tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post5311326882833462475..comments2024-03-29T07:51:11.714-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Lack of Blogging in the Forecast, But I Have an ExcuseOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63042690271557591662015-09-28T12:59:39.494-07:002015-09-28T12:59:39.494-07:00Oh yeah, Louisiana is, in general, a much more tol...Oh yeah, Louisiana is, in general, a much more tolerable place than DC in general.<br /><br />Regardless of the weather.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10954485118922315812015-09-28T12:58:46.642-07:002015-09-28T12:58:46.642-07:00Virgil, I spent the summer of '87 in lovely Bi...Virgil, I spent the summer of '87 in lovely Biloxi. Had a sister-in-law up in Alexandria, LA and another over at Ft Walton Beach in FL. I so understand the humidity in Louisiana. But it wasn't anything a few cold bottles of beer couldn't cure.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85503223973333897132015-09-28T11:29:02.735-07:002015-09-28T11:29:02.735-07:00Although places further north on the river like St...Although places further north on the river like St Louis, Memphis and Louisville get JUST as hot & humid in the summer except its generally three months of suffering rather than five in Louisiana..virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13447876770594608022015-09-28T11:25:46.907-07:002015-09-28T11:25:46.907-07:00Humidity? DC???!!! Try Baton Rouge or New Orleans....Humidity? DC???!!! Try Baton Rouge or New Orleans. Pikers..virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-31148556943085955822015-09-28T06:45:01.308-07:002015-09-28T06:45:01.308-07:00Still neat!Still neat!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57192679879350575542015-09-27T19:12:59.668-07:002015-09-27T19:12:59.668-07:00I haven't been there since 1979, but it was ne...I haven't been there since 1979, but it was neat even then. Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77020815950149340232015-09-27T15:41:57.574-07:002015-09-27T15:41:57.574-07:00And here I thought you were testing me Skip...And here I thought you were testing me Skip...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66575929236125870192015-09-27T15:35:11.207-07:002015-09-27T15:35:11.207-07:00Juvat, I like the whole PriBlog, CoBlog, AssBlog t...Juvat, I like the whole PriBlog, CoBlog, AssBlog thing. We should get t-shirts made...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90960464337075594542015-09-27T15:34:04.690-07:002015-09-27T15:34:04.690-07:00MrGarabaldi, Juvat is far too modest. I consider t...MrGarabaldi, Juvat is far too modest. I consider this to be his (and Tuna's) blog as well.<br /><br />I just get to ring the bell more often...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50842318649375981162015-09-27T15:33:04.470-07:002015-09-27T15:33:04.470-07:00New England is not perfect year-round. God gave us...New England is not perfect year-round. God gave us cold winters so we'd appreciate spring and hot summers so we'd appreciate fall.<br /><br />But yeah, I see your point. BTW, how do humans survive the humidity in DC in the summer? Seems pretty rough at times.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13745220880269448492015-09-27T15:32:59.103-07:002015-09-27T15:32:59.103-07:00I knew that...
I have no idea why I said the Laffe...I knew that...<br />I have no idea why I said the Laffey,<br />Hells bells, the Kennedy was a sister ship of my ship.<br />But the b-i-l was a radioman on the Laffey, which is another museum ship at another location on the East Coast.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-74735478569904120142015-09-27T15:31:07.319-07:002015-09-27T15:31:07.319-07:00Virgil, get your butt up here.
That is all.Virgil, get your butt up here.<br /><br />That is all.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59936392140857462332015-09-27T15:30:19.831-07:002015-09-27T15:30:19.831-07:00Had a great time!Had a great time!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59239473415326236752015-09-27T15:29:50.701-07:002015-09-27T15:29:50.701-07:00He certainly is!
(He's really good people!)He certainly is!<br /><br />(He's really good people!)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90248401904242346632015-09-27T15:29:27.689-07:002015-09-27T15:29:27.689-07:00One word Murph, just one word...
A-OOO-GAHH!One word Murph, just one word...<br /><br />A-OOO-GAHH!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53534945446512521302015-09-27T15:29:02.110-07:002015-09-27T15:29:02.110-07:00My third trip there, I love that place!My third trip there, I love that place!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-15638663476390808892015-09-27T15:28:40.059-07:002015-09-27T15:28:40.059-07:00That's actually DD-850, the USS Joseph P. Kenn...That's actually DD-850, the USS Joseph P. Kennedy. Close Skip, but no cigar.<br /><br />(Sumner and Gearing classes were very similar as I recall.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68473215449936832082015-09-27T15:26:26.438-07:002015-09-27T15:26:26.438-07:00Do you know those dive alarms they have on submari...Do you know those dive alarms they have on submarines?<br /><br />Do you what they sound like six inches from your ear?<br /><br />You really need to see Murph's sheepish grin, it was priceless.<br /><br />Yup, he found a switch that works.<br /><br />All the ships, planes and boats were intact when we left!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69935615331242407682015-09-27T15:24:53.511-07:002015-09-27T15:24:53.511-07:00Two superb weekends back to back.
I am blessed, a...Two superb weekends back to back.<br /><br />I am blessed, and truly thankful for that.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55352921003050636172015-09-27T15:24:22.556-07:002015-09-27T15:24:22.556-07:00It was excellent.It was excellent.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20883414777943906842015-09-27T08:44:46.306-07:002015-09-27T08:44:46.306-07:00My folks came to visit while I was at the Pentagon...My folks came to visit while I was at the Pentagon. They took some of those Greyline bus tours over the course of their visit. They figured they saw 90% of US History's important spots and never got more than 90 miles away. My view (and my view only) was it's a nice place to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there. YMMV as Sarge is wont to say.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10787432353524878352015-09-27T08:40:39.408-07:002015-09-27T08:40:39.408-07:00MrGarabaldi,
Not sure what you mean. The only pla...MrGarabaldi,<br />Not sure what you mean. The only place I blog is here and that's only once a week as a associate blogger. (If I were in the Navy, that would be acronymed as AssBlog which would be pretty accurate. as that's where I pull most of my stories from). Hopefully you've been here before and read Sarge's (He's PriBlog) and Tuna's (CoBlog) stuff. It's pretty good stuff. Otherwise you've got some catching up to do. But...glad you're here.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42424388522837476432015-09-27T08:35:08.659-07:002015-09-27T08:35:08.659-07:00Funny, I've been to every part of the US excep...Funny, I've been to every part of the US <i>except</i> the Northeast. Closest I've ever gotten is transiting Mcguire AFB in NJ going PCS to the UK and return to CONUS three yrs later, lol. Too bad, I've missed seeing a lot of our nation's history.. (:virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11852946361825433172015-09-27T06:33:59.912-07:002015-09-27T06:33:59.912-07:00I had the pleasure of going to Battleship Cove whe...I had the pleasure of going to Battleship Cove when I was a youngster. Enjoy!Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2964041059093512302015-09-26T20:03:56.830-07:002015-09-26T20:03:56.830-07:00Hey Juvat,
I didn't know you had a blog. ...Hey Juvat,<br /><br /> I didn't know you had a blog. I just saved it and will be adding it to my blogroll....hope you don't mind. I looked at the battleship cove....Man I didn't know that place existed. next time I go to Boston, I will make a trip out there:) Have fun with Murphy...MrGarabaldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768774166065615995noreply@blogger.com