Kwik E Mart
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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake *********Cagayan de Oro harbor, Mindanao, January 21, 1942******** A group of USAAF personnel and a dozen Fillipino stevadores squint into the blinding sun as a rusty crane lowers a heavy load from the even more rusty 1,700 ton, Prince of Negros, which is alongside the quay. As the load is swung over the dock it can now be well seen. It is an awesome thing to see. It is a large twin-tailed fighter aircraft with a graceful twin fuselage and evidently powerful engines. The engines and canopy are covered with canvas for transport. On each is stenciled the words "M&M Enterpises, Aviation Division, a licensed reseller of Lockheed AIrcraft Corporation". Master Sargeant McMillan, Maint. Crew Chief, 34th PS, USAAF: <the Master Sargeant thinks about the P-35's he has labored over for 8 months, only one of which is still flight-worth. Tears of joy come to his eyes> Mary, Mother of God! Stevadore: <makes sign of the cross> Madre de Dios! that's odd...i would think the typical response from the Master Sargeant McMillan sort would have been something to the effect "Effin' h*ll...now they give us another friggin' engine per plane to try and keep running in this gawd fersakin' stinkhole. Stevadore...check the friggin' service rating on these P-38 Lightnings." (of course, this is growled around the end of a very short, very well chewed cigar butt, and the word Lightning is emphasized in a most sarcastic manner)... Ah! You've met the guy. well, someone quite similar...my maintenance senior chief...used to write witty responses in the Gripe Log, such as: Pilot Nuggetelli: Transponder inop for entire mission. Senior Chief: Moved transponder switch to O-N position. Now transponder is four-oh. Pilot Newbie: Encountered strange sqeaky noise in cockpit in vicinity of co-pilot's seat. Senior Chief: Applied anti-sqeaky juice in vicinity of co-pilot's seat. No noises encountered.
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