October 7, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Hehe, join the club. Last time we played I hit a marshal by mistake coz his gear was indistinguishable from the other players. He wasn't too impressed. Yeah, well...
October 7, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Lynn Pettis (10/7/2009)
Jeff Moden (10/7/2009)
Lynn Pettis (10/7/2009)
The last letter I got from her was dated 9/30. She said it was hard to believe that it had be 65 days already. They had done live fire training that day as well while moving casualties. Her words: "My team kicked butt!" and "It is nerve wracking running while your battle buddies are firing at targets." She should be at Victory Forge now, 7 days in the field.Ah... but has she learned the true meaning of happiness?
"Happiness is....
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a belt fed weapon." 😛
Actually, according to the Security Police I had the priviledge to work with in England while on SPAF (Security Police Augmentee Force), that just makes you more of a target. 😉
As far as targets go, there are two types of vehicles on the ocean. Targets and submarines.
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- Theodore Roosevelt
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October 7, 2009 at 4:02 pm
We just took the Scout Troop to the local range for a camp-out & shoot. The club that runs the range brought in a stack of .22's for the guys to train on. Once they were all shooting safely, out came a Springfield '03, a Garand, 3 different AR variants and an M-10 (an AR but in .308 NATO). My son, 11, shot 'em all. Best part was when he fired the '03, which moved him back about two feet. He put the gun down, carefully, safely, shouted how cool it was and then said 'Ow.'
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
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October 7, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Lynn Pettis (10/7/2009)
Roy Ernest (10/7/2009)
Congrats Lynn. You are a patriot as well. You are letting your offspring go into the army... 🙂 I am not sure how I will take it if my daughter or my son comes and tells me that they want to join the armed force. 😉It really wasn't hard. Having served in the USAF, I fully supported her decision (though I would have preferred her going USAF as well), and it was done with a lot of information and discussions.
I have two more girls still at home. One wants nothing to do with the military, the other (even at 11) is considering it as an option though she is leaning toward USAF..
Congratulations, Lynn. And thank-you too.
My uncle, who taught me how to program when I was 13 (1970), served as an aerial gunner in the Army Air Force in WWII, in the Air Force up until 1964 when he developed Type 2 Diabetes. He spent the rest of his career in GS working for the DOD until he retired in 1982. He passed away this summer and the Air Force buried him at Arlington three weeks ago. Not to get all maudlin, but it really brought home to me the magnitude of someone not just risking their life for us, but also devoting their entire working life in service to us. It's a sobering thing.
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October 7, 2009 at 5:51 pm
Lynn Pettis (10/6/2009)
I'm taking a 2 week vacation starting next week, and I may or may not be around. We are driving to Ft Jackson, SC to see my oldest daughter graduate from Basic Training. We'll get to spend most of the 15th and 16th with her, she even gets to stay with us at our hotel off base the night of the 15th. She has to return to the base nlt 2000 on the 16th and then flys to Goodfellow AFB for 7 months AIT.😉
Sorry for joining in late....
Wow!!!!! Your daughter already graduates from Basic Training??? Wasn't it just the other day when she went to Germany?
Please tell her "Congrats and my highest respect!!"
Enjoy the time with her!
October 7, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Barry and Lutz, Thank you also. I will pass your congradulations and thanks on to her on the 15th.
October 8, 2009 at 4:56 am
Can anyone wave their magic sql wand ?
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic799860-149-1.aspx
EDIT :
Maybe its ItalianOlgi's first day on the job
October 8, 2009 at 5:15 am
Dave Ballantyne (10/8/2009)
Can anyone wave their magic sql wand ?http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic799860-149-1.aspx
EDIT :
Maybe its ItalianOlgi's first day on the job
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October 8, 2009 at 5:25 am
Jack Corbett (10/8/2009)
Abracadabra, alakazam, alashabast server run fast!
My standard line is "I could try shouting at the server, but im not sure that will help".
I did have one particularly stressed marketing director put this into action one day. As i thought , it didnt really help 🙂
October 8, 2009 at 5:42 am
Dave Ballantyne (10/8/2009)
Can anyone wave their magic sql wand ?http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic799860-149-1.aspx
EDIT :
Maybe its ItalianOlgi's first day on the job
Hammmer. That's the answer. A good hammer will fix or replace just about anything.
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October 8, 2009 at 5:51 am
Grant Fritchey (10/8/2009)
Hammmer. That's the answer. A good hammer will fix or replace just about anything.
Must of skipped over that chapter in your book.
October 8, 2009 at 7:18 am
Grant Fritchey (10/8/2009)
Hammer. That's the answer. A good hammer will fix or replace just about anything.
I think Grant meant "Hammer. That's the answer. A good hammer will fixnish or (ensure you need to) replace just about anything.
October 8, 2009 at 7:22 am
Grant Fritchey (10/8/2009)
Dave Ballantyne (10/8/2009)
Can anyone wave their magic sql wand ?http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic799860-149-1.aspx
EDIT :
Maybe its ItalianOlgi's first day on the job
Hammmer. That's the answer. A good hammer will fix or replace just about anything.
I prefer reprogramming with a very large axe. :w00t:
@Lynn - Congrats to your daughter and my respect as well. I hope she has a long and satisfying career with the military if she decides to stick with it.
@Barry - Yes, is it quite sobering. Arlington Cemetary is a thoroughly sobering place, even if you have no relatives buried there (which I don't as far as I know). My respects to your uncle. I vividly remember my visit there as a teenager. Some might say it should be a requirement to go there at least once to pay honor to those who gave their lives for their country. On an intellectual level, I would disagree because I don't think there should be a law or something telling people what they HAVE to do, but on an emotional level, I think it would be good for every American to make the journey at least once, to see first hand the price of the freedom some enjoy so carelessly. I know I would like to go back someday, the Changing of the Guard is an impressive ceremony to watch, if nothing else. The price of freedom - constant vigilance and constant willingness to fight back.
-- Kit
October 8, 2009 at 7:33 am
Completely different subject: there's a lot of spam posts with wierd attachments.
I think somebody has mistaken SSC for an online hard-disk...:-)
-- Gianluca Sartori
October 8, 2009 at 7:37 am
I was at Arlington this summer, took my son, visited a friend. Section 59, plot 1192. It is indeed sobering.
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