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RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 1:22 am
by warspite1
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: warspite1
ORIGINAL: warspite1
Dixie I am sure I have just seen a Catalina and a Swordfish flying over South London. There were also five helicopters - Sea King, Lynx, Puma and two others flying in close formation.
Any idea what is going on?
warspite1
Found it on the website! There is a flypast commemorating the Battle of the Atlantic at Greenwich. Unbelievable - why didn't they advertise it?!?!?!?
Seeing that Swordfish has made my day [:)] Funny to see loads of blokes looking intently up at the sky on my way home - while women just carried on walking [:D]
Warspite1,
The Swordfish and the Catalina I get, but why the Helis associated with the "Battle of the Atlantic"?
warspite1
It looked like the Helicopters were giving the Swordfish a guard of honour. A really impressive sight!! Amazing how much the poor Stringbag seemed to be thrown about in the air - looked very er.. flimsy [X(]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 1:47 am
by nashvillen
Good night, only going down to 62F tonight. Another nice warm day tomorrow with some tstorms as a front moves through.
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 3:24 am
by Apollo11
Hi all,
Good morning!
Leo "Apollo11"
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 10:01 am
by USSAmerica
Good Friday morning - Tithe. [&o][&o][&o]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 10:02 am
by USSAmerica
I'm taking a half day of vacation this afternoon to take Alex to get his driving Learner's Permit and then he has to get ready for his first AF JROTC formal ball. Mom and Dad are going to enjoy dinner at a different table with other parents and to take some pictures during the awards ceremony. [8D]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 10:55 am
by AW1Steve
ORIGINAL: USS America
I'm taking a half day of vacation this afternoon to take Alex to get his driving Learner's Permit and then he has to get ready for his first AF JROTC formal ball. Mom and Dad are going to enjoy dinner at a different table with other parents and to take some pictures during the awards ceremony. [8D]
AF ROTC? [:(] Mike , you failed. [&o] USN , or even USMC ROTC. But USAF? The shame, the shame. [:D]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 11:02 am
by Schanilec
Good morning. CB, going out for the fishing...err, ice fishing opener?[:D]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 11:06 am
by Schanilec
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
ORIGINAL: USS America
I'm taking a half day of vacation this afternoon to take Alex to get his driving Learner's Permit and then he has to get ready for his first AF JROTC formal ball. Mom and Dad are going to enjoy dinner at a different table with other parents and to take some pictures during the awards ceremony. [8D]
AF ROTC? [:(] Mike , you failed. [&o] USN , or even USMC ROTC. But USAF? The shame, the shame. [:D]
Nah, he's going to try and get stationed at Grand Forks AFB so he can get to see top ranked hockey games in the finest arena in North America.[;)]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 11:52 am
by USSAmerica
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
ORIGINAL: USS America
I'm taking a half day of vacation this afternoon to take Alex to get his driving Learner's Permit and then he has to get ready for his first AF JROTC formal ball. Mom and Dad are going to enjoy dinner at a different table with other parents and to take some pictures during the awards ceremony. [8D]
AF ROTC? [:(] Mike , you failed. [&o] USN , or even USMC ROTC. But USAF? The shame, the shame. [:D]
It's JROTC, Steve, at the high school level. You participate or not in the program that the school has. [;)]
That being said, he still is set on going to West Point. And, I still can't get him to even consider visiting the city of Annapolis, much less the Academy. [:D]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 12:12 pm
by AW1Steve
ORIGINAL: USS America
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
ORIGINAL: USS America
I'm taking a half day of vacation this afternoon to take Alex to get his driving Learner's Permit and then he has to get ready for his first AF JROTC formal ball. Mom and Dad are going to enjoy dinner at a different table with other parents and to take some pictures during the awards ceremony. [8D]
AF ROTC? [:(] Mike , you failed. [&o] USN , or even USMC ROTC. But USAF? The shame, the shame. [:D]
It's JROTC, Steve, at the high school level. You participate or not in the program that the school has. [;)]
That being said, he still is set on going to West Point. And, I still can't get him to even consider visiting the city of Annapolis, much less the Academy. [:D]
Obviously you are using the wrong bait. He likes sailing doesn't he? There are few places better than "Crabtown" for that (at government expense yet). And if you should arrange a "winter vacation" to upstate NY in January , you'll probably horrify the poor lad (having been raised in the south as he has). And has anyone told him yet that the state tree in Minot's state is the telephone pole? (As someone who has a "cold weather NEC" and something like 9 "bluenoses", having spent time in both places , as well as Greenland,Iceland,Norway and coming from Maine , only Chicago is colder and no where has more snow). [X(]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 12:47 pm
by DuckofTindalos
Sounds like a lad with his head screwed on right. All this navy stuff is unnatural...[:'(]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 1:20 pm
by USSAmerica
ORIGINAL: Terminus
Sounds like a lad with his head screwed on right. All this navy stuff is unnatural...[:'(]
His head is screwed on right, but it has nothing to do with his preference of service branch. [:D]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 1:21 pm
by USSAmerica
Weekend - Tithe. [&o][&o][&o]
Time for a nice run in the sunshine, some lunch, and then off to the Dept. of Motor Vehicles for his permit test. [8D]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 1:29 pm
by Schanilec
ORIGINAL: USS America
Weekend - Tithe. [&o][&o][&o]
Time for a nice run in the sunshine, some lunch, and then off to the Dept. of Motor Vehicles for his permit test. [8D]
I have the 'Dragnet' theme running in my head.
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 2:16 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: Schanilec
Good morning. CB, going out for the fishing...err, ice fishing opener?[:D]
Nah. Wife unit works 1.5 days this weekend, so I'll be corraling the young 'uns. Unless...
...Say, Shanilec, how far are you from Fargo? And how many seats 'ya got in your boat? [;)]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 2:17 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
ORIGINAL: USS America
I'm taking a half day of vacation this afternoon to take Alex to get his driving Learner's Permit and then he has to get ready for his first AF JROTC formal ball. Mom and Dad are going to enjoy dinner at a different table with other parents and to take some pictures during the awards ceremony. [8D]
AF ROTC? [:(] Mike , you failed. [&o] USN , or even USMC ROTC. But USAF? The shame, the shame. [:D]
Hell, I would have given 'partial credit' for US Army aviation too. I thought the whippersnapper wanted to fly Apaches? I thought he wanted to be in a reputable branch of the military? [:-]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 2:18 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: Schanilec
ORIGINAL: USS America
Weekend - Tithe. [&o][&o][&o]
Time for a nice run in the sunshine, some lunch, and then off to the Dept. of Motor Vehicles for his permit test. [8D]
I have the 'Dragnet' theme running in my head.
There's not a theme for 'Drag a pedestrian' I trust? [;)]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 2:19 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
Obviously you are using the wrong bait. He likes sailing doesn't he? There are few places better than "Crabtown" for that (at government expense yet). And if you should arrange a "winter vacation" to upstate NY in January , you'll probably horrify the poor lad (having been raised in the south as he has). And has anyone told him yet that the state tree in Minot's state is the telephone pole? (As someone who has a "cold weather NEC" and something like 9 "bluenoses", having spent time in both places , as well as Greenland,Iceland,Norway and coming from Maine , only Chicago is colder and no where has more snow). [X(]
Chicago? Colder? Pfft...they're pussies. [8|]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 2:20 pm
by Chickenboy
Just finished my annual review with heap big bosses. I don't get laid off for another year, which is nice. [8D]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 2:21 pm
by Chickenboy
Oh, what the heck...