NO 12 , 2015

Rain and getting colder , wind is rising

6:30 P  And the wind rose

It whipping around out there , not terribly cold but chill , still

Remembering

I'll have to careful here,I'm almost against Remembrance Day. 

We should be thankful for all those who fought and dared for us.
But the rub , is that it is an excuse for politicians to feel self satisfied and smug ' hurrah ' , we did something.
In reality , our veterans come home to fight vs the government. Why should a vet have to prove that their PTSD (trauma ) is war related. Or wait for medical service or travel 100 s of miles for medical treatment and re - hab.
Thus , on Remembrance Day , DND and the government should announce that no vet has gone untreated , this year , if they asked for help.
I know that members of the Merchant Marine received limited or no post service care or acknowledgement. Has that changed , I don't know , maybe.
Seems to me when they fire torpedos and bullets at you , your fighting for your country.

So , to real Remembrance Day , thank you vets and shame on you gov't.

Weather : 50 F on the back deck , cloudy , hints of rain.

The Low Country

For our fishing week , beginning of Nov. , we drove to Niagara Falls Airport , caught the shuttle flight to Myrtle Beach and drove a rental car to Hilton Head Island.
Each day of our trip we started by catching shrimp and mullet for bait ( and jumbo shrimp to cook ). I'd love to tell you where we fished but could never be sure if I was right. The names Haig Point , Skull Creek and May R seem to be correct but we went to many locales to fish.
The area comprised Hilton Head Island , Beaufort and Bluffton which are all considered ' the Low Country '. I remember in the movie ' Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ' , the host Jim Williams insisted on Low Country cooking.
The rigging was simple medium size rods and reels , braided line and jig heads. The bait was hooked onto the jig.
The redfish hit hard but several times we pulled the jig from the fishes mouth by being too aggressive.
By rough calculating , I was outfished by the other three 5 days out of six. My glory day saw 9 redfish come to the boat. However , I gave up my corner of the boat to let others try. And they caught fish too !

Weather in the s GWN , overcast and threat of rain , then sun to - morrow mostly and rain to follow Thurs. Temperatures are holding at above seasonal values.
Long range calls for relatively mild temperatures.

Refreshed and................

......... I wanted to say ' rarin' to go '

Alas , I'm still a little sleepy. On this fishing trip , I was the oldest by 11 yrs and the other guys were fairly active.

From the DayStarter , TBT

Could olives be Florida's next big crop? The proof is in the oil.

By Laura Reiley, Times Food Critic

Ripening worldwide demand for the "liquid gold" comes at a good time for Florida growers.

The weather , this AM , cool and sunny. Our temperatures are dipping into the mid - 30 s and to night may see sub 32 temperatures. The trees have been stripped of leaves by the winds. Lets say , coverage is 30 % in the trees

( later that day )

M says , 20 % leaf cover left

We ( M and I ) used the rig that I cobbled to - gether to blow out the leaves from the gutters - all around the house while still on the ground.
That means , yes , even the second story gutter.

The Break is Over

and the week in review
This last week NO 1 - Nov 7 represents the longest lull in blogging on this site
Where were you ? You ask , or not
Answer is Hilton Head Island , South Carolina

Four Guys , not the hamburger joint.

Drove , flew and drove to get to South Carolina's playland for the rich. And they are

We rented a house on the Island and drove to the charter dock which turned out to be a public dock beside a church

The weather was sultry , not a day below 70 F and high humidity

We used shrimp and cut bait to catch redfish , spotted sea trout and other less desirable victims + 1 shark

We ate like kings w/ shrimp and fish every night.
Overall phenomenal

Tourist Trap............ ?

huh , say it ain't so

Rental car toll fees stir backlash that threatens Florida's image

By Steve Bousquet, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau

Car renters are paying service fees that lawmakers say threaten Florida's image.

From the Tampa Bay Times

The weather word : calm 

leaves litter the ground

Phil Collins is 64 and younger than me

Almost.........

......... there was a slight chance that yesterday's blog was going to be 2 sentences

Nope , upon re - edit , it ballooned

Hope your feeling better post - surgery
Listen to the boss

* See , when there are only 3 followers , you get to add cryptic ,          private messages 
   Bet you can figure it out though

Weather : its all about the wind gusting ' mega ' and there the word is not being over - used
Sun came out , blue sky but WIND

Yesterday , I cleaned the downspout screens in the rain , 2 X           - silly ?
No , it prevents over flow and I was testing waterproof jackets
Both jackets passed
#1 was an older fishing jacket , lined and w/ pockets approx 3 # weight
#2 nylon , wind jacket , lined about `1 / 2 #
I'm flying so , light is better

About 2 weeks ago , I sprayed the fishing jacket w/ water repellent spray. The spray was to re - new the finish and the bottle claims that breath-ability is not affected - didn't get to test that part

BTW - spell check for ' wnid ' came up w/ ' wind ' which is what I wanted but also had ' ind ' 
What is ' ind '