Grass seed

I was throwing grass seed out before the next rain came later this week.
The pones noticed.

 

My Navy enlistment story

 

When I went shopping at recruiters- I already knew I wasn't Gung-Ho enough to be a Marine.

 

Army- We can get you anything you want in Combat arms- and a HUGE signing bonus.

Me- What about the Corp of Engineers?

Army- HUGE signing bonus- Combat arms!

Me- Ummmm, no...........

 

Air Force- (this was early 80's) Basic training DORMS!!!!!

Me- What about Red Horse?

AF- DORMS! Look at what they put you in in the Army and Marines-> shows pics of WWII barracks<- and they have A/C!

Me- What about Red Horse?

AF- Dorms!!!one!!!!

 

Navy-

Me- I want to be a Builder.

Navy- a what?

Me- Builder, a SeaBee. My grandfather was one in WWII.

Navy- Ohhhhh.............

Here, take this sample ASVAB and see what you can do.

(This was about 2 years after I graduated as a mediocre student because I didn't apply myself)

Me- Here ya go.

Navy- Lets get you scheduled to go to Chicago for MEPS and take the real one.

Me- But........ I'm not sure about enlisting right now.

Navy- You're not obligated to anything, the real test will let us officially offer you jobs.

Me- >bus ride down to Chi-town and then a crappy hotel before being woken for the bus ride to MEPS and a. LOT. of. waiting. then bus ride back<

Navy- Good news. you got an 87 and we can offer you a lot of jobs.

Your choice- Nuke, Radar Direction Finder (GM+) some kind of Airedale or CE.

Me- But I want to be a Builder.

Navy- Dude, you scored too high, there's a lot of openings for CE and better advancement. Besides, they're still Seabees.

Me- Okay >did the MEPS thing again and off to Great Mistakes in a MLB sponsored company<

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Rule 5 Thursday puzzle

Tuesdays throwback Tee Wee

Your Thursday Rule 5 puzzle.

Your Tuesday throwback TeeWee

Missed the Monday Sweet spot, didn't I?

 Because I was driving to Wetherford to pick up a sacrificial ATV to be used as a band saw prime mover.

Too bad it's the last of them....

Sorry Gregory, it's as big as I could make it.

Your Rule 5 Thursday

Something is getting a stress test.

 

 

Your Tuesday evening TeeWee

Another sweet spot

Not as good as the first one.

 

Your table is almost ready Mr. Escher

 

A retro Merry Christmas

Your Rule 5 puzzle

 We were taught to use a hasty sling and keep our elbows close to our ribs to minimize joint movement.
But holding the rifle as far forward as you can make it look all tacticool and shit....

Tuesdays throwback TeeWee

This could have been intresting

If they'd have carried it more than just three installments.

Your Thursday Rule 5 puzzle

Sometimes short and thick is what it takes.

 

Your Tuesday night naval documentory

LCDR Gruber

 

So,,,The stock market isn't going to wait for Jan. 20?

Before it starts the fall from the Trump economy.

Or, maybe it's a delayed reaction to the Harris/Biden election results?

Your Thursday Rule 5 puzzle

That is definitely NOT Officer Dangle.

Your Tuesday throback -Series 3

the 1914 Christmas truce

It's really kind of sad that the opposing troops in WW1 had more in common with each other than Conservatives and Leftist today... 

Your Thursday Rule 5 puzzle

 'Murica!

Tab clearing

Looks expensive, I wonder who forgot to call 811.

Rule 5 Thursday

 Red

Trying again-

Throwback Tuesday TeeWee

Thursday's Rule 5 puzzle

 What a pair.

Your thowback Tuesday adventures into matromony

The movie "Greyhound"

 FB won't let me post the entire link because of their BS and selective "community standards"- so lets see what Blogger does.|

Oh- I can only link to U-toob or upload i from my computer.

So here's the link to the movie:

https://www9.0123movies.com/movies-greyhound-2020-0123movies.html

The Magic Smoke theory

 How electricity travels (in mostly DC) circuits and why it sometimes stops.

Historical perspective