Lawmakers Vow A Fight To Save Sub Base

http://www.theday.com/eng/web/ ^ | 2/5/2005 | Anthony Cronin

[fastattacksailor]

LOL

I still remember the love fest.....which ended after SUBASE was off the death watch!

Then, of course, business as usual.

:-(

[PogySailor]

Would be a bit of history lost though. Every submariner has spent time in Groton. I guess I was lucky and never got stationed there other than for school.

[virgil]

What is that tower in the picture?

[Doohickey]

It's a submarine escape training tower. They stopped using it in the early '80s because it became unstable, but the City of Groton wouldn't let the Navy tear it down because it was "Part of the Groton skyline". The submarine base WAS the Groton skyline.

Anyway, they built a new underground escape trainer.

[El Gran Salseron]

Yep, they got me on two counts, too.

[El Gran Salseron]

Since the early 60s as far as I know and it probably goes back further than that. Or come to think of it, it may have started with the Nautilus, early 50s with the "no nukes" knuckleheads up there.

I know that's all I heard.

NO NUKES!

BABY KILLERS!

WAR MONGERS!

etc.

[submarinerswife]

Since the early 60s as far as I know and it probably goes back further than that. Or come to think of it, it may have started with the Nautilus, early 50s with the "no nukes" knuckleheads up there. I know that's all I heard. NO NUKES! BABY KILLERS! WAR MONGERS! etc.
When we were there in 96-98, there was one guy still picketing by the front gate. I would honk at him sometimes and if I were in a bad mood, I would honk and flip him the bird.

[submarinerswife]

Since the early 60s as far as I know and it probably goes back further than that. Or come to think of it, it may have started with the Nautilus, early 50s with the "no nukes" knuckleheads up there. I know that's all I heard. NO NUKES! BABY KILLERS! WAR MONGERS! etc.
When we were there in 96-98, there was one guy still picketing by the front gate. I would honk at him sometimes and if I were in a bad mood, I would honk and flip him the bird.

[submarinerswife]

Sorry for the Dupe post....

[mad_as_he$$]

Makes no sense to me. I lived in Kalifornia when the libs ran the military out of everything but San Diego. San Francisco is one of the only true deep water natural ports on the Coast of Kalifornia and they just couldn't stand it. Most of the bases now sit empty rotting eyesores.

[submarinerswife]

Seems like husband and I are the odd ones out. We loved Groton. We lived in downtown Norwich overlooking Chelsea Harbor and I also worked on base. We wanted to go back until Hubby was offered orders to NOTU at Port Canaveral.

Husband was born in the Naval Hospital in Groton.

The best part was the Chief's Club and SubVets. One of the last great ones left on bases.

Too bad there is such a lack of housing up there now.

[albee]

"...The irony if that liberal "dove" members of Congress from these northeastern states are all for cutting defense spending, but let the cuts affect a base in their backyard and they become hawks.

NIMBY - NIMBY - NIMBY!

[antisocial]

I too remember the way sailors were treated anywhere off base from my time there in '63. Move it to Texas!

[El Gran Salseron]

"I would honk and flip him the bird."

Nevermind the double-post. It was worth reading it twice!

[Doohickey]

I first arrived in Groton in 1985, then 1993-1996. It was the same old man all those years. You almost have to admire his persistence.

[CTGOPPER]

Whew! Thanks Submariners wife for your comments. My husband was stationed here from 1971-1982 and we liked it so much we stayed here when he got out of the Navy. The schools are outstanding, beaches are lovely, jobs are aplenty and only 100 miles to Boston and 125 miles to NY City. And now with Foxwoods and the Mohegan Sun, there is great entertainment. It's not a place to retire to - the taxes are too high but I'm glad I raised my son here. AND We finally got rid of Sam Gejendson.

[submarinerswife]

I first arrived in Groton in 1985, then 1993-1996. It was the same old man all those years. You almost have to admire his persistence.

Almost but not quit! We had the protesters when we were in Bangor, WA. The protesters would stand near the guard shack and hand out pamphlets to the sailors as they were coming on base. Call me rude but when they handed them to me, I would crumple them and drop them at their feet. These people are waste-oids. I have never had patience for them.

[Roland]

That one guy is still here and he pickets at least 4 days a week. I was recently warned not to anagonize him as several people have been sent to mast for that in the past few years.

[submarinerswife]

Good thing I'm a civilian then, huh?

We hope to go back next year when Hubby comes up for orders.