Another upside of this trip is I finally got to meet Everett from Island Voice in real space. We’ve been emailing and going back and forth for about 4 years. He’s another old retired Navy guy, from Block Island, RI.Have you … Continue reading
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Do you lose ONE SOCK in the middle of a trip???Sigh…It’s not on my foot, not in the dirty clothes bag, not in the suitcase, and it wasn’t left in the room…Damn Sock Fairy got me again…/Grumble Now I have … Continue reading
Done 🙂 Heading back to the ‘world’ today… Went over to the Seamen’s Club and got a beer and a burger in celebration. This is a little known outfit, but they provide one hellva service to sailors that crew the … Continue reading
Find some place else to stay next time… Air Farce bases have some ‘stupid’ internet policies- Block any thing about weapons (e.g. blogs, firearms companies, NRA, etc), and this is the pop up Your page is blocked due to a … Continue reading
Here we go again… Take two, plus some pics. Reconfiguration is complete more or less… Different CONEX boxes, different cable reels and other toys. And creating welding 101 🙂 In the right center you see some folks squatting on the … Continue reading
Alternate title- Well, THAT was just special… Sigh… Pushed it a ‘bit’ late leaving the work site, so we decided to take the Expressway back up to where we were staying. Now the tropical storm eye wasn’t quite here, but … Continue reading
Well, here we go again… Trying to get 10lbs in a 5lb bag, er… ship… This is a working ROV on the ship we are working with; it’s not the cutesy little things you see on TV, this one is … Continue reading
Had to go to dinner with the boss and a bunch of other PHDs, luckily there were two other retired Navy types, so we weren’t too outnumbered… But… After 8 years, I found out my boss actually WAS a Rocket … Continue reading
Not building any more reactors in the US because a 40 year old design in Japan only withstood an 8.8 earthquake is like restricting all new buildings to 24 floors since the 9/11 hijackers hit a taller building… In other … Continue reading
Well, the follow up from Naples was we went down to the waterfront for dinner last night… Only six (three each way) OMGWAGFD times… I think I’ve STILL got some seat cushion sucked up my a**… Anyhoo… We survived the … Continue reading