tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post2235227536316775824..comments2024-03-28T09:32:13.767-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: International Incidents Я UsOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35763826064673343632013-05-25T11:21:52.940-07:002013-05-25T11:21:52.940-07:00Oh yeah, I remember the Iranians crawling all over...Oh yeah, I remember the Iranians crawling all over the place at Lowry. Seems we had the entire Iranian Air Force there.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-1274509631533387832013-05-25T11:05:22.811-07:002013-05-25T11:05:22.811-07:00Seems there were some Egyptian Air Force officers ...<i> Seems there were some Egyptian Air Force officers attending the same school.</i><br /><br />Back in my day we had Saudis and freakin' Iranians attending various electronics courses at Keesler. I never saw a bigger buncha asshats in one place in my life. We HATED those guys. Is all.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16938723480527468222013-05-25T06:57:38.252-07:002013-05-25T06:57:38.252-07:00Ah yes, splitting the "savings".Ah yes, splitting the "savings".OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-31483589261690276212013-05-24T21:47:21.849-07:002013-05-24T21:47:21.849-07:00Given the location and the corruption inherent in ...Given the location and the corruption inherent in the system I'd presume first that the bridge design called for bolts with 100,000 shear strength and they ordered the cheapest 20,000 bolts they could. Contractor and inspector to split the 'savings' and pocket it.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83199194038873099772013-05-24T13:57:33.295-07:002013-05-24T13:57:33.295-07:00No, no, nothing like that.No, no, nothing like that.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5356100227406467972013-05-24T13:33:14.619-07:002013-05-24T13:33:14.619-07:00Not that I'm trying to stir the pot (HSWHTPFIH...Not that I'm trying to stir the pot (HS<a rel="nofollow">WHTPFIHC</a>).(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49424062980781832592013-05-24T13:30:56.978-07:002013-05-24T13:30:56.978-07:00I kinda wonder if a Chinese factory worker feels t...I kinda wonder if a Chinese factory worker feels that way when he finds out he's helping to build the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.<br /><br />If that's the case, maybe it explains why, before the project is even completed, there are already some bolt failures.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.com