tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post1996018557550637973..comments2024-02-18T01:56:38.508-06:00Comments on M.D.O.D.: War Stories911DOChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-2282813732560087162008-03-31T13:24:00.000-05:002008-03-31T13:24:00.000-05:00oh anonymous!did you not know? it's not MERCURY, i...oh anonymous!<BR/>did you not know? it's not MERCURY, it's FLOURIDE! Listen to Drackman... he knows! Do not drink the water or it WILL contaminate your precious bodily fluids!911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-85338326635060468252008-03-31T11:54:00.000-05:002008-03-31T11:54:00.000-05:00Umm Lynn, El Toros been closed for years Yes, I've...<I>Umm Lynn, El Toros been closed for years</I> <BR/><BR/>Yes, I've lived in the area for thirty years and am painfully aware of when the base closed. I was speaking in the past tense in my previous post. And, yes, they made a huge impression on me. While all the soccer moms passed petitions around to make "my boys" stop their flying overhead, I was busy raising my eyes to the skies thanking them for their sacrifice and service. It hurts like hell to drive past the base these days. I swear you can still feel the energy emanating from the base - even if there are RVs parked on the runway (a complete sacrilege). <BR/><BR/><I>Not sure if I'd call it "screeching" though.</I><BR/><BR/>Guess it's a tomato/tomahto thing. When an entire squadron blew in overhead, it sounded like screeching to me. OTOH, maybe I need an ear test.<BR/><BR/><BR/><I> El Toro just moved down the coast to Mirimar, you should go down and check it out</I><BR/><BR/>Yes, I know. I get a small dose when I drive down to San Diego. It's not quite the same thing because all I see from the freeway are tanks and helicopters and a ship anchored off the coast. No jets. But it's still enough to get my blood pumping. Sigh.Lynn Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02958402288888144904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-42127955036346043282008-03-31T07:41:00.000-05:002008-03-31T07:41:00.000-05:00Annonymous, are you Doctor Prick returned from the...Annonymous, are you Doctor Prick returned from the grave? Don't eat the fish then, I'm sure it'll contaminate your precious bodily fluids. What about cats though, they eat fish, and I haven't noticed any shortage of them lately, nor have I seen a bunch of deformed kittens scurrying around dumpsters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-33637240486705216012008-03-31T07:06:00.000-05:002008-03-31T07:06:00.000-05:00re:MercurySep 18, 2007 - Edmonton - A new environm...re:Mercury<BR/>Sep 18, 2007 - Edmonton - A new environmental study proves atmospheric mercury emissions end up in fish in as little as three years.<BR/><A HREF="http://www.rso.ualberta.ca/news.cfm?story=65359" REL="nofollow">LINK</A><BR/>4/8/2004 Study: Pregnant women eating too much fish<BR/>Of the 4 million babies born in the USA in 2000, more than 300,000 of them — and as many as 600,000 — may have been exposed to "unacceptable" levels of methyl mercury because their mothers ate a diet rich in fish, a study finds.<A HREF="http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-04-07-mercury-usat_x.htm" REL="nofollow">LINK</A><BR/><BR/>Then you guys complain of stupid patients that need to be removed from the gene pool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-59882435834867377602008-03-30T19:03:00.000-05:002008-03-30T19:03:00.000-05:00Umm Lynn, El Toros been closed for years, sure mad...Umm Lynn, El Toros been closed for years, sure made quite the impression on you:) Not sure if I'd call it "screeching" though. El Toro just moved down the coast to Mirimar, you should go down and check it out when a squadron returns from a deployment, 12 hornets, usually in groups of 4 thunder in at about a 1000 feet and 400 knots, make a 90 angle of bank turn, and land in sequence, its better than a Blue Angels show in my book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-91335954232963248942008-03-30T17:23:00.000-05:002008-03-30T17:23:00.000-05:00Air Force jets ARE sexier than their Navy and Mari...<I>Air Force jets ARE sexier than their Navy and Marine sisters. Its the landing gear.</I><BR/><BR/>Gee, I don't know, Frank. I would watch an entire squadron of F-18's screech into the El Toro Marine Base for lunch, and, Lordy, how it made my knees wobble.Lynn Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02958402288888144904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-80195267648239222072008-03-30T13:41:00.000-05:002008-03-30T13:41:00.000-05:00I am so ashamed to admit that my father is retired...I am so ashamed to admit that my father is retired from the Air Force and I can hardly tell a jet fighter from an Embraer.. (Sorry, Dad!)and it is only a small exaggeration <BR/>However, growing up on base, I saw some fine specimen of the male population. :-)<BR/><BR/>And lastly, to avoid confusion with the blue Amy, I now declare myself: Amie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-15604760125899160762008-03-30T08:37:00.000-05:002008-03-30T08:37:00.000-05:00Air Force jets ARE sexier than their Navy and Mari...Air Force jets ARE sexier than their Navy and Marine sisters. Its the landing gear. Hornets and Tomcats have to be able to take the pounding of landing on a short carrier, while air force jets usually land on 10,000 foot long runways. Look at that landing gear on the Hornet, fat and stubby, like Senator Clintons calves. An F-15, F-16, or A-10 teeters on thin spindly legs, like Heidi Klum in highheels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-50268834824610599932008-03-29T15:35:00.000-05:002008-03-29T15:35:00.000-05:00dear anonymous. spot on with the A-10 warthog. it ...dear anonymous. spot on with the <A HREF="http://www.globalaircraft.org/planes/a-10_warthog.pl" REL="nofollow">A-10 warthog</A>. it is my favorite flying machine and i call it the flying tank. but sexy? i would call it very ugly and mean!911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-33505772140321773082008-03-29T15:18:00.000-05:002008-03-29T15:18:00.000-05:00Funny how in Air Force aerial refueling the Tanker...<I>Funny how in Air Force aerial refueling the Tanker is the "male" and sticks its long probe into an opening on the female fighter. Marine and Navy fighters wernt having none of that gayness. They have their probes and stick them into a receptacle from the tanker.</I><BR/><BR/>That is just hilarious! Thing is, military aircraft are extraordinarily sexy; my absolute favorite for sexiness and sheer beauty is the Warthog. I got a private pilots license late in life, after the brood left home, flew mostly the Cessna 150 (great for seat-of-the-pants flying over mountains) and the C-172 RG. Pilots and people who work in or around airplanes are so interesting.<BR/><BR/>BTW, probably the mercury I played with as a kid was splashes from a passing tanker of thermometer mercury as another commenter suggests. Never harmed me though a neighbor said it could poison me through my skin!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-75945353335722833892008-03-29T13:27:00.000-05:002008-03-29T13:27:00.000-05:00Its like they put some kind of pheremones in those...<I>Its like they put some kind of pheremones in those flight suits.</I><BR/><BR/>Damn, a government conspiracy. I should have known.Lynn Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02958402288888144904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-28797888946999883182008-03-29T11:33:00.000-05:002008-03-29T11:33:00.000-05:00Lynn, that was the best thing about the flight sur...Lynn, that was the best thing about the flight surgeon gig, having women think you were a pilot. Its like they put some kind of pheremones in those flight suits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-71197187966813626722008-03-29T11:25:00.000-05:002008-03-29T11:25:00.000-05:00ok, sorry damn finger splint. It's blocking my br...ok, sorry damn finger splint. It's blocking my brain waves. I mean Dr. Drackman.Amelia Ameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296224743117560163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-70278504501701629972008-03-29T11:23:00.000-05:002008-03-29T11:23:00.000-05:00Uh...Dr. Drachman, I'm not the same Amy who was as...Uh...Dr. Drachman, I'm not the same Amy who was asking about the gayness probe. But that's cool and all. Just thought you should know we're not the same gal. I mean, It is the most common name and all.Amelia Ameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296224743117560163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-74368658022801552772008-03-29T11:15:00.000-05:002008-03-29T11:15:00.000-05:00i have flown a lot in a pointy-nosed jet tooPoint-...<I>i have flown a lot in a pointy-nosed jet too</I><BR/><BR/>Point-nosed pilots make me hot. Terrible thing to live near the now-defunct El Toro Marine Base...Lynn Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02958402288888144904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-64198528801741398982008-03-29T06:55:00.000-05:002008-03-29T06:55:00.000-05:00Amy, there was a "don't ask don't smell" policy at...Amy, there was a "don't ask don't smell" policy at the time, so I'm not sure if Radar recovered his Mercury later. Funny how in Air Force aerial refueling the Tanker is the "male" and sticks its long probe into an opening on the female fighter. Marine and Navy fighters wernt having none of that gayness. They have their probes and stick them into a receptacle from the tanker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-14523075102435655442008-03-29T01:02:00.000-05:002008-03-29T01:02:00.000-05:00Well, I guess this story kills that way of offing ...Well, I guess this story kills that way of offing myself...EEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13697074755915208566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-40506621526254405922008-03-28T23:10:00.000-05:002008-03-28T23:10:00.000-05:00So how long did radar shite toxic waste? Tee Hee....So how long did radar shite toxic waste? Tee Hee. Ha Ha.<BR/><BR/>Can't type in finger splint.Amelia Ameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296224743117560163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-60054999881467651212008-03-28T22:06:00.000-05:002008-03-28T22:06:00.000-05:00amy, no worries... actually love talking about it....amy, <BR/>no worries... actually love talking about it. my pilots were the best folks on the planet. we are lucky to have them on our side.911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-70310303437626361582008-03-28T21:59:00.000-05:002008-03-28T21:59:00.000-05:00Sorry... it just sounded gay.I learned something t...Sorry... it just sounded gay.<BR/>I learned something today, thanks for the info. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-25191920231846121012008-03-28T21:35:00.000-05:002008-03-28T21:35:00.000-05:00dear amy, in fact, military pilot lingo typically ...dear amy, <BR/><BR/>in fact, military pilot lingo typically refers to 'fast movers' or 'pointy nosers' to indicate fighters like the F18 pictured above, the now retired F14, the F15, the F16, the harrier, and the F22 etc... <BR/><BR/>propellor driven aircraft like the P3 and C130 as well as jet tankers and jet freighters like the KC130 or the C5 have snub-noses and are subsonic.<BR/><BR/>helicopters are also known as 'helos' or 'rotor wing' aircraft. <BR/><BR/>the old A6 was a fighter-attack all-weather aircraft based mainly on carriers but had a snub nose so it is an outlier.<BR/><BR/>also, if you are lucky enough to fly a 'fast mover' or 'pointy nose jet' then you are more likely to refer to yourself as a 'hornet driver' or 'falcon driver' than a pilot. <BR/><BR/>drackman can correct me if i'm wrong but we used to do the same job albeit for different services.<BR/><BR/>911doc sends<BR/><BR/>anonymous, in terms of where the mercury on the side of the road came from another anonymous seems to think it came from the 'Staco thermometer plant in Poultney, Vermont'.911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-66393933596477198482008-03-28T21:05:00.000-05:002008-03-28T21:05:00.000-05:00When I was a kid, well over half a century ago, ou...When I was a kid, well over half a century ago, out in the country, my brother and I would sometimes find little globules of mercury on the side of the highway. We played with it, marveled at it, but never swallowed any. I've always wondered where it came from, whether it was toxic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-76754192393181414752008-03-28T17:45:00.000-05:002008-03-28T17:45:00.000-05:00"A pointy nose jet"?That sounds highly technical. ..."A pointy nose jet"?<BR/>That sounds highly technical. Must be a fine, fine machine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-14379554605292063342008-03-28T16:05:00.000-05:002008-03-28T16:05:00.000-05:00Damn, I aint never worked in no thermometer factor...Damn, I aint never worked in no thermometer factory and I got sore gums, digestive problems and bad coordination too. "Generally passing through without complications" sorta sounds like benign to me. Wish my Sonic coney island chili cheese dog was as uneventful. And allthough he sounds like him, annonymous isn't Dr. Pric.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-79329239128049750552008-03-28T14:28:00.000-05:002008-03-28T14:28:00.000-05:00here's from the california poison control center.W...<I>here's from the california poison control center.</I><BR/><BR/>Wow. Who knew the CA PCC could be so factual? Aren't these the same guys who labeled silcone and botox as mother's milk? <BR/><BR/>Note to self: move out of CA at first chance...Lynn Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02958402288888144904noreply@blogger.com