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Good morning all, the coffee has been on since 0420 and it's already "Hump Day". I see that the NY Rangers dropped another one last night, lets go fellas and turn things around. They play tomorrow evening again, hopefully they can figure out a way to win one for a change. Anyway, enjoy everyone and remember to be safe out there.......?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning all, the coffee is on as always and it's back to work Monday. It should be a rather easy week as it's Spring Break at West Point and the 4000+ Cadets and Cadre are away taking a well earned week off. We had a great weekend: the Friday farewell to our brother in arms was great; Saturday, I spent the day at the Aroma Cigar Room with the crew; and then yesterday, Beth and I first went shopping and then relaxed afterwards watching the NASCAR race while we had a rack of ribs on the grill low and slow. Have a great week everyone and enjoy....... ?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning everyone, the coffee is on as always and it's Friday! We had a blast night at Aroma, the place was jam packed and we all were enjoying primo stogies talking about last week's trip to sunny South Florida. Today, we are saying goodby to one of our fellow EOC operators and throwing him a luncheon and then a few beers at the Newburgh Brewery afterwards. Our friend is leaving Government Service to begin a chapter in his life with a private global security firm based out of Austin, TX. Wishing the best for our brother in arms, we know he'll do well. Anyway, this weekend the NASCAR drivers are in Las Vegas, NV with racing starting tonight finishing up Sunday afternoon:

    https://www.nascar.com/weekend-schedule/weekend-schedule-for-las-vegas-motor-speedway-2022/

    I hope you all have a great weekend and enjoy it as well....... ?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's Thursday which means we'll be at the Aroma Cigar Room in Monroe, NY this evening. We had a good exercise yesterday, just a couple of kinks we had to work out and we'll be ready for the grand finally for the day long Full Scale Exercise on the 22nd of this month. There will be external evaluators coming in to West Point to ensure we meet the Army standard and do what is supposed to done by regulations. Anyway, enjoy everyone and we hope to see a few of the local S/BOTL tonight........ ?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning everyone, the coffee has been on since 0410 as always and it's already "Hump Day". It's another early morning at West Point as we are firing up the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at 0700 for an exercise involving the families in the housing area:

    https://home.army.mil/westpoint/index.php/about/Garrison/DPTMS

    Have a great day all and I hope you get to enjoy a favorite or two or.......... ?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's another early morning at West Point as we have to be up and running by 0700. Heading that way shortly over the mountain to fire things up and make sure things are running smoothly. One good thing about going in early is we leave early, think positive. Anyway, enjoy everyone......... ?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning everyone, the coffee has been on since 0410 and it's back to work Monday. We got home yesterday afternoon after a great week in sunny south Florida. The main event on Saturday, "The Great Smoke", was absolutely outstanding. We saw and spent the day with a lot of dear friends in the cigar business. All the owners were in attendance being that most of them are based in the Miami area. That evening, we headed over to the Smoke Inn at West Palm for the Robert Caldwell event that was pack as well. After getting settled from the trip, Beth had a nice meal waiting on me and we relaxed watching the NASCAR race from California and a big congrats to Kyle Larsen for claiming the checkered flag. Have a great week and remember as always to be safe out there....... ?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning all, the coffee is about to be on and the big day, “The Great Smoke”. We had a great past two days so far: Thursday, we spent the day with our dear friend Eddie Ortega down in Deerfield Beach and that evening we hung out with Alec and Bradley Rubin from Alec Bradley Cigars. Yesterday, we went down to Miami and had lunch and smoked cigars with Pedro Gomez Rodriguez from Drew Estate. Last night, we went to dinner at home on private golf course which was top notch. I know we’ll have a great day today at the main event, I’ll update all in the morning. Enjoy everyone……. ?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and it’s a beautiful morning here in West Palm Beach. After breakfast, we are heading down to Deerfield Beach to spend the day with our dear friend Eddie Ortega (owner of Ortega Cigars). Later on this afternoon / evening, we’ll be heading to the West Palm Smoke Inn for the Alec Bradley event. I hope you all have a great day and enjoy as well…… ?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning all, the espresso coffee is on and we're getting ready to begin our 5 day journey to South Florida. The guys are meeting up here at my house and we have a car service picking us up at 0900 (9 AM). The crew should be here by 0830, we'll park the vehicles and start off with Bloody Marys as a send off. I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys it as well....... ?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning everyone, the coffee is on as always and it's back to work Tuesday after a great weekend. Spent Saturday at the Aroma Cigar Room with the guys and the came home to watch some NASCAR and enjoy dinner with Beth. Sunday Funday was relaxing and we watched NASCAR throughout the day finishing up with the Daytona 500. Congrats to rookie driver Austin Cindric for capturing the checkered flag and being one of the youngest drivers to do so. Today is my only work day this week as six of us from the Aroma Cigar Room are flying down to West Palm Beach in the morning to be apart of this year's "The Great Smoke":

    https://www.thegreatsmoke.com/

    Thursday, we're spending the day with our dear friend Eddie Ortega (owner of Ortega Cigars) and then that evening we'll head over to the West Palm Smoke Inn for the Alec Bradley event. Alec, Bradley and their father Alan Ruben will be there along with Abe and his crew. Friday, we're meeting up with Pedro Gomez Rodriguez from Drew Estate and spending time with our good friend. That evening, we have a dinner planned in North West Palm at a private residence on a beautiful golf course. Saturday is the main event at the South Florida Fair Grounds and if that wasn't enough, we're heading back to the West Palm Smoke Inn for a Robert Caldwell event. We can hardly wait being that they cancelled last year because of COVID. I'll post in the morning before heading out and will be on here and Facebook throughout the week. Enjoy all....... ?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's finally Friday! We had a good time at Aroma last night, the cigars were top shelf and it was great to see an ole' friend that came out as well as the usual suspects as. The NASCAR duel races were fast and furious especially the last lap of the two:

    https://www.nascar.com/video/franchise/nascar-cup-highlights/joey-logano-crashes-into-wall-and-drivers-take-checkered-flag/

    Enjoy your weekend everyone, I hope you get to smoke a favorite or two or....... ?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning everyone, the coffee has been on since 0400 and it's another early day at the office. Today being Thursday, we'll be at Aroma Cigar Room this evening enjoying primo stogies and watching the NASCAR Duel races at Daytona to determine the line up for Sunday's race. Have a great day all and we hope to see a few of the local S/BOTL tonight....... ?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's already "Hump day". It's good to see that NASCAR is back to Daytona, last night they had practice runs and tonight at 2000 (8 pm), they will qualify for Sunday's Daytona 500. We have another early morning at work, so I'll be heading to West Point shortly. Enjoy everyone and hope you get to smoke a favorite or two...... ?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning everyone, the coffee has been on since 0410 and it's another brisk day here in the Hudson Valley: -6°F with the wind chill.

    It's another busy day at West Point so enjoy all and try and stay warm...... ?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's back to work Monday already. We had a good weekend overall, went to the Aroma Cigar Room Saturday and yesterday for a while and then came home to watch the Super Bowl comfortably on the couch. Congrats to the Rams, unfortunately, none of our boxes won especially with the missed extra point. Oh well, there's always next year. The Daytona 500 is this coming Sunday, there plenty of scheduled events / racing building up to the Great American Race:

    https://www.nascar.com/weekend-schedule/2022-daytona-500-tv-times-results/

    Enjoy your week everyone, smoke a favorite or two and try and stay warm....... ?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning everyone, the coffee is on as always and it's Friday! We had a great time at Aroma last night, the place was packed, most likely because the weather was nice and folks wanted to get out and enjoy it. Tonight, Beth and I are going to the New Windsor American Legion for their annual Valentine's Day Happy Hour:

    https://www.facebook.com/events/626181831984434?ref=newsfeed

    This Sunday is the NFL Superbowl and I'm sure that it'll be a great game with the Bengals taking on the Rams. I hope it's not a blow out and we have a great game down to the end. Enjoy all and I hope you get to smoke a favorite or two or........ ?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's Thursday which means we'll be at the Aroma Cigar Room in Monroe, NY this evening. Beth and I have been watch some of the Olympics off and on and I'll tell you, very impressive. I'm waiting on the hockey finals and a few other team sports to come. Enjoy everyone and we hope to see a few of the local S/BOTL tonight....... ?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning everyone, the coffee has been on since 0410 as always and it's already "Hump Day". It's looking like we'll have a sunny day here in the Hudson Valley with temps in the mid 40s according to NOAA:

    https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=41.437121700000034&lon=-74.03635439999994#.YgObgB1Omi5

    We're firing up the grill this evening, enjoy all and smoke a favorite or two if you get the chance...... ?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's another early day as I have to be at the office by 0630. Not much going today except the usual meeting and all, at least I get to leave early and get home in a decent hour. Enjoy everyone and be safe out there....... ?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning everyone, the coffee is on as always and it's back to work Monday. We had a good weekend overall, spent Saturday at the Aroma Cigar Room with the guys and then brought BBQ home for Beth from Handsome Devil BBQ in Newburgh, NY:

    http://www.handsomedevilllc.com/

    Yesterday, Beth and I went out to do some shopping then came home to relax and watch NASCAR for the rest of the day. The Busch Light Clash was cool but bring on the Daytona 500 in two weeks. Enjoy your week all and definitely smoke a favorite or two or........ ?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning all, the espresso coffee was on at 0630 and we're working from home today as the roads are covered with ice and West Point is "Code Red". We had a great time at Aroma last night, the place was packed and we smoked some top shelve stogies. NASCAR starts the 2022 racing season this weekend with the Busch Light Clash at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Sunday:

    https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2022/01/30/nascar-tv-schedule-jan-31-feb-6-2022/

    Enjoy everyone and be careful if you have to go out in the adverse weather....... ?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning everyone, the coffee is on and it's Thursday which normally means we'll be at the Aroma Cigar Room this evening. That'll all depend on how much rain we get as the inclement weather is heading our way. Overnight, the rain will change over to freezing rain, sleet and snow. We have a weather call tonight to determine if we'll work remotely tomorrow and the status of West Point as well:

    Overnight - Rain likely. Areas of dense fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Thursday - Rain. Areas of dense fog. High near 43. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Thursday Night - Rain. Low around 25. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    Friday - Freezing rain before noon, then rain or freezing rain between noon and 2pm, then freezing rain and sleet likely after 2pm. Temperature falling to around 24 by 9am. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Friday Night - Snow and sleet likely before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow between 10pm and 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 14. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=41.437121700000034&lon=-74.03635439999994#.Yfuwcx1Omi4

    I hope you all have a great day and definitely be careful out there for the next few days....... ?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning all, the coffee is on and it's another early morning in the office. One good thing is that we'll be getting off early so the BBQ will be lit and I'll enjoy a favorite cigar this afternoon as well. Congrats to the NY Rangers on their win last night over the Florida Panthers with a final score of 5 - 2. Enjoy everyone..... ?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning everyone, the coffee is on as always and it's looking like we'll have a sunny day today with temps finally going above freezing for a day or two. This minor warm up will help with melting some of the snow on the streets and get us ready for the freezing rain they are predicting for the end of the week. The NY Rangers will be taking on the Florida Panthers tonight at home at Madison Square Garden starting at 1900 (7 pm). Hope you all have a great day and enjoy....... ?

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    81 Charlie B

    (5 years ago)

    Good morning all, the coffee has been on since 0410 and it's back to work Monday. Congrats to the Rams and the Bengals for making it to the Super Bowl, should make for a good game for sure. Congrats to the NY Rangers as well for their 3 - 2 victory yesterday over the Seattle Kraken. Beth and I watched quite a bit of the Rolex 24 and the last few laps was out of control. Congrats to all the series winners and I hope the rest of the IMSA season will be just as exciting to watch:

    https://www.imsa.com/weathertech/weathertech-2022-schedule/

    Enjoy your week everyone and remember to be safe out there........ ?

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