Phyllis (and another lady-Pam) have joined the Men of A-Chord Barbershopers. We have had declining membership with some passing and others not returning to the Rio Grande Valley for the winters. She started out Lead, but the leader asked her to switch to Tenor (highest part) as they needed help. These pictures were taken Friday afternoon at our practice. For several weeks now we will be practicing on Tuesday and Friday afternoons at 2 pm in McAllen, TX
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On the way home from barbershop chorus practice we stopped for supper at Stefano;s Brooklyn Pizza place on Business 83 on the west side of Harlingen.
After church (This program has locked capitols on -- bear with me) Sunday we took Butch Giesking and Pat Smith with us to the longhorn cattle company in san benito, tx. they serve a coffee cup of bean soup before taking your order. most of us had their loaded baked potato which is so huge we each took half home for lunch today. Afterwards we drove to Retama Rehab where Harold Neher is staying and visited and played pegs and jokers with him.
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SHIT FALLS FROM THE
SKY IN KANSAS: DRUNK “CROP DUSTER” PLANE PILOT SPREADS 4 TONS OF MANURE OVER
CITY
El Dorado, Kansas | An agricultural airplane pilot made a
serious mistake this morning while operating his aircraft under the influence
of alcohol, accidentally dumping his cargo of manure over cars, houses, and
residents.
According to the police
report, 51-year old Barry Wood had a blood alcohol
concentration (BAC) of 0.48% when he was arrested, six times the legal
limit allowed to drive a motor vehicle and 12 times the legal limit allowed to
operate a plane.
He was supposed to
spread 4 tons of liquid manure over fields belonging to his employer but his
capacities were visibly too impaired.
“So drunk that he had
urinated on himself”
He turned in the wrong
direction, heading over the nearby city of El Dorado instead of the fields he
was supposed to spray, before releasing his smelly cargo.
Residents of the city
were taken off guard as tons of liquid manure started raining over the city,
causing several car accidents and totally ruining an outdoor wedding ceremony.
Butler County Sheriff’s
Office spokesman, Lt. John Fitzpatrick, says the emergency lines received
over 900 calls in less than 5 minutes after the incident.
“Everyone was freaking out, complaining about shit falling from
the skies, fearing a biological attack from Islamic terrorists.”
The deputies were
rapidly able to identify the plane behind the incident and were waiting near
the landing strip when Mr. Wood returned from his venture.
“We’re a small community. We knew Barry was a drunkard and we saw
him fly hazardously before, so we guessed it was him. But I had never seen him
this drunk before.”
Butler County Sheriff’s
Office spokesman, Lt. John Fitzpatrick, says the accused was so drunk that he
had urinated on himself and wasn’t able to stand up when the deputies arrested
him only a minute or two after his landing.
Mr. Wood will now face a
total of 269 criminal charges, including performing an aviation function while
over the prescribed alcohol limit, aggravated assault and criminal damage to
property.
If found guilty on all
charges, he faces a total of 1235 years in prison and a fine of $2,335,500 and
his pilot’s license could also be suspended by the FAA if he is found guilty of
flying while under the influence of alcohol.
His trial is scheduled
to begin in January at the Butler County Courthouse.
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