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CB Radio, Morse code, and Folgers Black Silk coffee. What else could a man need in beautiful Wichita Falls, Texas? Maybe a "Red Draw" at the BAR-L Drive In? As the late Oscar Gamble said, "They don't think it be like it is, but it do!" When you see news reports of "A Wichita Falls man..." that's usually not me.
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02-11-2026 - 5:00 AM - Good Morning! Last night, just before heading for bed, something on the ceiling caught my eye. Upon closer inspection, I found the last thing I expected to find - a live mosquito! I have no idea how long he's been in the house. If not long, how did he survive the multiple hard freezes we've had? If he was inside during those freezes, why haven't my wife or I been bitten? Could it be a non-biting male? Research indicates they live only about 10 days. As for the one on the ceiling, I put him out of my misery. I have zero plans for today and my Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready!
--- 5:15 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind 3 to 7 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Calm wind.
--- 5:30 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are as follows: Arrowhead: 82.3% Kemp: 97.3 Kickapoo: 84.4%. The City of Wichita Falls uses combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (83.35%) to determine drought stage.
--- 6:00 AM - Wichita Falls area railfans might be interested to know that the BNSF Railroad is active on the following frequencies: 160.620, 160.920, 161.010, and 161.130 MHz. Tune in with your scanner radio.
--- 6:45 AM - In the News - Man arrested for assault, terror threat against officer, Community discusses Art Walk’s future at public meeting, Knife threat leads to arrest in WF assault case.
--- 8:15 AM - The CB Radio single sideband channels 38 and 39 are pretty busy this morning. I hear Mr. Rogers out there. I call him that because he ends just about every sentence with a "roger" posed as a question. It's like me saying, "I'm going to the store to get some beer. Did you get that?” “Later, I think I'll wash my car. Did you get that?” Oh well, you find all kinds on CB Radio.
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02-10-2026 - 6:00 AM - Good Morning! It’s Tuesday, and the Clay County Amateur Radio Club will conduct its weekly net tonight at 8:00 PM on the club’s 146.800 MHz repeater. Tune in with your scanner radio. There’s a little (40%) chance of rain today. A 100% chance would be better. We have a better chance on Friday and Saturday. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready.
--- 6:15 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. South southwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers before midnight. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 41. North wind 7 to 10 mph.
--- 6:30 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are as follows: Arrowhead: 82.4% Kemp: 97.3 Kickapoo: 84.6%. The City of Wichita Falls uses combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (83.5%) to determine drought stage.
--- 6:45 AM - Scanner Radio Frequencies & Radio Activities for Wichita Falls
--- 7:00 AM - Were you around when Longhorn Chevrolet was located at 6th & Lamar? The parking lot behind the building, on the northeast corner of 7th and Lamar, was full of cars. Their truck lot was located at 502 N. Scott.
--- 7:30 AM - In 1962, Uncle John's Pancake House was located at 3064 Seymour Hwy. Do you remember it? I remember a pancake house at that location in 1970, but I thought it had a different name. In later years, it was the L&M Restaurant. There was also a locally-owned waffle business at that location for a short time. Today, it's an auto repair shop across from the U.S. Post Office.
--- 12:55 PM - I contacted a station at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge (US-0173) in Arizona on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
--- 4:30 PM - Remembering Hirschi High School Alumnus John Mullins - aka Jon St. Elwood - aka Jazz Jackson on The Young & the Restless
--- 5:00 PM - In the 1962 Polk's Wichita Falls City Directory, there are 140 listings under the Churches category. There are 128 people listed under the Clergymen category. There was no Clergywomen category.
--- 5:30 PM - In the 1962 Polk's Wichita Falls City Directory, there are 10 listings under the Theaters category. This included two drive-in theaters. That's a lot of screens, considering it was the pre-mall and pre-mega theater years. We had six drive-in theaters over the years: Grant Drive-In - 3000 Grant Street, Scottic Drive-In, 1111 E. Scott Avenue, Seymour Road Drive-In, 4301 Seymour Road, Skyway Drive-In Highway 79 and Professional Drive, Twin Falls Drive-In, 1450 Sheppard Access Road, Twin Sheppard Drive-In 4014 Old Iowa Park Road. The Twin Sheppard (not the Twin Falls) still has the screen supports visible.