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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message ... " JimH" ask wrote in message .. . "Eisboch" wrote in message ... http://www.eisboch.com/lights1.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights2.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights3.jpg Eisboch yawn Let me know when you beat this. ;-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdYoPEyPkEs That is obscene. I remember that one from last year. It's all controlled by a midi controller .... the same type of equipment used by live bands. Lemmie work on it a bit .... Eisboch |
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On Nov 26, 5:09 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
http://www.eisboch.com/lights1.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights2.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights3.jpg Eisboch I like the boat;) |
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On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:09:06 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote: http://www.eisboch.com/lights1.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights2.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights3.jpg Needs a little more "pizz" with "azz" - or as they say in France - illumination. :) You know - go overboard. Get it - overboard? |
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On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:09:06 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote: http://www.eisboch.com/lights1.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights2.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights3.jpg These kids have really done themselves proud. Six different international lighting awards and while they were still in high school. http://www.lindsaylights.com/Videos/...eos/index.html My favorite is still 2005 - Wizard's Court. |
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:09:06 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: http://www.eisboch.com/lights1.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights2.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights3.jpg Needs a little more "pizz" with "azz" - or as they say in France - illumination. :) You know - go overboard. Get it - overboard? Came close today. Not done yet .... gimmie a break. Eisboch |
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On Nov 26, 5:23 pm, " JimH" ask wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message ... http://www.eisboch.com/lights1.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights2.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights3.jpg Eisboch yawn Let me know when you beat this. ;-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdYoPEyPkEs Oh, yes, everything and anything you do is far superior to anyone else! The size of your turkey is bigger than anyone's. The method you use to cook your turkey is better than anyone's. Your son is better than anyone's. Shut up and grow a dick. |
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" JimH" ask wrote in message ... "Eisboch" wrote in message ... http://www.eisboch.com/lights1.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights2.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights3.jpg Eisboch yawn Let me know when you beat this. ;-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdYoPEyPkEs Pretty amazing. The front lawn trees really seem to be running around...somewhat like a Disney animation. |
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On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:24:03 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:09:06 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: http://www.eisboch.com/lights1.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights2.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights3.jpg Needs a little more "pizz" with "azz" - or as they say in France - illumination. :) You know - go overboard. Get it - overboard? Came close today. Not done yet .... gimmie a break. 10-4. You are officially broken. :) You wouldn't happen to have a MIDI controller? :) |
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On Nov 26, 6:24 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in messagenews:88kmk35o85eoq79ce46s0cjg0cccg9qvtf@4ax .com... On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:09:06 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: http://www.eisboch.com/lights1.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights2.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights3.jpg Needs a little more "pizz" with "azz" - or as they say in France - illumination. :) You know - go overboard. Get it - overboard? Came close today. Not done yet .... gimmie a break. Eisboch That's a "rule 1" thing... You should have a whistle that you put around your neck whenever you are working outside around the dock and boat, whenever the water is under 55 degrees or so. I is no harder than grabbing your keys before you go out to the car. We had a lady here in Essex a couple of years back go over, by the time she swam around to the dock, she could not climb the ladder, she died. So, lash up a nice thick cotton shoelace with a whistle and wear it when you go outside. Just my opinion, that's how we do things around here. In every part of your life there are stupid things that can go wrong, some more likely than others. Although we can't prepare for everything, we do prepare for the more obvious dangers, before we get ourselves into it. We fish at night with whistles and flashlights lashed to the life jackets, we clear a path and scope out escape routes and safe areas before moving the horses, we tell everyone on our boat where the lifejackets are and make them put them on when conditions call for it, even slightly, why not, that's the point. It only takes a second to stay alive...BTW, Rule 1 is something I picked up in the Kayak forums, rule 1 is "Don't get dead!" Anyway, that is my friday night rant, on monday;) Make a lanyard, make a new habit;) |
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On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:09:06 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:
http://www.eisboch.com/lights1.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights2.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights3.jpg Eisboch You win the earliest Christmas decorator prize. -- John H |
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On Nov 26, 2:09�pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
http://www.eisboch.com/lights1.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights2.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights3.jpg Eisboch Hmm. And here I thought that with the six spiral lighted trees, (each with a star on top), six plastic candy canes with internal lighting, and two strings of "rope lights" conencted end-to and running around the rail I would be the least decorated boat going. You're giving me a run for minimalism, that's for sure. :-) Maybe I'll have to take a photo as well. |
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On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:23:36 -0500, " JimH" ask wrote: "Eisboch" wrote in message ... http://www.eisboch.com/lights1.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights2.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights3.jpg Eisboch yawn Let me know when you beat this. ;-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdYoPEyPkEs Yawn... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndEOw53GnWQ Eisboch has his hands full to get his boat up to speed. |
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On Nov 26, 5:23 pm, " JimH" ask wrote: "Eisboch" wrote in message ... http://www.eisboch.com/lights1.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights2.jpg http://www.eisboch.com/lights3.jpg Eisboch yawn Let me know when you beat this. ;-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdYoPEyPkEs Oh, yes, everything and anything you do is far superior to anyone else! The size of your turkey is bigger than anyone's. The method you use to cook your turkey is better than anyone's. Your son is better than anyone's. Shut up and grow a dick. Try growing a different herb, sport. You were way out there, again, with that one. -dk |
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On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:37:04 -0500, " JimH" ask wrote: Colored spotlights, inflatable figures, plastic candy canes............the list is endless! ;-) Neon palm trees and flamingos are very popular here in south Florida. (not home yet but making good progress) One of the aspects of Florida I enjoyed the most when I lived there was the absolute tastelessness on exhibit almost everywhere. I happened to be in one dipstick Florida town one holiday season and got to see its annual Christmas parade, in which the various fundie church congregations ran floats depicting the crucifixion. Yes, they had live guys up there on the cross. Well, gag me with a spoon. |
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On Nov 26, 8:15 pm, HK wrote:
Yes, they had live guys up there on the cross. Well, gag me with a spoon. OK ?; |
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... You wouldn't happen to have a MIDI controller? :) Somewhere I have a cheap midi event controller that I was fooling around with in Florida. I think it only has three triac outputs that you can wire to lights or other low powered devices. It's pretty cool, as you can assign a midi "event" on one or more of 16 tracks to pulse a set of lights on or off and sync it to any one of the music tracks. It would run straight off the computer or from the midi thru port on a keyboard. These people doing the light displays spent a lot of time programming the sequence. Eisboch |
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On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:24:01 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . You wouldn't happen to have a MIDI controller? :) Somewhere I have a cheap midi event controller that I was fooling around with in Florida. I think it only has three triac outputs that you can wire to lights or other low powered devices. It's pretty cool, as you can assign a midi "event" on one or more of 16 tracks to pulse a set of lights on or off and sync it to any one of the music tracks. It would run straight off the computer or from the midi thru port on a keyboard. I'll have to look it up, but I think the Lindsay's use a computer MIDI something or other to a solid state powered relay bank. As I understand it, the timing is more precise that way. These people doing the light displays spent a lot of time programming the sequence. I saw an interview on the 2005 Lindsay Lights. The older of the two said that they started programming in September as they were installing the lights and finished in November - right before the first show. |
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:24:01 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... You wouldn't happen to have a MIDI controller? :) Somewhere I have a cheap midi event controller that I was fooling around with in Florida. I think it only has three triac outputs that you can wire to lights or other low powered devices. It's pretty cool, as you can assign a midi "event" on one or more of 16 tracks to pulse a set of lights on or off and sync it to any one of the music tracks. It would run straight off the computer or from the midi thru port on a keyboard. I'll have to look it up, but I think the Lindsay's use a computer MIDI something or other to a solid state powered relay bank. As I understand it, the timing is more precise that way. These people doing the light displays spent a lot of time programming the sequence. I saw an interview on the 2005 Lindsay Lights. The older of the two said that they started programming in September as they were installing the lights and finished in November - right before the first show. In 2003 it took them 30 hrs to program, in 2006 it was 60 hrs |
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On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:15:45 -0500, HK wrote:
Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:37:04 -0500, " JimH" ask wrote: Colored spotlights, inflatable figures, plastic candy canes............the list is endless! ;-) Neon palm trees and flamingos are very popular here in south Florida. (not home yet but making good progress) One of the aspects of Florida I enjoyed the most when I lived there was the absolute tastelessness on exhibit almost everywhere. I happened to be in one dipstick Florida town one holiday season and got to see its annual Christmas parade, in which the various fundie church congregations ran floats depicting the crucifixion. Yes, they had live guys up there on the cross. Well, gag me with a spoon. Harry, I was raised Roman Catholic, have been to many religious festivals and parades, and have lived all over this country and several different parts of the world. I've never seen or heard of a live person displayed on a cross, except at Oberammergau, Germany. In the past couple weeks you've described two such incidents. Remarkable. -- John H |
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John H. wrote:
On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:15:45 -0500, HK wrote: Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:37:04 -0500, " JimH" ask wrote: Colored spotlights, inflatable figures, plastic candy canes............the list is endless! ;-) Neon palm trees and flamingos are very popular here in south Florida. (not home yet but making good progress) One of the aspects of Florida I enjoyed the most when I lived there was the absolute tastelessness on exhibit almost everywhere. I happened to be in one dipstick Florida town one holiday season and got to see its annual Christmas parade, in which the various fundie church congregations ran floats depicting the crucifixion. Yes, they had live guys up there on the cross. Well, gag me with a spoon. Harry, I was raised Roman Catholic, have been to many religious festivals and parades, and have lived all over this country and several different parts of the world. I've never seen or heard of a live person displayed on a cross, except at Oberammergau, Germany. In the past couple weeks you've described two such incidents. Remarkable. It is done in Latin communities and is hundreds of years old, it definitely is not a fundie type thing. My guess is Harry saw a photo of it, and really didn't understand what it was, and just guessed that it was a fundie thing. |
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"John H." wrote in message ... Interesting. I lived for three years in Puerto Rico. Must have just missed it. Where and when? I was stationed at Fort Allen (the Navy's only "|Fort") in Ponce. I think it was from about 1972 to 1974 or thereabouts. Eisboch |
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On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:54:13 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote: Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:24:01 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... You wouldn't happen to have a MIDI controller? :) Somewhere I have a cheap midi event controller that I was fooling around with in Florida. I think it only has three triac outputs that you can wire to lights or other low powered devices. It's pretty cool, as you can assign a midi "event" on one or more of 16 tracks to pulse a set of lights on or off and sync it to any one of the music tracks. It would run straight off the computer or from the midi thru port on a keyboard. I'll have to look it up, but I think the Lindsay's use a computer MIDI something or other to a solid state powered relay bank. As I understand it, the timing is more precise that way. These people doing the light displays spent a lot of time programming the sequence. I saw an interview on the 2005 Lindsay Lights. The older of the two said that they started programming in September as they were installing the lights and finished in November - right before the first show. In 2003 it took them 30 hrs to program, in 2006 it was 60 hrs Didn't know that. Thanks. |
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On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:11:10 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote: John H. wrote: On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:15:45 -0500, HK wrote: Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:37:04 -0500, " JimH" ask wrote: Colored spotlights, inflatable figures, plastic candy canes............the list is endless! ;-) Neon palm trees and flamingos are very popular here in south Florida. (not home yet but making good progress) One of the aspects of Florida I enjoyed the most when I lived there was the absolute tastelessness on exhibit almost everywhere. I happened to be in one dipstick Florida town one holiday season and got to see its annual Christmas parade, in which the various fundie church congregations ran floats depicting the crucifixion. Yes, they had live guys up there on the cross. Well, gag me with a spoon. Harry, I was raised Roman Catholic, have been to many religious festivals and parades, and have lived all over this country and several different parts of the world. I've never seen or heard of a live person displayed on a cross, except at Oberammergau, Germany. In the past couple weeks you've described two such incidents. Remarkable. It is done in Latin communities and is hundreds of years old, it definitely is not a fundie type thing. My guess is Harry saw a photo of it, and really didn't understand what it was, and just guessed that it was a fundie thing. Interesting. I lived for three years in Puerto Rico. Must have just missed it. I know Harry wouldn't lie or anything, but I did find it remarkable. -- John H |
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On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:15:45 -0500, HK wrote: Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:37:04 -0500, " JimH" ask wrote: Colored spotlights, inflatable figures, plastic candy canes............the list is endless! ;-) Neon palm trees and flamingos are very popular here in south Florida. (not home yet but making good progress) One of the aspects of Florida I enjoyed the most when I lived there was the absolute tastelessness on exhibit almost everywhere. I happened to be in one dipstick Florida town one holiday season and got to see its annual Christmas parade, in which the various fundie church congregations ran floats depicting the crucifixion. Yes, they had live guys up there on the cross. Well, gag me with a spoon. Harry, I was raised Roman Catholic, have been to many religious festivals and parades, and have lived all over this country and several different parts of the world. I've never seen or heard of a live person displayed on a cross, except at Oberammergau, Germany. In the past couple weeks you've described two such incidents. Remarkable. What's your point? In the parts of Florida I am discussing, Roman Catholics aren't considered Christian. |
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On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:36:04 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:
"John H." wrote in message .. . Interesting. I lived for three years in Puerto Rico. Must have just missed it. Where and when? I was stationed at Fort Allen (the Navy's only "|Fort") in Ponce. I think it was from about 1972 to 1974 or thereabouts. Eisboch I was at Ramey AFB from 1951-1954. We lived in Isabella for a couple years and then moved on base when quarters became available. Ponce rings a bell, but I can't remember why. Maybe it was a place to visit as a tourist. Our big treat was going to the beach at Aguadilla. Once we moved on base, the big treat was being awakened by B-36's taking off! Noisy buggers! -- John H |
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Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
John H. wrote: On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:15:45 -0500, HK wrote: Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:37:04 -0500, " JimH" ask wrote: Colored spotlights, inflatable figures, plastic candy canes............the list is endless! ;-) Neon palm trees and flamingos are very popular here in south Florida. (not home yet but making good progress) One of the aspects of Florida I enjoyed the most when I lived there was the absolute tastelessness on exhibit almost everywhere. I happened to be in one dipstick Florida town one holiday season and got to see its annual Christmas parade, in which the various fundie church congregations ran floats depicting the crucifixion. Yes, they had live guys up there on the cross. Well, gag me with a spoon. Harry, I was raised Roman Catholic, have been to many religious festivals and parades, and have lived all over this country and several different parts of the world. I've never seen or heard of a live person displayed on a cross, except at Oberammergau, Germany. In the past couple weeks you've described two such incidents. Remarkable. It is done in Latin communities and is hundreds of years old, it definitely is not a fundie type thing. My guess is Harry saw a photo of it, and really didn't understand what it was, and just guessed that it was a fundie thing. Your guess is wrong, crap for brains, and it wasn't in a "Latin" community. |
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Reginald P. Smithers III wrote: John H. wrote: On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:15:45 -0500, HK wrote: Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:37:04 -0500, " JimH" ask wrote: Colored spotlights, inflatable figures, plastic candy canes............the list is endless! ;-) Neon palm trees and flamingos are very popular here in south Florida. (not home yet but making good progress) One of the aspects of Florida I enjoyed the most when I lived there was the absolute tastelessness on exhibit almost everywhere. I happened to be in one dipstick Florida town one holiday season and got to see its annual Christmas parade, in which the various fundie church congregations ran floats depicting the crucifixion. Yes, they had live guys up there on the cross. Well, gag me with a spoon. Harry, I was raised Roman Catholic, have been to many religious festivals and parades, and have lived all over this country and several different parts of the world. I've never seen or heard of a live person displayed on a cross, except at Oberammergau, Germany. In the past couple weeks you've described two such incidents. Remarkable. It is done in Latin communities and is hundreds of years old, it definitely is not a fundie type thing. My guess is Harry saw a photo of it, and really didn't understand what it was, and just guessed that it was a fundie thing. Your guess is wrong, crap for brains, and it wasn't in a "Latin" community. .. What community was it in? Do you remember the town name or the church? |
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Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote: Reginald P. Smithers III wrote: John H. wrote: On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:15:45 -0500, HK wrote: Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:37:04 -0500, " JimH" ask wrote: Colored spotlights, inflatable figures, plastic candy canes............the list is endless! ;-) Neon palm trees and flamingos are very popular here in south Florida. (not home yet but making good progress) One of the aspects of Florida I enjoyed the most when I lived there was the absolute tastelessness on exhibit almost everywhere. I happened to be in one dipstick Florida town one holiday season and got to see its annual Christmas parade, in which the various fundie church congregations ran floats depicting the crucifixion. Yes, they had live guys up there on the cross. Well, gag me with a spoon. Harry, I was raised Roman Catholic, have been to many religious festivals and parades, and have lived all over this country and several different parts of the world. I've never seen or heard of a live person displayed on a cross, except at Oberammergau, Germany. In the past couple weeks you've described two such incidents. Remarkable. It is done in Latin communities and is hundreds of years old, it definitely is not a fundie type thing. My guess is Harry saw a photo of it, and really didn't understand what it was, and just guessed that it was a fundie thing. Your guess is wrong, crap for brains, and it wasn't in a "Latin" community. . What community was it in? Do you remember the town name or the church? I certainly remember the community name. It wasn't "a" church. It was a parade, and there were a number of live Jesus on a Cross floats sponsored by local churches and other religious organizations. I didn't pay any attention to the names of the churches or organizations; I was laughing too hard. At the time I observed the parade, I doubt there were many Latinos living in the community. |
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"John H." wrote in message ... On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:36:04 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: "John H." wrote in message . .. Interesting. I lived for three years in Puerto Rico. Must have just missed it. Where and when? I was stationed at Fort Allen (the Navy's only "|Fort") in Ponce. I think it was from about 1972 to 1974 or thereabouts. Eisboch I was at Ramey AFB from 1951-1954. We lived in Isabella for a couple years and then moved on base when quarters became available. Ponce rings a bell, but I can't remember why. Maybe it was a place to visit as a tourist. Our big treat was going to the beach at Aguadilla. Once we moved on base, the big treat was being awakened by B-36's taking off! Noisy buggers! -- John H Ponce is on the south side of the island. Fort Allen was a small transmitter site back when HF was the primary means of communications to the fleet. It also had a relay transciever that we maintained for Air Force One communications. We had a good time there but were happy to leave. Driving up and down the rain forest mountains to San Juan was always an adventure. http://welcome.topuertorico.org/city/ponce.shtml Eisboch |
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... "John H." wrote in message ... On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:36:04 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: "John H." wrote in message ... Interesting. I lived for three years in Puerto Rico. Must have just missed it. Where and when? I was stationed at Fort Allen (the Navy's only "|Fort") in Ponce. I think it was from about 1972 to 1974 or thereabouts. Eisboch I was at Ramey AFB from 1951-1954. We lived in Isabella for a couple years and then moved on base when quarters became available. Ponce rings a bell, but I can't remember why. Maybe it was a place to visit as a tourist. Our big treat was going to the beach at Aguadilla. Once we moved on base, the big treat was being awakened by B-36's taking off! Noisy buggers! -- John H Ponce is on the south side of the island. Fort Allen was a small transmitter site back when HF was the primary means of communications to the fleet. It also had a relay transciever that we maintained for Air Force One communications. We had a good time there but were happy to leave. Driving up and down the rain forest mountains to San Juan was always an adventure. Between road conditions and drivers who think they're god, it's still an adventure! |
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message ... "Eisboch" wrote in message ... "John H." wrote in message ... On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:36:04 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: "John H." wrote in message m... Interesting. I lived for three years in Puerto Rico. Must have just missed it. Where and when? I was stationed at Fort Allen (the Navy's only "|Fort") in Ponce. I think it was from about 1972 to 1974 or thereabouts. Eisboch I was at Ramey AFB from 1951-1954. We lived in Isabella for a couple years and then moved on base when quarters became available. Ponce rings a bell, but I can't remember why. Maybe it was a place to visit as a tourist. Our big treat was going to the beach at Aguadilla. Once we moved on base, the big treat was being awakened by B-36's taking off! Noisy buggers! -- John H Ponce is on the south side of the island. Fort Allen was a small transmitter site back when HF was the primary means of communications to the fleet. It also had a relay transciever that we maintained for Air Force One communications. We had a good time there but were happy to leave. Driving up and down the rain forest mountains to San Juan was always an adventure. Between road conditions and drivers who think they're god, it's still an adventure! I remember the road as being very narrow, winding and full of "S" turns. The truck drivers would stand with one foot on the running board, door open, trying to see around the corners. In many places the road was too narrow to allow two vehicles to pass each other. I also recall that the road passed right by the Arecibo radio telescope where they have been listening for radio signals from beyond our solar system. Eisboch |
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On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:20:56 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:
"John H." wrote in message .. . On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:36:04 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote: "John H." wrote in message ... Interesting. I lived for three years in Puerto Rico. Must have just missed it. Where and when? I was stationed at Fort Allen (the Navy's only "|Fort") in Ponce. I think it was from about 1972 to 1974 or thereabouts. Eisboch I was at Ramey AFB from 1951-1954. We lived in Isabella for a couple years and then moved on base when quarters became available. Ponce rings a bell, but I can't remember why. Maybe it was a place to visit as a tourist. Our big treat was going to the beach at Aguadilla. Once we moved on base, the big treat was being awakened by B-36's taking off! Noisy buggers! -- John H Ponce is on the south side of the island. Fort Allen was a small transmitter site back when HF was the primary means of communications to the fleet. It also had a relay transciever that we maintained for Air Force One communications. We had a good time there but were happy to leave. Driving up and down the rain forest mountains to San Juan was always an adventure. http://welcome.topuertorico.org/city/ponce.shtml Eisboch My dad and I did a lot of inland fishing while there. Catfish was a regular meal on Friday's, for the whole neighborhood when we lived on base. We would go bass fishing at another lake. Never caught as many bass. I believe the Puerto Ricans, at that time anyway, were not eaters of fresh water fish, so these lakes had plenty of fish and very few people fishing. I was happy to leave also. -- John H |
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On Nov 27, 4:05�am, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:15:45 -0500, HK wrote: Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:37:04 -0500, " JimH" ask wrote: Colored spotlights, inflatable figures, plastic candy canes.............the list is endless! � ;-) Neon palm trees and flamingos are very popular here in south Florida. (not home yet but making good progress) One of the aspects of Florida I enjoyed the most when I lived there was the absolute tastelessness on exhibit almost everywhere. I happened to be in one dipstick Florida town one holiday season and got to see its annual Christmas parade, in which the various fundie church congregations ran floats depicting the crucifixion. Yes, they had live guys up there on the cross. Well, gag me with a spoon. Harry, I was raised Roman Catholic, have been to many religious festivals and parades, and have lived all over this country and several different parts of the world. I've never seen or heard of a live person displayed on a cross, except at Oberammergau, Germany. In the past couple weeks you've described two such incidents. Remarkable. -- John H- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - In San Miguel de Allende, in Mexico, the Good Friday religious parade includes a live person dragging a heavy cross through the street of town. To make the spectacle more realistic, they weave a crown of thorns for the person portraying Jesus and jam it down on his head until blood starts running down his face. No mention, however, of anybody willing to have nails driven through the wrists or have his shins broken to reenact an actual cruicifixion. Not to say that it couldn't be done somewhere; people beat themselves with whips and handle poison snakes in the name of religion, so how hard would it be to imagine that some zealot gets up on a cross and pretends to be crucified? http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/trave.../gasemana.html Most people probably don't know that the actual cause of death in crucifixion is usually a form of drowning. With the lower legs broken, the victim must rely upon arm strength to keep from literally "sagging" down the cross. When the body hangs down long enough with arms stretched overhead, the lungs begin to fill up with fluid. Only by pulling back to an full upright position can the lungs clear enough to breath properly. Eventually the arms lose the required strength, and the victim drowns in his own fluid. Not something most people would want to portray, I'd think. I'm surprised that the Christ on a Cross parades that Harry mentioned would have occured around Christmas. Don't the Catholics concentrate more on images of the infant Jesus during this portion of the year and the crucified Jesus during lent? Maybe he saw a Good Friday or Easter parade back in FL? There are a lot of Hispanics in Florida these days, which undoubtedly increases the percentage of practicing Catholics. |
Getting in the spirit ...
Chuck Gould wrote:
I'm surprised that the Christ on a Cross parades that Harry mentioned would have occured around Christmas. Don't the Catholics concentrate more on images of the infant Jesus during this portion of the year and the crucified Jesus during lent? Maybe he saw a Good Friday or Easter parade back in FL? There are a lot of Hispanics in Florida these days, which undoubtedly increases the percentage of practicing Catholics. Chuck, I would be willing to give very good odds that there is no Christ on a Cross parage during the Christmas season. As I said, Harry saw a photo of it, and didn't understand the time of year it is done, and who was doing the parade. |
Getting in the spirit ...
Chuck Gould wrote:
On Nov 27, 4:05�am, John H. wrote: On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:15:45 -0500, HK wrote: Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:37:04 -0500, " JimH" ask wrote: Colored spotlights, inflatable figures, plastic candy canes............the list is endless! � ;-) Neon palm trees and flamingos are very popular here in south Florida. (not home yet but making good progress) One of the aspects of Florida I enjoyed the most when I lived there was the absolute tastelessness on exhibit almost everywhere. I happened to be in one dipstick Florida town one holiday season and got to see its annual Christmas parade, in which the various fundie church congregations ran floats depicting the crucifixion. Yes, they had live guys up there on the cross. Well, gag me with a spoon. Harry, I was raised Roman Catholic, have been to many religious festivals and parades, and have lived all over this country and several different parts of the world. I've never seen or heard of a live person displayed on a cross, except at Oberammergau, Germany. In the past couple weeks you've described two such incidents. Remarkable. -- John H- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - In San Miguel de Allende, in Mexico, the Good Friday religious parade includes a live person dragging a heavy cross through the street of town. To make the spectacle more realistic, they weave a crown of thorns for the person portraying Jesus and jam it down on his head until blood starts running down his face. No mention, however, of anybody willing to have nails driven through the wrists or have his shins broken to reenact an actual cruicifixion. Not to say that it couldn't be done somewhere; people beat themselves with whips and handle poison snakes in the name of religion, so how hard would it be to imagine that some zealot gets up on a cross and pretends to be crucified? http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/trave.../gasemana.html Most people probably don't know that the actual cause of death in crucifixion is usually a form of drowning. With the lower legs broken, the victim must rely upon arm strength to keep from literally "sagging" down the cross. When the body hangs down long enough with arms stretched overhead, the lungs begin to fill up with fluid. Only by pulling back to an full upright position can the lungs clear enough to breath properly. Eventually the arms lose the required strength, and the victim drowns in his own fluid. Not something most people would want to portray, I'd think. I'm surprised that the Christ on a Cross parades that Harry mentioned would have occured around Christmas. Don't the Catholics concentrate more on images of the infant Jesus during this portion of the year and the crucified Jesus during lent? Maybe he saw a Good Friday or Easter parade back in FL? There are a lot of Hispanics in Florida these days, which undoubtedly increases the percentage of practicing Catholics. A. These weren't Catholics...they were crazed fundies. B. There were very few Latinos in the area where I saw the parade when I saw it. C. It was a Christmas parade. Next? |
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