If any of you are watch collectors...

https://rescoinstruments.com/

~REMINDER FOR ALL YA STONERS OUT THERE~

is this the parking sign for Lovers Lane?? 

good afternoon, yall

I've really been enjoying your video series Don, whatever happens ✌️

What do you mean Chuck I got a couple SEALs here in town

Some truth. Gotta make time for fun, life is short friends...

Today’s Forecast. In Chicagonese Currently 32 * Dats “Tirdy Two. Gettin To 52*. Dats Fif-eTwo Later On In De Afternoon! And With The Whisper And Thr Wind I’m Gone

Good Morning 🦉’ly And All You’ze Other Fine Peoples From Cardinal 🍷🙏Chuck

hey, I just find the pix, I dont make em (most the time)...

Reveille, Reveille Echo Platoon... Rise and Shine, hope you all have a Wonderful Day.

Goodmorning ESEs & EEs! Hope you have a good day! 41F high of 52 rain and heavy winds starting soon.

2nd sleepless night in a row...

This is pathetic…… we are the USA


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This is beyond sad now

When Nature wants a man.

When Nature wants to drill a man
And thrill a man,
And skill a man,
When Nature wants to mould a man
To play the noblest part;
When she yearns with all her heart
To create so great and bold a man
That all the world shall praise-
Watch her method, watch her ways!
How she ruthlessly perfects
Whom she royally elects;
How she hammers him and hurts him
And with mighty blows converts him
Into trial shapes of clay which only Nature understands-
While his tortured heart is crying and he lifts beseeching hands! -
How she bends, but never breaks,
When his good she undertakes....
How she uses whom she chooses
And with every purpose fuses him,
By every art induces him
To try his splendor out-
Nature knows what she's about.
When Nature wants to take a man
And shake a man
And wake a man;
When Nature wants to make a man
To do the Future's will;
When she tries with all her skill
And she yearns with all her soul
To create him large and whole....
With what cunning she prepares him!
How she goads and never spares him,
How she whets him and she frets him
And in poverty begets him....
How she often disappoints
Whom she sacredly anoints,
With what wisdom she will hide him,
Never minding what betide him
Though his genius sob with slighting and his pride may not forget!
Bids him struggle harder yet.
Makes him lonely
So that only
God's high messages shall reach him
So that she may surely teach him
What the Hierarchy planned.
Though he may not understand
Gives him passions to command-
How remorselessly she spurs him,
With terrific ardor stirs him
When she poignantly prefers him!
When Nature wants to name a man
And fame a man
And tame a man;
When Nature wants to shame a man
To do his heavenly best....
When she tries the highest test
That her reckoning may bring-
When she wants a god or king! -
How she reins him and restrains him
So his body scarce contains him
While she fires him
And inspires him!
Keeps him yearning, ever burning for a tantalising goal-
Lures and lacerates his soul.
Sets a challenge for his spirit,
Draws it higher when he's near it-
Makes a jungle, that he clear it;
Makes a desert, that he fear it
And subdue it if he can-
So doth Nature make a man.
Then, to test his spirit's wrath
Hurls a mountain in his path-
Puts a bitter choice before him
And relentlessly stands o'er him.
'Climb, or perish! ' so she says....
Watch her purpose, watch her ways!
Nature's plan is wondrous kind
Could we understand her mind...
Fools are they who call her blind.
When his feet are torn and bleeding
Yet his spirit mounts unheeding,
All his higher powers speeding
Blazing newer paths and fine;
When the force that is divine
Leaps to challenge every failure and his ardor still is sweet
And love and hope are burning in the presence of defeat....
Lo, the crisis! Lo, the shout
That must call the leader out.
When the people need salvation
Doth he come to lead the nation....
Then doth Nature show her plan
When the world has found- a man!

Lmao


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Taps, Taps... Good Night Echo Platoon, hope y'all have a wonderful night.

(709) Rime of the Ancient Mariner (2015 - Remaster) - YouTube

Since we're doing poetry tonight...

The Raven
BY EDGAR ALLAN POE
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
“’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door—
Only this and nothing more.”

Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December;
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore—
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore—
Nameless here for evermore.

And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating
“’Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door—
Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door;—
This it is and nothing more.”

Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,
“Sir,” said I, “or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore;
But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,
And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door,
That I scarce was sure I heard you”—here I opened wide the door;—
Darkness there and nothing more.

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;
But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,
And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, “Lenore?”
This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, “Lenore!”—
Merely this and nothing more.

Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning,
Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before.
“Surely,” said I, “surely that is something at my window lattice;
Let me see, then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore—
Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore;—
’Tis the wind and nothing more!”

Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,
In there stepped a stately Raven of the saintly days of yore;
Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he;
But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door—
Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door—
Perched, and sat, and nothing more.

Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore,
“Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou,” I said, “art sure no craven,
Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore—
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night’s Plutonian shore!”
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”

Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly,
Though its answer little meaning—little relevancy bore;
For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being
Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door—
Bird or beast upon the sculptured bust above his chamber door,
With such name as “Nevermore.”

But the Raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only
That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour.
Nothing farther then he uttered—not a feather then he fluttered—
Till I scarcely more than muttered “Other friends have flown before—
On the morrow he will leave me, as my Hopes have flown before.”
Then the bird said “Nevermore.”

Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken,
“Doubtless,” said I, “what it utters is its only stock and store
Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful Disaster
Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore—
Till the dirges of his Hope that melancholy burden bore
Of ‘Never—nevermore’.”

But the Raven still beguiling all my fancy into smiling,
Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird, and bust and door;
Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking
Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore—
What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore
Meant in croaking “Nevermore.”

This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing
To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom’s core;
This and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining
On the cushion’s velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o’er,
But whose velvet-violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o’er,
She shall press, ah, nevermore!

Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer
Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.
“Wretch,” I cried, “thy God hath lent thee—by these angels he hath sent thee
Respite—respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore;
Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore!”
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”

“Prophet!” said I, “thing of evil!—prophet still, if bird or devil!—
Whether Tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore,
Desolate yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted—
On this home by Horror haunted—tell me truly, I implore—
Is there—is there balm in Gilead?—tell me—tell me, I implore!”
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”

“Prophet!” said I, “thing of evil!—prophet still, if bird or devil!
By that Heaven that bends above us—by that God we both adore—
Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn,
It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore—
Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore.”
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”

“Be that word our sign of parting, bird or fiend!” I shrieked, upstarting—
“Get thee back into the tempest and the Night’s Plutonian shore!
Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken!
Leave my loneliness unbroken!—quit the bust above my door!
Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!”
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”

And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming,
And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted—nevermore!

Fuck it

https://poets.org/poem/paul-reveres-ride

Listen, my children, and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five:
Hardly a man is now alive
Who remembers that famous day and year.

He said to his friend, “If the British march
By land or sea from the town to-night,
Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry-arch
Of the North-Church-tower, as a signal-light,—
One if by land, and two if by sea;
And I on the opposite shore will be,
Ready to ride and spread the alarm
Through every Middlesex village and farm,
For the country-folk to be up and to arm.”

Evening, everyone. I hope it was a good day for all.

Good night Echo Platoon, catch you in the AM!


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Good evening Everyone

Hello everyone, Tina made it through another one! She’s a tough bird😁 Will be at the hospital til 2000 when they kick us out! She’s in good spirits under the circumstances…… enjoy your evening all🙏🙏🙏👍👍

even the Easter Bunny knows Joe is full of shit


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lol...

Wow. That might be the worst Ive heard thus far..
When even ROCKS are in short order, something is terribly wrong. How there is still anybody supporting this FUBAR administration is beyond me...

when is the next video in the series about DJ? don left us on such a cliff hanger with the 6 worst words that dj ever said. killing us with suspense

hey Herman, instead of Chik-Fil-A, how bout some pasta??

W Pa. chilly with lots of grass suppressor falling. I'm not ready for the lawn tractor shit yet.

Good afternoon Echo Plt, in the process of catching up so if I haven't had a chance to reply, my apologies. Had a chance to speak with Redman, even the Cardinal himself last week, you know you have good friends when the conversation begins with an insult. I also see that Manchu hasn't burnt down the place yet, but he's got potential so we won't give up on him. I hope everyone has an excellent day. ~SF

Good morning Echo platoon and Elegant Echo's, hope everyone has a good day.

Good Morning Echo Platoon... Have a Great Day.

Good Morning All You’ze Lovely People,From 🍷🙏Chuck

Goodmorning Echo Platoon! Have a good day!

Morning .


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cant sleep so started a mess of gumbo for later... yall are welcome, bring ya own damn bowl though because I damn sure aint cleaning up after ya!!!

How/Why does Don have haters? Like why? Are they the fakes that are trying to get back at him?

With all of life's little ups and downs, have you ever found yourself saying...I'm not in a good place right now !! 🍁

This has been eating at me since Don said something about it... But if that guy is so sure that the so-called sailor that wrote that book didn't serve on that LDP, why doesn't he go after him? I've called out a Marine who was spreading bull shit about him and his unit being a part of the Mogadishu Fiasco (Black Hawk Down). He just whined about the PTSD.I even had an ex-girlfriend who married some Air Force Airman that was Stationed in Arabia during Desert Storm. All I heard was PTSD this and PTSD that. I'm not making light of PTSD, but some of these people never saw Combat. Shit man...

I missed another one, too. Damn. But, as my old man used to say, "happy wife, happy life". Thankfully, there's the replay!

Whoops, missed another one! I hope everyone had a nice Easter. The dog got a nice chunk of ham and the bone so he certainly did.
Our local news is doing a story on my VFW memorial team Wednesday. The rest of the week is gonna be filled with yard work and getting a few projects at the house rolling.
God bless y'all.

This stuff gets rid of most of the flies. They land on it, start flying out of control in circles then die.

Loving this 4 day weekend. Have another next weekend due to ANZAC day. Will attend the dawn service and have a few breakfast rums for the fallen. Have a good night all.

Night folks . Stay safe .

That did the trick

well, hope it works better than mine did last weekend

see ya doamilye blove to fn giv

Thanks Senior

Enjoy your holiday and the kids. Tell Diane we said hello!

Take care Don

have a good night Senior

Later all and Happy Easter

All good senior goodnight

Happy Easter and all dat shit

Ha!

Happy fishing boss

Enjoy the grandkids

awsome power

Senior, sounds like you need some Pepsi

video reset

500 magnum

Those make my 50 cal look like a 22LR

canon..

that was awsome..saw you on vid

Those .50’s will daze you when you shoot them. It takes a second to realize what happened when you pull the trigger.

LOL @ Radioman!

omg SQUIRREL ammo

Nice!!

They all want the video spot but don't want to be bothered getting anything done

Thanks for taking time to get on here and tell Diane she's missed tonight. Enjoy those Grands!

"Uniparty"

I'm more worried about the people who voted for him and harris than I am about them

***LEATHER

SENIOR, the song LATHER AND LACE makes me think of you and MrsDiane

Did anyone see the video of Biden attempting to shake hands after a speech in North Carolina, but nobody was there. Then he walked around trying to figure out where to go to get off the stage?

shes great

Oh thahks to you know who inflation is way out of control

what a dick....

Like a machine shed....my Grandpa had one when I grew up on his ranch

Oh this country is creating some real assholes in my view....God Help us

Did you have to change your door geometry to fit your boat in the new shed?

YouTube is a crazy place people link up and over on their channel for viewer ship

Now i know why you drink, i could never put up with all the shit you do,stalkers,etc

Senior, I aint texted ya un awhile... wanna hang out ands watch 40 shades later tonight?? lol

we understand my friend

my work on the Trenton is what got me selected for Chief

Loose lips

If you don’t mind me asking, what did you do with his magazine with the bullet in it?

not good

Sorry you had bad experience on the Trenton.....I was LPO in Radio before you came aboard am sure....

Morning/Evening all...

This so called guest turned out to be a phony marine and didn't even do a good jbo of it....

read down

LMFAOOOOOO

very cool....

so guess who turned out to be the bad guy....yep.....me....sucks....just did not handle it right

hollw bones

So I called it what it was and kicked him out

come to find out he turned out to be a big time valor stealing so called Marine

WE had this guy come in and our bar tender did not card him

kids8 are wound up like an 8 day alarm clock

Give us a practice call on that wingbone

I'm now am officer of my VFW post and was in the bar yesterday

Razzy, Senior decided to NOT wear his man bun tonight...

One would think I would just listen one time to my Senior Chief....

Proud of the no man bun

Hope the easter bunny was good to you

Happy birthday Sgt pop

How was your Easter, good i hope . I heard you couldn't hold out, and opened up the bottle i sent you right away

to many candy bars of course...lol

happy easter little ones

5x5 Senior

Green light 5x5

Sound is on

👍🏻

All good

yes sound

5x5 Good Audio

Kitty jumped up there and turned the sound off again

got it ow kind sir

5x5

No sound

5X5 no sound

NO AUDIO

No audio

cute kids but no sound

no sound for me

Simon I will turn this car around

Hello folks

Is it time yet Chuck ??

Yah we here and we bad

happy easter everybody

Good evening everyone. I hope the week has been kind to you all.

Praying it goes well, keeping you both in my prayers. Happy Birthday, Sarge.

Thoughts for you and Tina H, happy bd Sargent. At a Easter dinner will have to watch later.

Hello all. Will have to watch later, Tina has a second surgery tomorrow. I've been at the hospital since this morning. Hope you all had a great Easter, chat later.

Hey Chu

howdy Ms Robin

Happy Birthday to you Sgt. Pop!🎂🎂

howdy Jai

Happy Easter everyone and happy birthday Sgt. Pop

~dedicated to Mrs Diane and Senior, ya just know this song fits them and their decades of marriage!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXA5y3h-Si8

happy borned on date Sgt Pop!!

and happy Easter to all! In addition, this is my 76th birthday, Third time it has fallen on Easter in my lifetime

****SPONGE BOB,damn auto-NONcorrect!

have a lil patience yall, Mrs Diane didn't lay out Senior's clothing today and Senior is having a panic attack trying figure out what to wear other than his favorite song bob pajammies...

Happy Easter my friends.

Happy Easter, everyone

Good morning and Happy Easter! He has risen!🙏🏻

Happy Easter, everyone! I hope you had a great visit with the Grandkids this weekend.

Happy Easter Everyone!!

Happy Easter!!!

happy easter most y'all

Happy Easter Everyone!

Happy Easter To. You’ze All 🙏🍷Chuck

HAPPY EASTER!!

Better https://youtu.be/gbl0dwNxfXQ

https://youtu.be/3B9JvtIQx80

See you guys tonight! Happy Easter from here

A little Sunrise Hot Chocolate. See you all tonight...