Opera house in the background. Watched her coming in and being pushed by four tugs into the dock from my building.
Geez, did we invade Australia now???
GW is just getting out of hand!
Geez, did we invade Australia now???
GW is just getting out of hand!
Well they do have kangaroos of mild destruction
Super cool. My uncle was a pilot on that ship. is it a ship?
Thanks for the memories, I was stationed on the Kitty Hawk’s sister ship, the Constellation, seeing the old girl brought back som good times, the sleepless nights the horrible food, the smell of JP-5 on everything and the constant thud of jets taking off right over my bunk. Funny I kinda miss that stuff.
Resistance is futile! Your womens will be assimilated…
Super cool. My uncle was a pilot on that ship. is it a ship?
I think they prefer “ship” to “Really, Really Big Boat.”
cool, now we have Canada and Australia as states.
seeing the old girl brought back som good times, the sleepless nights the horrible food, the smell of JP-5 on everything and the constant thud of jets taking off right over my bunk. Funny I kinda miss that stuff.
Oh man, I thought Navy food was wonderfull. I sure as hell beats tray rats and MREs. I ate like a king aboard the New Orleans, the Dubuque, and the Iwo Jima. Night flight ops was disturbing, but I got more sleep while at sea than any other time in my life.
A Marines typical day aboard ship:
Wake up
Work out
Formation
Eat Breakfast
Nap
Work Out
Training
Eat Lunch
Nap
Work Out
Training
Eat Dinner
Nap
Work Out
Play cards
Sleep
Good times!!
You forgot to add “pick a fight in the mess line” to your daily schedule.
Well, since I never picked a fight in a mess line, it would be silly for me to add that to my list.
Did one of your shipmates knock your teeth out? Is this why you are the way you are?
“Did one of your shipmates knock your teeth out? Is this why you are the way you are?”
And how am I, exactly?
If you never saw a fight between the Marines and Sailors in the messline on the ships you were on, you must have been sleep walking through your deployment.
Maybe you guys should be fighting your enemies instead of each other. 
"Maybe you guys should be fighting your enemies instead of each other. "
Yea, well you get a couple thousand young guys who have all been trained for action, but have to sit and wait for something to happen, and after awhile, the tension seems to need an outlet. Plus, throw in the fact that you’ve got female Sailors and Marines on most ships, and that adds some fuel to the fire. I had very few fights between just Sailors, but we always had a couple once the Marines embarked.
And how am I, exactly?
This is how you are:
If you never saw a fight between the Marines and Sailors in the messline on the ships you were on, you must have been sleep walking through your deployment.
When did I ever state that I didn’t see a fight between Marines and Sailors in the messline? I said I never picked a fight in the messline, since you are so literal, I expected you to see the difference. I supposed you being a stickler for literal meaning is only when that stance favors your opinion.
" I said I never picked a fight in the messline, since you are so literal, I expected you to see the difference. I supposed you being a stickler for literal meaning is only when that stance favors your opinion."
I guess I figured you would note the general sarcastic nature of my original post about the fighting. Talk about taking things literally.
I guess I figured you would note the general sarcastic nature of my original post about the fighting. Talk about taking things literally.
Ha! Ha! Ha! Now that is funny!
I was expecting a memory from last November when I was visiting Sydney. The harbour is beautiful but all we can see is this big boat.
Move the damn boat so we can see the harbour!!!
Amazing ship in an amazing country.
Big, innit.
The papers this morning are warning of long queues at brothels, bars and… hairdressers.
That’s cool, I cut my own hair.