be possible. Oh, and viruses are prone to mutating.
So what is the new normal? I have no more idea than the next person.
WeeBeeSee.............. 
