Texas Spring/Summer Thread

[farmgirl19]

:laughing::laughing::laughing: Ya reckon those new-fangled measuring deee-vices will be called pitot-static tubes?

:laughing::laughing: They might call them something like that. They might also have them be heated in jets and other aircraft flown at altitudes that would encounter icing conditions. I wonder what technology will come up with next?

 

[pacerron]

:laughing::laughing::laughing: Ya reckon those new-fangled measuring deee-vices will be called pitot-static tubes?

And heaters plus bug screens cost extra

 

[jinman]

And heaters plus bug screens cost extra

. . . and red covers with attached ribbon flags saying, "Remove before flight."

 

[farmgirl19]

. . . and red covers with attached ribbon flags saying, "Remove before flight."

One has to go buy them separately, at Sporty's Pilot Shop!

 

[bindian]

Chloe Grace Hill was born about 10 minutes to 9 Wed. morning. I got there about 1500 hrs. I got home at 2300 hrs and crashed for a couple of hours. Then I got these photos organized. I so wanted to stay the night, but didn't want to get up tomorrow and drive home to get ready for work, Thursday.
Anyway, Chloe is a cutie pie with a full head of dark hair with lite colored highlights in her hair. She is blue eyed, 7 lbs, 7 oz. 20 inches long. They come home Friday morning. I'll hope to go back Saturday. Chloe is really quiet and has the cutest grunts and squeaks. The room has a couch/bed combo, so Greg is staying there and Chloe stays in the room with them. Pretty neat nowadays. I look so tired and frazzled in the photos.
hugs, Brandi

 

[farmgirl19]

I know that you are one proud grandma, bindian! Rightly so! She is a real cutie!

 

[bindian]

And heaters plus bug screens cost extra

When I took care of the US Postal plane (DC-9-15) at IAH, the cargo ramp was right next to a drainage ditch that always had water in it. When we launched the plane around 10 pm, we waited 30 minutes than could go home. I always raced around the airport service roads (and under the terminals) to watch wheels up time. One summer night I saw our plane abort takeoff. I raced back to the ramp. Soon as the Captain opened his window and hollered out......"no airspeed", I knew where to look, as it worked fine when she flew in that morning. Sure enough................mud dobbers had started a nest in the pitot mast. A few minutes later I was back on the 30 minute go home clock!
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

Thanks FG!
hugs ,Brandi

 

[txdon]

Brandi you do look frazzled, but very very happy!:thumbsup:

 

[blueriver]

Congrats Brandi !!!

 

[Lou66]

Congratulation grandma Brandi.. Lou

 

[Western]

Congratulations Grandma!! :drink: It's all fun until this:yell:..But then you can send them home!!

 

[farmgirl19]

Some things still flourish in the dry, hot weather, grass burrs and poison ivy, being among them. After avoiding the poison ivy the past few years, evidently I am trying to make up for it this year. Not sure if I got into it at a work location, or if I got into it last weekend, while trimming shrubs around the house. (Hope it wasn't the latter, as I have more of those to trim this weekend!) Anyway, what is normally a massive itch, becomes an all consuming itch, in the heat. So far, it is confined to my arms, and it better stay there. At least I can those in public and not have people think I am tacky! :shocked:

 

[lilranch2001]

Some things still flourish in the dry, hot weather, grass burrs and poison ivy, being among them. After avoiding the poison ivy the past few years, evidently I am trying to make up for it this year. Not sure if I got into it at a work location, or if I got into it last weekend, while trimming shrubs around the house. (Hope it wasn't the latter, as I have more of those to trim this weekend!) Anyway, what is normally a massive itch, becomes an all consuming itch, in the heat. So far, it is confined to my arms, and it better stay there. At least I can those in public and not have people think I am tacky! :shocked:

I don't seem to be allergic (Knocking on wood) but a friend of mine got it on his neither regions a few years ago, between all the improper itching he had to endure a massive amount of jokes on how it possibly landed there!

 

[jinman]

Congratulations Brandi! Grandmommies are allowed to look frazzled. Chloe is a beautiful baby girl. Here's hoping momma and daddy are both fine too and home soon. I think I see some tractor toys and pink TSC ballcaps in your future Christmas lists.

 

[bindian]

Thanks All.
Jim,
I was at TSC this morning and they have a very large collection of Green clothes, including some Oneies.
No RED.
Mom and Dad are well. I go back Wednesday (for 5 days of spoiling) when Dad goes back to work. Yippee!
hugs, Brandi

 

[pacerron]

Thanks All.
Jim,
I was at TSC this morning and they have a very large collection of Green clothes, including some Oneies.
No RED.
Mom and Dad are well. I go back Wednesday (for 5 days of spoiling) when Dad goes back to work. Yippee!
hugs, Brandi

Brandi,
Precious pictures. They will become more valuable as time passes to your family.
I lightened one up for a little better detail. Your handheld exposures of 1/8th second are just too slow
to avoid camera shake and unsharpness. Anything under 1/60th is too slow and even then you have to concentrate
on holding the camera properly and hope the subject doesn't move.
Pictures are a capture of a once in a lifetime moment so take lots of Chloe as she grows up.
Ron

 

[bindian]

Brandi,
Precious pictures. They will become more valuable as time passes to your family.
I lightened one up for a little better detail. Your handheld exposures of 1/8th second are just too slow
to avoid camera shake and unsharpness. Anything under 1/60th is too slow and even then you have to concentrate
on holding the camera properly and hope the subject doesn't move.
Pictures are a capture of a once in a lifetime moment so take lots of Chloe as she grows up.
Ron

Ron, Thanks. However, I am not worried about the camera. It was the camera person...................my ex. I did not like any photos of me, my daughter, and grand daughter. My ex was fumbling with it trying to find the button to take the photos. Don't get me started. I have great long range videos of George Strait concerts taken with that camera that makes my daughter want a Kodak like mine.
Reminds me of my Dad with a camera. You could always tell the photos Dad took because the tops of heads are cut off in the photos!
hugs, Brandi

 

[jinman]

Holy smoke! The sky just opened over my house and it's raining buckets. Runoff and the whole nine yards. Woohoo!!!

 

[farmgirl19]

BRAGGART! It is severe clear (and hot) here!