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Post by herosrest on Jul 17, 2022 6:35:21 GMT -6
I was watching a news item on weather in Seville which interviewed a Brit doctor working there. News and data indicted mid 40's centigrade temps. However. on the ground (realtime) readings were 51C. This would have been last Thursday. www.weatherhq.co.uk/weather-station/northolt usually no more than an hour behind. 13:30 BST and sun is just overhead. Wind is cooling at 10mph or so. We could see mid 30's by 4-5pm. AC is costing an arm and a leg but we have 5 large solar panels up. We are watching the current stage of the Tour de France. Fantastic countryside impossible to view any other way.
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Post by Yan Taylor on Jul 17, 2022 12:25:03 GMT -6
Never mind the Tour de France, the British open was on TV
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Post by herosrest on Jul 17, 2022 12:55:10 GMT -6
We are blessed with a bounty of sport at the moment and the Tour has long interested ' The wonderfully scrumptious moi' and chiefly for the scenery and views of France. Hopefully the UK can one day market itself as well. The soccer Euros, Wimbledon just finished, Rugby Union with all four teams battering our senior Commonwealth adversaries, the Formula racing, and yes the golf but pretyy much all those given prior, trump it for me. I caddied weekends as a youngster to make pocket money and appreciate the sport for the stubborn and gifted skillset it demands but at this time of year there is simply so much sport and but a few days hence, Charity Shield kicks the Saturday ritual off. You know, a fond memory was going round Ealing Golf Club's first nine holes on Saturday mornings with the Cooper Brothers. Yes, old Henry who knocked down Cassius Clay.... before being splattered in flurries of pounding. What a true gent he was and lovely guy. Regards. I get up to Stamford Bridge now and again and cannot resist shouting: 'Vikings'.
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Post by Yan Taylor on Jul 17, 2022 13:17:03 GMT -6
I see our ladies national team are playing the ladies from Spain on Tuesday, womens euro football is better then I thought. Old "splash it on" Henry, yes he was a nice man, but had a forhead like tissue paper, Clay ripped it up, but he catch old cassius with a good one, and only a bit of jiggery pokery in Clays corner gave time to get his marbles right for the next round.
Looking forward to the Charity Shield, up the reds, sort out those noizy neighbours in manchester. It is the day after my 64th birthday this year, a bit early don't you think, it only seems a few weeks ago when Liverpool sadly lost the league.
Jeez, temp is still in the 80s outside, it is 20:20pm GMT, knocks the stuffing out of you, no air con either, just open windows and cold showers, burning up a bit.
Ian
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Post by Nape Sintekiya Mani on Jul 17, 2022 14:01:00 GMT -6
To combat the heat in the houses, it´s best to lower the blinds and have the house in darkness all day. Then at the end of the afternoon when the sun goes down and it cools down, the blinds are raised so that the house cools down.
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Post by Yan Taylor on Jul 17, 2022 23:25:46 GMT -6
You are correct pachi, blinds are down and curtains are drawn, plus they are saying to keep your windows closed too as it let's in warm air.
Ian
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Post by herosrest on Jul 18, 2022 1:29:25 GMT -6
Iceland sounds reasonable at the moment but our airports fell apart............... Our infrastructure wasn't designed to cope with what is happening and the higher temps are over tolerance for a lot of UK. Mind you, I was looking through old Parish records maybe 10-12 years back and guess what - out in the fields of Northolt (just a tiny community then) people were dropping dead in a heatwave. At least this time the rail companies won't have to blame disrupted services on 'snails crossing the lines'. What I am noticing is a broad display of odd behaviours in public, way beyond any norm. Unfortunately I have difficulty discerning who has earbuds in from raving nutjobs talking to themselves. Hang tough with the C19. Regards. If it's warmer outside than in, open windows heat your property and vice versa. A cool breeze blowing straight in is the best solution so living in a windy area in summer is good unfortunately (of course) most of our year is freezing damp winter. In passing = the heat wave, it reminded me of melanoma and that brought Eva Cassidy to mind. A sadly wonderful story. Close eyes and listen
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Post by herosrest on Jul 18, 2022 4:07:19 GMT -6
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Post by tubman13 on Jul 21, 2022 5:32:46 GMT -6
Colt,
LBHA Conference included visits to Brandy Station and Trevillian Station. As we know this is much like a GAC fan club, in many ways, so while Wilderness, Chancellorsville, and Spotsylvania are better visits, in the area, no Custer. The best thing about these conferences is the friendships developed. Learnings on Saturday seminars can be valuable. And as HR mentioned, the conference will be in Billings next year. I would hope to see you and others there.
Regards, Tom
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Post by Colt45 on Jul 21, 2022 16:03:46 GMT -6
Thanks for the update, Tom.
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Post by justinterested on Oct 10, 2022 16:23:12 GMT -6
Hi. I didn't want to leave something I asked about hanging. I finally got ahold of Michael Donahue. He pointed me to his book (Drawing Battle Lines), specifically and exclusively to the Mike Reynolds map for bodies found north of US212. It states "multiple sources", but doesn't state what those are. Michael is too busy with his real life to answer questions beyond what he did. And what he did was quite helpful, for the record.
I have to say that, while I don't want to discount sources, especially like that excellent book, but I don't find it that compelling either. They could be there, in other words, but I didn't find anything that would say for sure that bodies were there.
Just closing that loop ...
Best regards,
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Post by tubman13 on Oct 11, 2022 6:27:27 GMT -6
Just,
Great follow-up, thank you.
There was a body located near Custer Creek, on Crow Reservation, the location was pointed out to Steve Andrews. A couple of seasonal employees at at the battefield, to include Donovan, confirmed bodies across Hwy. 212. Former Cultural Resource Manager, Cindy E. Hagen, confirmed as well.
Nobody has factually stated, definitively, why or what they were doing there.
Regards, Tom
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Post by justinterested on Oct 12, 2022 14:03:41 GMT -6
Thanks Tom.
Has someone verified that they were US 7th Cav bodies?
Thanks,
Rob
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Post by tubman13 on Oct 12, 2022 14:45:22 GMT -6
Yes all. Stones were once where the Trading Post is.
Regards, Tom
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Post by justinterested on Oct 13, 2022 0:44:05 GMT -6
No offense intended with these questions ... I've just never heard any of this, and I've spent more than a little time on this (I first visited the battlefield in the late 60s, as a young lad, and many time since).
So ... how come none of this appears in any of the burial records, or the battlefield recce, etc., from the 1800s?
What I am seeing is some anecdotal sources from the 1960s, or thereabouts, having seen some stones and some skeletons. But I haven't seen anything stating archeological evidence of these bodies being 7th Cav. I'm an analyst by (retired) trade, so like more than that if it's available.
Is there something more definitive than the Drawing Battle Lines book?
I appreciate the dialogue, Tom, to be clear. But I don't see much I'd put a lot of store in, other than that I have a lot of respect for the folks saying it.
To re-state why I'm interested, maybe more clearly than I have to now, I've spent a lot of time on this battle, but I've never heard of bodies over there, on that point north of Ford D. To me, it's a big deal if they were there. Could be "spurious" folks (one or two soldier fleeing or looking to message Terry), or it could be flank coverage of Ford D. In any case, to me, it's a big deal.
I'm therefore looking for more than anecdotes. That's why I'm poking.
I hope that's understood, and thanks again for the dialogue.
Best regards,
Rob
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