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| June 11 2012
| Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Benjamin Kelly
Posted on 06/11/2012 12:18:37 PM PDT by moonshot925
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To: moonshot925
Did they fix the heads yet?
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posted on
06/11/2012 12:23:46 PM PDT
by
Old Sarge
(RIP FReeper Skyraider (1930-2011) - You Are Missed)
To: moonshot925
Wow, what a beauty!
That truck parked on the bow creeps me out, though. Brrrr. Has anyone ever driven one overboard?
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posted on
06/11/2012 12:25:25 PM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(All libs & most dems think that life is just a sponge bath, with a happy ending.)
To: Old Sarge
Yes, “green” collection, holding, and transfer (CHT) system that doesn't work. Go back to the good ol’ days when we pumped the $h!t overboard. Nothing worse for morale aboard ship than non-functioning heads — clogged / dirty crappers, no hot water, no water at all. Away the Turd Buster Team!
To: carriage_hill
If anyone has, their last name was probably McCain. Imagine that, being a reverse ace in supply trucks too. ;^)
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posted on
06/11/2012 12:32:42 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Republicanism: Y1 Rant Y2 Rant Y3 Rant Y4, Oh nevermind, vote for him anyway. Rinse & Repeat!)
To: carriage_hill
That truck parked on the bow creeps me out, though. Brrrr. Has anyone ever driven one overboard? That's an aviation firefighting rig (white color gives it away). And yes, they have gone overboard in the past.
Even bigger pucker-factor is for the flight deck director to spin an aircraft around on the bow at night, with the nosewheel behind the pilot and inches from the edge. Almost as nerve-wracking for the pilot as the night trap just occurred!
To: moonshot925
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posted on
06/11/2012 12:37:42 PM PDT
by
Doogle
(((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
To: carriage_hill
The plane hanging over the left side looks a little precarious too.
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posted on
06/11/2012 12:40:56 PM PDT
by
Average Al
(Forbidden fruit leads to many jams.)
To: Average Al
Yes, called tail over water (TOW), as opposed to tail over deck (TOD). Maximizes deck space for launches and recoveries. Aircraft are securely chocked and chained before being shut down. Greater risk is for plane captains or maintenance crew to slip off the back of the bird and into the water when things get slick.
To: twister881
Here’s perhaps a dumb question. Are all of the planes (and trucks!) stored underneath and brought up - or do they use the flight deck for long-term parking as well? I imagine the former?
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posted on
06/11/2012 12:48:21 PM PDT
by
21twelve
To: Average Al
"The plane hanging over the left side looks a little precarious too." PORT side, dammit! :-) (Unless you mean your left, in which case it would be starboard)
To: twister881
How many stories up is the deck from the water?
Would someone normally survive falling that far?
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posted on
06/11/2012 12:50:35 PM PDT
by
Average Al
(Forbidden fruit leads to many jams.)
To: Edward Teach
Hey I’ve never been on a ship. What do you think I am a pirate? :-)
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posted on
06/11/2012 12:52:47 PM PDT
by
Average Al
(Forbidden fruit leads to many jams.)
To: DoughtyOne
I heard about that sad ‘incident’, back in ‘08.
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posted on
06/11/2012 12:59:53 PM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(All libs & most dems think that life is just a sponge bath, with a happy ending.)
To: Average Al
I’ve served on board a sub and two carriers.
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posted on
06/11/2012 1:00:26 PM PDT
by
brivette
To: twister881
I can’t even imagine what that feel like! Yikes.
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posted on
06/11/2012 1:02:26 PM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(All libs & most dems think that life is just a sponge bath, with a happy ending.)
To: Average Al
Just noticed THAT, AA! Holy carp; it looks like it’s going over, any second.
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posted on
06/11/2012 1:04:36 PM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(All libs & most dems think that life is just a sponge bath, with a happy ending.)
To: Average Al; Edward Teach; brivette
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posted on
06/11/2012 1:10:09 PM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(All libs & most dems think that life is just a sponge bath, with a happy ending.)
To: brivette
Can anyone fathom the injustice in naming one of these fine ships after a self-proffessed draft dodger and a muzzie sympathizer? I think everyone knows who I'm talking about
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posted on
06/11/2012 1:16:07 PM PDT
by
NCC-1701
(In Memphis on January 20, 2009, pump price were $1.49. We all know what happened after that.)
To: Average Al
“How many stories up is the deck from the water?”
80-90 feet
“Would someone normally survive falling that far?”
No. They would hit the water with such velocity that it would be like hitting concrete.
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