Who left the dimensional door open? - Thread 027

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[acnielsen guy]

THREAD 027

Dregs and Flakes

Posts since 1/29/02 29,073

[grannie9]

Moi?... You are sending me bad weather here in the south? Get off me...

[habs4ever]

My deepest sympathy to you, dear lady, on losing your figure in such dramatic fashion.But i am cheered, though, knowing you haven't lost that moxy you always had and don't mind that ACe has posted your new, more racy, Christmas card for all the internet to view.You do have self confidence, and modesty ain't your middle name ;-)

[habs4ever]

I offer you my condolensces, Lod, on the passing of your father in law and wish you and your wife as much comfort as possible in this trying time.

[habs4ever]

Hey, since when does DC get snow that stays on the ground overnight?

[grannie9]

I love it when you talk to me like that.. MMMMMMMMMm mmm..

Soooooooooo, you like my photo, huh?

[habs4ever]

Sex Cindy is a keeper ACe!! Though, not sure the couch is after she's plunked herself down ;-)And how did Zsalynn manage to to not sink into the sand after her very demure pose?Or, what she is a sumo wrestling ring instead of a beach?

[Kathleen]

Unfortunately I'll be on the receiving end of your weather. There was a line at the gas station this morning, you'd swear we were getting a blizzard. I heard the grocery stores are packed, too.

[Kathleen]

Not in a long time, which means that everyone has forgotten how to drive in the stuff by now. ;-(

[habs4ever]

I didn't know you were auditioning for Miss Manatee 2002 ;-)Watch out for them propeller blades!!

[Sundog]

You need a vacation Grannie.

Cheers.

[grannie9]

Not to worry, I shaved my back, and my flippers and floppers are tucked in tight..

Victoria's Secret.. what a place... ;) It took me three weeks to find it..

[lodwick]

Thanks Habs - it's appreciated here.

[lodwick]

Speaking of groceries, it's time for me to wander off and find something to burn this evening. bbl

[grannie9]

I do... I really, really do. I need to cleanse my palate from all the riff-raff around this place.. ;)

Does that place have Bears??? You're not trying to get rid of me too, are you?

[Kathleen]

all the riff-raff around this place

Riff-raff?! Riff-raff!? I'll have you know I was sweet, shy and downright demure until I started hanging around here! {{rolling my eyes}} ;-)

[Darksheare]

Yes and no.. Kinda like how I felt about General "Pop-a-Quaalude" Shinseki thinking that if everyone had black ranger berets, everything would be okay and there wouldn't be a morale problem.
My personal feeling on that was: I'm only artillery. If I wanted to wear a ranger beret, I'd go to ranger school.
It's somewhat a matter of professional pride. I respect the rangers greatly, and knew a few as well. They kept asking me to 'join the dark side!' so to speak. (Personal joke of a sort, not a military in house deal.)

But I liked artillery and stuck with that. And I was furious that the General was so stupid as to insult everyone's intelligence that way. Never mind that the Stryker combat vehicle was supposed to have treads like a tank.. and not even be based off of the Marine's AFV. But Shinseki thought it would be better if it had tires, which can pop, and one exit door.. right above an external fuel tank.

Shinseki stated that tires have a mobility advantage over treads. I wonder if he's ever seen a Hemmet get stuck in Fort Drum sand. I have. I watched an M1A2 Abrams zip on by the stuck truck with not a problem...

The russians had an Infantry fighting vehicle with an external fuel tank by the ONLY EXIT DOOR. They learned quickly in Afghanistan that this was a bad idea. But it took them several hundred soldiers burning to death inside their vehicles first.

So.. I feel, personally, that even for my service I am not a veteran. The guy who deserves the praise is the guy who's flag you watched get folded. He deserves the praise and accolades.
Not some little lowly 'gun bunny' like me who never saw even a hint of combat. (I left the military prior to September 11th last year. So I wasn't activated for the disaster relief.)

I'm not being grouchy or anything, don't mean to have this sound snarky or anything. I just don't know a better way of explaining the thinking behind my statement. (Artillery- Shoot first, Think later.)

[Darksheare]

*Vampire hiss*
No! Not the red cross!
Oh, wait... that's a red x.
Sorry.
*Embarrassed Vamp skulking away*

[Sundog]

No, grannie, But lets do a test:

Is this how you feel? Then you need a vacation.

Cheers.

[grannie9]

Do I still need a vaca if I only 'Look' like that?

Or would that mean, you and the riff-raff need one?

[lodwick]

Thanks for your service Darks - good man. It counts in my book. JL