Happy 1st Birthday, Callie.
Posted on 01/06/2014 5:59:42 PM PST by laurenmarlowe
Good morning Western Phil
Thanks for sharing. Sounds like it was an adventure.
NRL still brings in students - some while finishing the senior year in HS, some that are in college - to work and learn.
Of course, there is no longer a Radio Navigation Branch or 5400 branch, but your story is a part of that history.
((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. How’s it going?
Good morning EG ((HUGS))
All is well, except for the cold. Glad I work inside. Feel for those who have to work out in this.
Howz it out our way? Warm up yet?
It's 23 degrees currently here in Comanche OK. They say we may get to 47 for a high today. We'll see.
Good news on the 47 today since those temps should head our way...we are going into 50s by weekend. Crazy.
It is so cold in FL that we are getting complaints from the Brass Monkeys.
I took an extra day off, so late with my hellos.
Had a great time at my Sister's, lots of food and cards and of course football. The Seahawks play Saturday, I'm rooting them on!
Need to fill up the morning cup and run..
Have a grand day!
What did you hide deep within that cake? :-)
Another NRL related memory comes to mind: One afternoon (must have been April 1, 1966) I had gone to the dispensary to get some required shots for an expedition on NRL’s EC 121 ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/4836024154/in/set-72157624597444010 ) to the far east. While I was there, I overheard action in the adjacent room. An electronic technician friend, Norm, was being prepped to be part of the search (on a Navy ship) for the for the H bomb resting in the Mediterranean ( http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/h-bomb-lost-in-spain ). He had earlier been involved with a mid Atlantic search for a lost nuclear submarine. NRL had a policy of only giving shots when there was a medical doctor on the premises.
They were questioning Norm about his shot history – had he ever had any reaction to any kind of shot?
The answer was that once when he was in the Air Force he had a slight reaction to a tetanus shot. “In that case, we will give you half a dose today and the other half in a few days.” Apparently this was done & immediately there was a jolt of excitement. His blood pressure had gone to zero and the medic gave him a shot of adrenalin in the heart. Quickly they hauled him off to the hospital. During this activity, I stayed in my room, but after they left, I discussed the issue with the medical people and let them know that I was acquainted with Norm & his family After I returned to my office, I received a call from the Admin people. They wanted me to make the call to the family. I did that, but afterward wondered if his wife might have thought it was an April Fool’s thing. That was not the case.
Norm was conscious during the whole process and later described the adrenalin shot as quite painful. The physical location of NRL is pretty much on the south tip of the District of Columbia. The ambulance left in a hurry before it was determined that the young Navy personnel driving the ambulance did not know where the hospital was and had to be directed by the patient. He was released in a day or so, but did not make the trip to the Mediterranean.
Good morning Pro ((HUGS))
Glad you had a great time with family.
Ah, Seahawks. Who are they playing?
I’m still busy catching up at work. But it was a nice relaxing time off...mostly.
Have a terrifically terrific Tuesday.
Aw....thank you! By the looks on her face, I think it was
a good day for her. Wish I had been there, though. :)
No face plant. For shame, for shame. Cute kids.
Good morning ladies and (((HUGS))). Al gore must be having a speech about gore bull warming again.
Good morning to you, too, EGC! (((hugs)))
thanks!
Well, maybe she did it after the movie was done. She was really enjoying herself!
Awww, night owl, so pretty
thanks you
HUGS
Good morning dear ((HUGS))
He’ll probably save it for this weekend when we really have a warm up. hehe
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