Rich in NH wrote:
Our lights have flickered, but haven't let us down yet. The wind and rain have been severe at times, but it's been off and on.
Rich, same here--our lights have flickered but not gone out.
I was called in to state National Guard HQ on Sunday afternoon. I had the Sunday 6 p.m. shift until Monday at 8 a.m. Then I drove home and caught a few hours of rest.
Despite the wild weather Dark Mare and I went out to a local restaurant late this afternoon for the $11.95 twin lobster special. She doesn't like lobster, so she got chowder. I think she feels sorry for the lobsters. We shared a mug of hot cider with rum. The lobsters weren't that great. Then we drove out to Plum Island to see the raging ocean. Dark Mare didn't want to go, and when we got there she was afraid to get out of the car. She is a Fraidy Cat. Finally I coaxed her out. The wind was almost blowing us over. I thought it was fun. Grains of sand were hitting our faces and stinging. A reporter interviewed us on the beach. When we got back in our car there were grains of sand in my teeth.
I found out today I was given my new National Guard job in spite of the medical officer's report on me. She told my new boss I had a lot of physical limitations. Not true, I don't know where she got that. My only limitation is a bad back, and I have never missed a day because of it. I have the bad foot (plantar fasciitis) but haven't told them, and I still max the run every year on light training. My new boss said he told her, "That's OK, we'll take his lame a$$." That's how they talk in the Army.
Up at 3:30 a.m. tomorrow and back to HQ.
Dark Horse
I'm a dark horse, running on a dark race course.
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