Happy Birthday Charlie! :-)
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Happy birthday Charlie! :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on as always and it's already "Hump Day". We had a great evening last night at one of our favorite restaurants with a couple of dear friends. The Ships Lantern Inn has a great menu and the atmosphere is second to none:

https://www.shiplanterninn.com/

Thank you all for the birthday wishes, enjoy and remember to be safe out there....... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and it's Friday! Being that yesterday was Veterans Day, Beth and I met up with a number of American Legion members and other military organizations to lay wreaths at the New Windsor, NY veterans memorial. Afterwards, everyone was invited back to the Legion Hall for lunch and refreshments. Later on in the afternoon, I headed over to meet up with the fellas at Aroma Cigar Room to smoke a couple of my favorites. Tomorrow, Army football takes on Bucknell with a noon kick-off. We'll be in the EOC from 0500 to 1700 (5 pm) as activities start early on West Point with a number of DVs attending. Have a great weekend all and enjoy....... :-)
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Just curious: Are American Legions and other such places exempt from no smoking laws in New York state? If the answer is complicated, just say so, no need to go into lengthy details.
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Good morning all, the coffee is on as usual and it's back to work Monday already! We had a short weekend with working the Army football game. Army won 63 - 10 with an hour weather delay (rain, lightning and hail) at half-time. Yesterday, Beth and I toured the Hudson House Distillery in West Park, NY which we highly recommend and will be back again soon:

https://www.thehudsonhouseny.com/

Have a great week everyone, enjoy and be safe out there....... :-)
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No, they are not exempt Brian
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Good morning everyone, the coffee has been on since 0410 as always and it's looking like we'll have a sunny Fall day here in the Hudson Valley:

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...4#.YZOJcR1Omi4

I hope you all have a great day and enjoy it as well with a favorite cigar or two....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's already "Hump Day". This week is Installation Fall Clean-Up on West Point and our department (roughly 17 of us) will rake up the leaves around our office building today. We have to rake every thing to the curb edge and the leaf sucker truck will pick it up from there. Every little bit helps to make West Point look good and keep the historical views awesome for all the visiting guests. Enjoy everyone and as always, be safe out there....... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on as always and it's Thursday which means we'll be at the Aroma Cigar Room in Monroe, NY this evening. It's looking like we'll have an Indian Summer kinda day today according to NOAA: Today - Mostly sunny, with a high near 67°F, light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. I hope you all have a great day and enjoy it as well and we see a few of the local S/BOTL tonight..... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's Friday! We had a good time at Aroma last night, a number of the regulars were there relaxing and enjoying top shelf stogies. Tomorrow, Army has their last home football game scheduled for the season and it's against UMass. It's a noon kick off which means we'll be in the EOC by 0500 up and running. The weather looks good for tomorrow, temps in the mid 40s and partly sunny (perfect football weather). Anyway, enjoy everyone and I hope you get to smoke a favorite or two or........ :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on as always and it's back to work Monday already. Saturday was another win for Army, the final score was Army 33, UMass 17. Yesterday, Beth and I raked the yard and then we sat out to enjoy a few cold ones and a fine cigar. For dinner, we enjoyed a rack of ribs that went low and slow on the grill for a good 3+ hours on 275 °F. I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving week, please remember our proud military members that won't be home with family and friends that are in harms way....... 🇺🇲
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's a brisk 18°F outside as we speak with the wind chill. The next three days will be sunny according to NOAA with Thursday / Thanksgiving looking the best with temps in the mid 50s:

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...4#.YZzFLB1Omi5

We're planning on going down to NYC for the day to watch the parade and enjoy the festivities. Friday we'll have our traditional Thanksgiving dinner with leftovers for the entire weekend. Enjoy everyone and try and stay warm...... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on as always and it's the last working day for the week. We'll be heading over to the Aroma Cigar Room in Monroe, NY this evening for a pre-Thanksgiving celebration. David and Raul are catering the get together and the place should be hoppin'. Enjoy your day all and we hope to see a number of the local S/BOTL tonight...... :-)
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Good morning all, the espresso coffee is on and it's the middle of our Thanksgiving holiday vacation. We had a great time down in New York City on Thanksgiving, the parade great and we enjoyed ourselves throughout the day. Yesterday, Beth and I had our Thanksgiving dinner and are in the middle of transitioning the house and yard from Fall to Winter holiday. We'll finish that today and have a couple of our friends over to help and enjoy a few cold ones as well. Enjoy everyone....... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on as always and it's back to work Monday. We had a good couple of days and finished up decorating the house and yard to include putting up the Christmas Tree. Beth has a few more holiday decorations to put up but the majority of it is done. I hope you all have a great week and get to enjoy a few of your favorites throughout it....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's brisk 16°F outside with the wind chill added in to the current 25°F. Thank goodness that we got all the outside holiday decorating done, I'm so happy that Beth wanted to get it done early this year. Have a great day everyone and enjoy...... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on as always and it's already "Hump Day". Today being December 1st, we have roughly 3 weeks until Christmas. It's one of our favorite times of the year and with everything going on in our lives, this year the holidays are very much welcomed. Enjoy and and remember to be safe out there....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee has been on since 0410 and it's Thursday which means we'll be at the Aroma Cigar Room in Monroe, NY this evening. It's looking like we'll have a wet one here today in the Hudson Valley and then drying up with a sunny weekend until late Sunday evening according to NOAA:

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...4#.YaikDx1Omi5

Enjoy everyone and we hope that we'll see a few of the local S/BOTL tonight....... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and it's Friday! We had a good time at the Aroma Cigar Room last night, the usual suspects were out and we were smokin' Drew Estate Undercrown cigars paired with Basil Hayden bourbon. Tomorrow, a few of us are going to the Hudson House & Distillery for a tour and some tastings for sure:

https://www.thehudsonhouseny.com/

Enjoy your weekend all as well and I hope you get to smoke a favorite or two throughout it........ 🎄🎅☃️❄️
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