Blow you winds
heigh ho!
The promise of high winds slated to arrive last night had
not materialized by midnight.
That
coincides with the First Watch but we generally leave that watch to Loki.
The classic
watch pattern is:
|
Number of bells
|
Bell Pattern
|
Middle
watch |
Morning
watch |
Forenoon
watch |
Afternoon
watch |
First
dog watch |
Last
dog watch |
First
watch |
|
One bell
|
.
|
0:30
|
4:30
|
8:30
|
12:30
|
16:30
|
18:30†
|
20:30
|
|
Two bells
|
..
|
1:00
|
5:00
|
9:00
|
13:00
|
17:00
|
19:00†
|
21:00
|
|
Three bells
|
.. .
|
1:30
|
5:30
|
9:30
|
13:30
|
17:30
|
19:30†
|
21:30
|
|
Four bells
|
.. ..
|
2:00
|
6:00
|
10:00
|
14:00
|
18:00
|
22:00
|
|
|
Five bells
|
.. .. .
|
2:30
|
6:30
|
10:30
|
14:30
|
18:30
|
22:30
|
|
|
Six bells
|
.. .. ..
|
3:00
|
7:00
|
11:00
|
15:00
|
19:00
|
23:00
|
|
|
Seven bells
|
.. .. .. .
|
3:30
|
7:30
|
11:30
|
15:30
|
19:30
|
23:30
|
|
|
Eight bells
|
.. .. .. ..
|
4:00
|
8:00
|
12:00‡
|
16:00
|
20:00
|
0:00
|
This morning’s
weather blew foul and fast at daybreak. By
0830, the first tornado warning of the day had been posted. Fortunately, it was northeast of us and
moving away. However, along the western
edge of the Appalachians, there was a long line of thunderstorms building. Today’s hike with Mike began and ended with
rain. Noon, the beginning of the
afternoon watch is rainy, windy, and promises to drop about 40 °F in
temperature before tomorrow morning.
I have to
chauffer Mike to Greeneville next Thursday, 1 March. I’ll take the pathfinder in to have it
evaluated after dropping Mike off. This
will mark a departure from factory/dealer service. However, if I can be certain that the shop
uses factory parts I see little reason to pay dealers’ service markups.
Now it is
time to work on passports. Not a bad
project for a stormy afternoon.
Clear away
your running gear and blow, blow, blow!
Shabbat Shalom!
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