THE THREAD!!!

[btd64]

Good morning all and thank you Leo....GP

[Chickenboy]

Saturday-morning-at-home-with-a-sick-kid-while-wife-and-daughter-go-to-a-play-that-we-all-had-tickets-for-but-now-they're-wasted-tithe.[:D]

[RangerJoe]

You really didn't want to go to the play, did you?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

You really didn't want to go to the play, did you?

[:D]

Actually, it was the off-broadway version of "Stomp!". I would have liked to have seen it.

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

You really didn't want to go to the play, did you?

[:D]

Actually, it was the off-broadway version of "Stomp!". I would have liked to have seen it.

Life is so unfair.

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

Good morning!


Leo "Apollo11"

[btd64]

Good early morning for me. It's 0325 eastern....GP

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: btd64

Good early morning for me. It's 0325 eastern....GP

To me, that is the wee wee hours of the morning. Is that what gets you up? If so, that is better than not getting up for that . . .

[btd64]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: btd64

Good early morning for me. It's 0325 eastern....GP

To me, that is the wee wee hours of the morning. Is that what gets you up? If so, that is better than not getting up for that . . .

Naw, couldn't sleep. I was thinking about my father in law. We had a get together yesterday for him. RIP Pap....GP

[RangerJoe]

I understand. Take care.

[USSAmerica]

Good Sunday morning - Tithe. [&o][&o][&o]

[BBfanboy]

Didja know ...
Today is the anniversary of the end of the Guadalcanal Campaign? Think back to early August last year and imagine you spent all the time from then til now on an island where it rained so often that nothing dried out, decay and stink was everywhere and there were other men trying to kill you with bullets, bombs and shells - or sharp swords if they could get close enough. If the enemy didn't kill you, the bugs, the jungle or the food might!

Offshore, the navy sent the few ships available against a formidable enemy with better training in night fighting and good weapons for close-in battles. Losses were grievous, but the navy did its duty and prevailed.

Above Guadalcanal the Cactus Air Force, occasional navy aircraft and B-17s fended off the enemy and inflicted losses while suffering their own.

All hail the men who clung to the mud, flotsam and parachute lines and endured for so long! [&o]

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Didja know ...
Today is the anniversary of the end of the Guadalcanal Campaign? Think back to early August last year and imagine you spent all the time from then til now on an island where it rained so often that nothing dried out, decay and stink was everywhere and there were other men trying to kill you with bullets, bombs and shells - or sharp swords if they could get close enough. If the enemy didn't kill you, the bugs, the jungle or the food might!

Offshore, the navy sent the few ships available against a formidable enemy with better training in night fighting and good weapons for close-in battles. Losses were grievous, but the navy did its duty and prevailed.

Above Guadalcanal the Cactus Air Force, occasional navy aircraft and B-17s fended off the enemy and inflicted losses while suffering their own.

All hail the men who clung to the mud, flotsam and parachute lines and endured for so long! [&o]

Agreed, all hail to those men. [&o]

[rustysi]

ORIGINAL: btd64

Good morning all. Heading out this morning to New Jersey for a memorial service for my father in law. He was a cook in the navy. RIP Pap[:(]....GP

Sorry to hear.

[rustysi]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: rustysi

I went to a government office today to get some paperwork done and there was no waiting . . .

I called one yesterday to try and set up an appointment. It was from an '800' number, and they told me there was a 40 minute wait. Tried to call the office directly and I was told (by recording) there was no local number to the office (really?).[:@]

The office is only 15 minutes from my house, and even closer when I babysit (tomorrow) my grandson. I take him with me.

With any luck, he'll be in a foul mood (rarely), just to piss them off for making me drive to the place.[:D]

P.S.

foul mood (rarely)

Then again the chances go up if we aren't playing 'trains'.[:'(]

Fill him up with chocolate and a Mountain Dew. Lots of caffeine to rev the engine and sugar to fuel it.

Good suggestions, didn't think of it. Little bugger was angel. He does behave well for grandpa.[;)]

At any rate it took less than 15 minutes.

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

Good morning!


Leo "Apollo11"

[btd64]

Good morning all. Got stuck in Pennsylvania due to snow last night....GP

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: btd64

Good morning all. Got stuck in Pennsylvania due to snow last night....GP

[Ian R]

I have carefully reviewed the join dates of all forumites on this page, and you are all younger than me. Even Apollo11. Though he is close.

What shall I do on 8-1-2020?

It is many months away, but perhaps relevant to mention that the original reason I joined the matrix forum was an invite (?sort of?) to everyone on the old PacWar mailing list back 20 years ago- when AE was not even a glint in the programmer's eye. Yet here we are.

Is there anyone else who arrived here the same way still active?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Ian R

I have carefully reviewed the join dates of all forumites on this page, and you are all younger than me. Even Apollo11. Though he is close.

What shall I do on 8-1-2020?

It is many months away, but perhaps relevant to mention that the original reason I joined the matrix forum was an invite (?sort of?) to everyone on the old PacWar mailing list back 20 years ago- when AE was not even a glint in the programmer's eye. Yet here we are.

Is there anyone else who arrived here the same way still active?

Before my time I'm afraid. I got pulled in for good by Uncommon Valor. Played that for a year or two before joining the forum in anticipation of War in The Pacific, the original.