Maggie’s What's Your View II

I did make it home today in time to get a couple of rounds off at 200.
The group opened up a bit, but the damned chair wasn't as stable as the picnic table.
Aimed center plate on both, but there was some wobble.

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Took the afternoon off and "raked" the leaves off my woods trails. Cold front coming in later tonight should have the deer moving tomorrow. I love to sneak along these trails at a snail's pace, counting trees and trying to spy ears and anlters.
The guys who lease the property behind me came in this afternoon, so hopefully they'll be fumbling around back there and driving more game my way tomorrow.

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My daughter took this during Dirt Road Drivers Education this evening. My son was at the helm when she yelled STOP! I was busy watching him and not the scenery. It certainly epitomizes Hooterville IA, and I’m ok with that. It is actually a functioning windmill supplying water to a herd of black cows on some hilly pasture land.

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As I was born and raised in Iowa (SW corner) that picture brings back some memories. Evening drives with my grandparents to see wildlife and always the cool windmills and old silos in the evening light.
 
Saw this great T shirt at our reunion last week.

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Mate, that is not only a very cool shirt but also probably very true.

I'm sure you've seen that our Marines still haven't adopted the Blackhawk and stayed with the "Huey". I think we're on the "Y" model now, but I may have missed an update. The power and technology have upgraded over time, but there's no mistaking the lineage from the UH1Y built around a 412 and the UH1B using a 204. I got to ride in an old 204 overseas. At first glance I assumed it was a 212, then got a grin when I realized it was an original 204.
 
It was a sad day when our Huey's were retired.

Australian Army Aviation UH-1H Huey helicopters retired to museums 2012

Posted on October 14, 2012by heritagesupporter
First flying in the mid 1950s and became a common sight in the 1960s, as operated in combat over Vietnam, the UH-1 Iroquois otherwise better known by its nickname as “Huey” has become in its lifetime an iconic helicopter. Noted by its distinctive, “whoop whoop” blade sound as it slices through the air, this note was always the first signature anyone would hear of the approaching helicopter. It has served well and become a dependable helicopter in both military and civil operations around the world.

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Lasting in service for over 45years in serving the nation, the Australian Defence Force operated 3 different models of the Huey – UH-1B, UH-1D and UH-1H. Originally operated by the RAAF from 1960s until 1989, the Hueys (along with other types such as Kiowas, Chinooks and Blackhawks) were transferred to Australian Army Aviation (AAAVN) control, where they flew right up until their retirement 18years later in 2007.

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The Hueys were placed into storage in at Damascus Barracks, Queensland after retirement awaiting an outcome. The Hueys were retired as by the mid 2000s, they had become old airframes and newer technology would be replacing them in the form of the MRH-90 and Tiger helicopters.

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The Australian Hueys were used in 2 versions in active service (within Australia or overseas), as either a transport or “slick” variant which conveyed troops into battled and armed with only M-60s machine guns at the doors manned by door gunners for defensive fire. The other variant was an upgraded Huey operated as an airborne weapon platform as a gunship. These were callsign assigned as “Bushranger” and were modified and packed a considerable punch being armed with 4 x 7.62mm M-60s machine guns (later versions having MAG-58 machine guns instead), 2 x 7 tube 2.75inch FFAR rocket launchers and 2 x GAU-2/A 7.62mm minigun systems which can spew out between 2,000 to 6,000 rounds a minute. The Bushrangers work in Vietnam saved many Australian troops’ lives with their impressive firepower.

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The pilots and aircrews on the Hueys over 45years were brave people and took their jobs seriously. Some paid the ultimate price sadly and were killed on flying operations. After the Vietnam War, Hueys were used in Australia and around the world taking part in civil aid programs, flood relief operations, military exercises and overseas UN deployments stretching from the Middle East, South East Asia to many Pacific Islands. The Bushranger model was retired in 2004 with the weapon kits stripped and these were then used as “slicks” instead.



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The Australian Government has now 5years after the retirement of the Huey fleet, in October 2012, released six Hueys to various organisations across the country, so that the Huey can go on public display. The museums locations where the Hueys are going to include the Australian Flying Corps RAAF Association Western Australia Division, Vietnam Veterans Associations of Australia Mitchell Sub-branch Victoria, Caboolture Warplane and Flight Heritage Museum Queensland, Port Pirie RSL Sub-branch South Australia, Merredin Military Museum Western Australia, Scottsdale RSL Sub-branch Tasmania. A few more have also been put on display at RAAF Amberley, Singleton Army Museum and RAAF Point Cook Museum. Another is stored for the Australian War Memorial.

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According to reports some of the Hueys have also been released for RAAF base training airframes at RAAF Wagga Wagga as ground training aids for new personnel. The remaining few still in storage may still be sold off to a private overseas operator.

(All Huey photos credit to Chris Jamesson and taken at the Oakey Army Aviation Museum October 2012)

Examples of the AAAVN Huey operations can be seen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doItDh5FicM and the final AAAVN flight 2007 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znFqPcH3Jns&feature=related
 
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Took the afternoon off and "raked" the leaves off my woods trails. Cold front coming in later tonight should have the deer moving tomorrow. I love to sneak along these trails at a snail's pace, counting trees and trying to spy ears and anlters.
The guys who lease the property behind me came in this afternoon, so hopefully they'll be fumbling around back there and driving more game my way tomorrow.

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You Simonize that thing, don't you????

Cheers,

Sirhr
 
So when I built my reloading room, it also included my miniature machine shop/model shop. Reviving my favorite hobby from when I was a kid (model building) and when I was travelling all the time all over the world and living in hotels and such... (model soldier painting).

Scalelink white metal armored car. With some white metal figures 'in progress' in the background.

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And a bunch that I cast myself and painted... finished the last details today... though been pecking away at them for about a month. With farm work behind me now that it's fall... get to spend some fun time this winter.

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Cast these from lead ingots... painting is the fun part.

Cheers,

Sirhr
 
You Simonize that thing, don't you????

Cheers,

Sirhr

Maaaaayyyybeee..... :eek:

It was rainy most of the day, and I am well past the days when I sit in a cold rain and wait for a deer to walk by. So I hung around the house and kept a watch out the windows. After all, every deer I have taken on this place has been from the porch.
Didn't see anything until we were getting ready to sit down for lunch.

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Oh, and I FUCKING HATE FUCKING SPIDERS!!

One got me apparently yesterday while I was cleaning up the trails. I'm pretty sure it happened when I had to give a sizable deadfall a good hug to get it out the trail. Need to put a winch on that Ferris. A pretty, shiny, red winch.

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Shutup about my neck. I was stretching it to make sure I got the spider bite in the picture. :rolleyes:

 
Maaaaayyyybeee..... :eek:

It was rainy most of the day, and I am well past the days when I sit in a cold rain and wait for a deer to walk by. So I hung around the house and kept a watch out the windows. After all, every deer I have taken on this place has been from the porch.
Didn't see anything until we were getting ready to sit down for lunch.

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Oh, and I FUCKING HATE FUCKING SPIDERS!!

One got me apparently yesterday while I was cleaning up the trails. I'm pretty sure it happened when I had to give a sizable deadfall a good hug to get it out the trail. Need to put a winch on that Ferris. A pretty, shiny, red winch.

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Shutup about my neck. I was stretching it to make sure I got the spider bite in the picture. :rolleyes:

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photo77703.jpgphoto77704.jpg Coming in Friday evening from grouper fishing at the Skyway. The sunset was postcard beautiful. This was all I got of it after the sun dropped. (Should have stopped on the way in)

The boat in the pic was grounded and we gave them a pull to good water.

Mosquitos were as thick as idiots in Times square.

Same pic, just cropped.
 
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Coming in Saturday evening from grouper fishing at the Skyway. The sunset was postcard beautiful. This was all I got of it after the sun dropped. (Should have stopped on the way in)

The boat in the pic was grounded and we gave them a pull to good water.

Mosquitos were as thick as idiots in Times square.

Same pic, just cropped.

Beautiful. What did you catch?
 
It was actually Friday evening. I'll edit the original post.
One blue fish, but actually had two on the same 6.0 hook.
13 undersized grouper and flipper.
Under two hours actual fishing.

My buddy went back Saturday with his GF and caught 37, with more than his share of keepers. Used the same drift over, walleye tactic. The fish were just more cooperative.
18-24' of water
 
I snuck out yesterday and sat on some jetties in Mobile Bay for a while before heading to the tavern for the LSU / Alabama game. It was about 80 degrees and gorgeous. Man I missed southern "winters".

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I didn't catch anything worth keeping, which was great, because I didn't feel like cleaning fish yesterday. I did meet a nice older lady who'd driven her daughter and granddaughter down from Kentucky to see the water. I let the little girl reel in anything I had hooked. It was a nice afternoon sharing a bit of the outdoors with the younger generation.
 
Damn... looks a lot nicer than the roach coach I am staying at here at the exit 205 truck stop... But didn't want to crash the party.

You better be drinking that beer to celebrate your voting for a right and proper VA gov. candidate!

Cheers,

Sirhr

I actually filed my grievances last week, because I wasn't sure if I'd be in town today or not. I am PRAYING the northerners don't override us real Virginians. Northam is a skidmark.
 
That's a Sam Adams Chocolate Bock from this year's winter variety pack. It felt right for the cold front.

I've had that beer before. I am not a 'flavored' beer type. And think that Pumpkin Spice Beer or the latest craze in things like Watermelon Beer, Peach Beer and, probably Kale Beer, are grounds for deportation.

But that Chocolate Bock is %$#ing amazing!

Good choice, Count Chocula!

Cheers,

Sirhr
 
Well the NOVA cancer continues to spread in my beloved Virginia. Democrat gun grabbing Clinton clone for governor, AND we have our first tranny in the state house. Damn.

I feel for you man. Virginia is positively beautiful, and full of good folks, but just like Illinois you have this tumor to the north that infects the whole state and tramples the rights of the common folk.
 
Today's Army of Northern Virginia is a bunch of welfare whores, tranny's and DC scum. But thank God the Union won, right???

I'm sad for your State Tucker.

It's coming here too. Georgia is lobbying hard to get a Amazon Corporate office here. The last damn thing this State needs is more of that type of trash.
 
Yes. We have them 66/34 in the house and 21/19 in the Senate.

Hopefully they can kill anything too far reaching.

MtnCreek , I've made some version of that same comment about 3 times in the last month. I was drinking with two "damned Yankees" the other night and welcomed them to the south and asked them to keep their northern paws off of our traditions and politics. What's the point of them moving here and making it just like where they came from.
 
My Yankee son had the afternoon off from school, so I put him to work stacking. Once, it got tall enough he couldn’t reach, we switched. He split (under a watchful eye) while I stacked. Finished the last bay in the barn, now we move to the outdoor stacks. Getting chilly up here. This wood will be burned in 2021 or 2022.

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