Subdeacon Joe

Type 92, 70mm Battalion gun and Type 96 light machine gun.

Good Story: Scherer Kc · This is Captain Charlie Plumb. Charlie grew up as a farm kid from Kansas with dreams of becoming a pilot. After graduating from the Naval Academy and completing his training, he became a part of the program which is now known as “TOP GUN.” During the course of his career he flew 74 successful combat missions over North Vietnam. Charlie was 5 days away from the end of his tour when he took off on his 75th mission…it didn’t go as planned. He was shot down somewhere over Hanoi and was taken prisoner and tortured. He spent the next 2,103 days of his life (around 6 years) in a cell that measured 8 feet x 8 feet. Charlie survived and continued flying for a few more years before retiring. One day he and his wife were sitting at a restaurant and a man from another table came over and said, “You’re Plumb!” You flew jet fighters in Vietnam from aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were shot down!” “How in the world did you know that?” asked Plumb. “I packed your parachute,” the man replied. Plumb gasped in surprised and gratitude. The man pumped his hand and said, “I guess it worked!” Plumb assured him, “It sure did. If your chute hadn’t worked, I wouldn’t be here today.: That night plumb couldn’t sleep he kept thinking about that man. Plumb says, “I kept wondering what he might have looked like in a Navy uniform: a white hat, a bib in the back and bell-bottom trousers. I wonder how many times I might have seen him and not even said ‘Good morning, how are you?’ or anything, because, you see, I was a fighter pilot, and he was just a sailor.” As Charlie likes to ask, “who is packing your parachute?”

Some of the responses so far: They forgot the Sound Powered Phone Batteries and an HT Punc From the token Brit: The new canteen staff at my old establishment were usually asked to make a ‘forward roll’. Back to the US: When I was in the Navy, right after boot camp, in a training squadron, I was sent for a "bucket of prop wash". While I was looking I was shown a compound that was used for cleaning propellers. I took a can of it back with me and handed it to the guy that sent me. About six months later I'm in a regular squadron and get sent for "prop wash". I was told that I could secure for the day after I got it. I borrowed a pick up truck, drove over to the P-3 hangar, snagged a can of "propeller cleaner" and enjoyed a good Lunch at their cafeteria. I got back a couple of hours later, tossed the can to the guy who sent me and left for the day. Nothing was ever said.

She did it twice?

Thanks!

Unfortunately in these situations too many people are unwilling to ever accept the truth in these situations. As Red said: and a mentally of, "If I can hang on just one more month/week/day I KNOW that a cure will be announced" sets in. All you can do is try to stand fast and pray that the others come around to face reality and realize that an extra month of pain and suffering while bankrupting the extended family is a just a deal with the Devil.

Just think, Monday is the best day of the week because it's farthest from the next Monday! We all know that Wednesday is called "Hump Day" because everything is humped.

That's a given. While I expect that permission will be given, since is is a personal experience I'd rather ask first. And the attribution would be a somewhat general, "A gentleman on a CAS forum who is a medic in an Ohio National Guard unit wrote: "(text)" along with the meme he was responding to. Memes I will blatantly appropriate without attribution as I figure that where I found them is not the point of origin.

Most of the wild duck I've eaten had a distinctly fishy/earthy/gamey taste to it because of what they ate. I've had local "farm raised wild duck" that was very good.

May I steal this to put on a military heavy private FB group?

"If you hate it so much, why are you using the technology the "invaders" brought, and why do you copy their customs?"

That would be great! I have three 2.5 pound bags of blueberries from the food bank in the freezer, and there is a lemon tree next to us that nobody else picks other than one or two now and then. Next door neighbor claims it's hers, but it's in a common area and in 12 years I've never seen her pick a single one.

There is also Henley's Formulas for Home & Workshop or Free Download from Project Gutenberg.

There are, or can be, up to 7 "ropes" on a tall ship, Now, the foot ropes and tow ropes were obvious, as were the man ropes. But the bolt rope less so. But you also had to know which bit of "rope" was a line, which a sheet, which a jackstay. Which bits of rope are the halyards? Do you know your buntline from your clewline?

You weren't an "able seaman" until you learned the ropes.

Heck of a good game. As good as the 9ers Packers game. Both games were excellent examples of what playoffs should be, hard fought and close, with the winner decided in the last minute. I expect a 9ers v. Ravens Superbowl, although I would prefer 9ers v. Chiefs.

Mayonnaise has gotten insanely expensive. Fortunately, it's also insanely easy to make, especially if you have an immersion blender. Egg, acid, oil, stabilizer, and seasonings. Equipment: immersion blender, a tall and narrow jar that the immersion blender will fit into and has a capacity of 1.5 to 2 cups. Most blenders come with a cup for mixing, but I like to use a jar that I can store the finished mayonnaise in. Ingredients, make sure that they're at room temperature: 1 Egg 1 TBS Lemon Juice or Vinegar 1/2 to 1 tsp Dijon, or other made mustard except yellow mustard. About 1/2 tsp Salt 1 cup Oil, something with a neutral flavor. Other seasonings, e.g. white pepper, paprika, powdered herbs. Go light with these. Put the Egg, Lemon Juice or Vinegar, Salt, and mustard into the jar, make sure that the blades of the blender will be in contact with them. Gently add the oil all at once. Let everything settle. Start the blender and let it do it's work without moving it. It should blend everything all together into mayonnaise. With it still running slowly bring it up through the mayo, you may need to use it to blend the the top little bit in. Stop the blender, pull it out, and CAREFULLY wipe the mayonnaise off of it into the jar. Play with the flavors. Change up the vinegar, the kind of mustard, add a few capers, or maybe a couple of olives. Keeps in the fridge for a week. According to the usual books and guides. I've had it keep for 2 weeks. Play with it.

That Sounds GOOD