Annoyed at thread drift

[timjake]

"Enterprise entered World War II on the morning of December 7, 1941, when her scout planes encountered the Japanese squadrons attacking Pearl Harbor. Not until May 14, 1945, when a Kamikaze attack off Kyushu, Japan, left a gaping hole in her flight deck, was she forced to leave the war.

Of the more than twenty major actions of the Pacific War, Enterprise engaged in all but two. Her planes and guns downed 911 enemy planes; her bombers sank 71 ships, and damaged or destroyed 192 more. Her presence inspired both pride and fear: pride in her still unmatched combat record, and fear in the knowledge that Enterprise and hard fighting were never far apart.

The most decorated ship of the Second World War, Enterprise changed the very course of a war she seemed to have been expressly created for."

An A6M Zero special attack aircraft crashed through the flight deck of USS Enterprise and lodged in the forward elevator pit. 250kg bomb exploded and propelled the elevator several hundred feet in the air, 14 May 1945

As seen from USS Essex CV-9

 

[RSBH44]

Saved you the trouble. Thank me later

No matter how hard I struggle, My hand just won't let me hit the like button. Every dern time I try, it turns on me and repeatedly pokes me in the eye!

 

[Rustyt1953]

Thanks but I'm a tea drinker.

Amen!
These are the only teas we use and we go through a bunch.

 

[chud333]

Big Hitter the Llama !!!

He told me i would receive total consciousness on my
Death Bed.
So i got that going for me. Which is nice.




Chuck

 

[loknload]

 

[chud333]

When I got back in from my walk this morning I realized I have a neighborhood meet and greet social to attend this afternoon and I did not have beer on hand to take with me. I changed into a dry t-shirt and off I went to Kroger for a 12 pack of bargain beer. They had Shiner and Samuel Adams 12 packs on sale for $12.99, but the only variety on hand that I was fond of was Sam Adams Boston Lager. Then I saw it... an unadvertised special, Miller High Life 12 Pack 12 ounce bottles for $6.49. A perfectly good beer to give away to neighbors on a warm afternoon. If the beer snobs do not like it, they should have brought something better to give away.

A fella could do a lot worse than Miller High Life.
Spent many a warm summer day cruisin' backroads with a
cooler of MHL bottles, big ones and the little 7 oz. "punks".
My partner and I liked to buy the "punks' when it was super
hot out as you could get them drank a lot faster while they
were relatively cold.
Wouldn't dream of doing that these days. Don't think the cops
would be as lenient as they were back in the day to a couple
of farm kids.

Usually had a rifle in the truck looking for a coyote or
ground hog to kill.

Chuck

 

[kwselke]

Thunderstorms moved in on our neighborhood get together, so we cut it a bit short. No complaints about the Miller and I have a bunch left over. I also won a gift certificate for a pizza! So I'll pour another in a glass and have Beer Time Part II.

 

[vonn]

Hill 937:

I was gone when this happened but can't help but think that it was a case of senior leadership using very poor tactics. I hadn't been home long and watching the news reports kicked me in the head. It definitely turned the country against the war and any vets who had served in Nam. Pretty much screwed up a whole generation for a long time.

 

[kwselke]

May 14, 1945 on the Yolo.

May 14, 1945

Shortly after 0259 the general alarm sounded and it was off to GQ. At 0315 the last bogey disappeared but minutes later two planes closed to eight miles and within a minute ship and shore batteries fired. With the dawn the remaining planes withdrew and flash White was signaled. Again Yontan was bombed.

Returning to bed was out of the question for Yolo was scheduled to meet a tanker for lube oil in the outer anchorage. Earlier a merchantman anchored over our hook. After much maneuvering Yolo worked free and was underway. After weaving through the maze of ships en route, and in spite of a fresh and steady breeze, I brought Yolo alongside in good shape. We were underway again in two hours after filling the lube oil tanks. Returning to the Yontan anchorage, provisions were issued to those vessels waiting in line.

The wind remained steady throughout the day. At 2000 when all reports are made Mr. Davis announced that 30 tons of provisions had been issued to 25 ships. It has become routine now but all of the provisions are man handled from the time the reefers turn the supplies over to Yolo until they are issued. No elevator or crane is available. As soon as Yolo is nearly empty arrangements are made for reprovisioning and the cycle starts anew. I became infuriated when Captain Brereton informed me that the APB 44, Presque Isle, had an elevator installed prior to leaving Pearl Harbor. Of course this has greatly facilitated the handling of their provisions. He knew none of the details but did say that Admiral Turner recommended that all APBs be so equipped. As the APB 44 was the last of the sisters to leave Pearl the authorization must have been approved at that time.

The Seabees disembarked several days ago, with the fleas that had followed them from the beach! We now keep insecticide spray guns at the gangway to deflea each man stepping aboard. GQ secured this evening rather early. With the increasing wind and light rain prospects for a night of sleep look good.




Fleas on Okinawa were a big problem. Anyone that had been ashore stripped and was dusted with DDT when returning to the ship. My dad still says some of the best flying he ever saw was by C-47s spraying DDT on the island.

 

[snubbyfan]

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyaQ30mWPE0[/ame]

 

[chud333]

Crummy day here as well. Upper 40's to low 50's and spitting
rain. Wifey and I just called it a "relax day". Took the dogs for
their daily walk and just gonna Veg Out the rest of the evening.
Wipe down some guns, rearrange my fishing tackle, and look
forward to a warmer day.
We did also visit with some friends at the Winecraft shop and
partook of a glass of Vino or two.
Everybody have a good safe weekend.


Chuck

 

[timn8er]

No matter how hard I struggle, My hand just won't let me hit the like button. Every dern time I try, it turns on me and repeatedly pokes me in the eye!

Uhh...what is it exactly that turns on you & repeatedly pokes you in the eye?

 

[snubbyfan]

Umm, err, no comment.

 

[snubbyfan]

Tomorrow, we're off to see the wizard.
The Cumberland Theatre is putting on "The Wizard of Oz."
They always put on a good show.
We're gonna get up nice and early, go to the Y for a good workout, then off to the Threatre.

Today, I'm getting caught up in some leather projects. Got a video edited and ready to upload.

 

[Isis1200L]

Youze been busy! Ize been busy too!
Fill in the blanks.
No google-cheating.

It is prohibited to hunt with, shoot, or carry a loaded firearm within
________ ft. of any building occupied by _________, or
__________ __________, or used for storage of ___________ materials.

Iz learned stuff today. Or should I say re-learned.
Not that I didn't like the re-learnings, but it could have
been avoided if I'd just kept my hunting license current.

I kept getting distracted by this frantic squeaking. There were a mess of chipmunks
tearing around outside the classroom door, chasing eachother like they were
rocket powered. Funny as heck.

I'll be "legal" to go hunting if I pass this course.
Bambi beware.

I'll be sayin' my Night-nights now, and signin' off. It will probably pass us, like usual,
but there's a dark, ugly lookin' wall of clouds heading this way.
Computer and powerstrip get shut down when storms threaten.
Saftety first! (and I won't have to buy another computer)

 

[Rustyt1953]

I was gone when this happened but can't help but think that it was a case of senior leadership using very poor tactics. I hadn't been home long and watching the news reports kicked me in the head. It definitely turned the country against the war and any vets who had served in Nam. Pretty much screwed up a whole generation for a long time.

The AP got wind of it which brought other reporters. Time-Life did a pictorial feature on it which brought congressional attention.

This was what really turned the public against the war.

444 casualties for a hill they abandoned days later.

Truly sad.

 

[kwselke]

I had not heard this tune in years. Ran across it on You Tube and found a bunch of other memories.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvmbNw4t0o0[/ame]

 

[shouldazagged]

Amen!
These are the only teas we use and we go through a bunch.

I seldom drink tea, unlike my sister, who is mad keen for the stuff. When I do it's the Twining's Irish Breakfast, a gutsy brew. I like it with canned evaporated milk, for choice. No idea why.

I can't remember the last time I drank iced tea. It's been a few years. When I do drink it I want it unsweetened, despite my Tennessee heritage.

 

[kwselke]

I seldom drink tea, unlike my sister, who is mad keen for the stuff. When I do it's the Twining's Irish Breakfast, a gutsy brew. I like it with canned evaporated milk, for choice. No idea why.

I can't remember the last time I drank iced tea. It's been a few years. When I do drink it I want it unsweetened, despite my Tennessee heritage.

I like variety. My hot tea selections currently on hand. For ice tea I have big bags. Ice tea should be made unsweat and the end user allowed to doctor it to their liking.

 

[shouldazagged]

I like the Shake Russell track. I'd never heard of him.

 

[chud333]

444 casualties for a hill they abandoned days later.

Truly sad.

This showed what an utter disaster the war was turning into.

Military leadership with absolutely no clear directives resulted
in more and more going home in body bags.

Sending those boys up that stinking hill for no real reason and
then to abandon it 3 days later spoke volumes to the American public.


Chuck

 

[kwselke]

I like the Shake Russell track. I'd never heard of him.

I remember that track and I've got this old 45 of his. I also remember seeing him and his band in College Station circa 1984, at The Dixie Chicken or some other student dive. I remember a few good songs he did and then never heard anymore of him.

 

[Rustyt1953]

I seldom drink tea, unlike my sister, who is mad keen for the stuff. When I do it's the Twining's Irish Breakfast, a gutsy brew. I like it with canned evaporated milk, for choice. No idea why.

I can't remember the last time I drank iced tea. It's been a few years. When I do drink it I want it unsweetened, despite my Tennessee heritage.

Mike, you know we of the realm drink our tea with milk and sugar. Mom says God bless the yanks and their powdered milk as that's often all they had for their tea.

 

[RSBH44]

Woo-hoo , while driving home from my daughters house a little while ago, I heard an advertisement for a local fundraiser that's coming back in June to benefit veterans.
It's the Bacon & Bourbon festival !!

 

[kwselke]

Woo-hoo , while driving home from my daughters house a little while ago, I heard an advertisement for a local fundraiser that's coming back in June to benefit veterans.
It's the Bacon & Bourbon festival !!

God Bless America!

 

[RSBH44]

Mike, you know we of the realm drink our tea with milk and sugar. Mom says God bless the yanks and their powdered milk as that's often all they had for their tea.

My mum used to say, all you need is a little canned milk for a good cup o tea. Me, I'll take my tea Hot and straight up please. That is, when I drink tea. I'm more of a French Roast coffee kind of guy but I enjoy a good
cup of English Breakfast tea now and again. Bigelow is our brand of choice.

 

[vytoland]

and now a word (or two) from the postman.....

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DzXBsxEMNQ[/ame]

 

[Handgun Hunter]

The best way to handle thread drift is to take into account both wind and current speed and direction in relation to your course and utilize dead reckoning. Adjust your compass heading accordingly, and do not forget to compensate for declination.

 

[snubbyfan]

I usually just go with the flow.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Me too!