safearm
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My avatar is the missile control panel on the F-4 Phantom II. The master switch has two positions: Safe and Arm, hence my username.
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Ha!!! We ordered (and paid for) "unlimited tossed Italian salad" among other things... except that the nutty waitress lady kept loudly insisting over and over again that we "Take the salad home"... meaning no dressing, no tossing and no refills!
And my crazy tired fiancée went along with it!
It was quite a bizarre night!
Neither of us will ever forget it!
You were "killing" her tips......... filling up on unlimited salad! And lingering over that one glass of wine!
She wanted someone getting salad, appetizer, entree, dessert and 4 glasses of wine............. big bill and a bigger tip!!!!!
Story;
My HS Junior and 3 buddies took their dates to one of those "theme" Japanese Steak Houses before the Prom........where the "show/experience" of cooking at the table is as much a part of the meal as the food....
I drove 3 couples; dropped them off..... figured I had 2 hours to kill as the Prom didn't start for two and a half hours......... about 50 minutes later I get a call they need picked up............
The restaurant pushed them through dinner faster than...... that stuff though a goose! They were all given their bills as soon as one of the guys finished his meal... weren't even asked about dessert.
They saw "Kids"on a date; which translates to a small bill and no drinks........ meaning a " small tip" ..... so they rushed every step to clear the table for some "big" spenders!
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On occasion this sort of _______ use to happen to me.
There are times going out to dinner is as much about "unwinding" as it is about eating...
When we were dating there was a place where we went "Just for a bowl of their White Chile" when I was in town. She was working in Grand Rapids and I would drive or fly up for the weekend.... when I got there I was ready for "A beer and a bowl!"
If I felt I was being pushed to leave .........
I would just order her a second glass of wine and get another beer....... and ask my future wife " How was your week?"
Flip side is; you should over tip vs. price of the meal...... if you are tying up a table, on a busy night!
There are times going out to dinner is as much about "unwinding" as it is about eating...
When we were dating there was a place where we went "Just for a bowl of their White Chile" when I was in town. She was working in Grand Rapids and I would drive or fly up for the weekend.... when I got there I was ready for "A beer and a bowl!"
If I felt I was being pushed to leave .........
I would just order her a second glass of wine and get another beer....... and ask my future wife " How was your week?"
Flip side is; you should over tip vs. price of the meal...... if you are tying up a table, on a busy night!
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No no no!!!
It wasn't like that at all. We never even got the salad... at least not tossed with dressing so it would be edible and enjoyable. 
It was the first and last time in my life that we actually took the salad home from a restaurant rather than eating it there.
And to help us take it home, the nutty waitress lady further explained that "dry salad keeps longer than wet salad" and my crazy tired fiancée agreed with her so as not to make trouble!!! So we sat there staring at dry, lonely, untossed salad through our meal... me laughing out loud and wondering where the hidden camera was... and my fiancée getting madder and madder at me by the second.
And I do mean steaming, barely-under-control mad!!! 
It ended up being the single most expensive take-out container of dry lettuce that I had ever purchased in my life... and a recurring family joke that has stayed with us all these years since.
Well all that matters is .......... "you got the girl" in the end!!!!
Guess we should give this thread back to the hive!!!!!
LOL
Guess we should give this thread back to the hive!!!!!
LOL
Shooting Padre
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Ride a horse, old, HATE TROTTING, so guess which breed I ride?
I used to ride quarter horses, but then I got to big and the price went up to fifty cents.
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legelegel
My name is Sid. When I was in fourth grade I ran for class preSIDent. Guess who won? Nice but my inspiration derives from your dynamic loops.
My name is Sid. When I was in fourth grade I ran for class preSIDent. Guess who won? Nice but my inspiration derives from your dynamic loops.
Figured "Fordson" wasn't taken..............
RJJ 1971
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Initials and tripod was taken.
CATI1835
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Come And Take It, 1835. Google it, legendary Texas history.
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Wialco
First two letters of my three names.
First two letters of my three names.
Gimlet6
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gimlet6
My old call sign from Vietnam
My old call sign from Vietnam
Mine is pretty obvious: Abbreviations of the names of the manufacturers of my centerfire handguns. Not too creative of course, but what I like about it is that I can use the companies' logos so that my avatar spells my user name.
Mainsail
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MAINSAIL is the hailing call on the USAF Global HF radio system. It is used when you're trying to reach any station vs a particular station. It would sound like:
"Mainsail Mainsail, Reach 40681 on triple-one-seven-six upper….."
"Reach 40681 this is Bayonne Global, I have you weak but readable, stand by…."
"Bayonne this is Shandwick we have 40681 loud and clear –break- Reach 40618 go ahead with your traffic."
"Shandwick, Reach 40681 requesting a phone patch with Hilda East."
My actual nickname when flying was Criminal, but that nick got some negative reception on a forum once, so I don't use it for forums.
EDIT to add some history:
The freq 11.176MHz is no longer used, it was replaced with 11.175MHz.
Bayonne (NJ) global station is gone.
Hilda East is the Tanker Airlift Control Center (TACC) East Cell.
"Mainsail Mainsail, Reach 40681 on triple-one-seven-six upper….."
"Reach 40681 this is Bayonne Global, I have you weak but readable, stand by…."
"Bayonne this is Shandwick we have 40681 loud and clear –break- Reach 40618 go ahead with your traffic."
"Shandwick, Reach 40681 requesting a phone patch with Hilda East."
My actual nickname when flying was Criminal, but that nick got some negative reception on a forum once, so I don't use it for forums.
EDIT to add some history:
The freq 11.176MHz is no longer used, it was replaced with 11.175MHz.
Bayonne (NJ) global station is gone.
Hilda East is the Tanker Airlift Control Center (TACC) East Cell.
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Used to have a 36' sailboat, named TRADEWIND, lost it to hurricane Ivan in 2004.
Interesting. Given your vet status I thought it might be a reference to Bad Kreutznach in Germany. Also known to the many troops stationed in & around as BK.
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