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Jealousy
Geez Doc, now you've got me jealous of your tree trimmer! He's a year older than me and he's up a tree!! And how did he drop that top and miss those wires? By sheer luck???
And there YOU are, not only handsome (and young) , BUT taller than a horse! Nice looking beard by the way, no matter what Boo says...
I've had a beard ever since 1969 when the submarine I was serving on went on a WESPAC run and we spent 56 days submerged in 'unfriendly' waters. The entire cruise took us 11 months, but that's another story. Anyway, fresh water is a rare commodity aboard old diesel submarines, so most of us grew beards rather than shave and waste water. Mainly because any Engineman catching you 'wasting' water would snatch you for a "still' watch to teach you a lesson. We had two fresh-water stills, one or the other of which seemed to always be out-of-commission for some reason. It was a horrible watch to stand as they ran hotter than the hinges of hell and you had to tend the damn thing the entire time it was operating. It wasn't something you wanted to repeat, especially if you were a 'Twidget' like I was and normally got to stand watches in a nice cool air-conditioned environment. I didn't want to be back aft in a hot engine-room with those nasty, greasy Enginemen. Besides all that horrendous noise might have damaged my tender ears and then I wouldn't be able to hear, and keep us from going "Bump" in the dark!
Anyway, here's a pic of yours truly with a nice redfish.
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Geez Doc, now you've got me jealous of your tree trimmer! He's a year older than me and he's up a tree!! And how did he drop that top and miss those wires? By sheer luck???
And there YOU are, not only handsome (and young) , BUT taller than a horse! Nice looking beard by the way, no matter what Boo says...
I've had a beard ever since 1969 when the submarine I was serving on went on a WESPAC run and we spent 56 days submerged in 'unfriendly' waters. The entire cruise took us 11 months, but that's another story. Anyway, fresh water is a rare commodity aboard old diesel submarines, so most of us grew beards rather than shave and waste water. Mainly because any Engineman catching you 'wasting' water would snatch you for a "still' watch to teach you a lesson. We had two fresh-water stills, one or the other of which seemed to always be out-of-commission for some reason. It was a horrible watch to stand as they ran hotter than the hinges of hell and you had to tend the damn thing the entire time it was operating. It wasn't something you wanted to repeat, especially if you were a 'Twidget' like I was and normally got to stand watches in a nice cool air-conditioned environment. I didn't want to be back aft in a hot engine-room with those nasty, greasy Enginemen. Besides all that horrendous noise might have damaged my tender ears and then I wouldn't be able to hear, and keep us from going "Bump" in the dark!
Anyway, here's a pic of yours truly with a nice redfish.
Roger
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Wow Roger! Now that is a fish! There is nothing like that in waters around here! That's like five times bigger than the last trout I caught. Must have been fun reeling it in.
I don't know much about boats, even less about submarines, other than the courage one needed to man and live on one. My hat is off to you for that, and thank you for your service.
My father served in WWII and Korea, my older Brother served in Vietnam...........I was only 16 when my brother came home, he was not the same ever again, and I decided that I was
not going to follow in my fathers footsteps after that. My brother and I became as strangers as the months passed by and then he moved to Germany, never saw him again.
Anyway! HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!!!!!
FISH ON BROTHER!
Wow Roger! Now that is a fish! There is nothing like that in waters around here! That's like five times bigger than the last trout I caught. Must have been fun reeling it in.
I don't know much about boats, even less about submarines, other than the courage one needed to man and live on one. My hat is off to you for that, and thank you for your service.
My father served in WWII and Korea, my older Brother served in Vietnam...........I was only 16 when my brother came home, he was not the same ever again, and I decided that I was
not going to follow in my fathers footsteps after that. My brother and I became as strangers as the months passed by and then he moved to Germany, never saw him again.
Anyway! HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!!!!!
FISH ON BROTHER!
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Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild
the video hides the fact that the tree was leaning top heavy over the wires, Ron climbed high enough so that his cut was really two feet up and away from the wires.
He has been an Mountain man most of his like, he eats strange things and talks none stop.....good guy though, proud to call him my friend.
the video hides the fact that the tree was leaning top heavy over the wires, Ron climbed high enough so that his cut was really two feet up and away from the wires.
He has been an Mountain man most of his like, he eats strange things and talks none stop.....good guy though, proud to call him my friend.
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Wow nice fish Rog. I also would like to thank you for your service. I will apologize for being AWAL from this post. The wifie has me busy remodeling the kitchen and the list goes on and on. Happy 4th of July
Wow nice fish Rog. I also would like to thank you for your service. I will apologize for being AWAL from this post. The wifie has me busy remodeling the kitchen and the list goes on and on. Happy 4th of July
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Just hoping ALL my forums buddies have a SAFE and happy 4th of July , PLEASE remember to give thanks to ALL you see, and know, that have served ... it is because of THEM, we have our Idependance !
Just hoping ALL my forums buddies have a SAFE and happy 4th of July , PLEASE remember to give thanks to ALL you see, and know, that have served ... it is because of THEM, we have our Idependance !
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Military Service
Doc and NoBaMa,
Thank both of you guys for the recognition.
'Nam screwed up a lot of guys Doc, and I'm sorry that your brother was one of them. The results of the way our men were treated after that war is responsible for the respect they receive today, so something good did come of it, but too late for many of them I'm afraid.
I was fortunate to have served in submarines during that era. I joke and say that there wasn't enough water in the rice paddies for us to snorkel in, but I suppose it is just my way of covering up my embarrassment at having had it easy during the hardest time my generation ever had to face.
Doc, I certainly don't blame you for not following in your father's shoes, especially after seeing what the service did to your brother. Hopefully our country will never again send our men and women into harms way and not support them fully. Politics and the military don't mix well. The government may have a political agenda that requires military attention, but they need to express what the country requires and then trust the military to accomplish it and not cry about how it came about. I guess I'd better get off that band-wagon before my BP starts to rise, it tends to be a very sore subject for folks who lived through it.
The trick to catching redfish like that where we stay in FL, is using live bait and fishing shallow channels that warm up quickly when the bay gets cold.
HAPPY FOURTH to ALL HANDS!!
Roger B
Doc and NoBaMa,
Thank both of you guys for the recognition.
'Nam screwed up a lot of guys Doc, and I'm sorry that your brother was one of them. The results of the way our men were treated after that war is responsible for the respect they receive today, so something good did come of it, but too late for many of them I'm afraid.
I was fortunate to have served in submarines during that era. I joke and say that there wasn't enough water in the rice paddies for us to snorkel in, but I suppose it is just my way of covering up my embarrassment at having had it easy during the hardest time my generation ever had to face.
Doc, I certainly don't blame you for not following in your father's shoes, especially after seeing what the service did to your brother. Hopefully our country will never again send our men and women into harms way and not support them fully. Politics and the military don't mix well. The government may have a political agenda that requires military attention, but they need to express what the country requires and then trust the military to accomplish it and not cry about how it came about. I guess I'd better get off that band-wagon before my BP starts to rise, it tends to be a very sore subject for folks who lived through it.
The trick to catching redfish like that where we stay in FL, is using live bait and fishing shallow channels that warm up quickly when the bay gets cold.
HAPPY FOURTH to ALL HANDS!!
Roger B
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Re: MTD Yardman Transaxle Rebuild
James Lewcious !!! You put those matches down this minute !!! N git away from them fiwurks too!
You came into this world with 10 fingus N 10 toes N we spect you to leaves the same way !!
( a lil southern drawl fun) STAY SAFE !! (please)
James Lewcious !!! You put those matches down this minute !!! N git away from them fiwurks too!
You came into this world with 10 fingus N 10 toes N we spect you to leaves the same way !!
( a lil southern drawl fun) STAY SAFE !! (please)
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