Because I chose to go into the Navy as opposed to the Air Force like my dad and the General.
Which version?
Dry Navy - Aircraft
Wet Navy - Ships and Boats and stuff.
Sunken Navy - Submarines.
#2, but I was on a Floating Dry Dock in Scotland that sunk itself so submarines could go in and out for part of my time. I was on a Supply Ship first then the floating dry dock and then a guided missile Destroyer. Both the Supply Ship and the Destroyer are razor blades now but the Floating Dry Dock is in Texas just sitting there unused in a shipyard that bought it after the Navy moved it out of Scotland.
Not so cool fact a submarine takes 7 coats of paint on it's hull to keep it from rusting etc, each one of which has to be HAND ROLLED by people!!! Painting a sub SUCKS especially in the every day and night rain that happens in that part of Scotland!!
I was a welder, carpenter and a plumber, Ship Fitter and Damage Control man in old/new ratings but a Hull Tech when I was in in the 70's. It was not fun welding in the rain but it was even less fun painting a sub!! NO I was NOT a sub certified welder, I welded things like the grates we walked on back down to the deck so they kept us out of the water that's ALWAYS on the deck. NO underwater welding certifications either just starting a weld above the water and then trying to keep it going long enough so you could get it down thru about 3 inches of water to the deck. The walkways were just metal grates with legs that were welded to the deck and we have to reweld some of them at least once a week. I have alot of 'stories' of my 6 years active duty in the Navy but that's for another thread.
Thursday the 30th of January. Just west of Kansas City Metro area, west edge of Missouri, East edge of Kansas.
It's supposed to rain this afternoon.
It did rain last night. Between several days of above freezing temperatures and the rain most of our snow cover is gone.
Be careful what you wish for a day or so ago Magic Quantum Mechanic got 8 inches of Snow in the Pacific Northwest!! They are talking rain for me every day of next week, some days are only 30% though so there could be a cloud go over us but not drop anything on those days.
A lot of Kansas is under a Winter Storm Warning starting at 6 pm tonight (Tuesday) and running through 6 pm tomorrow.
Muttering upwards to 6" of snow. But not the kind of Wind that caused a blizzard last time.
BUT Thursday morning has predicted low temperatures in the -1 F range.
Shiver.
If the power is stable during your Winter Storms you can always crank up the pc usage and stay nice and toasty!!
It got down to 40F this morning at 6am but now just after 11am it's almost 50F with the high being in the low to mid 50's today. It's a bit overcast and raining on and off, just sprinkles, then steady rain, then back to sprinkles and then nothing at all for the past 5 hours. The next few days are similar, then I think we get a break and it's go back up into the mid 60's again for the highs.
Tom M wrote: mikey
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#2, but I was on a Floating Dry Dock in Scotland that sunk itself so submarines could go in and out for part of my time. I was on a Supply Ship first then the floating dry dock and then a guided missile Destroyer. Both the Supply Ship and the Destroyer are razor blades now but the Floating Dry Dock is in Texas just sitting there unused in a shipyard that bought it after the Navy moved it out of Scotland.
Not so cool fact a submarine takes 7 coats of paint on it's hull to keep it from rusting etc, each one of which has to be HAND ROLLED by people!!! Painting a sub SUCKS especially in the every day and night rain that happens in that part of Scotland!!
I was a welder, carpenter and a plumber, Ship Fitter and Damage Control man in old/new ratings but a Hull Tech when I was in in the 70's. It was not fun welding in the rain but it was even less fun painting a sub!! NO I was NOT a sub certified welder, I welded things like the grates we walked on back down to the deck so they kept us out of the water that's ALWAYS on the deck. NO underwater welding certifications either just starting a weld above the water and then trying to keep it going long enough so you could get it down thru about 3 inches of water to the deck. The walkways were just metal grates with legs that were welded to the deck and we have to reweld some of them at least once a week. I have alot of 'stories' of my 6 years active duty in the Navy but that's for another thread.
mikey wrote: I have alot of
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Do tell!
Ideas are not fixed, nor should they be; we live in model-dependent reality.
cecht wrote: mikey
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+1
The only question is where he should tell those stories?
The Seti Coffee shop and Bistro?
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Tom M wrote: The Seti Coffee
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excellent choice
Thursday the 30th of
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Thursday the 30th of January. Just west of Kansas City Metro area, west edge of Missouri, East edge of Kansas.
It's supposed to rain this afternoon.
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Tom M wrote: Thursday the
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It did rain last night. Between several days of above freezing temperatures and the rain most of our snow cover is gone.
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I wonder when it will finally
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I wonder when it will finally be winter (cold & snow, ...) here and found out: probably not this winter.
But: The cute and cuddly Punxsutawney Phil is right this year: The northern U.S. and Canada will experience a lot more of winter until spring:
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/stratospheric-warming-update-winter-polar-vortex-split-core-over-united-states-canada-fa/
Tom M wrote: Tom M
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Be careful what you wish for a day or so ago Magic Quantum Mechanic got 8 inches of Snow in the Pacific Northwest!! They are talking rain for me every day of next week, some days are only 30% though so there could be a cloud go over us but not drop anything on those days.
Feb 11, 2025 A lot of
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Feb 11, 2025
A lot of Kansas is under a Winter Storm Warning starting at 6 pm tonight (Tuesday) and running through 6 pm tomorrow.
Muttering upwards to 6" of snow. But not the kind of Wind that caused a blizzard last time.
BUT Thursday morning has predicted low temperatures in the -1 F range.
Shiver.
A Proud member of the O.F.A. (Old Farts Association).
Tom M wrote: Feb 11, 2025 A
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If the power is stable during your Winter Storms you can always crank up the pc usage and stay nice and toasty!!
It got down to 40F this morning at 6am but now just after 11am it's almost 50F with the high being in the low to mid 50's today. It's a bit overcast and raining on and off, just sprinkles, then steady rain, then back to sprinkles and then nothing at all for the past 5 hours. The next few days are similar, then I think we get a break and it's go back up into the mid 60's again for the highs.