OSUT #242 - A day without laughter is a day wasted

[DoggyDaddy]

Howdy Jay and red.

 

[Sylvain]

Holy cow that is a lot.

How much area are we talking about? That must quite a few people to police the area.

I'm assuming you guys have something like our Coast Guard that is involved.

Several miles of coast line ... not sure.

The Gendarmerie is here (like a military police force, they have a navy branch as well).

We don't have a Coast Guard in France.
We have a unit that does rescue at sea but they are not part of the military and not law enforcement either.

Hundreds of LEOs have been deployed I think.
There is an anti-riot company that came to help locals cops. That's 160 additional officers in a company.

They have been searching cars in the area.

 

[mom45]

Wow...we all gonna die....

 

[Sylvain]

The Navy is also patrolling with choppers, day and night.

You have lots of places to hide on the beach, bunkers everywhere ... so making sure nobody gets there is not easy.

 

[target64]

Good day all. I think Noah might need to swing by and pick us up if it keeps raining

 

[GregD]

Howdy Target

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Howdy target.

 

[ed1838]

Wow its so windy here almost sounds like a train

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Howdy ed. It's settled down for us here.

 

[ed1838]

Making meatloft tonite. Going to be yummy almost done. Hope I can eat before power goes off would like to eat in front of tv this evening.

 

[Hardscrable]

Home again, done for the day, and glad. My 120 miles round trip with meeting and lunch was a pain to drive. Then home for an hour and head to vet. County roads were not good. Vet running late, etc. Come out and another 2-3” of slush, snowing hard and blowing. Pop in 4 wheel drive, 30 mph home. Did few chores. Am finished. Was back to almost rain for a moment, now sleet. Some crazy s**t.

5 years ago mid-Feb was recorded floods here. Expat will remember. I went in hospital and laid up 2 weeks. Then cold, snow, had to plow drive. Hoping that a similar change isn’t on tap for this year.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Howdy Hardscrable. Rain has stopped down here and I just stepped outside. Dead calm. I don't think we got the strongest of the winds here, but I'm hearing it's howling down south near Bedford on down to the Ohio river.

 

[red_zr24x4]

Dish keeps going out from the slush. I have to keep brushing it off

 

[ed1838]

Rain has stoped for now and wind has died down some.

 

[Hardscrable]

Howdy Hardscrable. Rain has stopped down here and I just stepped outside. Dead calm. I don't think we got the strongest of the winds here, but I'm hearing it's howling down south near Bedford on down to the Ohio river.

Our weather girl just said 30 mph gust, possibly 40-45 for few hours yet. But wind not near as strong right now as it was.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Our weather girl just said 30 mph gust, possibly 40-45 for few hours yet. But wind not near as strong right now as it was.

Ours just now made it sound like the worst of the winds are yet to come, so we shall see.

 

[OneBadV8]

Crazy rain and wind here too

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Man, I have been amazed at how Ruthie hasn't shed, even with all her thick fur. Well, I was amazed too soon. Now that it's warmed up, here comes the shedding. I just pulled handfuls of fur off of her. It's that under coat that is coming to the surface. I think if we gave her a good brushing now, she'd look like a much smaller dog!

 

[Jaybird1980]

Heavy wet snow here. The oak tree branches are bending way down

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Ruthie after a good brushing...