Gotta admit ...
 

Excellent, well delivered speech.

Much more reminiscent of FDR (from what I've read) than JFK or others he
has been compared to.

A lot of promises, a lot of lectures and social commentary. Question is
..... can he deliver?


Eisboch

Gotta admit ...
 

On Aug 28, 10:05*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
Excellent, well delivered speech.

Much more reminiscent of FDR *(from what I've read) *than JFK or others he
has been compared to.

A lot of promises, a lot of lectures and social commentary. *Question is
.... can he deliver?

Eisboch

Actually, I thought it was a good, solid speech too, but not a home
run. I don't think there were any memorable lines that will be
remembered a week from now by the average person on the street. I
expected more memorable eloquence.

Gotta admit ...
 

Eisboch wrote:
Excellent, well delivered speech.

Much more reminiscent of FDR (from what I've read) than JFK or others he
has been compared to.

A lot of promises, a lot of lectures and social commentary. Question is
.... can he deliver?


Eisboch





It was...delicious.

Will he deliver? With a working Democratic majority in Congress and a
mandate from the people, he will succeed. Not on everything, but on many
things.

"John McCain likes to say that he'll follow bin Laden to the Gates of
Hell - but he won't even go to the cave where he lives."

Heh heh heh.

Poor, old, tired John McCain...Mr. Noun-Verb-POW.


--
No way, no how, no McCain!

Gotta admit ...
 

"hk" wrote in message
. ..
Eisboch wrote:
Excellent, well delivered speech.

Much more reminiscent of FDR (from what I've read) than JFK or others
he has been compared to.

A lot of promises, a lot of lectures and social commentary. Question is
.... can he deliver?


Eisboch



It was...delicious.

Will he deliver? With a working Democratic majority in Congress and a
mandate from the people, he will succeed. Not on everything, but on many
things.

"John McCain likes to say that he'll follow bin Laden to the Gates of
Hell - but he won't even go to the cave where he lives."

Heh heh heh.

Poor, old, tired John McCain...Mr. Noun-Verb-POW.




Don't be so down on McCain. Did you see where he ran a TV ad in the Denver
area tonight, actually congratulating Obama on his nomination?

Eisboch

Gotta admit ...
 

hk wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
Excellent, well delivered speech.

Much more reminiscent of FDR (from what I've read) than JFK or
others he has been compared to.

A lot of promises, a lot of lectures and social commentary. Question
is .... can he deliver?


Eisboch




It was...delicious.

Will he deliver? With a working Democratic majority in Congress and a
mandate from the people, he will succeed. Not on everything, but on many
things.

"John McCain likes to say that he'll follow bin Laden to the Gates of
Hell - but he won't even go to the cave where he lives."

Heh heh heh.

Poor, old, tired John McCain...Mr. Noun-Verb-POW.




By the way...did you hear Jennifer Hudson sing the national anthem?

I hear McCain's campaign has hired Kate Smith to sing the anthem, backed
up by Lawrence Welk. :)




--
No way, no how, no McCain!

Gotta admit ...
 

Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
. ..
Eisboch wrote:
Excellent, well delivered speech.

Much more reminiscent of FDR (from what I've read) than JFK or others
he has been compared to.

A lot of promises, a lot of lectures and social commentary. Question is
.... can he deliver?


Eisboch


It was...delicious.

Will he deliver? With a working Democratic majority in Congress and a
mandate from the people, he will succeed. Not on everything, but on many
things.

"John McCain likes to say that he'll follow bin Laden to the Gates of
Hell - but he won't even go to the cave where he lives."

Heh heh heh.

Poor, old, tired John McCain...Mr. Noun-Verb-POW.




Don't be so down on McCain. Did you see where he ran a TV ad in the Denver
area tonight, actually congratulating Obama on his nomination?

Eisboch



Yeah. Nice ploy. Very unconvincing. Tomorrow he's back to Son of Rove.




--
No way, no how, no McCain!

Gotta admit ...
 

"hk" wrote in message
. ..


By the way...did you hear Jennifer Hudson sing the national anthem?

No. Did she do it correctly?


I hear McCain's campaign has hired Kate Smith to sing the anthem,
backed
up by Lawrence Welk. :)


I am sure *they* would do it correctly.

Eisboch

Gotta admit ...
 

Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
. ..

By the way...did you hear Jennifer Hudson sing the national anthem?

No. Did she do it correctly?


Ms. Hudson was phenomenal.






I hear McCain's campaign has hired Kate Smith to sing the anthem,
backed
up by Lawrence Welk. :)


I am sure *they* would do it correctly.

Eisboch



From the grave.





--
No way, no how, no McCain!

Gotta admit ...
 

Eisboch wrote:
Excellent, well delivered speech.

Much more reminiscent of FDR (from what I've read) than JFK or others he
has been compared to.

A lot of promises, a lot of lectures and social commentary. Question is
.... can he deliver?


Eisboch


I didn't listen to it. I don't intend to listen to McCain's speech next
week, either. I know what to expect - speeches long on promises, short
on details of how they are to be fulfilled. Mostly meaningless.

What I want to see are some true debates. Something where each candidate
has something thrown at him that he doesn't expect. I want to see how
each handles himself when that happens. But I probably won't see that.
The "debates" they have these days are so regulated as to content that
the candidates never see anything unexpected. More's the pity, because
the President must show the ability to be quick-thinking and decisive in
a crisis. I'm not sure I see that in either of these gentlemen.

TJ

Gotta admit ...
 

TJ wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
Excellent, well delivered speech.

Much more reminiscent of FDR (from what I've read) than JFK or
others he has been compared to.

A lot of promises, a lot of lectures and social commentary. Question
is .... can he deliver?


Eisboch

I didn't listen to it. I don't intend to listen to McCain's speech next
week, either. I know what to expect - speeches long on promises, short
on details of how they are to be fulfilled. Mostly meaningless.

What I want to see are some true debates. Something where each candidate
has something thrown at him that he doesn't expect. I want to see how
each handles himself when that happens. But I probably won't see that.
The "debates" they have these days are so regulated as to content that
the candidates never see anything unexpected. More's the pity, because
the President must show the ability to be quick-thinking and decisive in
a crisis. I'm not sure I see that in either of these gentlemen.

TJ


In the absence of missiles heading our way, I'd prefer a president who
thinks a bit before doing something, the exact opposite of what we have
now.


--
No way, no how, no McCain!

Gotta admit ...
 

hk wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
Excellent, well delivered speech.

Much more reminiscent of FDR (from what I've read) than JFK or
others he has been compared to.

A lot of promises, a lot of lectures and social commentary. Question
is .... can he deliver?


Eisboch




It was...delicious.

Will he deliver? With a working Democratic majority in Congress and a
mandate from the people, he will succeed. Not on everything, but on many
things.

The measure of a leader is to get those who may not agree with you to
follow you. Stacking the deck with a house full of yes men does not make
you a leader.

"John McCain likes to say that he'll follow bin Laden to the Gates of
Hell - but he won't even go to the cave where he lives."

Bin Laden is in Pakistan.

Gotta admit ...
 

hk wrote:
TJ wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
Excellent, well delivered speech.

Much more reminiscent of FDR (from what I've read) than JFK or
others he has been compared to.

A lot of promises, a lot of lectures and social commentary. Question
is .... can he deliver?


Eisboch

I didn't listen to it. I don't intend to listen to McCain's speech
next week, either. I know what to expect - speeches long on promises,
short on details of how they are to be fulfilled. Mostly meaningless.

What I want to see are some true debates. Something where each
candidate has something thrown at him that he doesn't expect. I want
to see how each handles himself when that happens. But I probably
won't see that. The "debates" they have these days are so regulated as
to content that the candidates never see anything unexpected. More's
the pity, because the President must show the ability to be
quick-thinking and decisive in a crisis. I'm not sure I see that in
either of these gentlemen.

TJ


In the absence of missiles heading our way, I'd prefer a president who
thinks a bit before doing something, the exact opposite of what we have
now.


Notice I said "quick-thinking." That means I want him to ALWAYS think
before he acts - even when missiles are heading our way. However, I
don't want him thinking so much that he takes too long to act, either.

And no matter WHO gets elected, we won't have who we have now. No
candidate is a clone of a previous president, despite what campaigners
might say.

TJ

Gotta admit ...
 

On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:53:35 -0400, TJ wrote:

Eisboch wrote:
Excellent, well delivered speech.

Much more reminiscent of FDR (from what I've read) than JFK or others he
has been compared to.

A lot of promises, a lot of lectures and social commentary. Question is
.... can he deliver?


Eisboch


I didn't listen to it. I don't intend to listen to McCain's speech next
week, either. I know what to expect - speeches long on promises, short
on details of how they are to be fulfilled. Mostly meaningless.

What I want to see are some true debates. Something where each candidate
has something thrown at him that he doesn't expect. I want to see how
each handles himself when that happens. But I probably won't see that.
The "debates" they have these days are so regulated as to content that
the candidates never see anything unexpected. More's the pity, because
the President must show the ability to be quick-thinking and decisive in
a crisis. I'm not sure I see that in either of these gentlemen.

TJ

Obama seems to be good at sidestepping the debates. If and when it happens,
it should be interesting. No teleprompter for Obama. Totally different ball
game. I keep wanting someone to ask, "How?" to all his promises.

Gotta admit ...
 

Gotta admit ...
 

On Aug 29, 11:26*am, hk wrote:
wrote:
On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:04:33 -0400, hk wrote:

In the absence of missiles heading our way, I'd prefer a president who
thinks a bit before doing something, the exact opposite of what we have
now.

According to Hillary, we are ****ed if they attack at 3AM and Barack
is president.

Primary babble.

Speaking of Primary babble.. How are those commercials you were
writing for the Daily Kos and the DNC..??

Gotta admit ...
 

Gotta admit ...
 

On Aug 29, 11:43*am, hk wrote:
wrote:
On Aug 29, 11:26 am, hk wrote:
wrote:
On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:04:33 -0400, hk wrote:
In the absence of missiles heading our way, I'd prefer a president who
thinks a bit before doing something, the exact opposite of what we have
now.
According to Hillary, we are ****ed if they attack at 3AM and Barack
is president.
Primary babble.

Speaking of Primary babble.. How are those commercials you were
writing for the Daily Kos and the DNC..??

Are you drunk or on drugs?

Oh, it was just another Harrytale huh? We figured as much...

Gotta admit ...
 

Gotta admit ...
 

Speaking of Primary babble.. How are those commercials you were
writing for the Daily Kos and the DNC..??

Ya know what Scotty? harry is desperate, more so than he's ever been. I'm
actually enjoying his liberal BS spewings, and watching him squirm. The
repubs made a good choice, and all but assures them the win in November...
harry's head is about to explode. AAMOF, it's now exploding all over this
newsgroup. This is hillarious.

Just leave him alone, and watch him self destruct. I'm a Democrat... and I'm
voting for McCain, and I approved of this message. ;-)

--Mike

wrote in message
...
On Aug 29, 11:26 am, hk wrote:
wrote:
On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:04:33 -0400, hk wrote:

In the absence of missiles heading our way, I'd prefer a president who
thinks a bit before doing something, the exact opposite of what we have
now.

According to Hillary, we are ****ed if they attack at 3AM and Barack
is president.

Primary babble.

Speaking of Primary babble.. How are those commercials you were
writing for the Daily Kos and the DNC..??

Gotta admit ...
 

On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:00:47 -0700, "Mike" wrote:

Speaking of Primary babble.. How are those commercials you were
writing for the Daily Kos and the DNC..??

Oh please - neither one of them has any idea who Harry Krause is.

Gotta admit ...
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:00:47 -0700, "Mike" wrote:

Speaking of Primary babble.. How are those commercials you were
writing for the Daily Kos and the DNC..??

Oh please - neither one of them has any idea who Harry Krause is.


It's wonderful how the schittheads here (Mike, for one) make up these
wondrous tales and then the brain surgeons pick them up and ride them.
I rarely even read the Daily Kos, I haven't heard of Kos sponsoring any
political commercials, and I never said or implied I was doing
commercials for the DNC.

I certainly do not know anyone at Kos, at least not to my knowledge.

Smoke that, Brownie.

I hope you are a better charter captain than you are a discussion group
moderator, because, well, you really *sucked* at moderating. If East
Coast fishing totally dies out, you'd be the boy to blame, hey?

Gotta admit ...
 

On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:34:36 -0400, hk wrote:

Smoke that, Brownie.

I hope you are a better charter captain than you are a discussion group
moderator, because, well, you really *sucked* at moderating. If East
Coast fishing totally dies out, you'd be the boy to blame, hey?

WAFA

Gotta admit ...
 

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:34:36 -0400, hk wrote:

Smoke that, Brownie.

I hope you are a better charter captain than you are a discussion group
moderator, because, well, you really *sucked* at moderating. If East
Coast fishing totally dies out, you'd be the boy to blame, hey?

WAFA


He's awesome! Now he's turning the insult machine toward Tom...

Why he hangs hear when no one but two other people even tolerate him, is
beyond me....

Mike

Gotta admit ...
 

On Aug 30, 4:25*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:00:47 -0700, "Mike" wrote:
Speaking of Primary babble.. How are those commercials you were
writing for the Daily Kos and the DNC..??

Oh please - neither one of them has any idea who Harry Krause is.

My point exactly...;)

Gotta admit ...
 

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:34:36 -0400, hk wrote:

Smoke that, Brownie.

I hope you are a better charter captain than you are a discussion group
moderator, because, well, you really *sucked* at moderating. If East
Coast fishing totally dies out, you'd be the boy to blame, hey?

WAFA



Asshole.

Gotta admit ...
 

On Aug 30, 6:36*pm, hk wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:34:36 -0400, hk wrote:

Smoke that, Brownie.

I hope you are a better charter captain than you are a discussion group
moderator, because, well, you really *sucked* at moderating. If East
Coast fishing totally dies out, you'd be the boy to blame, hey?

WAFA

Asshole.

No, no, no.. you are WAFA.. you are the only one here with asshole
right in your name.

Gotta admit ...
 

Gotta admit ...
 

On Aug 30, 6:45*pm, hk wrote:
wrote:
On Aug 30, 4:25 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:00:47 -0700, "Mike" wrote:
Speaking of Primary babble.. How are those commercials you were
writing for the Daily Kos and the DNC..??
Oh please - neither one of them has any idea who Harry Krause is.

My point exactly...;)

Tom is upset with me because:

1. I don't kowtow to his "knowledge" of boats.

2. I think he overreaches tremendously in his praise of etec outboards.

3. I'm unimpressed by his right-wing politics.

4. I was even more unimpressed by his one-sided "moderating."

I'm also a bit weary of these old soldiers reliving their glory days in
uniform, which seems to be what many of them do here.

I get to maybe three or four of my local union's monthly meetings a
year. I'm an "inactive," so I don't participate in contract talk or
elections. I just go to the more "social" meetings to keep up with old
friends and new friends. About half the members were in the military at
one time or another, and some of the older farts, the guys my age, saw
service in Vietnam. None recall their "glory days" in uniform. They're
living in the present and planning for the future.

I wish this was a boating forum again, but I really doubt it ever will
be again. Instead, it reminds me of an country store with guys in
rocking chairs wishing they were young and still able to shoot...and I
mean shoot anything.

:)

I have to admit, though, that you are probably the funniest little
schitt in here. There's always one like you, it seems.

Just because you seem to always talk about things you don't and will
never understand.. I don't recall any "glorious" stories by any of our
heros here.. But you just keep making it up as you go along..

Gotta admit ...
 

Gotta admit ...
 

"hk" wrote in message
. ..

wrote:

I get to maybe three or four of my local union's monthly meetings a
year. I'm an "inactive," so I don't participate in contract talk or
elections. I just go to the more "social" meetings to keep up with old
friends and new friends. About half the members were in the military at
one time or another, and some of the older farts, the guys my age, saw
service in Vietnam. None recall their "glory days" in uniform. They're
living in the present and planning for the future.



Just because you seem to always talk about things you don't and will
never understand.. I don't recall any "glorious" stories by any of our
heros here.. But you just keep making it up as you go along..


I didn't say "glorious stories," d.f., I said "glory days."

Perhaps if you were literate, you might know the difference, eh?

Glory days: A phrase that captures a supposedly better time in the past,
or the point where somebody's life and/or popularity peaked.

Glorious: a word with many meanings, but I suspect you mean "wonderful,
magnificent, splendid."

Oh. Hero. Someone who does something heroic. You know, like a fireman
running into a burning building. Putting on a uniform does not make
someone a hero.




Personal experiences in Vietnam (or combat during WWII, Korea, and the Gulf
War) are not often or commonly discussed by vets, even among vets. It's a
private thing.

Military service experiences of a general nature .... "sea tales" and
remembrances of good, humorous or exciting times are very often discussed
by and among vets.

As we grow older, many of the good experiences become fond memories, never
to be repeated. It would be unusual for a bunch of vets to never discuss
their youthful military days.

I don't expect those that never served in the military to understand that.
It's an experience many missed and also for many it's unfortunate.

Eisboch

Gotta admit ...
 

On Aug 30, 7:16*pm, hk wrote:
wrote:
On Aug 30, 6:45 pm, hk wrote:
wrote:
On Aug 30, 4:25 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:00:47 -0700, "Mike" wrote:
Speaking of Primary babble.. How are those commercials you were
writing for the Daily Kos and the DNC..??
Oh please - neither one of them has any idea who Harry Krause is.
My point exactly...;)
Tom is upset with me because:

1. I don't kowtow to his "knowledge" of boats.

2. I think he overreaches tremendously in his praise of etec outboards..

3. I'm unimpressed by his right-wing politics.

4. I was even more unimpressed by his one-sided "moderating."

I'm also a bit weary of these old soldiers reliving their glory days in
uniform, which seems to be what many of them do here.

I get to maybe three or four of my local union's monthly meetings a
year. I'm an "inactive," so I don't participate in contract talk or
elections. I just go to the more "social" meetings to keep up with old
friends and new friends. About half the members were in the military at
one time or another, and some of the older farts, the guys my age, saw
service in Vietnam. None recall their "glory days" in uniform. They're
living in the present and planning for the future.

I wish this was a boating forum again, but I really doubt it ever will
be again. Instead, it reminds me of an country store with guys in
rocking chairs wishing they were young and still able to shoot...and I
mean shoot anything.

:)

I have to admit, though, that you are probably the funniest little
schitt in here. There's always one like you, it seems.

Just because you seem to always talk about things you don't and will
never understand.. I don't recall any "glorious" stories by any of our
heros here.. But you just keep making it up as you go along..

I didn't say "glorious stories," d.f., I said "glory days."

Perhaps if you were literate, you might know the difference, eh?

Glory days: *A phrase that captures a supposedly better time in the
past, or the point where somebody's life and/or popularity peaked.

Glorious: *a word with many meanings, but I suspect you mean "wonderful,
magnificent, splendid."

Oh. Hero. Someone who does something heroic. You know, like a fireman
running into a burning building. Putting on a uniform does not make
someone a hero.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

You are plain full of ****... wafa..

Gotta admit ...
 

On Aug 30, 7:37*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"hk" wrote in message

. ..





wrote:

I get to maybe three or four of my local union's monthly meetings a
year. I'm an "inactive," so I don't participate in contract talk or
elections. I just go to the more "social" meetings to keep up with old
friends and new friends. About half the members were in the military at
one time or another, and some of the older farts, the guys my age, saw
service in Vietnam. None recall their "glory days" in uniform. They're
living in the present and planning for the future.

Just because you seem to always talk about things you don't and will
never understand.. I don't recall any "glorious" stories by any of our
heros here.. But you just keep making it up as you go along..

I didn't say "glorious stories," d.f., I said "glory days."

Perhaps if you were literate, you might know the difference, eh?

Glory days: *A phrase that captures a supposedly better time in the past,
or the point where somebody's life and/or popularity peaked.

Glorious: *a word with many meanings, but I suspect you mean "wonderful,
magnificent, splendid."

Oh. Hero. Someone who does something heroic. You know, like a fireman
running into a burning building. Putting on a uniform does not make
someone a hero.

Personal experiences in Vietnam (or combat during WWII, Korea, and the Gulf
War) *are not often or commonly discussed by vets, even among vets. *It's a
private thing.

Military service experiences of a general nature .... "sea tales" and
remembrances of good, *humorous or exciting times are very often discussed
by and among vets.

As we grow older, many of the good experiences become fond memories, never
to be repeated. * It would be unusual for a bunch of vets to never discuss
their youthful military days.

Only in Harrytales... His friends and union mates are so perfect, for
dumb **** thugs...


I don't expect those that never served in the military to understand that..
It's an experience many missed and also for many it's unfortunate.

Eisboch- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Gotta admit ...
 

hk wrote:
wrote:
On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:04:33 -0400, hk wrote:

In the absence of missiles heading our way, I'd prefer a president
who thinks a bit before doing something, the exact opposite of what
we have now.


According to Hillary, we are ****ed if they attack at 3AM and Barack
is president.


Primary babble.

Oh, ok.

Gotta admit ...
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:00:47 -0700, "Mike" wrote:

Speaking of Primary babble.. How are those commercials you were
writing for the Daily Kos and the DNC..??

Oh please - neither one of them has any idea who Harry Krause is.

Ask Hazel.

Gotta admit ...
 

BAR wrote:
hk wrote:
wrote:
On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:04:33 -0400, hk wrote:

In the absence of missiles heading our way, I'd prefer a president
who thinks a bit before doing something, the exact opposite of what
we have now.


According to Hillary, we are ****ed if they attack at 3AM and Barack
is president.


Primary babble.

Oh, ok.


WAFA

Gotta admit ...
 

On Aug 30, 6:37*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"hk" wrote in message

. ..





wrote:

I get to maybe three or four of my local union's monthly meetings a
year. I'm an "inactive," so I don't participate in contract talk or
elections. I just go to the more "social" meetings to keep up with old
friends and new friends. About half the members were in the military at
one time or another, and some of the older farts, the guys my age, saw
service in Vietnam. None recall their "glory days" in uniform. They're
living in the present and planning for the future.

Just because you seem to always talk about things you don't and will
never understand.. I don't recall any "glorious" stories by any of our
heros here.. But you just keep making it up as you go along..

I didn't say "glorious stories," d.f., I said "glory days."

Perhaps if you were literate, you might know the difference, eh?

Glory days: *A phrase that captures a supposedly better time in the past,
or the point where somebody's life and/or popularity peaked.

Glorious: *a word with many meanings, but I suspect you mean "wonderful,
magnificent, splendid."

Oh. Hero. Someone who does something heroic. You know, like a fireman
running into a burning building. Putting on a uniform does not make
someone a hero.

Personal experiences in Vietnam (or combat during WWII, Korea, and the Gulf
War) *are not often or commonly discussed by vets, even among vets. *It's a
private thing.

Military service experiences of a general nature .... "sea tales" and
remembrances of good, *humorous or exciting times are very often discussed
by and among vets.

As we grow older, many of the good experiences become fond memories, never
to be repeated. * It would be unusual for a bunch of vets to never discuss
their youthful military days.

I don't expect those that never served in the military to understand that..
It's an experience many missed and also for many it's unfortunate.

Eisboch- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

My dad always talked about the good times he had in the Army, but
never mentioned he was awarded the Bronze Star, nor did he ever
mention anything that would alude to his actions. I never knew of his
medal until after his passing last year.

Gotta admit ...
 

"Tim" wrote in message
...

My dad always talked about the good times he had in the Army, but
never mentioned he was awarded the Bronze Star, nor did he ever
mention anything that would alude to his actions. I never knew of his
medal until after his passing last year.

------------------------------

Your Dad was an active member of the Greatest Generation.

Eisboch

Gotta admit ...
 

Tim wrote:
On Aug 30, 6:37 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"hk" wrote in message

. ..





wrote:
I get to maybe three or four of my local union's monthly meetings a
year. I'm an "inactive," so I don't participate in contract talk or
elections. I just go to the more "social" meetings to keep up with old
friends and new friends. About half the members were in the military at
one time or another, and some of the older farts, the guys my age, saw
service in Vietnam. None recall their "glory days" in uniform. They're
living in the present and planning for the future.
Just because you seem to always talk about things you don't and will
never understand.. I don't recall any "glorious" stories by any of our
heros here.. But you just keep making it up as you go along..
I didn't say "glorious stories," d.f., I said "glory days."
Perhaps if you were literate, you might know the difference, eh?
Glory days: A phrase that captures a supposedly better time in the past,
or the point where somebody's life and/or popularity peaked.
Glorious: a word with many meanings, but I suspect you mean "wonderful,
magnificent, splendid."
Oh. Hero. Someone who does something heroic. You know, like a fireman
running into a burning building. Putting on a uniform does not make
someone a hero.
Personal experiences in Vietnam (or combat during WWII, Korea, and the Gulf
War) are not often or commonly discussed by vets, even among vets. It's a
private thing.

Military service experiences of a general nature .... "sea tales" and
remembrances of good, humorous or exciting times are very often discussed
by and among vets.

As we grow older, many of the good experiences become fond memories, never
to be repeated. It would be unusual for a bunch of vets to never discuss
their youthful military days.

I don't expect those that never served in the military to understand that.
It's an experience many missed and also for many it's unfortunate.

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My dad always talked about the good times he had in the Army, but
never mentioned he was awarded the Bronze Star, nor did he ever
mention anything that would alude to his actions. I never knew of his
medal until after his passing last year.


Yeah, I remember the good times I had in boy scout camp, but I never
mentioned the merit badges whose requirements I completed there, nor did
I ever allude to what I did in camp.

No offense, but none of the ex-military guys in my local union, and
there are a lot of them, ever mention their time in the service. They
don't talk much about their first wives, if they have them, either.

Rec.boats is full of guys who apparently think their days in the service
were the best days of their lives.

Gotta admit ...
 

On Aug 30, 9:01*pm, hk wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Aug 30, 6:37 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"hk" wrote in message

m...

wrote:
I get to maybe three or four of my local union's monthly meetings a
year. I'm an "inactive," so I don't participate in contract talk or
elections. I just go to the more "social" meetings to keep up with old
friends and new friends. About half the members were in the military at
one time or another, and some of the older farts, the guys my age, saw
service in Vietnam. None recall their "glory days" in uniform. They're
living in the present and planning for the future.
Just because you seem to always talk about things you don't and will
never understand.. I don't recall any "glorious" stories by any of our
heros here.. But you just keep making it up as you go along..
I didn't say "glorious stories," d.f., I said "glory days."
Perhaps if you were literate, you might know the difference, eh?
Glory days: *A phrase that captures a supposedly better time in the past,
or the point where somebody's life and/or popularity peaked.
Glorious: *a word with many meanings, but I suspect you mean "wonderful,
magnificent, splendid."
Oh. Hero. Someone who does something heroic. You know, like a fireman
running into a burning building. Putting on a uniform does not make
someone a hero.
Personal experiences in Vietnam (or combat during WWII, Korea, and the Gulf
War) *are not often or commonly discussed by vets, even among vets. *It's a
private thing.

Military service experiences of a general nature .... "sea tales" and
remembrances of good, *humorous or exciting times are very often discussed
by and among vets.

As we grow older, many of the good experiences become fond memories, never
to be repeated. * It would be unusual for a bunch of vets to never discuss
their youthful military days.

I don't expect those that never served in the military to understand that.
It's an experience many missed and also for many it's unfortunate.

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My dad always talked about the good times he had in the Army, but
never mentioned he was awarded the Bronze Star, *nor *did he ever
mention anything that would alude to his actions. I never knew of his
medal until after his passing last year.

Yeah, I remember the good times I had in boy scout camp, but I never
mentioned the merit badges whose requirements I completed there, nor did
I ever allude to what I did in camp.

No offense, but none of the ex-military guys in my local union, and
there are a lot of them, ever mention their time in the service. They
don't talk much about their first wives, if they have them, either.

Rec.boats is full of guys who apparently think their days in the service
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Hary, to some they were. Theres an extreme comradery that is or can be
built, that most civies in the world just can't understand.

Gotta admit ...
 

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No offense, but none of the ex-military guys in my local union, and there
are a lot of them, ever mention their time in the service.


No offense, but I find that almost impossible to believe.

Maybe they don't talk about it with you ...... because they know you.

Eisboch