The Weirdly Wonderful Seneca Wallace Small Talk Chit Chat Talkin' Topics Thread - Page 9159

fulltritty · 07-07-2023, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Saraste

You need to permanently avoid anywhere from Spudsville to Bigdogborough and south. Down here in Sarasteland, we will be in the 90's with 90% humidity through October or later. Wuss.

I think you're safe as he doesn't like the drivers there.

fulltritty · 07-07-2023, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by spuds1961

I missed the carnage I was out to dinner, they really do suck.

Thankfully, I was at drill.

fulltritty · 07-07-2023, 07:33 AM

It was a very long and sad day yesterday. It's always hard taking photos as you have tears streaming when the caisson vehicle comes by. The procession was very long and could have been twice as large if some of the intersection blocker apparatus hadn't left or came to the cemetery after their blocking assignments. A lot of the apparatus that went to the funeral didn't take part either.

It was estimated that around 380 apparatus were at Hollywood for the funeral. They took up miles of the shoulder and right lane; turning the road into a one lane road southbound. Other apparatus from VA, DE, PA, DC, and MD filled in at all of the St. Mary's fire stations.

The majority of Naval District Washington FDs apparatus from Dahlgren in VA to the Naval Academy in Annapolis took part. Every piece in St. Mary's County was in the procession minus their boats. Tons of other apparatus from Charles, Calvert, and PG County took part with DC, Arlington, and a PA department.

Where I was, the St. Mary's jeep club set up their jeeps with the backend facing the road flying tons of American and 1st Responder flags. There were even tons of Amish across the road waiting for the procession.

fulltritty · 07-07-2023, 07:36 AM

I took photos of the Maryland flag arch setup at the entrance to the cemetery and the US flag arch setup on the street they were going down to get to the Leonardtown fire department. There were 3 other flag arches setup along the route.

I went by the Hollywood fire department to get their arch, but traffic was murder. Our chief was already blocking traffic as MDOT started putting the cones up to limit the road to one lane. The traffic backup was about 15 miles of people heading south.

I saw out utility 3 times go by from Hollywood VFD to the cemetery as we volunteered for logistics help. We transported over 80 cases of water and then they just had us take the leftovers back to our own fire station.

fulltritty · 07-07-2023, 07:39 AM

The owner of a business that our Squad parked at for it's blocking assignment bought our crew lunch and brought them water.

It was an incredible logistics effort for that procession to travel so far on major roads. Every intersection had to be blocked. When the procession went by the Leonardtown fire station, the police blocked by ways of Rt. 5 so they could make the final journey to the cemetery unimpeded.

They had about 40 motorcycle police lead the way and then pull of and line the side of the road by the light to turn into the cemetery.

fulltritty · 07-07-2023, 07:44 AM

On of our Life Members is the NDW Chief and sadly, he's been dealing with a lot of grief over the incident from the Navy; some warranted and some not so much. The 3-star Admiral was not happy that this planning and funeral took a week to accomplish leaving the base fire department thin. Air operations had to be severely curtailed yesterday due to a skeleton crew at the fire station.

There's also an investigation into the original fire. Apparently one of the Captains on duty, did not ride the engine; letting more junior people ride. The Battalion Chief never got out of bed to respond. The NDW engine was the 5th due engine and yet they drove so fast to get there, they became the 2nd due engine. If they had done their 5th due assignment, the member would have never been inside the house to have died.

fulltritty · 07-07-2023, 07:45 AM

And sadly, two more firefighters died in Newark, NJ last night battling a fire on a ship carrying autos.

That makes 4 LODDs the last week.

BostonNut · 07-07-2023, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by fulltritty

Shows once again, he knows nothing about baseball; or how to read an article.

I am an idiot and bow to your superior wisdom.

glen87 · 07-07-2023, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by BostonNut

I am an idiot and bow to your superior wisdom.

this post could have....should have simply stopped after 4 words

fulltritty · 07-07-2023, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by glen87

this post could have....should have simply stopped after 4 words

He was just stealing my words from another thread.

BostonNut · 07-07-2023, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by glen87

this post could have....should have simply stopped after 4 words

It’s more fun to remind FT of his temper tantrum.

fulltritty · 07-07-2023, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by BostonNut

It’s more fun to remind FT of his temper tantrum.

Temper tantrum.

BostonNut · 07-07-2023, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by fulltritty

Temper tantrum.

Sorry, emotional outburst at poor Spuds.

spuds1961 · 07-07-2023, 10:31 AM

Question for bigdog if you are around.

Do you in the league you are involved in keep records of team rosters and if so how long do you keep them. The do you still root for your little league team thread got me to thinking that I don’t even remember a single person from my little league team coaches or players. Strange how in 1971 not even one person stood out enough to make me remember them.

I don’t remember much from those days but I can remember certain teachers and a lot of the kids and parents in my neighborhood but when it comes to remembering people from little league there is a black hole.

spuds1961 · 07-07-2023, 10:34 AM

And yes I am reading the comments above but like I said in the thread I have dropped it it’s over.

glen87 · 07-07-2023, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by spuds1961

And yes I am reading the comments above but like I said in the thread I have dropped it it’s over.

Boo · 07-07-2023, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by glen87

spuds1961 · 07-07-2023, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by glen87

In the immortal words of Tug McGraw.

YOU GOTTA BELIEVE.

glen87 · 07-07-2023, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by spuds1961

In the immortal words of Tug McGraw.

YOU GOTTA BELIEVE.

spuds1961 · 07-07-2023, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Boo

See I always thought that saying was very dumb lots of things are over

I prefer to go with Yogi Berra.

IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER.!!!

glen87 · 07-07-2023, 11:00 AM

Boo · 07-07-2023, 11:12 AM

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Did you just eat a Moon Pie?

spuds1961 · 07-07-2023, 11:18 AM

What’s funny is Stallone actually is trying to prove nothing is over with the Rocky and Creed movies.

BostonNut · 07-07-2023, 11:25 AM

I'm surprised that Ralphie thread didn't take off.

glen87 · 07-07-2023, 11:36 AM

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Did you just eat a Moon Pie?

i am not FT or littlepup....those things are nasty

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07-07-2023, 07:33 AM	#228953
fulltritty Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: King George, VA Posts: 78,476	It was a very long and sad day yesterday. It's always hard taking photos as you have tears streaming when the caisson vehicle comes by. The procession was very long and could have been twice as large if some of the intersection blocker apparatus hadn't left or came to the cemetery after their blocking assignments. A lot of the apparatus that went to the funeral didn't take part either. It was estimated that around 380 apparatus were at Hollywood for the funeral. They took up miles of the shoulder and right lane; turning the road into a one lane road southbound. Other apparatus from VA, DE, PA, DC, and MD filled in at all of the St. Mary's fire stations. The majority of Naval District Washington FDs apparatus from Dahlgren in VA to the Naval Academy in Annapolis took part. Every piece in St. Mary's County was in the procession minus their boats. Tons of other apparatus from Charles, Calvert, and PG County took part with DC, Arlington, and a PA department. Where I was, the St. Mary's jeep club set up their jeeps with the backend facing the road flying tons of American and 1st Responder flags. There were even tons of Amish across the road waiting for the procession.

07-07-2023, 07:36 AM	#228954
fulltritty Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: King George, VA Posts: 78,476	I took photos of the Maryland flag arch setup at the entrance to the cemetery and the US flag arch setup on the street they were going down to get to the Leonardtown fire department. There were 3 other flag arches setup along the route. I went by the Hollywood fire department to get their arch, but traffic was murder. Our chief was already blocking traffic as MDOT started putting the cones up to limit the road to one lane. The traffic backup was about 15 miles of people heading south. I saw out utility 3 times go by from Hollywood VFD to the cemetery as we volunteered for logistics help. We transported over 80 cases of water and then they just had us take the leftovers back to our own fire station.

07-07-2023, 07:39 AM	#228955
fulltritty Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: King George, VA Posts: 78,476	The owner of a business that our Squad parked at for it's blocking assignment bought our crew lunch and brought them water. It was an incredible logistics effort for that procession to travel so far on major roads. Every intersection had to be blocked. When the procession went by the Leonardtown fire station, the police blocked by ways of Rt. 5 so they could make the final journey to the cemetery unimpeded. They had about 40 motorcycle police lead the way and then pull of and line the side of the road by the light to turn into the cemetery.

07-07-2023, 07:44 AM	#228956
fulltritty Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: King George, VA Posts: 78,476	On of our Life Members is the NDW Chief and sadly, he's been dealing with a lot of grief over the incident from the Navy; some warranted and some not so much. The 3-star Admiral was not happy that this planning and funeral took a week to accomplish leaving the base fire department thin. Air operations had to be severely curtailed yesterday due to a skeleton crew at the fire station. There's also an investigation into the original fire. Apparently one of the Captains on duty, did not ride the engine; letting more junior people ride. The Battalion Chief never got out of bed to respond. The NDW engine was the 5th due engine and yet they drove so fast to get there, they became the 2nd due engine. If they had done their 5th due assignment, the member would have never been inside the house to have died.

07-07-2023, 07:45 AM	#228957
fulltritty Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: King George, VA Posts: 78,476	And sadly, two more firefighters died in Newark, NJ last night battling a fire on a ship carrying autos. That makes 4 LODDs the last week.

07-07-2023, 10:31 AM	#228964
spuds1961 Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Terry,Ms. Posts: 39,428	Question for bigdog if you are around. Do you in the league you are involved in keep records of team rosters and if so how long do you keep them. The do you still root for your little league team thread got me to thinking that I don’t even remember a single person from my little league team coaches or players. Strange how in 1971 not even one person stood out enough to make me remember them. I don’t remember much from those days but I can remember certain teachers and a lot of the kids and parents in my neighborhood but when it comes to remembering people from little league there is a black hole.

07-07-2023, 10:34 AM	#228965
spuds1961 Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Terry,Ms. Posts: 39,428	And yes I am reading the comments above but like I said in the thread I have dropped it it’s over.

07-07-2023, 11:18 AM	#228973
spuds1961 Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Terry,Ms. Posts: 39,428	What’s funny is Stallone actually is trying to prove nothing is over with the Rocky and Creed movies.