"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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and had a great trip to South Carolina.

I love the Charleston area - hired a local guide who had a Ranger
Ghost and went speckled trout fishing - wonderful on a fly rod - I
forgot how much fun those things can be on light tackle.

Also did something interesting - fishing the rip at Fort Sumter - that
was unique.

Looked at a few boats - saw one I liked a lot, made an offer, but we
couldn't come to an agreement on price. According to the broker, I'm
still in contention because it's the only offer the owner has had.
It's a Buddy Davis design - we'll see.



Just back also- a couple of hours ago. Mrs.E. and I took the mini-RV down
to Norfolk Naval Station to visit number two son, his wife and 6 month old
kid. We left last Thursday and just got back. Time flies. He has less than
a year left in the military and is now an official "Shortimer".

Other than the 96 degree weather, we had a great visit. Toured the base and
eyeballed some of the fleet that were in. Some of the new cruisers and
destroyers that are designed to be "stealthy" are really interesting to see.
They look like gigantic versions of the F-118 stealth fighter/bomber and
obviously have some kind of covering on the exterior bulkheads.
Unfortunately, no picture taking is allowed were we were. By comparison,
the ships I served on look like they were designed during the Civil War or
sooner.

Saturday, my son, a Marine friend of his and I spent a couple of hours over
at the Marine shooting range on the base. I got a big kick out of this,
having not fired a handgun since I was in boot camp in 1968, using a 1911
..45 caliper.

I rented a Glock .40 and shot off a couple of boxes of rounds. Didn't do
too badly, although it didn't impress any of the Marines.

Stayed at a absolutely fantastic campground Sunday night on the Eastern
Shore of Virginia (off of Rt. 13)
We had a spot right on the bay ... maybe 30 feet from the water, and nobody
else around us. Nice, quiet reflective night.

Eisboch

"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
and had a great trip to South Carolina.

I love the Charleston area - hired a local guide who had a Ranger
Ghost and went speckled trout fishing - wonderful on a fly rod - I
forgot how much fun those things can be on light tackle.

Also did something interesting - fishing the rip at Fort Sumter - that
was unique.

Looked at a few boats - saw one I liked a lot, made an offer, but we
couldn't come to an agreement on price. According to the broker, I'm
still in contention because it's the only offer the owner has had.
It's a Buddy Davis design - we'll see.



Just back also- a couple of hours ago. Mrs.E. and I took the mini-RV down
to Norfolk Naval Station to visit number two son, his wife and 6 month old
kid. We left last Thursday and just got back. Time flies. He has less
than a year left in the military and is now an official "Shortimer".

Other than the 96 degree weather, we had a great visit. Toured the base
and eyeballed some of the fleet that were in. Some of the new cruisers and
destroyers that are designed to be "stealthy" are really interesting to
see. They look like gigantic versions of the F-118 stealth fighter/bomber
and obviously have some kind of covering on the exterior bulkheads.
Unfortunately, no picture taking is allowed were we were. By comparison,
the ships I served on look like they were designed during the Civil War or
sooner.

Saturday, my son, a Marine friend of his and I spent a couple of hours
over at the Marine shooting range on the base. I got a big kick out of
this, having not fired a handgun since I was in boot camp in 1968, using a
1911 .45 caliper.

I rented a Glock .40 and shot off a couple of boxes of rounds. Didn't do
too badly, although it didn't impress any of the Marines.

Stayed at a absolutely fantastic campground Sunday night on the Eastern
Shore of Virginia (off of Rt. 13)
We had a spot right on the bay ... maybe 30 feet from the water, and
nobody else around us. Nice, quiet reflective night.

Eisboch




My best to your son and my thanks to him for serving. Norfolk is indeed a
nice base. My brother in law was stationed there during his later years
(1980's) in the Navy as an aircraft carrier Commander.

This heat wave is pretty wide spread as we are seeing heat index's over 100
F, with the temp presently at 90F. Temps are expected to go into the upper
90's tomorrow.

" JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message
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My best to your son and my thanks to him for serving. Norfolk is indeed a
nice base. My brother in law was stationed there during his later years
(1980's) in the Navy as an aircraft carrier Commander.



You know, all the young people that I've met who are currently serving in
the military impress the bananas out of me. They are sharp, much better
educated and far more professional than the goofus'es that were in in my
time, (me included).

Even the Navy has continuous physical condition requirements that must be
met and I was reading some of the training and continuing education
requirements that they are required to participate in. Believe it or not,
some even include social graces type seminars, including reception line
protocol and foreign country tradition and relations programs. The only
"training" I got was what bars were off-limits.

Eisboch

"Eisboch" wrote in message
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" JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message
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My best to your son and my thanks to him for serving. Norfolk is indeed
a nice base. My brother in law was stationed there during his later
years (1980's) in the Navy as an aircraft carrier Commander.



You know, all the young people that I've met who are currently serving in
the military impress the bananas out of me. They are sharp, much better
educated and far more professional than the goofus'es that were in in my
time, (me included).

Even the Navy has continuous physical condition requirements that must be
met and I was reading some of the training and continuing education
requirements that they are required to participate in. Believe it or not,
some even include social graces type seminars, including reception line
protocol and foreign country tradition and relations programs. The only
"training" I got was what bars were off-limits.

Eisboch


My best friends sons are Marines, one currently in Iraq and one scheduled to
go back there after just returning from a 1 year tour there earlier this
year. Neither of them had any focus or goals in their lives prior to
enlisting, the older of the 2 wandering aimlessly through college, then
dropping out and going from menial job to job.

We saw both of them this year and the transformation is remarkable. Both
are now disciplined and have the eye of the Tiger, with clear goals,
aspirations and an image of self respect. I am certainly proud of both of
them. ;-)

On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:43:55 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


" JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message
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My best to your son and my thanks to him for serving. Norfolk is indeed a
nice base. My brother in law was stationed there during his later years
(1980's) in the Navy as an aircraft carrier Commander.



You know, all the young people that I've met who are currently serving in
the military impress the bananas out of me. They are sharp, much better
educated and far more professional than the goofus'es that were in in my
time, (me included).

Even the Navy has continuous physical condition requirements that must be
met and I was reading some of the training and continuing education
requirements that they are required to participate in. Believe it or not,
some even include social graces type seminars, including reception line
protocol and foreign country tradition and relations programs. The only
"training" I got was what bars were off-limits.

Eisboch


So true. Some folks think the kids are joining because they aren't smart
enough or educated enough to do anything else. What horse pucky.
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On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:07:32 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .
and had a great trip to South Carolina.

I love the Charleston area - hired a local guide who had a Ranger
Ghost and went speckled trout fishing - wonderful on a fly rod - I
forgot how much fun those things can be on light tackle.

Also did something interesting - fishing the rip at Fort Sumter - that
was unique.

Looked at a few boats - saw one I liked a lot, made an offer, but we
couldn't come to an agreement on price. According to the broker, I'm
still in contention because it's the only offer the owner has had.
It's a Buddy Davis design - we'll see.



Just back also- a couple of hours ago. Mrs.E. and I took the mini-RV down
to Norfolk Naval Station to visit number two son, his wife and 6 month old
kid. We left last Thursday and just got back. Time flies. He has less than
a year left in the military and is now an official "Shortimer".

Other than the 96 degree weather, we had a great visit. Toured the base and
eyeballed some of the fleet that were in. Some of the new cruisers and
destroyers that are designed to be "stealthy" are really interesting to see.
They look like gigantic versions of the F-118 stealth fighter/bomber and
obviously have some kind of covering on the exterior bulkheads.
Unfortunately, no picture taking is allowed were we were. By comparison,
the ships I served on look like they were designed during the Civil War or
sooner.

Saturday, my son, a Marine friend of his and I spent a couple of hours over
at the Marine shooting range on the base. I got a big kick out of this,
having not fired a handgun since I was in boot camp in 1968, using a 1911
.45 caliper.

I rented a Glock .40 and shot off a couple of boxes of rounds. Didn't do
too badly, although it didn't impress any of the Marines.

Stayed at a absolutely fantastic campground Sunday night on the Eastern
Shore of Virginia (off of Rt. 13)
We had a spot right on the bay ... maybe 30 feet from the water, and nobody
else around us. Nice, quiet reflective night.

Eisboch



Norfolk's a nice place to be stationed. I spent six months going to the
Armed Forces Staff College there, and enjoyed every minute of it.
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***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
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John