NRL was my first job out of college in the mid 60s. Among other things, I spent some time traveling on their EC 121: http://www.vpnavy.com/ec/nrlec121_01_26jul2003.jpg and had a January cruise to the Bermuda Triangle on the USNS Mizar http://patriot.net/~eastlnd2/Mizar.htm
One of my friends there was part of the search for the Thresher and was to be on the crew to hunt for the H bomb off of Spain. I had gone to the dispensary to get some shots for foreign travel while in the waiting room heard him talking to the medics. As I recall, the question was concerning reactions to sho ts. The friend said something about a minor reaction to a typhoid shot when he was in the Air Force. “OK, we will give you half a shot today and the other half next week.” All of a sudden there was a pot full of excitement and they hauled him away in the Navy ambulance they had sitting there. He had an allergic reaction to the shot and his blood pressure went to 0. I learned later that they gave him an Adrenalin shot in the heart to get him going again. Turned out that the Navy enlistees driving the ambulance did not know the way to the hospital and the patient had to give them directions.
During my discussion with the medical people, I mentioned that I knew their previous customer. They then gave me the assignment to call the family, which I then did. My shots were rather uneventful.
The job there was interesting, but the presence of the DC sewage plant next door and the population congestion was too much for this country boy.
Welcome to the Canteen, Western Phil. Thanks for the links. Very interesting reading.
Did the noise from the well drive you crazy, or did you get used to it?
