The End of Summer Random Discussion for TPBM (29)

which is how high?

Woolburr wrote in post #8711550
I was hoping to find a copy of our standard press release photo online. It was taken during a hurricane north of Scapa Flow. The shot is from dead head on...and features a wave breaking over the flight deck.

That would be a sight to see! I've been in some rough stuff, but not a hurricane.

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #8711558
That would be a sight to see! I've been in some rough stuff, but not a hurricane.

The little destroyer I was on sailed through a hurricane as we made our way back from the Panama Canal to home port in Norfolk, VA. That was an interesting experience.

<---------Gets kinda puky at sea *shrug*
When we went diving I was always so happy to get off that boat and under the water not on top.

short5 wrote in post #8711554
which is how high?

About 80 feet.

After my active duty, Lois and I moved to Pennsylvania. I hooked up with an anti-submarine squadron flying out of Willow Grove, NAS, and did the rest of my enlistment there as a reservist. I was a fleet radarman, and knew nothing about antisubmarine warfare, but they were impressed that I could write backwards on a Plexiglas status board, so they created a billet for me. Everything went fine until the squadron CO decided that I should do at least one weekend a year on a real ship. The only reserve ship in the area was a moth-eaten old destroyer sailing out of Philadelphia. I don't think I ever spent a more uncomfortable time on the water in my life, and that included real typhoons in the Pacific. Sleep was impossible, so I spent basically the whole weekend on the mess deck drinking coffee and playing solitaire. The Atlantic was definitely choppier than the Pacific. I do have a perfect record, though. I've never been seasick.

Woolburr wrote in post #8711609
About 80 feet.

Biggest surf I ever saw was 50 off of Oregon. Sustained winds at 70 kts with gusts up over 100. I guess that doesn't sound like much, but we were a pretty small boat at 180'. We were out there in case there was any SAR that came up. Like we'd be able to do anything if there were.

Belmondo wrote in post #8711620
After my active duty, Lois and I moved to Pennsylvania. I hooked up with an anti-submarine squadron flying out of Willow Grove, NAS, and did the rest of my enlistment there as a reservist. I was a fleet radarman, and knew nothing about antisubmarine warfare, but they were impressed that I could write backwards on a Plexiglas status board, so they created a billet for me. Everything went fine until the squadron CO decided that I should do at least one weekend a year on a real ship. The only reserve ship in the area was a moth-eaten old destroyer sailing out of Philadelphia. I don't think I ever spent a more uncomfortable time on the water in my life, and that included real typhoons in the Pacific. Sleep was impossible, so I spent basically the whole weekend on the mess deck drinking coffee and playing solitaire. The Atlantic was definitely choppier than the Pacific. I do have a perfect record, though. I've never been seasick.

Nice record! I only puked once.... all over my boss...

I can't envision being on one of those corks in heavy seas. Biggest problem on a carrier was you could only fill your glass of milk about 3/4 of the way full or it would slosh a bit.

short5 wrote in post #8710801
Leyla and I have media passes for this tomorrow.

sounds like fun!

Woolburr wrote in post #8710897
This is the ship that ran into us. http://upload.wikimedi​a.org …knap_collision_​damage.jpg

wow

DoodleBunz wrote in post #8711054
LOL, I hope it doesn't rain cats and dogs.....no comment on the sweetness.

Little trip down memory lane this evening...

DoodleBunz wrote in post #8711076
And another set...btw the fat and cross eyed baby in the first set....yeah. NOT one of my kids...however a very close relative to my children.

That's it for tonight....got a little nostalgic when looking for a specific pic, that I still haven't found. :-S

nice photos Diane

Permagrin wrote in post #8711382
I'm still working on wedding photos. The problem is that I like so many of them I'm processing like 500+

but I just wanted to say that I cannot get over how amazing Nik's filters are. I used Viveza and Nik color efex "darken/lighten"

and went from this sooc (yeah I blew the exposure):
[IMG]http://lcimages.zenfol​io.com/img/v3/p9313855​45-4.jpg

to this (and I love the dramatic feel that the processing adds to the father handing off his daughter..):
[IMG]http://lcimages.zenfol​io.com/img/v3/p7722041​69-4.jpg

edit (though it's much more impressive larger)

nice work Lisa..

Belmondo wrote in post #8711620
After my active duty, Lois and I moved to Pennsylvania. I hooked up with an anti-submarine squadron flying out of Willow Grove, NAS, and did the rest of my enlistment there as a reservist. I was a fleet radarman, and knew nothing about antisubmarine warfare, but they were impressed that I could write backwards on a Plexiglas status board, so they created a billet for me. Everything went fine until the squadron CO decided that I should do at least one weekend a year on a real ship. The only reserve ship in the area was a moth-eaten old destroyer sailing out of Philadelphia. I don't think I ever spent a more uncomfortable time on the water in my life, and that included real typhoons in the Pacific. Sleep was impossible, so I spent basically the whole weekend on the mess deck drinking coffee and playing solitaire. The Atlantic was definitely choppier than the Pacific. I do have a perfect record, though. I've never been seasick.

My record is nearly perfect. I've gotten seasick nearly every time I've been out.

poppie guy wrote in post #8711666
My record is nearly perfect. I've gotten seasick nearly every time I've been out.

Hi Mike

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #8711633
Biggest surf I ever saw was 50 off of Oregon. Sustained winds at 70 kts with gusts up over 100. I guess that doesn't sound like much, but we were a pretty small boat at 180'. We were out there in case there was any SAR that came up. Like we'd be able to do anything if there were.

Nice record! I only puked once.... all over my boss...

I had just reported aboard the first ship I served on. It was my first sead duty, and they made me a phone talker on the special sea and anchor detail. There was nothing going on, and I was totally unimpressed by the whole affair until we cleared the breakwater and hit the ground swell. Apparently I looked a bit startled, and while I wasn't really getting sick, I looked uncomfortable enough to the watch officer that he decided to 'help' me. He made me get a bucket of water and a scrub brush, get on my hands and knees, and start cleaning the deck of flag plot by hand. I got so mad I immediately forgot about the motion of the ship, and really never thought much about it again. As soon as the watch officer saw I was okay, he had me back on the phones.

He turned out to be a great guy (Lt.), and I always enjoyed being on watch with him. We talked about anything and everything, and during those long port and starboard watches, it helped pass the time.

Woolburr wrote in post #8711655
I can't envision being on one of those corks in heavy seas. Biggest problem on a carrier was you could only fill your glass of milk about 3/4 of the way full or it would slosh a bit.

It took a long time for me to break the habit of hooking my arm around my dish, holding my glass of whatever and being ready to tip my plate/cup/whatever to counteract the roll of the ship like a human gimbal. My table manners were never good to start with, but six years on a cutter didn't help matters at all.

Belmondo wrote in post #8711677
He turned out to be a great guy (Lt.), and I always enjoyed being on watch with him. We talked about anything and everything, and during those long port and starboard watches, it helped pass the time.

Great memories, Chief!

I used to love to stand those late night/early morning watches. Especially when I was off the helm and started to do the navigation. The OOD and I would spend the watch just jawing about this or that. It was always a bonus whenever the CO or XO decided to take a midwatch. Those conversations were always interesting.

short5 wrote in post #8711669
Hi Mike

Ironic...when we were in port, I was on the Commodore's boat crew. I got to wear white sneakers instead of the standard black leather shoes. I always figured I was very stylish, and those sneakers were a visual clue that I was someone really important (as opposed to a garden-variety boatswain's mate deck ape).

I'm still wearing them.

When I was on the boats, they bounced around a lot, and we (the boat crew) would have to stand on the deck at parade rest during the boat run. I actually became fairly sure-footed in those days.

Belmondo wrote in post #8711620
I've never been seasick.

I've been seasick exactly once, and that was only a few years ago on another sport-fishing boat my brother and I were on. This time it was a big catamaran from Oxnard. That's the only time I've been on a catamatan and there was just something about the way those twin hulls rode on the water that made me and about half of the other passengers very queasy. The water wasn't even rough that day, either.