Up, Down and All Around

The amount of precipitation was less today and it was actually cold. We had no ill effects from the storm at the campground. Without tv, we are unaware of local news to see if there was flooding in the area. I received a phone news bulletin though, about the Titanic submersible disaster. How tragic. Hubby was chilled when he rode his bike; he did a test run to determine if I should join him. Nope. Didn’t bring any public viewing “winter clothes.” I mostly read and watched these huge cargo planes take off and land all day. They are quite impressive. I found some stats at an Air Force public site -see below. We also saw some large commercial aircraft that hubby said must have been under contract to the Air Force. We made homemade pizzas for lunch. Hubby went to the Commissary to pick up a few needed items. My tea bags had a “Damp Rid taste” and they had to go. Our camping food staples stay in the basement in the winter in closed tubs. They still absorbed that odor somehow. Yuck. We took a walk around the base picnic area/playground. Maybe we will get outside more tomorrow. However, thunderstorms are predicted all day, beginning as early as 8:00 am. We are blessed to have everything we need in the camper and a building less than 20 yards away where we can take shelter if necessary. Not crazy about being in a trailer during an electrical storm. Hoping you also found entertaining views today. Stay safe. Thanks for stopping by and leaving stars for my less than stellar blip yesterday. Hopefully today’s is more interesting. “The C-17 Globemaster III is the most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area… Maximum payload capacity of the C-17 is 170,900 pounds (77,519 kilograms), and its maximum gross takeoff weight is 585,000 pounds (265,352 kilograms). With a payload of 164,900 pounds (74,797 kilograms) and an initial cruise altitude of 28,000 feet (8,534 meters), the C-17 has an unrefueled range of approximately 2,400 nautical miles. Its cruise speed is approximately 450 knots (.74 Mach).” -af.mil