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Title: working my day off
Post by: cokemachinesandmore on December 05, 2010, 11:24:57 am
I am normally off weekends, took me 16 years to get weekends off. I have to take a day off during the week so I had to switch it with today. You would think i would have not been out in the gin mill till 4 am knowing I had to be at work at 7am.  key word you would think LOL   :happydrinkers:  :darn:  :upside:


Title: Re: working my day off
Post by: collecture on December 05, 2010, 03:40:31 pm
Been there....done that!!


Title: Re: working my day off
Post by: Chris on December 05, 2010, 03:42:31 pm
I know how that feels! 20 years in the Navy we didn't have weekends. I now have them and they are great!


Title: Re: working my day off
Post by: cokemachinesandmore on December 05, 2010, 05:35:12 pm
finally home, i will post the pics of the vendo ice cream sign, the handle on the cooler i will find out on monday. and will try and get pics of the stoner door and mech tonight hopefully


Title: Re: working my day off
Post by: BrianB on December 07, 2010, 07:40:21 am
Chris,

What rate were you? I've been in for 19 1/2 years now.


Title: Re: working my day off
Post by: Chris on December 07, 2010, 08:34:18 pm
I was an AKC when I retired in 2005.  My oldest son is in now he is an AWV2 and is stationed in Whidbey Island.  What rate were you and where are you stationed?


Title: Re: working my day off
Post by: tooth350 on December 07, 2010, 08:50:22 pm
fair winds and following seas guys, i'am retired Navy  ret in aug 89 with 21 years    DTP1


Title: Re: working my day off
Post by: cokemachinesandmore on December 07, 2010, 09:52:17 pm
scott6777 I was in the marine corps for over 6 years active duty, and did a stint at NAS Whidbey island, what I great place. I had heard they closed that base, glad they didnt.  My MOS was 6414 IFF  or AT in navy terms.


Title: Re: working my day off
Post by: Chris on December 07, 2010, 09:58:43 pm
My son is really an AT he's an In-flight tech on P-3's


Title: Re: working my day off
Post by: cokemachinesandmore on December 07, 2010, 10:05:06 pm
oh cool, i worked on p3 its amazing how slow that plane can fly, you would think it would fall out of the sky.


Title: Re: working my day off
Post by: BrianB on December 08, 2010, 07:23:41 am
Chris,

I'm an MAC(SW). In a former life, I was a Sonar Technician (Surface) and did all my time on OHP Class Frigate's.

Speaking of P-3's, I grew up right next to NAS Moffet in Sunnyvale, CA which among other things, used to be a HUGE P-3C base. We lived right in the flight pattern so as a kid I had the sound of those (4) turboprops ingrained into my brain.

18 years later when I joined the Navy I had the opportunity to work with P-3C's as a shipboard Sonar Tech while searching for and prosecuting ASW threats.

Flash forward 10 years and I found myself working on Signal Processors aboard P-3C's as a NAVSEA civilian Technical Rep.

Funny how some things stay so constant in your life.....Even if it is just an aircraft!!!!!