tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post8914325842408134270..comments2023-10-22T06:15:30.760-04:00Comments on Boomer Musings: Snippet of Life - An Interesting DayDouglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-56826867722911498552011-02-22T21:05:06.223-05:002011-02-22T21:05:06.223-05:00I am 5'11".I have a Singaporean friend wh...I am 5'11".<br><br>I have a Singaporean friend who needs to go back to serve in the army when he turns 18. He's not looking forward to it at all.<br><br>That kind of airplane incident would alarm me quite a lot. Fascinating story...<br><br>Michael.Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403119049496095966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-42897976535830449542011-02-22T21:05:05.637-05:002011-02-22T21:05:05.637-05:00Robot - Probably not a Navy pilot, they expect a w...Robot - Probably not a Navy pilot, they expect a wire to snag them.<br>Nice blog, tough job you have.Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-69474341148704056502011-02-22T21:05:05.477-05:002011-02-22T21:05:05.477-05:00Michael - I find I am remarkably calm in situation...Michael - I find I am remarkably calm in situations where all control is out of my hands.Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-10857048877781954602011-02-22T21:05:05.218-05:002011-02-22T21:05:05.218-05:00Wow, what a landing a welcome to the Navy. Must ha...Wow, what a landing a welcome to the Navy. Must have been a Navy pilot, to land without further complicating things... Check out LaidBackThinkTank, my new blog where I actually write things. AlanRobot Ninehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03776155543265023418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-70945876862020110752008-12-10T08:18:00.000-05:002008-12-10T08:18:00.000-05:00Michael - I find I am remarkably calm in situation...Michael - I find I am remarkably calm in situations where all control is out of my hands.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-76727693511147089632008-12-10T04:20:00.000-05:002008-12-10T04:20:00.000-05:00I am 5'11".I have a Singaporean friend who needs t...I am 5'11".<BR/><BR/>I have a Singaporean friend who needs to go back to serve in the army when he turns 18. He's not looking forward to it at all.<BR/><BR/>That kind of airplane incident would alarm me quite a lot. Fascinating story...<BR/><BR/>Michael.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403119049496095966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-6933941664998868822008-12-09T20:05:00.000-05:002008-12-09T20:05:00.000-05:00It was 1965, after the Gulf of Tonkin Incident and...It was 1965, after the Gulf of Tonkin Incident and I had recently dropped out of college so I was extra eligible for the draft. Having no desire to slog through the jungle while people try to kill me, I figured the Navy was a Good Idea. Sometimes, I regret not having stayed in for at least 20 years. Just sometimes.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-180784278754583182008-12-09T17:53:00.000-05:002008-12-09T17:53:00.000-05:00Cool sory Douglas, I can relate to a lot of that. ...Cool sory Douglas, I can relate to a lot of that. I was directed from the backdoor to the Air Force @ 16, that was for the next 21 years of my life, that was so thsorl.<BR/><BR/>AVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-36929319743478431752008-12-09T12:03:00.000-05:002008-12-09T12:03:00.000-05:00Robot - Probably not a Navy pilot, they expect a w...Robot - Probably not a Navy pilot, they expect a wire to snag them.<BR/>Nice blog, tough job you have.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-83432864897876444752008-12-09T11:36:00.000-05:002008-12-09T11:36:00.000-05:00Wow, what a landing a welcome to the Navy. Must ha...Wow, what a landing a welcome to the Navy. Must have been a Navy pilot, to land without further complicating things... Check out LaidBackThinkTank, my new blog where I actually write things. AlanRobot Ninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776155543265023418noreply@blogger.com