The Original Old Farts Club

[joeb631a]

I see you beat Big to it.

Where is BIG
Have I been missing him or is he at sea?

 

[WeedHopper]

I don't know. I've been pretty busy at work. I don't get to read all the threads and post. Way to many to sort through.

 

[RosterMan]

I think they call those "boomers".

I bet she wears Bloomers LOL

 

[RosterMan]

Tour. It was docked in Muskegon. USS Silversides. Pretty cool if'n you ain't the claustrophobic type.

And you fit through the hatchways LOL

 

[RosterMan]

Tessio was always smarter than Clemenza .
No one was more loyal than Clemenza.
I still wear a black armband on the anniversary of his death
and I eat cannoli.
Really two cannolis , one for me ,one in honor of him
Good Morning Folks

He made the best clam sause gravy

 

[NewbOldster]

couldn't help my self

Don't feel bad...I was gettin' a little gooey myself, joe.

Weird, huh?

 

[RosterMan]

Where is BIG
Have I been missing him or is he at sea?

He drew fire pit duty again

 

[NewbOldster]

I've only been on one sub, and it was a diesel WWII boat. Talk about spam in a can. Down right spooky to think of being in one while people above you wanted you dead.

"Das Boot".

 

[RosterMan]

Hey guess what?

 

[RosterMan]

 

[joeb631a]

He made the best clam sause gravy

you never know when you need to feed fifty men

 

[Jan Borrego]

Roster, does your lawn tractor talk to you? My Frankendeere talks to me. I went out to grab the gas edger to haul it up to the front so I could change the black stuff that used to be oil. I had to drag it past FD. FD says, "Hey dad! You gonna suck up the rest of the leaves that the two maples finally dropped?" I said maybe. FD said, "Come on, dad! Let's get 'em!"
I spent 45 minutes bagging up the rest. Made three trips to the pile with six bags o' leaves and grass. She sure was smiling. She did a fine job, too.
I even got the oil changed in the edger!

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Lol

 

[RosterMan]

"Das Boot".

Going to watch that again

 

[NewbOldster]

Going to watch that again

I read the book, then saw the movie. I also got to drive a sub training simulator once.

You'd have to drag me unconscious to get me into one of those things.

 

[user 60606]

Went on a diesel, and then the famous Nautilus. The Nautilus is tiny. There isn't room to fart. The "radio room" is about the size of a chair. A small one.

I would take a position in a hot LZ with a lot more confidence than to get inna boat that has no windows... and is supposed to sink with you innit. And is supposed to come back up all but the last time... Brrrrr... (shake).

AHA! I thought of the seminal difference: Everybody on a fire team gets to shoot at the Bad Guys. One dude alone onna sumbarine gets to shoot... maybe. But everybody outside the big steel pipe gets to shoot at everybody on the sunk boat. That is just stinky. Not even cheatin' fair.

There was a hilarious comic routine (Jose Jiminez?) where he describes their six-month tour underwater, and the Captain announces they will be surfacing either by the coast of Greenland, or somewhere near Buenos Aires... When asked for daily life, he mentioned things had been pretty quiet after the third riot...

 

[dogster]

Still no word on @pute and his wife?

 

[joeb631a]

Two of Dad's brothers were submariners, and I toured the Groton museum and sub as well with his younger brother. Did you see the vintage wooden submarine with the hand augur for drilling hulls on display there?

No but it was in the 90s and I didnt remember!

 

[Hippie420]

I'll stick to a boat that floats on top of the water. Fk a submarine.

Floating targets in today's wars.

Two of Dad's brothers were submariners, and I toured the Groton museum and sub as well with his younger brother. Did you see the vintage wooden submarine with the hand augur for drilling hulls on display there?

I believe you're talking about the Turtle. I poured over everything concerning subs when I was a kid. Up Periscope was tops on my watch list.

 

[SubmarineGirl]

Where is BIG
Have I been missing him or is he at sea?

Ive been missing his posts too

 

[NewbOldster]

Floating targets in today's wars.

I believe you're talking about the Turtle. I poured over everything concerning subs when I was a kid. Up Periscope was tops on my watch list.

I guess I'll have to look that one up. I've never seen Up Periscope! I love me a good WWII/Cold War/spy/espionage novel or movie.
Guns of Nazarone, Ice Station Zebra, Force 10 From Navarone, Bear Island (really introduced me to D. Sutherland's acting ability), The Satan Bug...Alistair McClean and I were constant companions in my reading materials when I was younger.
Great stuff!