Doin' what you have to on Thanksgiving!

Alan Nyhus · 11-28-2019, 12:04 PM

When my trusty meat thermometer failed, this extra water temp gauge got put to work.

Happy Thanksgiving! -Al

T Ames · 11-28-2019, 12:13 PM

Happy Thanksgiving Al! Looks like you will have an excellent dinner! Stay warm there in the Homeland.

MR DERBY CITY · 11-28-2019, 12:46 PM

That’s nice Al, but I just point my temp gun at my big bird....less mess ..Have a Happy Thanksgiving....
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Stan Hawes · 11-29-2019, 08:51 AM

Hey mj my wife and myself went to Adam Bowdish's new house for a feast fit for a king.
I didn't go to a race this year because of my health. but watch out Iam lyable to show up anyware.
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1matcoman · 11-29-2019, 09:41 AM

Sometimes you're in a hurry......

oldskool · 11-30-2019, 12:55 PM

I remember one particular Thanksgiving, when I did what I had to do.

The year was 1970. The place was the training area, near Fort Polk, LA, called Peason Ridge. My Army infantry AIT company was camped out in the woods, complete with tents & sleeping bags.

At aprox 0300 hours, we had to take down out tents, and pack all the stuff we were not gonna tote, into trucks. They told us it was 22°.

From there, we had to move thru the woods & get in position to attack a mock Vietnamese village, at dawn. It was complete with mock booby traps, a tunnel complex, and some guys acting as enemy soldiers.

After the attack, and only because it was Thanksgiving, they took us back to our barracks, at Fort Polk, & gave us a few hours off, that afternoon. They even allowed visitors to come on base. My girlfriend(now wife) drove down in my '69 GTO, along with another guy's girlfriend. We couldn't leave the base. But we did have a nice picnic lunch, in a nearby wooded area.

For those who were never in the military, and had to be away from family & loved ones, on holidays, I suppose it's hard to understand how much something like that few hours meant to us. It's been almost 50 years. But, it's something I'll never forget.

11-28-2019, 12:04 PM	#1
Alan Nyhus VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lower Dakota territory Posts: 1,180 Likes: 1,074 Liked 799 Times in 236 Posts	Doin' what you have to on Thanksgiving! When my trusty meat thermometer failed, this extra water temp gauge got put to work. Happy Thanksgiving! -Al __________________ "That'll never work....."

11-28-2019, 12:13 PM	#2
T Ames Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: the Brazos Valley of TX Posts: 114 Likes: 161 Liked 125 Times in 33 Posts	Re: Doin' what you have to on Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving Al! Looks like you will have an excellent dinner! Stay warm there in the Homeland.

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MR DERBY CITY VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Derby City, USA Posts: 3,631 Likes: 1,081 Liked 7,904 Times in 1,513 Posts	Re: Doin' what you have to on Thanksgiving! That’s nice Al, but I just point my temp gun at my big bird....less mess ..Have a Happy Thanksgiving.... ...

11-29-2019, 08:51 AM	#4
Stan Hawes Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: gresham, ore Posts: 35 Likes: 111 Liked 87 Times in 17 Posts	Re: Doin' what you have to on Thanksgiving! Hey mj my wife and myself went to Adam Bowdish's new house for a feast fit for a king. I didn't go to a race this year because of my health. but watch out Iam lyable to show up anyware. Stan Hawes Stan Hawes Instityte ot Thecnology

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11-30-2019, 12:55 PM	#6
oldskool VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: The Land of Bayous, Boudin & Crawfish Posts: 1,668 Likes: 223 Liked 747 Times in 362 Posts	Re: Doin' what you have to on Thanksgiving! I remember one particular Thanksgiving, when I did what I had to do. The year was 1970. The place was the training area, near Fort Polk, LA, called Peason Ridge. My Army infantry AIT company was camped out in the woods, complete with tents & sleeping bags. At aprox 0300 hours, we had to take down out tents, and pack all the stuff we were not gonna tote, into trucks. They told us it was 22°. From there, we had to move thru the woods & get in position to attack a mock Vietnamese village, at dawn. It was complete with mock booby traps, a tunnel complex, and some guys acting as enemy soldiers. After the attack, and only because it was Thanksgiving, they took us back to our barracks, at Fort Polk, & gave us a few hours off, that afternoon. They even allowed visitors to come on base. My girlfriend(now wife) drove down in my '69 GTO, along with another guy's girlfriend. We couldn't leave the base. But we did have a nice picnic lunch, in a nearby wooded area. For those who were never in the military, and had to be away from family & loved ones, on holidays, I suppose it's hard to understand how much something like that few hours meant to us. It's been almost 50 years. But, it's something I'll never forget.