Rain. Yeah, that wet stuff from the sky. I think I would get sick of it if I lived up here year round. I discovered a small leak in one of the translucent panels in my apartment. This was not good news to Andy, who had earlier today discovered a septic drainage issue. Apparently the septic system is leaching above ground a bit, especially with all the recent rain. Bizarrely, the septic tank is up the hill from the house. This makes little sense except for the fact that the well is located in what would normally be the prime spot down the hill from the house.
Matt only had to work an hour or so today, so after that he took me for a tour of his Coast Guard base. Matt is on the CG Cutter Storis, the oldest ship in the CG fleet I believe. It’s old but it has a nice feel to it, quite a bit smaller than his previous ship the Alex Haley. As I mentioned previously, they are both a marine port as well as an airbase. They fly a number of C-130 cargo planes out from here, as well as a bunch of HH-60s and HH-65s (my absolute favorite) helicoptors. Matt knew a 60 (the Jay Hawk) pilot who he was also on the Haley with many years ago.
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