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Y2TA · 08-17-2008, 05:17 PM

Hey, what's going on everyone. I signed up early this morning as I was getting off my shift. Thought I'd say hi to everyone. Representing Norfolk, VA. Originally from North Jersey. Hopefully I'll be able to take leave for Thanksgiving and come back to Jersey. Damn I miss it up there. Well, later!

Tru2Chevy · 08-17-2008, 05:23 PM

Welcome to the club, and thanks for your service!

- Justin

SteveR · 08-17-2008, 05:31 PM

Welcome aboard!

79CamaroDiva · 08-17-2008, 06:41 PM

welcome aboard! Ill trade with you.. North Jersey for VA sounds like an even trade... you can keep your job though, and thanks

Y2TA · 08-18-2008, 12:30 AM

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welcome aboard! Ill trade with you.. North Jersey for VA sounds like an even trade... you can keep your job though, and thanks

lol. I'll take that trade. Things down here are very different. Down here, radar detectors are illigal, and they'll bust you for doing 3 mph over the speed limit, and I don't mean a slap on the wrist warning. I mean tickets. plus, the highway system down here is retarded. pretty much every highway down here ends in 64 (rt 64, 264, 464, 664, etc.) so giving or getting directions is horrible. Lanes appear, then dissapear... I swear, Ray Charles built these roads by himself.

sweetbmxrider · 08-18-2008, 01:35 AM

hahahaa sorry to hear about the highways but

and thanks! what do you drive?

Y2TA · 08-18-2008, 04:28 AM

2000 trans am. my first LS1. I'm a 3rd gen kinda guy, but I had to get rid of my baby for something newer. With our out to sea schedule (less than a total of 2 months in port in the next year), i don't have time to keep up with fixing what breaks on it.

SteveR · 08-18-2008, 01:43 PM

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2000 trans am. my first LS1. I'm a 3rd gen kinda guy, but I had to get rid of my baby for something newer. With our out to sea schedule (less than a total of 2 months in port in the next year), i don't have time to keep up with fixing what breaks on it.

wow, thats a rough schedule.

Fast92RS · 08-18-2008, 02:54 PM

welcome.

sweetbmxrider · 08-18-2008, 03:08 PM

got any photos?

baddest434 · 08-18-2008, 05:07 PM

welcome aboard. a 3rd gen kinda guy huh? we'll get along well

Y2TA · 08-18-2008, 05:22 PM

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wow, thats a rough schedule.

It is, but I kinda like it. You get to see and do things on a regular basis that few people see or do ever. (I've been on board about a year now, and I still love watching the jets take off and land.) It's also kinda relaxing for the most part. No matter what's going on back home, it's pointless to worry about it because there's absolutely nothing you can possibly do to change it, so why worry about it? Plus, out to sea, theres absolutely nowhere to spend your money. So you rake in money pretty good.

Y2TA · 08-18-2008, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider

got any photos?

Not yet. When we pull back in, I'll try and get some pictures and put them up.

SteveR · 08-19-2008, 06:12 AM

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It is, but I kinda like it. You get to see and do things on a regular basis that few people see or do ever. (I've been on board about a year now, and I still love watching the jets take off and land.) It's also kinda relaxing for the most part. No matter what's going on back home, it's pointless to worry about it because there's absolutely nothing you can possibly do to change it, so why worry about it? Plus, out to sea, theres absolutely nowhere to spend your money. So you rake in money pretty good.

You're on a carrier? Dude, bring your car with you, the deck is what, 1000'? You can run 1/8th mile on that thing

Jets are a lot of fun to watch, and there's going to be a Navy F/A-18F at the Atlantic City Airshow tomorrow

Oh, and if you need ideas on how to spend money, ebay always come through in the clutch

Y2TA · 08-21-2008, 08:48 AM

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You're on a carrier? Dude, bring your car with you, the deck is what, 1000'? You can run 1/8th mile on that thing

Jets are a lot of fun to watch, and there's going to be a Navy F/A-18F at the Atlantic City Airshow tomorrow

Oh, and if you need ideas on how to spend money, ebay always come through in the clutch

The thought has definately crossed my mind, and the bomb elevators are definately big enough to put a car on to bring down to the magazines. lol.

The coolest thing to see actually arent the jets. There the e2s and the c130s. When you watch them from the bridge locking into the cat, all you can think is, "theres no way that big ass cinderblock is going to take off." but sure enough, it does.

As far as ebay goes, it rarely works out to sea. One of the other guys in my shop said it best this morning.

"Our internet situation doesn't do much to instill my faith in the ability be mission ready. You learn to walk before you run. How do we expect to launch jets if we can't even launch google?"

It's a bit of an exageration, but the navy really is controlled, organized chaos, especially on a carrier.

maroman88 · 08-21-2008, 10:02 AM

welcome

V · 08-23-2008, 01:16 PM

welcome man, how have you been? navy eh? nice, i went army myself about a year ago. Armed forces are all fun in the long run.

Y2TA · 08-24-2008, 02:12 AM

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welcome man, how have you been? navy eh? nice, i went army myself about a year ago. Armed forces are all fun in the long run.

It's got its suck moments, but then again, any job, government or civi, does, and the good outweighs the bad by far.