Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's another early morning here at West Point. We're back to testing the unvaccinated Garrison employees today and tomorrow starting at 0700 in the EOC. Orange County is back in a "High" status which means testing twice a week within a 48 hour period. One good thing about it is that we get off early which is always nice especially during daylight savings time. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great day and remembers to be safe out there....... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on as always and it's already "Hump Day". Today is a mirror of yesterday as we're back at West Point early testing again. Just like yesterday, early in equals early out. Have a great day all and enjoy....... :-)
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Happy Birthday Charlie! :-)
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Happy BDay Charlie! :-) :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's the last working day this week. We had a great time last night as Beth and I share the same birthday and we went out for beers and appetizers at one of our favorite places. Tonight, we'll be heading over to the Aroma Cigar Room to smoke a couple of my favorites and see how everyone is doing. Enjoy everyone and we hope to see a few of the local S/BOTL this evening....... :-)
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Good morning. Salutes to you on Veterans Day. :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and it's back to work Monday. We had a great weekend starting off with Spending the day on Friday with my brothers and sisters in Arms on Veterans Day; Saturday, Beth and I raked the yard of all the leaves and then relaxed out back with a few cold ones; finished off yesterday at the Aroma Cigar Room with a packed house as we had a send off brunch for one of our dear brothers who is relocating to Charleston, SC with his wife. The Philadelphia Eagles will be taking on the Washington Commanders this evening and hopefully the Birds end up 9 - 0. Enjoy your week all and remember to be safe out there....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on as always and it's another early morning here at West Point. We're back to testing the unvaccinated Garrison employees today and tomorrow starting at 0700 in the EOC. Orange County is back in a "Medium" status which means testing twice a week within a 48 hour period. I see that the Eagles lost last night to the Commanders, 8 and 1 is still not to shabby. Have a great day everyone and enjoy........ :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and it's already "Hump Day". We had our first snow fall of the season last night. It was a good coating and I have a good felling that we'll get a lot more of the white stuff this winter. It'll help out the hunters as well as Big Game Season starts this Saturday up here in New York. I hope all of you have a great day and enjoy....... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee has been on since 0410 and it's currently a brisk 32 degrees here in the Hudson Valley:

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...4#.Y3YPZB1Omi4

This evening instead of going to the Aroma Cigar Room as we normally do on Thursday night, a few of us are going out to dinner to Vesuvio's Italian Restaurant in Newburgh, NY: https://vesuviosristorante.com
We haven't gone in there in years and a number of us have been talking about it for a while. Should be a good time, I'll let you all know tomorrow how it was. Enjoy everyone and stay warm and all....... :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's Friday! We all enjoyed the food and all at Vesuvio's, top notch. As we were finishing up, I received a phone call from one of Beth's nieces' that her younger brother had just passed away which devastated her. We rush to the hospital and spent a number of hours there with family and a priest. Her brother Michael drove himself to the hospital early in the morning complaining of chest pain and shortness of breath. As the nurses were helping him to the bathroom, Michael turned blue and passed away. God rest his sole...... 🙏
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Sorry for your loss, and my condolences to the family and friends.
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So sorry for your loss, Charlie.
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's back to work Monday already. We worked the Army Football game Saturday versus UCONN which the Army team won 34 - 17. Yesterday, we stayed home after going to the grocery store and watched football and witnessed the wildest finish this year. The NE Patriots and the NY Jets were 3 - 3 for almost the entire game until the Patriots ran a punt back for a touchdown with 5 seconds left in the game. Congrats to the Philadelphia Eagles on their late game win to go 9 and 1. This week will be a short work week with Thanksgiving and all. We'll be going to the Aroma Cigar Room on Tuesday as they are having a membership Thanksgiving dinner along with a Room 101 cigar event as well. I hope everyone has a great week and enjoys....... :-)
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on as always and it's a bit nippy outside as the current temperature is 30°F according to NOAA:

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...4#.Y3yjYi2ZOi5

As I stated yesterday, we'll be going to the Aroma Cigar Room this evening for their members Thanksgiving dinner along with a Cut & Light Room 101 cigar event. I hope you all have a great day and enjoy as well........ 🍻
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Good morning all, the coffee has been on since 0410 as always and it's Hump Day and the last working day for the week. We had a great time at Aroma last night as the place was jammed packed with friends coming in from all over. I hope everyone an enjoyable Thanksgiving weekend with family and friends. Please remember our Service Members that can't be home during these holidays....... 🇺🇸
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Good morning everyone, the coffee is on as always and it's back to work Monday after an enjoyable 4 day weekend. To celebrate Thanksgiving, we went around the corner to our dear friends home, Eric and Maggie Reder. Eric graduated West Point in 2013 and we were his sponsors while he was a Cadet. Now they are back here and he is a Major in the US Army and teaches math here at the Academy. Friday, Beth and I relaxed all day and watched television shows that we DVRd. Saturday, I went and spent the day at the Aroma Cigar Room with the guys and then yesterday, we put out some of the Christmas lights outdoors and stuff. Congrats to the Philadelphia Eagles on another win last night giving them a 10 - 1 record. I hope you all have a great week and enjoy........ :-)
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Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's another early morning here at West Point as the current community COVID-19 status is back to "Medium". The Department of Defense (DoD) mandates that if your local County status is medium or high, you will test your unvaccinated personnel twice a week until the County status drops to low. On the bright side, early into work means early out. Anyway, enjoy everyone and remember to be safe out there....... 👍
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I'm sorry for your loss, Charlie.
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Good morning everyone, the espresso coffee is on and it's already "Hump Day". I took the day off of work today as I have use-or-lose vacation days (we're authorized to carry 240 hours over a year), I have to take 8 days off by the end of the year not counting the already scheduled holiday days we get. Beth and I will do some holiday shopping and then put the Christmas Tree up later on this afternoon. Congrats to the USA Soccer Team on beating Iran yesterday 1 - 0 and advancing to the next round of the World Cup. I hope you all have a great day and enjoy...... :-)
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