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    Re: That Was Fun! (Baseball Notes)

    The Mariner's got their butts kicked , I had that last inning on the radio at work, disappointing from this end! Three tough late game losses, out of four days, wonder how they react to that?
  2. Re: President Obama makes U.S. Marine break military rules

    Trust me , IF the POTUS asks any memeber of the US armed forces to hold a umbrella for him , it is a just order or request, what ever you want to call it. Hell, if he asked the CNO , or Commadant...
  3. Re: President Obama makes U.S. Marine break military rules

    At least it can muster a smiley out of you Rich! Sorry to hear about your nephew, best wishes for you and yours.
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    CIA / or other type civilian bullet blocker , more than likely with Reagan .

    US Army with the Bush's. Outside chance one or both could be Air Force , unlikely as MOST A/F uni's are a blue...
  5. Re: President Obama makes U.S. Marine break military rules

    I see, so that's when they get the red stripe on the pant legs , and a severe charlie horse, from the kneeing they take in the gauntlet of tacking it on. Prolly out lawed as hazing today.
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    Humm , pretty sure it doesn't work that way John, you might try the ignore feature , it works 95% of the time. Hard , OK impossible , to control quoted posts , so there's your 5% failure rate. :d
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    So a Corporal isn't a considered a NCO? Yes, he is enlisted, but to Canoeyawl does it really matter. There is Officer in the title ! With "good" work like this we could keep this thread alive...
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    Re: The NHL playoffs

    Ottawa wins ! rebound in front garbage goal the kind that wins cups!
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    Re: The NHL playoffs

    Still tied headed for period #5! Lots of chances both ways , goalie's closing the five hole , good to note for Bill R's 10 year old son! :d
  10. Re: President Obama makes U.S. Marine break military rules

    Also inclusive, similar to Donn!:D Nice work Lee.
  11. Re: President Obama makes U.S. Marine break military rules

    Donn was being inclusive.

    That Marine is a NCO, Non-commissioned Officer E-4 .:D Corporal.

    You'd win that bet, that Marine was assigned that post, he was told when to be there, who to...
  12. Re: President Obama makes U.S. Marine break military rules

    Where did you find that? The direct order? Got a reference / post # where someone posted a link to a officer or NCO telling this Marine to hold the umbrella?


    ETA: I see it in the first post...
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    Re: The NHL playoffs

    Pens have had the better of over all play , but Ottawa just had a great pressure shift , 15:= to go in 1st OT
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    Re: The NHL playoffs

    Pens V Ottawa tied game very late goal by the boys from Ottawa. Headed to OT!
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    Re: Shopsmith MK5

    I think these three sentences sum it up , and the one in quotations , coming from a guy who grinds screwdrivers into chisels, is the most telling of the Mark 5 use-ability! :D :D
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    Re: The NHL playoffs

    Hockey Mom's are known Cougar's in Canada? Seems different than a USA cougar , unless your hockey Mom's like younger hockey Dad's???
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    I'm just glad it wasn't your wife who read the post , ya know pissing off a soccer Mom's one thing , but a HOCKEY Mom , well NOW you got real problems!!:D
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    Jeesh Bill throttle back, it was a joke about WHY a 10 year old may have not been called up to play for the Pen's in this series.

    And a slight poke at the size of gear they ALLOW NHL goalies...
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    He needs to grow a wee bit! It's amazing how much of the net todays NHL goalies fill just standing between the pipes! The gear they use today is SO OVER sized!!

    Tell the kid to tighten up that...
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    Re: The NHL playoffs

    5-2 Boston !! 6:00 to go in the third!
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    Ranger V. Bruins , 1-1 in Boston late in 1st , Go Bruins!
  22. Re: President Obama makes U.S. Marine break military rules

    Sailor's have always been cannon fodder , more literally in the old days.

    I agree with you on the "Americans have" paragraph.

    Next line "Congress says so" you use some latitude with which...
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    Re: Muscle cramps wake me up

    Costco out here sells a product called ECO Drink , I used to get cramps three or four night's a week , similar to yours deep , painful leg charlie horses.

    It's a powder full of ecectro-lights ,...
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    Re: The NHL playoffs

    I looked up Ole Eddie , I remember him more as a Bruin, which is where he went after the Leaf's . I remember the Clear the tracks here comes Shack! chants.

    You're right, those where the days! ...
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    Re: The NHL playoffs

    Or Davey Keon. The Leaf's will rise again Full Tilt, maybe! Did Eddy Shack ever play for Toronto?
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    Re: That Was Fun! (Baseball Notes)

    Thanks Donn, I listen to a bit of the game today on the trek to and from SEATAC, I did hear they lost the game in the bottom of the 9th , but of what I did hear of the game, they never mentioned...
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    Re: The NHL playoffs

    I've posted two threads about games , maybe you have me on ignore? The threads didn't gain much traction, a few "nob's" replied , but not much beyond that happened.

    Some don't like the Bruins "...
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    Ya, race is the liberal batton, they weild it like a cop in a riot who's sure there are no cameras around.:rolleyes:

    On the grunt holding the umbrella for the POTUS, jeesh it was the right...
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    Re: That Was Fun! (Baseball Notes)

    Ya Maurer , strange spelling. You're right on that, they say it like Mauer , and my spelling sucks.

    Hernandez, the best pitcher in baseball today, maybe, surely debateable that he is or isn't! ...
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    Re: That Was Fun! (Baseball Notes)

    Just kidding ya Donn, relax! I didn't notice any posts on this thread, what did you think of the M's pitching tonight? Mauer did a nice job , it seemed , I didn't watch most of the game , but he...
  31. Re: Comedy of errors? How is your weekend starting?

    I'm sure 128's a bigger nightmare than it was 35 years ago! I hated that highway , worst part of a trip to Logan.
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    Re: That Was Fun! (Baseball Notes)

    Figured that would bring you out of hiding ! Good game for the M's overall, they are starting to click a bit, took two out of three from the Skankies in NY , should be a good test , this road trip...
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    Re: That Was Fun! (Baseball Notes)

    Having fun yet Donn? 3-3 in the tenth , Mariners V. Tribe.
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    Re: Navy Gun-Jugglers!

    Thanks for rubbing the wound CC ya bastid and a Air Farse one to boot!!:d

    You earned it, I didn't. Life goes on.
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    Re: Navy Gun-Jugglers!

    No kidding , I did about the same 77-80 with VAQ-137, got out went back to carpentry , re-joined the reserves in about 84 with VAQ -309 , then went on a voluntary recall to active duty 86- 89 with...
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    Ranger's V Bruin's

    Game 1 headed to OT! 2-2 .
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    Re: Navy Gun-Jugglers!

    Yack was the drill master when I got there , I must have just missed the former D/M getting canned. We then had a gal join the team while Yack was the D/M , don't remember her name, she had...
  38. Re: Prowler crashes in Eastern Washington, three crew dead.

    I don't think I said it was a mid air break up, my personal opinion is pilot error due to departing the flight envelope at low level, leaving no room for error.

    I was saying the birds are old ,...
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    Re: Navy Gun-Jugglers!

    Who was the drill master when you where on the team? Chief Abbott , or AT-3 Yackel?

    Other names I remember Lew Withey, Suiter last name don't recall his first name.

    I was a new kid on...
  40. Re: Prowler crashes in Eastern Washington, three crew dead.

    They sorted out the engine bearing issue , the airframes are getting old, who isn't eh boys LOL, but the G restrictions have been in place since the late 80's , but like you found they are gettin old...
  41. Re: Prowler crashes in Eastern Washington, three crew dead.

    Ya , that's what the thinking is, add the low level and Prowler's nose drops like a rock with the knife edge turn! Mostly conjecture, but without the incident report what else we got? LOL.
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    That's my laymens add on / thinking. Take two A/C into a turn, the one in front could set up weird / turbulent / disrupted air for the following A/C to fly thru, add the nose fall off of the...
  43. Re: Prowler crashes in Eastern Washington, three crew dead.

    Bump for Ian.

    Ian, I'm working on a old friends / retired USN Captain's house remodel right now. He went to a dinner with some old navy buddies and wife's, a loose casual semi scheduled dinner...
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    Re: 2013 Victory Gardens

    Thanks! It produces more produce than we can eat, we don't can any more, canning IMO is a ton of work , and hard as hell on the stove! I'd guess we give away close to 1/2 of what we grow, to...
  45. Re: Slow start to the garden... curst cold spring

    Been warm here for May, been having to water every other day or so, picked the first lettuce this evening.

    http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b299/PEG688/image_zpsb8e039ac.jpg

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    Re: 2013 Victory Gardens

    Update 15 May , picked the first lettuce tonight tastes great in a salad!

    http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b299/PEG688/image_zps41dc6aa0.jpg


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    Re: Navy Gun-Jugglers!

    Ya funny how that happens eh Chuck! When where you on the drill team? I was there 1978 Jan - June while attending AE "A" school , Millington, Tenn. Fun times!
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    Re: Bye bye beaches

    Yup that sums it up pretty well.
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    Re: New Orleans shooting

    Ya , anyone with ANY honesty can see that.
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    Re: New Orleans shooting

    Humm , that might be considered rude by some.
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