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Posted on 07/15/2003 1:13:11 AM PDT by LaDivaLoca
Other than that, it's just hot and humid.
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Good Morning LaDivaLoca! What a great thread! You sure have done a lot of work. Good morning to our military and good morning to the whole Canteen crew.
Warm up exercise for today . . . . .
The manager of a large office noticed a new man one day and told him to come
into his office. "What is your name?" was the first thing the manager asked the new guy.
"John," the new guy replied.
The manager scowled, "Look, I don't know what kind of a mamby-pamby place
you worked at before, but I don't call anyone by their first name. It breeds familiarity
and that leads to a breakdown in authority. I refer to my employees by their last name
only - Smith, Jones, Baker - that's all. I am to be referred to only as Mr. Robertson. Now
that we got that straight, what is your last name?"
The new guy sighed and said, "Darling. My name is John Darling."
"Okay, John, the next thing I want to tell you is..."
Today's FEEBLE attempt at humor:
What is a Billion?
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into perspective in one of its releases:
A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive
A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.
A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate Washington spends it.
I sure wish you had asked me before you stuck my picture up on the internet. LOL !!! ( I might have combed my hair or something!)
Today's classic warship, USS Newport (PG-12)
Newport class gunboat
Displacement. 1,153 t.
Lenght. 204'5"
Beam. 36'
Draft. 12'9"
Speed. 12.8 k.
Complement. 156
Armament. 1 4", 2 3", 2 6-pdr.
The USS Newport (PG-12) was laid down by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Me., March 1896; launched 5 December 1896; sponsored by Miss Frances La Farge; and commissioned 5October 1897, Comdr. B. F. Tilley in command.
After fitting out in Boston, Newport sailed for duty in the Caribbean 15 October 1897. Between December 1897 and August 1898, the ship patrolled off the West Indies and Central America, During the Spanish-American War, she received credit for assisting in the capture of nine Spanish vessels. The ship returned to the United States and decommissioned 7 September 1898.
Recommissioned 1 May 1900, Newport served as training ship at the Naval Academy and at the Naval Training Station at Newport, R. I., until decommissioning at Boston 1 December 1902.
Recommissioned 15 May 1903, she operated with the Atlantic Fleet along the eastern seaboard and in the West Indies until decommissioned 17 November 1906. Newport was loaned to the Massachusetts Naval Militia 2 June 1907 and on 27 October 1907 was reassigned to the New York Public Marine School. She also served as training ship for the 3rd Naval District until June 1918, when she was returned to the Navy for wartime service. On 26 July 1918 she was reassigned to continue duty as a New York State training ship under control of Commandant, 3rd Naval District, The gunboat sailed on a training cruise from New York to the Gulf of Mexico and the West Indies from 9 December 1918 to 25 May 1919. On 3 June 1919, she returned to full control of New York State. She was redesignated IX-19 on 1 July 1921.
Struck from the Navy List 12 October 1931, she was turned over to the city of Aberdeen, Wash., by Act of Congress 14 May 1934, to be used as a training ship for Naval Reserves.
Fate Unknown
(You are so good at this, that I counted four posts after you went to bed!!!) LOL!
You must be posting in your sleep. They say "never wake a sleep poster!"
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