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  1. Vapian

    Reo Roll Call

    Well, you can bump SC up for another one.:) Ordered my Grande on Thursday, got here just two days later - not even enough time to get a decent case of the VMB. ;) Currently in Charlotte, NC but we will be closing on a house in Rock Hill, SC in the next few weeks! Here's a picture of the...
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    Pre Veteran Thread (2012) - Everybody is Welcome !

    'Cept for me, of course. :) Even so, nice to be welcomed into Veteran status by a couple of wonderfully friendly people. Thanks! Guess I'll check out my thread for a few minutes then see if I can get enough sleep to be useful at work tomorrow. :) Thanks again!
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    Pre Veteran Thread (2012) - Everybody is Welcome !

    Thanks for hanging in there with me, you ... two? :)
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    Pre Veteran Thread (2012) - Everybody is Welcome !

    And... there it is. :D
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    Pre Veteran Thread (2012) - Everybody is Welcome !

    Okely dokely. Eyes peeled. Actually that sounds painful. Watching, as directed. ...
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    Pre Veteran Thread (2012) - Everybody is Welcome !

    Dangit. I hate paperwork. :)
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    Pre Veteran Thread (2012) - Everybody is Welcome !

    "I hear the Vet clock tickin', it's right around the bend..."
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    Pre Veteran Thread (2012) - Everybody is Welcome !

    So... does this "vet" status come with a retirement check? No? Hmmmph. ...
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    Pre Veteran Thread (2012) - Everybody is Welcome !

    Ayup. :) 20 Years Navy, "as was my father before me". He was on aircraft carriers, though, so by definition a "target". ;)
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    Pre Veteran Thread (2012) - Everybody is Welcome !

    Note to self: Next time, register on new forum at a more reasonable time of day.
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    Pre Veteran Thread (2012) - Everybody is Welcome !

    Absolutely! No matter what else anyone thinks about them, they are amazing machines crewed by some amazing people. Glad I went with this instead of the back-up theme of "Mailman Blues". One, that might have been a little self-serving; and B, no one really wants to be reminded of what the...
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    Pre Veteran Thread (2012) - Everybody is Welcome !

    "Cramped" is the word I would use first, but yeah - "amazing" is in there somewhere, too. :) It is definitely not for everyone.
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    Pre Veteran Thread (2012) - Everybody is Welcome !

    Likewise, I'm sure. :)
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    Pre Veteran Thread (2012) - Everybody is Welcome !

    Trying to stay awake, remembering all my firsts: - PV (PureSmoker Icon 1.1); - Dry hit; - Really good nicquid (Banana Moon Pie); - Overfilled cartomizer; - Realization that I could vape inside; - Spilled bottle of nicquid; - Discovering ECF. ...
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    Pre Veteran Thread (2012) - Everybody is Welcome !

    Bonus points. :)
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    Pre Veteran Thread (2012) - Everybody is Welcome !

    Soooooo ... something like, two hours before before I turn, huh? <looks around, taps fingers on table, admires the drapes> Anybody ... bring any snacks?
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    Pre Veteran Thread (2012) - Everybody is Welcome !

    Now off to take a short nap ... reminds me of a couple of bits of old boat wisdom: - "Time in the rack is always time well spent." - "NEVER wait up for a drill." Chief of the Watch! Put me in the wake-up log for 2100. Don't want to be late for Halfway Night. ...
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    Pre Veteran Thread (2012) - Everybody is Welcome !

    Oh, and "Uncle" ... you just been bad. :)
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    Pre Veteran Thread (2012) - Everybody is Welcome !

    OK... made a whirlwhind tour through the thread and appreciate some of your ... creativity. :) I'll post a couple of shots from my time on subs just to round things out. Even the pictures will be qualified Submarine Warfare!
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    House of Hybrids featuring the Zenesis PV

    You sound like my wife. Gave her a Leatherman for Christmas one year and not more than 5 minutes later she'd already stabbed herself in the hand. So now she's not allowed to play with knives or numbers anymore. :)