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[Ridgerunner]

My Dad was one of the truck drivers of caravans who helped rescue those horses.

This is quite a story... For those who don't know the story, well worth your time and effort...

Thanks peach...

https://nypost.com/2016/08/20/why-u...-in-wwii-to-rescue-horses-kidnapped-by-nazis/

 

[Foxfyre]

We've been put under a severe thunderstorm watch. This is weird. June is normally one of our hottest and dryest months up until the monsoon arrives usually in early to mid July. We are still more than two weeks away from the beginning of even an early monsoon and so far the temps have been more like May than June. We won't complain though unless it comes with damaging wind and hail which it usually doesn't. We always love rain in the high desert.

 

[peach174]

Thank you ridgerunner.

On May 12 1945 the U.S. soldiers began trucking, riding and herding
the horses 35 miles over the border to Kotztinz, Germany. The
Army sent a plane so that Podhajsky could come see the
Lipizzans, and he then took all of them to St. Martins, where he
kept his and sent the rest back to their owners. The other
horses, and some of the soldiers, went on to Mansbach, Germany,
where they spent the summer.

My dad ,one of those truckers as part of 350 soldiers called Operation Cowboy.

 

[Ernie S.]

Exactly Ernie.
I was lucky I didn't break anything.
My glasses is what saved me from hitting the side of my head very hard into the cement.
If not from them breaking and taking most of it, I might have not been around anymore.
Smashed skull lights out.

Wish I was there to help you up...

 

[peach174]

Thank you Ernie .
I'm ok ,just cut up and I have some very beautiful purple and blue bruises.

The worst cut is from a rock that I landed on first, it's about an inch long and deep right under my left knee.
My shin bone is very bruised and swollen,but I kept ice on it off and on all day. The swelling is now down.
I have a black eye and a small cut next to my nose.
It was weird how I fell.
I hit my shin hard on the wagon, then I fell on top of it and bounced up a little in the air and landed with my left knee hitting the rocks in the yard.
Then the right knee hit the sidewalk, so I have what looks like road rash on the inside of the top of my right knee.
Then the right side of my head slammed onto the side walk.
When I hit the side walk my glasses broke and that impact lifted my head slightly so that softened the impact somewhat.
When my glasses broke it cut the left side of my cheek and caused a black eye.

I took it easy all day, slept some.

 

[beautress]

It took my dear friend and frequent dinner date, E.J., passed this evening. I bless his many years of being a voluntary fireman in Walker County, Texas, where he was born, pursued a career in trucking before graduating from high school, served his country when called, spent years of the last 2 decades of her life caring for her, married late to a dental specialist who had family that was grown up, so instead of becoming a father figure, he became their friend and inspiration as a faithful listener in the evenings to his First responder radio, which is how they communicated their volunteers to get down to the fire house. From his friends I've talked to, he was always one of the first to show up and knew everything there was to know about fire equipment of every type including the engines, the water supply, and their care and storage. His family is planning a funeral for next monday if they can get it scheduled, or sooner if necessary. There are likely a hundred including his wife's children, grandchildren, and several grandchildren. We just celebrated his 82nd birthday less than a month ago. It took 10 days for this tough guy from the time I found him after not hearing from him for over 30 hours, decided to cowgirl up, go over and see if he was okay. He wasn't at all okay. He couldn't tell me what was wrong, but things were scattered everywhere that someone who couldn't walk for several hours. Oh, and he didn't answer any phones, either. Everyone was so sure he was out punching cows, which he had in the week before fixed his haybaler, worked feeding his animals twice a day every day, and every stray cat in the county knows where he lives, because he feeds them what the raccoons don't take, and he was buying food for pets twice a week who roamed nearby, hoping to find where he put the bowls set out here and yonder. In the past 10 days when I've visited him and his family every day, his step kids (in their 60s now) they feed those wild cats and their kittens twice a day, just like he did.

Thanks for letting me get my sad little story out here. I'm doing okay. I knew he had small cell lung cancer, but unfortunately he didn't know what the outcome would be as he didn't give up cigarettes for 6 months. In the meantime, I only gave him my best version of what cigarettes are--and the last time I mentioned it here, it made everybody mad, so I won't mention my little pet name for hateful smokes. It's a near impossible habit to break, my own mother died with 2 kids still in middle school because she would not stop smoking. She did cut back from 3 packs a day to 1, but that didn't help. One of the poisons in cigarettes breaks down blood vessels and results in the sudden death called aneurism. Her balloon was at the nape of her neck and when it burst, she was gone in less than 3 days. EJ stopped smoking when he went on Chemo. I have no idea how he did it, but it gave him 5 months rather than 6 weeks to live. I wish he had quit the day I told him what cigarettes were. Don't go to my profile page, and you'll never have to hear it.

God's kindliest blessings on each of you.

 

[Foxfyre]

It took my dear friend and frequent dinner date, E.J., passed this evening. I bless his many years of being a voluntary fireman in Walker County, Texas, where he was born, pursued a career in trucking before graduating from high school, served his country when called, spent years of the last 2 decades of her life caring for her, married late to a dental specialist who had family that was grown up, so instead of becoming a father figure, he became their friend and inspiration as a faithful listener in the evenings to his First responder radio, which is how they communicated their volunteers to get down to the fire house. From his friends I've talked to, he was always one of the first to show up and knew everything there was to know about fire equipment of every type including the engines, the water supply, and their care and storage. His family is planning a funeral for next monday if they can get it scheduled, or sooner if necessary. There are likely a hundred including his wife's children, grandchildren, and several grandchildren. We just celebrated his 82nd birthday less than a month ago. It took 10 days for this tough guy from the time I found him after not hearing from him for over 30 hours, decided to cowgirl up, go over and see if he was okay. He wasn't at all okay. He couldn't tell me what was wrong, but things were scattered everywhere that someone who couldn't walk for several hours. Oh, and he didn't answer any phones, either. Everyone was so sure he was out punching cows, which he had in the week before fixed his haybaler, worked feeding his animals twice a day every day, and every stray cat in the county knows where he lives, because he feeds them what the raccoons don't take, and he was buying food for pets twice a week who roamed nearby, hoping to find where he put the bowls set out here and yonder. In the past 10 days when I've visited him and his family every day, his step kids (in their 60s now) they feed those wild cats and their kittens twice a day, just like he did.

Thanks for letting me get my sad little story out here. I'm doing okay. I knew he had small cell lung cancer, but unfortunately he didn't know what the outcome would be as he didn't give up cigarettes for 6 months. In the meantime, I only gave him my best version of what cigarettes are--and the last time I mentioned it here, it made everybody mad, so I won't mention my little pet name for hateful smokes. It's a near impossible habit to break, my own mother died with 2 kids still in middle school because she would not stop smoking. She did cut back from 3 packs a day to 1, but that didn't help. One of the poisons in cigarettes breaks down blood vessels and results in the sudden death called aneurism. Her balloon was at the nape of her neck and when it burst, she was gone in less than 3 days. EJ stopped smoking when he went on Chemo. I have no idea how he did it, but it gave him 5 months rather than 6 weeks to live. I wish he had quit the day I told him what cigarettes were. Don't go to my profile page, and you'll never have to hear it.

God's kindliest blessings on each of you.

Sending you a comforting hug across the miles Beautress.

 

[peach174]

So sorry for your loss beautress.
My prayers are with you to get though such a difficult time.

 

[Foxfyre]

Good night darlinks. I really do love you guys.
And we continue to pray and/or send good vibes and/or positive thoughts and/or keep vigil for:

Harper
Pogo’s friend Pat and special comfort for Pogo,
Rod, GW's partner,
Kat's sister,
Dana, Foxfyre's friend recovering from heart transplant
Wellness for Foxfyre's sister and Hombre's sister
Montrovant for continued progress in his transition.
JustAnotherNut for strength and wisdom dealing with challenges.
Gracie & Mr. G in difficult transition and for positive trend to continue.
BigBlackDog aka BBD for healing and wellness
GallantWarrior for pain relief and healing,
Ringel for healing and Mrs. R facing serious health challenges in difficult transition
Seagal and Mr. Seagal.
Beautress for wellness
Peach for healing
All those we love and care about who aren't on the list.

And we keep the porch light on so that those who have been away can find their way back.

The June full moon is the strawberry moon first called that by Algonquin tribes in eastern North America who knew it as a signal to gather the ripening fruit of wild strawberries.

But tonight the full moon light's EJ's way to his next life and journey. and our thoughts and prayers are with his family and his dear friend Beautress.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Well was it me or did the forum fall thru the crack again?

 

[Ernie S.]

Not just you. Been at least an hour.

 

[Ernie S.]

Is everything since Monday night gone?

 

[Ridgerunner]

Lost everything since Tue. apparently...

 

[Ridgerunner]

Great minds... Yea I think so...

 

[Foxfyre]

Dang, they must have gone back days and days to do a restore. But at least we're back. Lost some good stuff in there though.

 

[Ernie S.]

I see stuff early Tuesday (CDT) morning but the rest is done gone.

 

[Ridgerunner]

sparky posted original...

 

[beautress]

Dang, they must have gone back days and days to do a restore. But at least we're back. Lost some good stuff in there though.

Yes, I tried to get in for about an hour. I had some business in town, gave blood samples at the Doctor's office, and bought a small arrangement for EJ's funeral. They have 2 days of visiting. He only has 100 relatives and a lot of friends from his 44 years in the Volunteer Firefighters in the county. I bought some green fabrics to match the scraps the girls at charity bees gave me to work on. The giver had cut 23 squares of green gingham, and could I find the same one? Nope. 1/4" gingham doesn't seem to be anywhere, and this green was a light green of spring, neither chartruese nor mint, but somewhere pleasantly in between. I'm thinking about just using the gingham behind a light green print and use characters from one of the childrens' animal quilt book I wrote around 1987-1989. I still have a copy around here somewhere, so not sure how that's going to work out. I made at least 5 quilts from the patterns for gifts and a big one for my sister's son, which she never gave to him, because he was sent to a special children's school when he got into some serious trouble at age 12. It took them 5 or 6 years, but he turned out so well I'm a little proud of him.

Little tired after the labwork, but will know more when the results are in. Hope everyone has a great evening.

 

[Hossfly]

Hey y'all It lives!

Hey, Ern! We missed ya! Got a picture of you though.








ERNIE - HELL'S ANGEL

 

[Foxfyre]

One thing we lost was MarathonMike's post congratulating boedicca for paying off her mortgage.

So again I want to welcome MarathonMike to the Coffee Shop as that was his first visit here. And to again offer the complimentary beverage for the first timer: