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At the Iron Horse Pub - The Droptines with special guest Landon Lloyd Miller - Friday July 10 - Doors 8:30 PM, Start 9:30 PM - 615 Ohio Street
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07-09-2026 - 6:00 AM - Good Morning! It’s Thursday, and I really have nothing on the schedule for today. I got all the yardwork done on Tuesday and Wednesday. The cost of a First Class U.S. postage stamp will jump from 78¢ to 82¢ on July 12. Local businesses that use direct mail marketing will be impacted. I don’t use many stamps these days, but I guess I'll order some online today or tomorrow. Our water supply lake levels are declining again. We need more hail-free rain. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready.
--- 6:05 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 79. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
--- 6:10 AM - NWS Short Range Weather Discussion
--- 6:15 AM - NWS Extended Range Weather Discussion
--- 6:20 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 81.2% Kemp: 91.7% Kickapoo: 88.8%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 87.0% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (85.0%) to determine drought stage.
--- 6:42 AM - ERCOT (Texas) snapshot of grid conditions - ERCOT reports that conditions are normal and there is enough power for current demand with an operating reserve of 8,225 Megawatts.
--- 7:15 AM - I love the smell of diesel exhaust in the morning! Just over 20 years ago, I drove a Wichita Falls ISD school bus for about six months. This was one of several "retirement" jobs. These big machines with the excessive “tail swing” were fun to drive and an interesting challenge on tight turns. Read "A Story about Driving a School Bus in Wichita Falls."
--- 8:00 AM - Have you ever noticed that our local transit buses, conducting routine, day-to-day business, never seem to have enough passengers to cover the cost of the gas for that particular trip? Here's a quote from the Texas Comptroller: "Texas' transit programs are funded by a mix of federal, state, and local sources. Fares paid by riders make up only a small portion of their total funding." In past years, there was a lot of Sheppard AFB weekend traffic to and from Sikes Senter Mall to help fill the gap. Those days are gone. Tune in to our transit buses at 453.5375 MHz on your scanner.
--- 8:44 AM - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing
--- 8:55 AM - In the news at Texoma's Home Page (KFDX) - James V. Allred Unit breaks ground on new expanded chapel, Why will The Falls project take 2 years?, TIF board rescinds 2019 vote, frees $2.4 million for downtown.
--- 9:00 AM - There was a ground-breaking ceremony at the James V. Allred Unit for the planned new chapel. Where the old chapel seats 40, the new facility will seat 500. I’m a little curious about that “500” number. There’s no way you would put 500 convicted felons in the same room without physical separation into smaller groups. Otherwise, enemies would meet, scores would be settled, and blood would be shed. Of course, that could easily happen in smaller groups. That’s a fact. Certainly, that “500” number references uses of the building that involve events other than “offender religious services.” Let's see what develops.
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07-08-2026 - 6:00 AM - Good Morning! It’s Wednesday, and the weather forecast is calling for another 100-degree day, and I still have more lawn to mow. Once again, I’m starting the day with the President McKinley on 40-channel scan. I’ll tune in to Morse code on the old Yaesu 857D later. Other than that lawn, I have no chores scheduled. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready.
--- 5:55 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 79. South southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
--- 6:00 AM - NWS Short Range Weather Discussion
--- 6:05 AM - NWS Extended Range Weather Discussion
--- 6:10 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 81.3% Kemp: 93.5% Kickapoo: 88.9%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 87.4% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (85.1%) to determine drought stage.
--- 6:29 AM - ERCOT (Texas) snapshot of grid conditions - ERCOT reports that conditions are normal and there is enough power for current demand with an operating reserve of 9,688 Megawatts.
--- 6:45 AM - UPDATED - International Space Station Passes Over Wichita Falls
--- 7:20 AM - Remembering Hirschi High School Alumnus John Mullins - aka Jon St. Elwood - aka Jazz Jackson on The Young & the Restless
--- 7:25 AM - I've often wondered why in Wichita Falls, and some other cities, you have to "pull" a permit to do some types of construction work. Why do we "pull" a construction permit, but not a driver license, pilot certificate, Amateur (ham) Radio license, hunting or fishing license, and so on? Did you hear about Billy? He pulled a Ham Radio license! He's been wanting to pull one of those for years, said no one ever. In Texas, it is a Driver License, not a driver's license, even though Grammarly doesn't agree with that. Texans, whip out yours and examine it. And why "pull"? Do they pull a form out of a drawer and hand it to you? Google's AI Overview says that's exactly what they used to do. It's time to push that pull aside and engage in something modern like Morse code.
--- 7:50 AM - The CB Radio has been quiet, both local and DX, this morning. I heard one short local exchange on Channel 29 about 20 minutes ago, and that was it. As for DX, Channel 6 is just starting to come alive. I expect the whole band to be booming in another hour or two.
--- 8:35 AM - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing
--- 9:00 AM - I had a Facebook account in 2009-2010. I never had any trouble with the account. I was never warned by Facebook of any policy violations. I was never suspended. I had no complaints about Facebook, other than the fact that it just wasn't for me. One day, I simply closed my account. Then, I got banned from Facebook for life!
--- 11:35 AM - UPDATED - The Economics Daily
--- 4:20 PM - I'm listening to two Amateur (ham) Radio Operators "rag chewing" on the 147.040 MHz repeater. One has booming audio and the other is barely audible. That's not a problem for those two, but for a third party in the conversation, or a listener like me, there is a need to constantly adjust the audio up and down. Oh well, it is what it is.
--- 7:20 PM - Blue Bell Ice Cream’s Lone Star Scoop Tour will be at United Market Street, 4590 Kell W Blvd., 11 AM – 2 PM on August 28, 2026. Check the Blue Bell website (you know how to find it) for details.
--- 8:00 PM - Years ago, United Supermarkets gave away a turkey if you spent $100 or more during a visit. We got several of those turkeys. Having no room for the latest issue, we drove to the Faith Mission loading dock to drop it off. Two men came to the car to accept it. One took the turkey while the other stood back about 10 feet. The one standing back said, "Another turkey. I was hoping for a ham!" I thought it was funny - sort of. I still donate to the mission.
--- 8:30 PM - I saw an article not long ago about how it's getting too expensive to have fun. The article discussed the rising costs of dining out, going to the movies, and other popular activities. Here's a solution: Get into Amateur (ham) Radio communications. You can purchase a fully equipped station for local and/or global communications for $500 to $2,000*, and your equipment should last for several decades. And, you don't have to feed it or leave home to enjoy it! *You can spend $25,000 if you want, but it’s certainly not necessary.