tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post8531281383173451048..comments2024-03-28T14:52:13.218-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: The Air ShowJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-74083728782967374912008-07-01T15:53:00.000-05:002008-07-01T15:53:00.000-05:00Yeah, probably, but it made for a funny story for ...Yeah, probably, but it made for a funny story for <I>us</I> for the rest of the day, at least. ;)MWThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446603415730525882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-5499262473657499742008-07-01T15:26:00.000-05:002008-07-01T15:26:00.000-05:00MWT, I am extremely familiar with that bridge - th...MWT, I am extremely familiar with that bridge - the one to Ford Island. Seriously though, you probably weren't even in the first twenty tourists that day to make the same request. <BR/><BR/>:)Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-33728697736430697852008-07-01T13:49:00.000-05:002008-07-01T13:49:00.000-05:00My military non-parking story:So my mother, brothe...My military non-parking story:<BR/><BR/>So my mother, brother, and I are at Pearl Harbor looking at the submarine park, when they notice a bridge. My mother, who is prone to distraction by shiny objects, decides that we simply must drive across that bridge to see what's on the other side. At this point in our trip I was the only one who had actually looked at any maps in any detail, so I tried to point out that the whole harbor was owned by the Navy and we couldn't go there - but that didn't stop us from trying. So we find the bridge and sure enough, there's one of those little gate house things.<BR/><BR/>Guy at gate: "Can I help you?"<BR/><BR/>Inside the car at this point, we're dressed in shorts and tshirts, I've got a huge map open across my lap, and my mother is in the back munching from lots of little bags of snacks. We might as well have had a "hopeless tourists" sign painted on our car.<BR/><BR/>My brother, thinking fast: "Uhh. We want to go over there to look at the boats!"<BR/><BR/>Gate guy: "..."<BR/><BR/>We didn't get in. ;)MWThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446603415730525882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-73330942172318173842008-07-01T13:48:00.000-05:002008-07-01T13:48:00.000-05:00Made chili. Well, started chili Friday, and cooke...Made chili. Well, started chili Friday, and cooked it all Saturday and part of Sunday. Dumped 2 week-old barrels of grass clippings. Whew! Fermented grass. That pulled my back out, but fortunately not until after about 6 holes of golf, during which time I got 2 (count'em, 2!) bogies! 2 drives, a wedge, and 2 putts, twice! Amazing. If I could keep that up, I'd be really happy. But I never can.<BR/><BR/>Sunday with new friends, pool party eating said chili, with very good reviews. Vista build attempt, ultimately successful, but not by much. Trivial Pursuit won by the title "Smilla's Sense of Snow!"Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273212686600552771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-9615952188526907102008-07-01T11:12:00.000-05:002008-07-01T11:12:00.000-05:00My military parking story:The next country over ha...My military parking story:<BR/><BR/>The next country over has a yearly Buckwheat Festival, which is a pretty Big Deal for Preston County (a somewhat rural country).<BR/><BR/>In the mid 90s my friend Andy, his brother and I took my grandmother to the festival. I drove, and because even then my grandmother had trouble moving around, she was in the front seat.<BR/><BR/>We got there and looked for a close place to park, to limit the walking for my grandmother. The closest parking is being run by the National Guard, so we go there.<BR/><BR/>The guy working the gate looks at me, looks into the car, and says, "Any women who can make their men ride in the back seat get in for free!" and waved us in.Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-27083589114924282152008-07-01T00:35:00.000-05:002008-07-01T00:35:00.000-05:00Not fucking traffic cops.Bahahahahahahahahaha! Ya ...<I>Not fucking traffic cops.</I><BR/><BR/>Bahahahahahahahahaha! Ya big baby.<BR/><BR/>Maybe it was a group of Sailors standing around that is actually called a clusterfuck, I forget. <BR/><BR/><I>Did part of it fall off in the shot with the bay doors open?</I><BR/><BR/>Naw, I was playing with Corel Paint Shop X2, using the layering panorama function to merge five pictures into one and that final shot only was from the waist up.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-43071681895207501162008-06-30T22:46:00.000-05:002008-06-30T22:46:00.000-05:00Yeah Nathan, Jim got the first part right, but som...Yeah Nathan, Jim got the first part right, but sometimes he just doesn't know when to stop.<BR/><BR/>Like that's a big surprise.vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955307244053931069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-76114248719869326272008-06-30T22:16:00.000-05:002008-06-30T22:16:00.000-05:00This weekend? Drive drive drive drive pit stop th...This weekend? Drive drive drive drive pit stop then drive some more.<BR/><BR/>Then get home and do laundry. Yeah for decent wireless signal! And we went to see Wall-E too, purely for the air conditioning value, but the movie was surprisingly good too.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like a good air show. Even when they're all the same thing all over again, they still manage to be pretty cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-14306817141649417512008-06-30T21:16:00.000-05:002008-06-30T21:16:00.000-05:00Sorry Vince, but if you pay attention to Jim's des...Sorry Vince, but if you pay attention to Jim's description, they were <EM>out-fucking-standing-in-a-field-with-their-thumbs-up-their-asses.</EM><BR/><BR/>(I've actually got no dog in this fight, but I couldn't resist.)Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-82330217858071833642008-06-30T20:20:00.000-05:002008-06-30T20:20:00.000-05:00And does anyone else think it would be pretty cool...<EM>And does anyone else think it would be pretty cool to name the next generation fighter the "Reaper".</EM><BR/><BR/>Good idea!<BR/><BR/>I worked and did some writing. Nothing exciting.<BR/><BR/>And Jim, we're <EM>Air</EM> Force. Note the emphasis on the word <EM>Air</EM>. Not fucking traffic cops. The mistake was that they should have hired traffic cops.<BR/><BR/>And just to correct both you and Janiece, the technical term for a group of airmen is <EM>out-fucking-standing!</EM><BR/><BR/>Just wanted to correct that small error there.vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955307244053931069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-3145673146427059802008-06-30T19:50:00.000-05:002008-06-30T19:50:00.000-05:00The pics of the raptor are amazing. Did part of i...The pics of the raptor are amazing. Did part of it fall off in the shot with the bay doors open?<BR/><BR/>And does anyone else think it would be pretty cool to name the next generation fighter the "Reaper". I know we're way to PC for that nowadays, but that would be a good name.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-72649128690476000942008-06-30T19:12:00.000-05:002008-06-30T19:12:00.000-05:00My weekend?Friend in from out of town, bought Mich...My weekend?<BR/><BR/>Friend in from out of town, bought Michael's birthday present, visit from my brother, take from back to the airport.<BR/><BR/>Pretty awesome actually! Thanks for asking!Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-87844977792374532022008-06-30T17:04:00.000-05:002008-06-30T17:04:00.000-05:00My weekend?Coffee, food, read, food, read, nap, re...My weekend?<BR/><BR/>Coffee, food, read, food, read, nap, read, food, drink, sleep, repeat!Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-16116548042541352392008-06-30T16:30:00.000-05:002008-06-30T16:30:00.000-05:00Seeing as how I'm one of those that occasionally m...Seeing as how I'm one of those that occasionally might wear jammies to work... maybe I better just keep quiet. :)<BR/><BR/>I spent the weekend reading <I>Going Postal</I> by Terry Pratchett and playing with the neighbor's 5 year old. Today I ache all over from too much horsey.<BR/><BR/>Parking. Every year in the town where I grew up, they did fireworks at the stadium. Getting in to park wasn't usually too bad, but leaving was always a nightmare. Some years we parked really, really far away (such as at the restaurant we were going to eat at afterward) and then walked. Other years we wouldn't even bother to start the engine for 45 minutes, we'd just camp out in the car until everyone else left. All for approximately half an hour of pretty lights.MWThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446603415730525882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-74892886744266915252008-06-30T15:46:00.000-05:002008-06-30T15:46:00.000-05:00Oh, and just be thankful that folks don't wear the...Oh, and just be thankful that folks don't wear their jammies to <EM>work</EM> in your neck of the woods.<BR/><BR/>Why, yes, my company <EM>is</EM> a Union shop, and the dress code was <EM>not</EM> addressed in the collective bargaining agreement. Why do you ask?Janiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190655869710465713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-91669289743408545492008-06-30T14:16:00.000-05:002008-06-30T14:16:00.000-05:00I had lunch with fellow UCFers Tania and Anne, tha...I had lunch with fellow UCFers Tania and Anne, thanks for asking. <BR/><BR/>And I'm quite sure you're correct - "Clusterfuck" is the correct and official term.Janiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190655869710465713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-35021205290505221502008-06-30T13:43:00.000-05:002008-06-30T13:43:00.000-05:00Wall-E.Yeah, I can't wait to see that. The trailer...Wall-E.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I can't wait to see that. The trailers alone are hysterical and I purely love Pixar. <BR/><BR/>But, I'll probably wait until it come out on DVD.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-42879231422425105502008-06-30T13:37:00.000-05:002008-06-30T13:37:00.000-05:00Dinner with nephew, Wall-e, wool festival, not eno...Dinner with nephew, Wall-e, wool festival, not enough sleep, too much tension, some moments of fun.Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-46007525136484404142008-06-30T12:55:00.000-05:002008-06-30T12:55:00.000-05:00Work, house work, yard work, entertain the in-laws...Work, house work, yard work, entertain the in-laws, Lego Star Wars. That's about it.mattwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934926340973044413noreply@blogger.com