Morning Cup Of Coffee And Weather

This is my view out my window this morning as I sip my Folgers. I’m amazed at how different each morning view can be. The towers on the right horizon is Timms Hill. It’s about 70 feet higher than I am however about 25 square miles are about 500 feet higher than anywhere else.
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I aimed the camera slightly low so the horizon wouldn’t divide the picture into two halves. Also most of the towers are hidden by trees so the land is lower than it appears.
 
Sure do like how pretty that land is, and how it changes in different light. You got a good eye Tour.

Is that little white house lived in?
Reminds me of the one room schoolhouses or churches up on the plains- mostly abandoned but reminder of a bygone day, when people couldnt travel so far as now but did make the trip for community.
 
Kevin S said:
Sure do like how pretty that land is, and how it changes in different light. You got a good eye Tour.

Is that little white house lived in?
Reminds me of the one room schoolhouses or churches up on the plains- mostly abandoned but reminder of a bygone day, when people couldnt travel so far as now but did make the trip for community.
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Same question from me. My guess it’s a church.
 
Kevin S said:
Sure do like how pretty that land is, and how it changes in different light. You got a good eye Tour.

Is that little white house lived in?
Reminds me of the one room schoolhouses or churches up on the plains- mostly abandoned but reminder of a bygone day, when people couldnt travel so far as now but did make the trip for community.
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It’s a single room grade school opened in the 1880’s. The first one burnt and this one was rebuilt in the 1920’s.
I live on Ring School Road and it’s the Ring School.
 
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Kevin S said:
Sure do like how pretty that land is, and how it changes in different light. You got a good eye Tour.

Is that little white house lived in?
Reminds me of the one room schoolhouses or churches up on the plains- mostly abandoned but reminder of a bygone day, when people couldnt travel so far as now but did make the trip for community.
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Careful how you answer that Tour :D Though I suspect the snow pictures from 2 weeks ago would keep ME away :D
 
Kevin S said:
Thanks Sweeney for the great info and validation on the G6 holding enough heat as a useable spare room with the windows closed and Big Buddy as toe warmer/space heater. Extends the CI to shoulder season and high deserts. You need a 20# tank on there or cached in the TV now for longer trips...

What exactly is the "alternative exit" btw- squeezing past the fender on one side?

Does the G6 have two doors like the Clam?
Thats a great pic btw... between your coyote brown G6 and DustinP? Camo Clam its a tossup for best CI as hunting/game watching blind ...or ice fishing house!

Now to do something about the newly birthed shiny egg sticking out...
How about a wrap in Mossy Oak?
;)
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The Gazelle has a “back door” the rear left vertical screen zips open/closed. Or at least ours came that way from the factory.
 
Torrey Sweetser said:
The Gazelle has a “back door” the rear left vertical screen zips open/closed. Or at least ours came that way from the factory.
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Hi Torrey -- I've never seen your name before --- Welcome :)

Mine does too...I think the G6 is the only one that does. The back door is a little bit of an "Inhebreation detector" but it definitely makes a nice space to escape wind and rain. I used it a couple weeks ago, and I anticipate I'll be using it this week as well.

A little over 2 weeks of "semi-retirement" comes to an end on May 8'th. I've had 2 months between jobs (effectively), and that time is about up. I need to start looking :) BUT I'm planning at least 1, maybe 2 more "multi-day" escapes....it looks like this little cold snap will be ending late this week, and we'll be back into seasonable weather...
 
I have a meeting today with a mentor, and colleague --- hope it goes well. Tomorrow its oil change, and trailer brake adjustment. I had brake adjustment, its another one of those "tight but not too tight, loose but not too loose" things. Plus your laying on your back with 1500 pounds above your head, something I never enjoy.

I think tomorrow I may go up to Chicago and visit the Galloping Ghost --- another passion of mine. Old video games, especially early arcade games like Donky Kong, Defender, Stargate, Missile Command, Pacman, Tempest...starting with space invaders, though I do remember coin op pong. My interest waned about the time Street Fighter game out. Regardless, Galloping Ghost in thought to be the largest arcade in the world. $25 free play all day. I'll put in a few hours...probably on Donky Kong.


Something interesting....the dump dump dump dump dump 'sound' of the game Space Invaders --- You know how it speeds up as you get closer to the last alien? That is an accident, which was simply included in the game play. The game had none of the modern aids (sprites) and the processor had to calculate, and draw each character individually. As you had less and less aliens on the screen, the game just naturally sped up since it had less to do which I think is part of the magic of the game.
 
Sweeney said:
I have a meeting today with a mentor, and colleague --- hope it goes well. Tomorrow its oil change, and trailer brake adjustment. I had brake adjustment, its another one of those "tight but not too tight, loose but not too loose" things. Plus your laying on your back with 1500 pounds above your head, something I never enjoy.

I think tomorrow I may go up to Chicago and visit the Galloping Ghost --- another passion of mine. Old video games, especially early arcade games like Donky Kong, Defender, Stargate, Missile Command, Pacman, Tempest...starting with space invaders, though I do remember coin op pong. My interest waned about the time Street Fighter game out. Regardless, Galloping Ghost in thought to be the largest arcade in the world. $25 free play all day. I'll put in a few hours...probably on Donky Kong.


Something interesting....the dump dump dump dump dump 'sound' of the game Space Invaders --- You know how it speeds up as you get closer to the last alien? That is an accident, which was simply included in the game play. The game had none of the modern aids (sprites) and the processor had to calculate, and draw each character individually. As you had less and less aliens on the screen, the game just naturally sped up since it had less to do which I think is part of the magic of the game.
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On places to visit for video game players, Alamagordo, NM. The town dump was where Atari ditched their games and it sparked a treasure hunt!
 

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