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  1. urqh

    urqh Tea drinking surrender monkey

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    Ahhhh You yanks....waiting to see if we remembered...Happy 4th...Hope it rains...

    Well what do you expect...

    Enjoy...
     
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  2. GRW

    GRW Pillboxologist WW2|ORG Editor

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    Enjoy!
     
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  3. Otto

    Otto GröFaZ Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Not a Yank myself, but I married one and we live among them. Will be grilling and setting off fireworks as the tradition requires.
     
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  4. DaveBj

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    It is. I have to work, so I don't care :p Maybe it will get me out of outdoor grilling when I get home, and I can stay inside using my George Foreman griller.

    DaveBj
     
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  5. Skipper

    Skipper Kommodore

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    Happy 4th of July to my American friends and let Urgh be . After all he moans about territories comprising New York, which the Brits stole from the Dutch in the first place.
    I would have started a Revolution too if I was being forced to drink tea instead of Gin and have to pay for it .......


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  6. Ken The Kanuck

    Ken The Kanuck Member

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    Happy Birthday guys, hope that you have a great day and be safe.

    KTK
     
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  7. belasar

    belasar Court Jester

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    Alas, I too must work today, but happy 4th to all (including urqh)!
     
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  8. urqh

    urqh Tea drinking surrender monkey

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    Ahhhh...Skip knows me too well...its no fun when folk have cottoned on....Happy 4th Yanks...
     
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    Happy 4th of July to all the Seppos! ;-)
     
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    urgh got his wish, slow rain here all day ! Now how the hell did he get English weather to settle over Alabama ?????
     
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  11. belasar

    belasar Court Jester

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    As long as you do not get any romantic notions about a herd of sheep, all will be well. :)
     
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    How did you get my picture?
     
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  13. Biak

    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    Sorry there mate but it's a beautiful 82 degrees with light winds. I just returned from the annual family&friends 4th of July bash and spend the time listening to tales of the USAAF. We even had a MARINE Pilot who flew the F-8 Crusader in Vietnam sitting at the table. And it's funny Skipper mentioned Gin - the Marine introduced me to Gin&Tonic :) Life is good.


    ps: Thank you my friend for remembering us.
     
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  14. urqh

    urqh Tea drinking surrender monkey

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    Life is good here too matey....Enjoy whats left of the day.
     
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  15. DaveBj

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    It quit raining in north-central Alabama, so I had to grill anyway. My Spousal Unit had one of her friends over, so we all ate until we were comfortably full and chatted. A nice evening. I do hope the rain comes back to spoil all the local back-yard fireworks shows, because 0600 comes around awfully early.

    D
     
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  16. TD-Tommy776

    TD-Tommy776 Man of Constant Sorrow

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    Actually, it was rum that was the Colonials' adult beverage of choice. ;)

    To my friends from across the Pond, thank you for the kind wishes. To my American friends, have a wonderful and safe Independence Day. That is, don't blow up any fingers, don't fall in the lake, don't burn down your garage or deck with the BBQ, and let somebody sober drive... PLEASE!

    This has been a public service announcement...

    Let the festivities begin (if they haven't already)!!
     
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  17. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    It has forevermore pea-vined here. No flooding, that is further south, but all the outside festivities were cancelled, including our parades and a lazy day at the lake.

    The rain would not be such a problem since there is no lightning, but it is also somewhat cool for watersports. It never got above 75o today, if it even made it that high. I know that may not sound cold to some of you, but riding in a boat at that speed while wet from skiing or tubing, well that is a smudge chilly. BTW, 75o is about 20o cooler than it should be this time of year here.

    It is not raining too much at present so some brave souls are launching heavy artillery, much to the dismay of my dogs.

    The forecast for the remainder of the week is about the same, except the chance of rain drops to 70-80% instead of 100%.

    I have friends and relatives at the coast, where it has rained for several days. The area around Panama City and Panama City Beach is experiencing flash floods.
     
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    LRusso216 Graybeard Staff Member

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    We had great weather. Grilled, swam, ate and generally had a good time with family.

    Thanks to all the non-Americans for remembering us. To the Americans, hope you all had a good day, and rememebered the reason for our celebration.
     
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    CAC Ace of Spades

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    Is outdoor grilling the same as Queing? Fire'n up the barbie?
     
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  20. Skipper

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    The Dutch drank Gin (jenever) but loved Rum too.
     
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