rgnmstr wrote:
Once again I didn't make a biggoted remark. You took it that way.

Actually I did not accuse you of being a bigot, and was very careful to
only imply your remark was bigoted to the same degree that you implied
Hispanics were less loyal Americans than you (and presumably I, but then
you turned on me as a "left winger" pretty quickly).


... As
far as serving......... Vietnam 66. Where were you?


I was in grammar school. OTOH I was off the coast of Libya, the Gulf of
Sidra to be exact, in 1981 and off the coast of Lebanon in 1982; and off
the coast of Nicaragua in 1986; and a couple of other fun vacation spots
in between.

Lately I've been hearing a lot of increased chatter from people who
should know better. World wide war on all Moslems, torture any suspected
terrorists, kick out all foreigners, put minorities back in their
places, put women back in their place, make kids cut their hair (and
stop dying it weird colors) and stop listening to awful music, etc etc.
There's a fine line in this kind of talk, some of it is harmless and
some of it is poisonous and hateful. I am not accusing you of being over
the line but I am much more comfortable declaring where I stand when it
becomes a question.

If that says "left-winger" to you, then great.

Now how about getting back to sailing?

Regards
Doug King ex-BT1(SW)

"DSK" wrote in message
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rgnmstr wrote:
Once again I didn't make a biggoted remark. You took it that way.

Actually I did not accuse you of being a bigot, and was very careful to
only imply your remark was bigoted to the same degree that you implied
Hispanics were less loyal Americans than you (and presumably I, but then
you turned on me as a "left winger" pretty quickly).


... As
far as serving......... Vietnam 66. Where were you?


I was in grammar school. OTOH I was off the coast of Libya, the Gulf of
Sidra to be exact, in 1981 and off the coast of Lebanon in 1982; and off
the coast of Nicaragua in 1986; and a couple of other fun vacation spots
in between.

Lately I've been hearing a lot of increased chatter from people who
should know better. World wide war on all Moslems, torture any suspected
terrorists, kick out all foreigners, put minorities back in their
places, put women back in their place, make kids cut their hair (and
stop dying it weird colors) and stop listening to awful music, etc etc.
There's a fine line in this kind of talk, some of it is harmless and
some of it is poisonous and hateful. I am not accusing you of being over
the line but I am much more comfortable declaring where I stand when it
becomes a question.

If that says "left-winger" to you, then great.

Now how about getting back to sailing?

Regards
Doug King ex-BT1(SW)


Lebanon 1976! During the Civil War there. I ran the Hagen Control board on D
type boilers!

Bob Crantz wrote:
Lebanon 1976! During the Civil War there. I ran the Hagen Control board on D
type boilers!


Wasn't it really nice of Uncle Sam to let you get a good head start in
an up-and-coming hi-tech field?


BTW all the Hagan boards I ever worked on could run themselves, once you
got the air flow transmitters working right. It usually took blowing
soot out of the sensing legs.

DSK

"DSK" wrote in message
...
Bob Crantz wrote:
Lebanon 1976! During the Civil War there. I ran the Hagen Control board
on D
type boilers!


Wasn't it really nice of Uncle Sam to let you get a good head start in
an up-and-coming hi-tech field?


Especially when those steam valves had to be opened by hand against the
electric motor drive.




BTW all the Hagan boards I ever worked on could run themselves, once you
got the air flow transmitters working right. It usually took blowing
soot out of the sensing legs.

DSK

Bob Crantz wrote:
Especially when those steam valves had to be opened by hand against the
electric motor drive.


Is this a test? Compressed air, chief.

DSK

"DSK" wrote in message
.. .
Bob Crantz wrote:
Especially when those steam valves had to be opened by hand against the
electric motor drive.


Is this a test? Compressed air, chief.

Did those things open with compressed air? I thought it was electric motors.
I was not a BT. I remember the air vent between the two boilers that you
could sit under. At least the engine room had AC in the control room.

Do you think they still have the same OBA's?


DSK

Bob Crantz wrote:
Did those things open with compressed air? I thought it was electric motors.
I was not a BT.

But at least your heart's in the right place.

Actually, a lot of people over in the boiler room weren't BTs either
regardless of what it said on their shirt.

.... I remember the air vent between the two boilers that you
could sit under.

A lifesaver, especially in the Persian Gulf. A friend of mine used to
bring a sheet from bunk and make himself a little air lock under vent.

... At least the engine room had AC in the control room.

Do you think they still have the same OBA's?


Last time I was on a Navy ship, a little over ten years ago, they did.
In fact I recognized the serial numbers on some of the canisters.

DSK