tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post8867979263375595384..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: Pot-PouryBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-86653279245845833732014-08-14T22:29:19.694-06:002014-08-14T22:29:19.694-06:00I know, you radar guys are extraordinary. I got re...I know, you radar guys are extraordinary. I got requisition chits for 'calibrated hammers' from Mk 86 and NSSMS radar techs that thought I was as clueless as dust on a bunny. They all thought I was shiny and new whereas I had been steeped in evil and had spent the previous 12 months working for LDOs with CWOs and people such as yourself as my peers. That golden bar lasted two years and by the time it turned color, it had spent a good part of its first 16 months in a war zone nobody on that destroyer ever heard of.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-66118446069254016672014-08-14T16:09:09.662-06:002014-08-14T16:09:09.662-06:00Don't like kitchen gadgets much.
Luddite! ;-...<i>Don't like kitchen gadgets much.</i><br /><br />Luddite! <b>;-)</b>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-15479617035871518752014-08-14T12:53:34.873-06:002014-08-14T12:53:34.873-06:00Nah. What I've done for pretty much ever is us...Nah. What I've done for pretty much ever is use a one-cup Melitta-style cone and either #4 filters I buy in bulk for @ a penny apiece, or half-a-paper towel for even less. Coupla tablespoons of French Roast which I buy at whatever local supermarket has a grinder capable of turning out talcum powder, and I got a great cup for not much.<br /><br />And if I want another one, repeat as needed. Don't like kitchen gadgets much.Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-25200069525990862412014-08-14T10:31:42.377-06:002014-08-14T10:31:42.377-06:00I've never had a problem with FedEx, actually,...I've never had a problem with FedEx, actually, or UPS, either. But DON'T get me started on the USPS!Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-80251942514646786322014-08-14T10:30:34.583-06:002014-08-14T10:30:34.583-06:00@ Skip: Once again, my condolences. As you know, ...@ Skip: Once again, my condolences. As you know, I found out last night. You were in my thoughts all evening after I read your post.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-81428150328381022572014-08-13T18:32:44.352-06:002014-08-13T18:32:44.352-06:00yeah... it would be a little handy if I couldn'...yeah... it would be a little handy if I couldn't spell.<br />But I am about through trying to post or comment on anything but a laptop or PC.<br /><br />O/T - about that 'other' thing.<br />The really hard part is over as of about 2:30pm.<br />I feel guilty about being relieved, but I'll get over it.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-87145042424349834402014-08-13T16:58:23.733-06:002014-08-13T16:58:23.733-06:00Oh yeah, and Fedex WAS Fedex 'ground'... S...Oh yeah, and Fedex WAS Fedex 'ground'... So he was putting the stuff on the ground... That's why I try to use UPS whenever I can.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-3478041695690193702014-08-13T16:57:35.881-06:002014-08-13T16:57:35.881-06:00Dump it and get a REAL coffee pot... Those things ...Dump it and get a REAL coffee pot... Those things are a POS! :-) Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-59881317067457353572014-08-13T16:31:35.305-06:002014-08-13T16:31:35.305-06:00@ Craig: In re: that other side. I have a dresse...@ Craig: In re: that other side. I have a dresser drawer full of those tee shirts. What you say is true.<br /><br />@ Skip: Dontcha just LOVE auto-correct?Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-64105385994853592052014-08-13T16:30:20.035-06:002014-08-13T16:30:20.035-06:00Well.....You could use coffee filters...
Not with...<i>Well.....You could use coffee filters...</i><br /><br />Not with THIS machine. I'd have to go buy yet <i>another</i> frickin' coffee pot.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-91266542555002552992014-08-13T16:29:24.682-06:002014-08-13T16:29:24.682-06:00I'm just kinda preoccupied.
Understood. Hang...<i>I'm just kinda preoccupied.</i><br /><br />Understood. Hang in there, Skip. You and GS are at the top of our thoughts.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-71403953958200406132014-08-13T16:28:10.297-06:002014-08-13T16:28:10.297-06:00@ Curt: Heh. "Get a bigger hammer."
...@ Curt: Heh. "Get a bigger hammer." <br /><br />In that same vein... Didja know the quickest and easiest way to change the transmitting frequency of a magnetron-powered radar (like the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Electric_AN/FPS-6_Radar" rel="nofollow">FPS-6</a>) is to whack the magnetron with a hammer? I did that NUMEROUS times in the way-back and it's a skill. Whack the magnetron too hard and you'll kill it, don't whack it hard enough and nothing happens. A fine touch is required... <b>;-)</b>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-13157956812283988622014-08-13T13:47:58.503-06:002014-08-13T13:47:58.503-06:00Maybe Jonathan Winters...
And the two of 'e-ma...Maybe Jonathan Winters...<br />And the two of 'e-mail together was another whole story(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-38294095751888953212014-08-13T13:35:49.890-06:002014-08-13T13:35:49.890-06:00Never saw anyone who could just pull so much funny...Never saw anyone who could just pull so much funny right out of thin air. . .<br /><br />I s'pose we got to see the 'manic' part of the manic-depressive. The other side is a bitch. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-62008294170991490352014-08-13T12:57:12.382-06:002014-08-13T12:57:12.382-06:00Well, speaking with my experience as a navy fire c...Well, speaking with my experience as a navy fire control officer with lots of radar techs working for me, have you considered hitting it with a hammer?HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-291496306354615092014-08-13T12:35:32.357-06:002014-08-13T12:35:32.357-06:00Well.....You could use coffee filters and make as ...Well.....You <em>could</em> use coffee filters and make as much as you want, I guess, but......<br /><br />Naahhh.Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-77856855272320846872014-08-13T10:30:57.980-06:002014-08-13T10:30:57.980-06:00There was no acknowledgement at my place.
It isn&#...There was no acknowledgement at my place.<br />It isn't meant as a slight.<br />I'm just kinda preoccupied.<br /><br />As for your coffee maker, I can offer nothing in the way of a solution.<br />So you have my condolences.<br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-68477450211008865452014-08-13T09:33:34.641-06:002014-08-13T09:33:34.641-06:00You're right -- I did know that. What I wanna...You're right -- I did know that. What I wanna know now is how to fix it.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-29745125103023402322014-08-13T08:51:52.168-06:002014-08-13T08:51:52.168-06:00As regards your Keurig machine. Yes, it's brok...As regards your Keurig machine. Yes, it's broken, not supposed to do that. But I suspect you knew that.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com