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45F. at 6:30 am. Hot this afternoon.

What ever the altitude is at Albuquerque, NM I had trouble there walking up one flight of stairs. That is when I was a teenager.Oh. I was having breathing troubles from the air I wasn't over weight but I rather skinny and underweight.

I currently live about 500 feet above sea level and when we went shopping, when I first moved up here, it was difficult for me to walk all day around at the mall. I do better now unless we eat a big lunch.

I and my sister went to the Gadsden Gander Mountain store and they were just not wanting to wait on us. I'm not surprised they are closing. They argued loudly for several minutes over who was going to wait on us and then who was going to ring up my purchase. We never went back. I saw no reason to be treated that way. Walmart gives better service.

before I joined the Navy my highest altitude camping trip was probably a thousand feet above sea level. That would have been high school. No problem hiking or camping. Navy tech school I helped with a Scout troop. Highest camping there was three thousand feet. I took it easy but I was skinny and in better shape. Not a problem I was more concerned about all of us in 3 season gear. It got down to 5F. With a 50 mile per hour wind. Highest I have been was when we traveled to Lassen. Volcanic Park on…

I have we been told the headaches are your body telling you to slow down and acclimate. Severe altitude sickness is deadly.

less oxygen at altitude to.

a very large wharf rat got in the ventilation system aboard ship and died. The guy who put the rat guards on the lines holding the ship to the dock missed one. The smallest guy on the ship went in the vent with an oba. on. That's oxygen breathing apparatus. Rubber gloves and a trash bag. Rope around his waist. He got stuck and they had to pull on the rope to get him out. Captain gave him 2 or 3 days leave in Rome, Italy. He got in trouble but he told us later it was worth it. The stench from the…

looks like rain tonight.

okay. Got the pipe in. And the ends turned so that if it rains tonight and it looks like it will water won't get in the pipe. Most of the pipe is glued. Making progress.

well. I have electricity in my storage shed/ham radio shack. 2 outlets two sockets each. 2 ceiling lights with a separate wall switch for each. That gives me the ability to add more ceiling lights to the same line and breaker. And if the teenager, relative, will stop groaning about digging a small trench so we can put pvc. pipe and run my coax through it I can get back on the air tonight. Of course just as I got interested on ham radio again the sun spot cycle is on a down turn. well at least I …

74F. Clear and a bit windy.

Quote from Astro: “Prickly pear? Now you got thinking of good old Baloo and singing the bare necessities. ” Yup. Texas has plenty of prickly pear cactus and mesquite trees. Oak trees to.

I agree with Socks ! Clear here at 2 am. At 44F.

Nope. ScareBear. was suggesting I try using unexposed film as an infrared filter on my camera.

still raining.

raining. Stops for a bit. More rain. Stops. Rains.

so can any cactus like prickly pear.

The goat meat was good. It was the thought of something they weren't used to that caused the instant reaction. And it was on the tour bus not in the restaurant. Most of us didn't get sick.

Quote from Dan76: “Quote from Drybones: “Quote from Dan76: “Quote from LIhikers: “A pet groundhog? That's funny. ” Folks in some circles would call it dinner. ” My son and wife to be took an 8 day hike in the Peruvian mountains, spoiled brats had sherpas to carry most of the gear and cook....one meal was ground hog, or the local equivalent. ” Might have been guinea pig. It's a local delicacy in the area. ” Ship I was on pulled into Lisbon, Portugal. Day trip to several places via bus. Restaurant…