Christening
 

Joe wrote:
katy wrote:
They're going to christen the new aircraft carrier at Grummon across the
river on Saturday (should be interesting in the middle of a Nor'eater).
Both Bush and Cheney will be there (ot's named after GW's Dad, George
the First). Guy in the apt. across from us is an acct, for Grummon. He
said they'd be moving her to a different berth up the river to fit her
out...that will take another 2 years. This is the last of the Nimitz
class to be built.

You should go Katy. The Nimitz class is awesome..30+ kts. While in
NJROTC I got to sail aboard the USS Ike CVN69 on her commissoing cruse
. Man did I screw up! They have cables and stanchion that pop out of
the deck when the aircraft elevators are about to move. They were
covered with thick new goobed on graphite grease. They came up and
rubbed up the front of my dress white uniform. Funny thinking about it
today, but it was a major hassle and screw-up that day to say the
least. I always had uniform issue's in the Navy.

It's fitting Bush gets a carrier named after him. More so than any
other carrier named after a president. After all Bush flew the Avenger
torpedo bomber in combat from the carrier USS San Jacinto. He was later
awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and three Air Medals for his
Navy service in the Pacific theater during World War II.

Joe

About the closest I could get would probably be watching from this side
of the river....my bet is they will shut down the James River Bridge
while the Prez is there...

Christening
 

Sort of. So, we need to regulate carriers...

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"katy" wrote in message
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Capt. JG wrote:
The people on the carriers did. Not the carriers themselves.

Sort of like people kill, not guns?

Christening
 

Oh, that Bush... :-) He was no slouch that's for sure. Did his duty with
honor... unlike his drug-addled son.

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"Joe" wrote in message
ups.com...

katy wrote:
They're going to christen the new aircraft carrier at Grummon across the
river on Saturday (should be interesting in the middle of a Nor'eater).
Both Bush and Cheney will be there (ot's named after GW's Dad, George
the First). Guy in the apt. across from us is an acct, for Grummon. He
said they'd be moving her to a different berth up the river to fit her
out...that will take another 2 years. This is the last of the Nimitz
class to be built.

You should go Katy. The Nimitz class is awesome..30+ kts. While in
NJROTC I got to sail aboard the USS Ike CVN69 on her commissoing cruse
. Man did I screw up! They have cables and stanchion that pop out of
the deck when the aircraft elevators are about to move. They were
covered with thick new goobed on graphite grease. They came up and
rubbed up the front of my dress white uniform. Funny thinking about it
today, but it was a major hassle and screw-up that day to say the
least. I always had uniform issue's in the Navy.

It's fitting Bush gets a carrier named after him. More so than any
other carrier named after a president. After all Bush flew the Avenger
torpedo bomber in combat from the carrier USS San Jacinto. He was later
awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and three Air Medals for his
Navy service in the Pacific theater during World War II.

Joe

Christening
 

Capt. JG wrote:
Sort of. So, we need to regulate carriers...

We already do...

Christening
 

I was there for the last one - USS Truman, during Clinton's admin.
Scout

"katy" wrote in message
...
They're going to christen the new aircraft carrier at Grummon across the
river on Saturday (should be interesting in the middle of a Nor'eater).
Both Bush and Cheney will be there (ot's named after GW's Dad, George the
First). Guy in the apt. across from us is an acct, for Grummon. He said
they'd be moving her to a different berth up the river to fit her
out...that will take another 2 years. This is the last of the Nimitz
class to be built.

Christening
 

That is worth two points katy.

"Scotty" wrote

"katy" wrote

Capt. JG wrote:
The people on the carriers did. Not the carriers
themselves.

Sort of like people kill, not guns?


Ooooooooooh good one, Katy!

Christening
 

But not guns much at all. Too bad. I believe guns kill more people than
aircraft carriers, even including Iraq.

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www.sailnow.com

"katy" wrote in message
...
Capt. JG wrote:
Sort of. So, we need to regulate carriers...

We already do...

Christening
 

Bart wrote:
That is worth two points katy.

"Scotty" wrote
"katy" wrote

Capt. JG wrote:
The people on the carriers did. Not the carriers
themselves.
Sort of like people kill, not guns?

Ooooooooooh good one, Katy!


gee...and there wasn't even a Bart question!

Christening
 

Capt. JG wrote:
But not guns much at all. Too bad. I believe guns kill more people than
aircraft carriers, even including Iraq.

I don't know what CA gun laws are but many more states than not regulate
guns. Maybe you should work on your own state's level first. We don't
need a national referendum on this as long as states do what they
should. Why call down more Big Brither government? As soon as you ask
for national legislation, you're going to end up with a mess...any time
the national government regulates something it ends up as a mess. That's
what state governments are for. So, go to your state and start there.

Christening
 

Scout wrote:
I was there for the last one - USS Truman, during Clinton's admin.
Scout

"katy" wrote in message
...
They're going to christen the new aircraft carrier at Grummon across the
river on Saturday (should be interesting in the middle of a Nor'eater).
Both Bush and Cheney will be there (ot's named after GW's Dad, George the
First). Guy in the apt. across from us is an acct, for Grummon. He said
they'd be moving her to a different berth up the river to fit her
out...that will take another 2 years. This is the last of the Nimitz
class to be built.


How'd you get in? I'd loke to go but don't geel like getting shot.