Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
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Thinking of “today”, thinking of “now”:
2 Cor. 6:2 (cf. Isaiah 49:8)
“For He says: “In the acceptable time I listened to you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; behold, now is the day of salvation.
Isaiah 55:6-7
“Seek the LORD while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD, and He will have mercy on them, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.”
Hebrews 3:15a (cf. Psalms 95:7-8)
“As it has been said: “If today you hear His voice, harden not your hearts…”
Revelation 22:17 (cf. Isaiah 55:1)
“The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.”
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Thinking of why:
Romans 6:23
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
John 3:16
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”
Romans 5:8
“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
John 5:24
“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.”
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Thinking of how:
Luke 18:13
“And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his chest, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’”
James 4:8a
“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”
John 6:28-29
“Therefore they said to Him, “What must we do, that we may be doing the works of God?” Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you should believe in Him whom He has sent.””
Mark 9:24b
“‘Lord, I believe; help my unbelief.'”
Acts 16:30-31
“Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.””
“2 Cor. 6:2 (cf. Isaiah 49:8)
“For He says: “In the acceptable time I listened to you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; behold, now is the day of salvation.”
Indeed, but I wonder – does any of us really understand “in the day of salvation”? I know I’ve heard this 100 times and still struggle to get my head around the absolute monumental scale of it – I almost find it frightening. If the explanation is a bit “out there” or difficult to grasp, just relax and trust that it’s gonna be good – for those worthy. Be strong, shine the light.
JESUS CHRIST IS LORD.
Salvation is found only in a Person, the Lord Jesus Christ, Who is Israel’s Messiah.
Rejecting Him, and His finished work on the cross, as you and your cult leader do, of course you don’t “understand.” You will never understand that
“God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself ” (2 Cor. 5:19).
Denying Him, imagining you will be found “worthy” to Ha-Shem by your mitzvot (the self-effort of Jewish tradition), you continue pursuing your doomed efforts, latching on to Christian posts trying to deceive others but only deceiving yourselves.
As Paul tellingly said to your unbelieving ancestors,
“Well spoke the Holy Spirit saying to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
“‘Go to this people, and say, “You will indeed hear but never understand,
and you will indeed see but never perceive.”
For this people’s heart has grown dull,
and with their ears they can barely hear,
and their eyes they have closed;
lest they should see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and understand with their heart
and turn, and I would heal them.’
Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen.”
–Acts 28:25-28
All I can say is that I pray for you – for it is clear that you do not understand. However I will not attempt to “defend” myself – there is no need – I am 100% committed to the TRUTH. I pray you too will find it. Sadly, even the most patient, and well intentioned person of faith can only take so much abuse. I wish you all well on your search for truth and peace, may Hashem grant you wisedom. By the way – I was raised Catholic, and hold the holiness of Christ in the highest esteem and honor – together with the apostle Paul. It’s just a pity persons who hold themselves to be “Christian” (Christlike) – are seemingly so far away from those teachings, I despair.
Amen, Whistling_Past, amen, amen and amen! Who has bewitched them?
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What a sweet, slow walk down memory lane! Danced the night away many times to tunes like these. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you. 🙂 This is fun.
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Saw Roy (for free!) at a city park in my smallish town when I was a kid.
Everyone sat on beach towels.
What a blast.
🙂
Orby or Roy the boy was always played in Aussieland. By my parent’s generation , we got to know that after the drinks and Orby got put on the sterio if we didn’t go to bed we were sent 😢 !
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That was one heck of an assembly of A-level professional musicians on that stage, including the backup female vocalists (Bonnie Rait, K.D. Lang, and Jennifer Warnes).
I never saw that show because it was broadcast on Cinemax on January 3, 1988, and my rural county didn’t get locally accessible internet service until 1995, when the county public library began hosting dial-up service for home users with PC’s and 1200 baud modems. Whoopee.
Hopefully there’s a DVD, Blu-ray or digital online recording of the entire show available to watch hear on my big screen and sound system.
GB, There IS!!!
Thanks piper567! I’ll find it if its out there.
✝️ DAILY DEVOTIONAL, November 29, 2021
Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.
You are so right.
Trying to encourage Mungrel. His heart is one with mine.
Bless you!
I look for them. I know they are on their way.
Never saw this instrument before. Beautiful!
Very unique musical instrument – like a “Tricked Out Muscle Car” violin?
Here is another unusual instrument… but one that can make a beautiful sound in the right hands
Jingle Bells, Piano Gigante
My sweet grandmother, who taught all of us grandkids piano, would have gotten a kick out of this.
I love these things!
It looks like so much fun, skill, and fantastic excersize, too.
And for more unusual instruments, it’s the Shovel Guitar.
You can really dig that instrument.
Now that’s just clever…………………………….both the pun, and the instrument!
As Paul Harvey used to say: “Now here is the rest of the story”
There actually is a:
“Shovelnose Guitarfish”,
The shovelnose guitarfish, Rhinobatos productus, is a ray in the family Rhinobatidae. It becomes mature at an estimated seven to eight years old. Males are between 90 and 100 cm long, while females are around 99 cm at that age.[3] The ray can live up to 11 years.”
As all social norms moral behavior and institutions are being deliberately destroyed, it should be abundantly clear by now to even the most brilliant highly educated well connected soulless members of the ruling elite class that maybe banning
God from society wasn’t such a good idea. These arrogant malefactors of great wealth who would rule mankind have loosed a rabid mob of demonically driven zombies on normal people all in the name of absolute control. Because they can. They feel their great wealth and privilege will somehow protect them from the devils they inflamed. This will not be the case. They will
have no place to hide. The monster they created will ultimately devour them. Couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch.
I could not agree more, they are already eating their own, I am seeing it more and more everyday , I might see it more than most as I engage in giving them let’s say a shove.
My venacula though would normally miss the word “nice” but I like your sarc.
Yo! mungrel,
What percentage of Aussies have no problem with Covid passports?
How are you and yours?
Can you make international calls?
I’ll check in later today.
Howdy doody Mr Field,
The control freaks can’t even get that right as we hacked the system 18 months ago , Betsy was informed .
My estimate would be about 30-40% hardcore sheeple, another mixed bag of 20-30% of waking or not sure , the rest are on board , 10% willing to…….
I should get to see son of mungrel before Christmas the others are lost sad to say .
Pine gap is the biggest USA communications base outside continental soil, I don’t know if you know this but to avoid inta country spy laws , your mob spy up us and we spy on you ! The trick the spooks use then becomes “National Security” not domestic as legally both countries are not allowed to spy on their own citizens so they just sap information, so international calls I can , but is it worth the risk to both of us ?
Ham not personally but wink, wink,
There is a lull before the storm as the countdown is 15 days before dictator Dan’s power expires unless he can pass his Nazi bill, if it passes war if it doesn’t full payback ensures , yes sounds like a gamble and that’s what it is.
Cheers Frank.
Good morning, good sir. While not the same, the parallels with the WWII Resistance are remarkable. How is what is being done by individuals the world over not like that?
It strikes me that the enemy is becoming frantic, even outwardly hysterical. Mistakes are made with that sort of behaviour, and I’m seeing plenty. Here at least Herr Doktor is unhinged, and it is visible to all. Ridicule incoming. It will be glorious.
Hope you remembered to sharpen you tomahawk 😝
I’m getting a bit p*ssed about the time thingy as both our posts miss sometimes and I hate repeating myself.
But hey, how’s the family? Did the girl understand?
Did you feed hubby steak ?
Yes the developments are coming in thick and clear, as this is a global war the resistance is simple , you tell me straight from your foxhole and I do the same that way all the middle men are cut .
Going through comment after comment trying to dispel propaganda given gives me the sh*ts but I do it in the name .
I just posted MP about my list , not the list but a warm up ! I think it’s good to have maximum fire power when the time is right , you will understand when you check it out I’m sure.
God also created Thunder !
The earth belongs to our children.
I keep it sharpened. I’ve already used it once today. Gotta keep the weapons in good condition and ready to go☺.
Our family is thankfully, blessedly fine for the moment. Our daughter has said nothing else which to me means however she’s maneuvered it has worked. Again for the moment. She has connections with a man who I can’t name but whose name you’d know, who bleeds red, white, and blue. I have a feeling he may have made it clear where he stands on this. I’m guessing, but it would surprise me not one whit. So unlike so many others whose lives have been ruined or disrupted by this unconstitutional “mandate”, for the moment (I keep stressing) she and her siblings are fine.
Everything is so fluid now. There is no peace anywhere. And there is an eerie miasma which has engulfed us all. You’ve got a full time job as our “Fact Checker”, which is a good thing. Misinformation is dangerous. You’re a reliable chappy.
Don’t worry about trying to repost what you’ve already posted. I catch up with all of them. May not answer each, but I do see them. It’s serendipity when our paths do cross. I thank God that they do. Cheers, friend. Ill run across ya later, once I get through tending to my ” weapons”.
I’ll check MP in a few. Keep your cards hidden for the moment, and burn the trails which might put you in peril. As always, Mungrel, my prayer list starts with you.
A tomahawk, thrown right, can hit the target feet away.
I prefer shuriken.
Btw, I think I need to join you, Betsy, her hubby for dinner one night.
I’m a New Orleans cajun food kind of guy.
Your last 2 statements…
Zero on target.
Dial “area code 408.”
No, not a telephone #.
You’ll get it! 😉
What a glorious evening of camaraderie and conversation we would have! I have a “fantasy dinner party guest list”…personages past and present. I’m adding you to it, and Mungrel. I think we could put the world to rights by the time the evening was over.
Betsy, good friend…
Go through this thread and read my comment to Mungrel.
I gave him my best advice, as you have.
I am greatly burdened today for friends of the Kingdom of God and Heaven.
Trying to do my best, to listen to the Holy Spirit’s Voice and encourage my friends here.
Thank you, sir. I will most assuredly do it. I hope you are well.
I understand precisely what you mean by burden, Solomon. I’ve been thinking about this for the past few days myself, oddly enough. What I am reading of others and their very real anxieties, worries, all of which are not self inflicted but rather forced upon them by those who feel they have an absolute right to steal the lives of those who just want to be left alone. I watch what goes on elsewhere and I find the burdens of knowing just overwhelm me. I think of Jeremiah.
We must leave it to God who cares for us. This I realize. He sees as much as we do, and more. But it is a terribly difficult thing to do. Is the concern and worry for others to the extent that I feel their troubles a failing of faith?
I know He does things for them better than I can hope or pray for. I cling to this promise. And I know He will.
I have asked that He use me for whatever good I can do. I’m certain He is doing the same for and with you as well.🤗🙏
Mungrel, be wise.
Don’t say too much on here.
I have had this fight of a learning curve myself.
I believe God wants us to expose the lie, subterfuge, deceits, etc.
We do need to do that.
But we have to be careful in how we present our positions, sometimes open, sometimes closed…and the sum of this equation in God’s Hands.
I Chronicles 12:32
Please read and know, you are one of that same spirit.
You, Betsy Jones, Frank Field, just-stevie…
Know and fully understand all the implications of what we face.
We are a body of resistance, but not a body of a lefist chaotic anarchy.
Please hear my words.
I pray for God to bless you in all your efforts. I am closer to you than you think.
Thank you for that so much, Solomon. You know of what you speak. It was beautiful. This will go to his heart, of that I am certain. Very wise advice.
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mungrel:
Do you have ready access to a ham radio?
Been in other places of tryanny like you are now presently.
For me, pre-1989 SB countries.
Am older, but going back to work.
Keep up your faith and skills.
♦️Adapt
♦️Improvise
♦️Overcome.
USMC second motto.
But keep your head covered and don’t stick it out of the foxhole until you know it’s safe to do so.
Betsy basically told you this.
We need you.
You need us.
Bless you brother of faith and arms.
I see no evidence of it being “abudantly clear” to anyone that banning God was a bad idea, other than us. The same people who wanted to crush Christianity then, still do now.
Oldschool, I don’t know if you are familiar with Ogden Nash’s clever and almost spiritual Christmas poem about the little boy, Jabez Dawes who didn’t believe in Santa Claus.
From the poem…
“Jabez,” said the angry saint, “It isn’t I, it’s you that ain’t.
Although there is a Santa Claus, there isn’t a Jabez Dawes!”
Said Jabez then with impudent vim, “Oh yes there is, and I am him!
Your magic don’t scare me, it doesn’t!”
And suddenly, he found he wasn’t.”
From grimy feet to grimy locks, Jabez became a “Jack-in-the-box.”
I suspect that in the end, there will be many such ‘Jack-in-the-boxes’. If you take my meaning…
Thank you for this Betsy. I had never read this and I agree and fear for those I love very much but have no relationship with God or even a respect. May we know who He is and that we belong to Him.
Many blessings Betsy.
You’re welcome, and all blessings to you as well💓.
It was your comment that caused me to remember that poem. I had to choose one to memorize and quote when I was in junior high. That was the one I selected.
I have only, vis a vis your comment, made (perhaps) the contingent connection between the denial of God’s existence by so many, or worse, knowing He exists but denying Him, as Peter did. It struck me forcefully this morning.
The whole poem is just a joy. I’m so glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you so much, Flyover. So thoughtful of you to link that. God bless😊
Dear fellow treepers:
A few weeks back I requested prayers for my wife, an RN, at the Columbus Ohio, Children’s hospital. She was told she must be jabbed or be terminated.
Well, today is the beginning of her last week. She will be purged on the 5th of December. They will place her on , “administrative leave,” at which time she will be terminated for cause.
As we consider this unjust treatment, I am convinced this is a blessing in disguise. God always watches over those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. We therefore view this as refinement and protection. It gets my wife away from the exposure and dangers associated with this jab and helps strengthen our faith.
Please pray for us that we will be steadfast in our faith and not grow weary in doing that which is good. Lift us in our burdens and pray that we will be wise in our new opportunities to walk with God and do His will.
Thanks to all! To God be the glory and to Christ the victory!
Will gladly keep you in prayer. We never know our journey, only HE does. Trust in Him. Something awaits.
Parker,
My best friend owns National Association of Healthcare Recruiters.
Easy peasy…
Go to:
https://www.nchcr.com/
Hope that helps. ✝️💪
Thank you! I’ll let her know.
God will hear your prayer. And what you say is truer than you know. I’ve experienced it. What at first was devastating ended up taking me down another road which put me where I needed to be…and where I needed to be for others. A blessing of the most gracious and magnificent impact for all.
The journey for His plan for her starts with this horrid, uncaring, sudden interruption. She is needed elsewhere, and He will guide her there. Blessings to you both.
i am with you Betsy
People who have not experienced both the devastation and disappointment – Then the rebirth when you find yourself on the path you need to be on – will not understand.
But – Been there – Done that.
It is hard to describe the depression and disappointment when the invisible hand comes up and you realize you are not going to be able to go (or keep going) in that direction.
It takes an unknown length of time, but one day you look around and realize that where you landed is SO MUCH BETTER than what you thought you wanted.
Someone once pointed out to me that God’s plan for us is so much better than our plan for ourselves.
My simplistic ‘saying’ – if you feel you can’t get there from here you are not supposed to go there.
Wishing you all a Blessed Monday
Thank you, ms idaho. I so much agree with you. I’m an impatient person. I have to remember the long game, so to speak. And only in reviewing, which comes when we’ve reached a certain age, is it possible to see. At the time, events which are devastating can’t be viewed in a proper perspective. Time stops, and we can see only the now of it, when there seems to no way out.
My mother used to say that the days are long and the years are short. Time moves on, and with it the unveiling of the reasons we are sometimes facing things we hadn’t planned for. We might ask why. Patience and faith will eventually show the answer.
I hope your Advent season gives you peace and joys aplenty. My favourite time of year.
amen
and back at’cha
PARKER!! See Sundance’s latest thread!
Federal judge Blocks Biden Healthcare Worker Mandate.
I pray this will be good news for both of you🙏
Parker, your attitude is beautiful. You and your wife are taking a stand for what is right. Any time someone does this, no matter what the issue, it is an encouragement to the rest of us.
The ripple effect of the stand you and your wife are taking, and your accompanying faith, will be an encouragement to many.
Praying for you both as you embrace the next season of opportunities.
You are in my prayers
And if it helps,
Friend of a friend found a better job after being let go from a major international corporation for refusing the clotshot.
May God and uncorrupted judiciary be with you
THE ABSOLUTENESS OF JESUS CHRIST
“He shall glorify Me.” John xvi. 14
The pietistic movements of today have none of the rugged reality of the New Testament about them; there is nothing about them that needs the Death of Jesus Christ; all that is required is a pious atmosphere, and prayer and devotion. This type of experience is not supernatural nor miraculous, it did not cost the passion of God, it is not dyed in the blood of the Lamb, not stamped with the hallmark of the Holy Ghost; it has not that mark on it which makes men say, as they look with awe and wonder – “That is the work of God Almighty.” That and nothing else is what the New Testament talks about.
The type of Christian experience in the New Testament is that of personal passionate devotion to the Person of Jesus Christ. Every other type of Christian experience, so called, is detached from the Person of Jesus. There is no regeneration, no being born again into the Kingdom in which Christ lives, but only the idea that He is our Pattern. In the New Testament Jesus Christ is Saviour long before He is Pattern. Today He is being dispatched as the Figurehead of a Religion, a mere Example. He is that, but He is infinitely more; He is salvation itself, He IS the Gospel of God.
Jesus said, “When He the Spirit of truth is come…He shall glorify Me.” When I commit myself to the revelation made in the New Testament, I receive from God the gift of the Holy Spirit Who begins to interpret to me what Jesus did; and does in me subjectively all that Jesus Christ did for me objectively.
Oswald Chambers
November 29th Devotional
JOKE:
Biden finally breaks down and visits a remote northern native village. With news crews following him around as they tour the place, Biden asks the chief if there was anything the people need.
“Well,” says the chief, “We have three very important needs. First, we have a medical clinic, but no doctor.”
Biden whips out his phone, dials a number, talks to somebody for two minutes and then hangs up. “I’ve pulled some strings. Your doctor will arrive in a few days. Now what was the second problem?”
“We have no way to get clean water. The local mining operation has poisoned the water our people have been drinking for thousands of years. We’ve been flying bottled water in, and it’s terribly expensive.”
Once again, Biden dials a number, yells into the phone for a few minutes, and then hangs up. “The mine has been shut down, and the owner is being billed for setting up a purification plant for your people.
Now what was that third problem?”
“We have no cellphone reception up here,” the chief says.
I literally LOL’d 😂 Thanks for that!
Verse of the Day for Monday, November 29, 2021
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“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:”
Ephesians 1:3 (KJV)
https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/verse-of-day.php
BE MY VOICE
PRAYING ON THE ARMOR OF GOD
Father God, I now follow your command to put on the full armor of God, because my battle is not against flesh and blood but against rulers, authorities, the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the unseen world.
I first pray on the Belt of Truth that it may be buckled around my waist, may I be centered and encircled by your truth dear Lord. Hem me inside all that is true and right, and may I be protected and held up by the truth of your living word, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Breastplate of righteousness, please protect my vital organs and my inner man, cover my integrity, my spirit, and my soul. Guard my heart for it is the wellspring of life, please strengthen and guard the most vulnerable places in my life with that which is right, good, and noble that I might not receive a fatal blow from the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Gospel Shoes of Peace. I choose to stand in the shoes of your good news, and on the firm foundation of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the solid eternal rock. All other ground is sinking sand, I pray that I will not slip or fall, but that my feet would be firmly fitted on your lordship, my Lord Jesus. I choose to stand on you, so that the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus, the eternal Rock of Ages. I receive your holy peace now my Lord, from the sole of my feet to the crown of my head, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray the Shield of Faith into my hand now. As I take up the shield of faith, I ask that you might extinguish every dart and arrow, that is launched from the enemy to take me down spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, and every attempt of the enemy to destroy my joy. I ask that my faith in you would make it flame out. Extinguish every flaming arrow that would come against me, my life, my family, my home, or my ministry. May my faith always be out in front of me like a shield. Give me the courage to “faith my fears” by choosing to walk by faith and not by sight, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Helmet of Salvation, that you might protect my mind from the thoughts that can lead me astray. I choose to take every thought captive, and arrest all intentioned ideas and motives that would harm others, or distract me from your holy will for me. I submit every captured thought to the Lordship of my Lord Jesus Christ, and ask that you would imprison those thoughts that are not of you my Lord. Transform my mind and renew my thinking that I may think God thoughts, and have a sober mind that is focused on your glory. Please protect me from being double minded that I may allow my mind, I reject to live an earthly life, because I choose to live a holy one, governed by you My Lord Jesus, the prince of peace, please have my mind to be saturated with the holy mind of Christ, in my Lord Jesus name.
Finally, I take up the Sword of the Spirit which is the holy word of God, I pray this powerful offensive weapon into my hand, and ask that your holy word would be fitting for every encounter I face. As the enemy gets close to me, please give me the insight, wisdom, and skill to wield the word of God to drive away the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
May the enemy and his team flee from me, upon hearing the word of God spoken by the power and direction of the Holy Spirit. Give me the sword of the spirit to cut through the wiles of the devil, so that I may discern the schemes of the enemy when he is near.
With all kinds of prayers, supplication, and intercession I pray to you my Lord God as the one who fights my battles. Now that I’m in your holy powerful armor, I walk away covered and ready to face my day as you go before me, and please protect me in the midst of the spiritual warfare in this unseen world, in my Lord Jesus name.
Thank you my Lord, for the spiritual weapons of armor and prayer that you have given me. It is written no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses me.
Thank you Father God, my Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, that I am more than a conqueror in my Lord Jesus. I pray all of this in the mighty name of my Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, amen.
Mornin’ infidels.
Airborne operations from the ramp of a C-130.
Ramp jumps are a blast because you get a great view before you leave the aircraft. When doing one of these jumps you have to be careful to not leave too quickly behind the proceeding jumper or you will get their deployment bag (the bag at the end of the static line) in your face. One trains to jump the ramp instead of the jump door because if you have large airborne bundles of equipment, they can only go out via the ramp.
If these guys had trained jumping from an MC-130 blackbird (The Airforce calls them “Combat Talon” but we always referred to them as Blackbirds) they would be using a different technique. The MC-103 is the special ops version of the C-130. The electronics for navigation at low level and Electronic Countermeasures to try and fox enemy antiaircraft weapons costs more than the aircraft itself.
The way the MC-130 is set up it is only jumped from the ramp and not the jump doors. The aircraft will be flying “nap of the earth” at about 200 feet AGL (Above Ground Level) in darkness then just before the jump swoop up to about 600 t0 800 feet AGL. The pull up is hard enough that usually the only thing that prevents the heavily loaded troopers (Typically having 35 lb. of parachute and another 80+ lbs of rucksack, weapon, LBE etc on them) from collapsing to their knees due to the positive Gs is the rucksack hanging down below their reserve parachute. Troopers have to get out of the aircraft as quickly as possible so they exit with one trooper going to one side of the ramp and the next going to the other side. That way you don’t get the previous jumpers deployment bag in the face.
My team always practiced that quicker method of exit even during regular ramp jumps. A faster exit means less dispersion of the stick and thus less distance between the jumpers when they hit the ground. This is very important, especially at night.
Believe me, a tactical flight in one of those aircraft will put any amusement park ride to shame even before the jump.
rah – LOVE your posts. Great descriptions
But – as a pilot, i never understood why ANYONE would want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane.
Oh Oh – my bias is showing
I can’t explain it. I always loved jumping and being by the open door. However, I am sure that I could get you or about anyone else wanting to get the heck out. Crammed in together sitting on red nylon canvas seats perpendicular to the direction of flight as the aircraft does various jerky violent maneuvers and you have no outside reference. There are always going to be some guys puking. The harness cutting into your skin with well over 100 pounds of equipment and parachute bearing down upon you. Yep! An hour or two of that, and most people will be ready to the hell out! And that is in peace time when nobody is trying to blow you out of the sky!
BTW, the last ramp jump I made I was the Jumpmaster. It was a night tactical jump onto a DZ at the US training base at Hohenfels, Germany. If Bavaria has an armpit, Hohenfels is where it’s located.
The DZ had deep ruts in it due to tracked vehicles moving over it when it was muddy. I mean a couple feet deep! But this was winter and the ground was frozen solid. Some guys got hurt. One guy on another team, who fractured a femur could be heard screaming like crazy when I landed. It was a hard landing that hurt no matter how good of PLF (parachute landing fall) one did on the frozen ground. I was a medic but taking care of him was not my job that night. Our team had to move out for our objective which was a Hawk antiaircraft missile installation about 10 kilometers from the DZ. We had isolated to plan and prep for the mission at an old RAF base in England near Sculthorpe. Enplaned there and flown back to Germany to jump in for the training mission. That was the last tactical training exercise I took part in as an SF soldier.
your descriptions are so real it’s like being there with you
almost
i still would rather be the pilot than the jumper.
but then, my flying days were as an instructor – no where near conditions you had to deal with.
i have a vivid memory of a young man who wanted to joint the marines as a pilot. he came to our flight school because we had a Citabria and worked with folks who wanted to learn acrobatics. He got airsick and was determined to lick the problem.
We had many an hour of fun antics in the air. I know he conquered his problem – but when he left we lost connections
How Irish Dance got started.
Hello Everyone,
Thank you for all of your beautiful, interesting and insightful posts and comments.
Maybe you know this:
Does anyone know what happened to Emerald Robinson?
I signed up for her Substack on Nov. 11 – after she was kicked off Twitter & Sundance did a post about it – and haven’t heard or found anything from her since!
Blessings,
She’s still posting on Telegram.
https://t.me/Emerald_Robinson
Thank you!
Alberta Health Services in Canada going full on Gestapo on doctors prescribing Ivermectin and giving mask exemptions.
https://westernstandardonline.com/2021/11/exclusive-calgary-doctors-office-raided-by-regulators-searching-for-vaccine-exemption-files/
‘Pray Together for Life’ in Mississippi as Supreme Court Set to Hear Major Abortion Case.
https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2021/11/28/pray-together-life-mississippi-supreme-court-set-hear-major-abortion-case/
It never ceases to amaze me that we have to argue for, and fight for our unborn.
Head wag.
Another DC criminal cartel operating right under the nose of the FBI field office. Anyone surprised..? Didn’t think so…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-police-lodge-jack-daniels-committee-investigation/2021/11/04/e035a92a-3377-11ec-a1e5-07223c50280a_story.html
I’m putting this here because this is old news but will continue to be new “news” until Kyle gets his justice against his defamers in court. CNN and MSNBC are still trying to push against Mr. Rittenhouse. Mr. Rittenhouse has some very strong defamation and slander cases already but the liberal left just can’t help themselves. They are now giving his wins for defamation on a platter- the left can’t say no defamation occurred when this is still happening:
Woke ASU Students Issue ‘List of Demands;’ Plan Rally Demanding Kyle Rittenhouse Be Expelled From School (thegatewaypundit.com)
Leftists Stoop to New Low in Latest Effort to Cancel Kyle Rittenhouse – RedState
They are using the same lies and slander to attack him still. This is defamation in action. All using the language Biden, MSNBC, CNN, and others used starting last year.
They are making it easy but then again, I’m sure the liberal judges could give two pennies.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Polar Bear Eating Reindeer Proposed as ‘Evidence of Climate Change’ (breitbart.com)
Polar bears will eat anything they can catch, including humans. They will also scavenge what ever they can, including putrid rotting beached whale carcasses. In fact there is plenty of video evidence of Polar bears and Brown bears scavenging such carcasses at the same time.
Polar bears survived the Roman and Medieval warm periods, and there is ample evidence that those warm periods reduced sea ice and the Greenland ice sheet far more than the little bit of warming we have witnessed during this little blip of warmth we have enjoyed.
Ah, gee. Never a good sign when you are CEO of a publicly traded company, and the stock price surges TEN PERCENT in one morning on a rumor that you are leaving. The market didn’t just speak. It screamed. Sucks to be him today.
https://www.breitbart.com/news/twitter-surges-on-report-that-dorsey-will-step-down-as-ceo/
It’s official. Dorsey’s out.
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/11/29/twitter-stock-jumps-as-jack-dorsey-resigns-as-ceo-replaced-by-cto-parag-agrawal/
Yawn. He is replaced by an even loonier commie from India who think the 1st Amendment should be ignored.
New Jesus statue in Brazil will be taller than Christ the Redeemer.
https://aleteia.org/2021/04/18/new-jesus-statue-in-brazil-will-be-taller-than-christ-the-redeemer/
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
Amen 🙏
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
Amen
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios the Great of Bithynia (+ 846)
My hope is the Father, my refuge the Son, my protection the Holy Spirit. O Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
The Trisagion Hymn
and the
50th Psalm (Septuagint)
lilbirdee12’s prayer:
Our Heavenly Father, Your children come to you tonight to ask for healing and peace throughout our country so that we may return to being One Nation Under God. Guide us to be leaders in Your Kingdom, spreading Your Love and Salvation to all. Forgive us our sins and deliver us from evil.
Lord, we ask for a blanket of protection over all our troops and law enforcement who serve to defend and protect us. Bless our representatives with the strength and wisdom they need to achieve the path You have chosen for us.
Please place Your Guardian Angels of Protection around Donald Trump and his family as they seek to lead America back to You. Also, we pray for Angels to protect and support our Sundance as he works for justice and peace.
Grant us patience, Lord, as the evil ones try to anger us and cause us to fall.
Spread blessings over Israel and Netanyahu.
We humbly ask that You please comfort those who are grieving and in pain.
Thank you Father, for Your Love and the gift of Life.
In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.
Amen
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.