On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 06:51:14 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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And, without getting into the great "wave height" debate, I have some
pictures around here my Dad's XO took on convoy duty in the North
Atlantic during WWII when he commanded a DE.

Them's some BIG waves. I used to love to hear the stories he and his
shipmates used to tell about asking their Group Commander for
submariner designation because they spent more time under and through
the waves than over them. :)

Hey, it was funny to a kid. :)

Since we're telling sea tales ....

Back in prehistoric times when I was stationed on the USS Van Voorhis
(DE-1028), we took a 56 degree roll while testing a new sonar array. This
was somewhere off the east coast and the waves were the result of a tropical
storm about 100 miles from us. I was told that the ship was designed for a
max of 64 degrees before it was retrofitted with a top heavy DASH hanger.

Made the Newport RI newspapers.

I remember reading something about that - it made the national news
too didn't it?

By the by, you mentioned yesterday about reading for lawn mowing
relief.

Ever read Terry Pratchett? I highly recommend any of his books if you
are just in for simple amusement. There are around 27 in the series
and they are divided into several subseries.

I would suggest "Wyrd Sisters" from the Witch series, "Guards, Guards"
from the Night Watch series and "Mort" from the Death series.

You might also want to look for a stand alone Pratchett book "Good
Omens" which was written with Neil Gaiman. This is a great send up of
society in general and is hysterical - I've read it several times and
it's just as funny as it was the first time.

Later,

Tom - Who really needs to get back to work and finish some cabinet
doors.