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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 12:59:11 AM   
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Hi Brad... I was just joking around, as a good friend of Mrs Divepac is from West Virginia. I once joked to this friend that she was a Southern Hill-billy, and got the Her state's history for my trouble. She seemed very adamant that her State was a part of the Union, and not the Confederacy.






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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 1:46:47 AM   
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One of those happens regularly. I'll leave you to figure which one that is.



Let me guest... would it be killing Goats while naked?

Warspite1

Come on, we've all done it...


Seriously though - interested to hear that tidbit about Virginia / West Virginia - I didn't know that.

Interesting times. There was a whole lot of seccionin' goin' on.


Warspite1

Indeed. Personally, I have tried a number of times to get into US Civil War history, but never found a book that does the trick. I have limited myself in the meantime to the Osprey Campaign series and read about individual actions - Antietam, Gettysburg etc. Hopefully will find something one day.


Someone may beat me to it, Warspite, but Shelby Foote's "The Civil War: A Narrative" is widely considered the gospel. It's 3 big volumes, but Shelby Foote is a story teller, and the books are written almost as if you were sitting on his back porch, listening to him tell the story, with some nice iced tea.

Most highly recommended!

Edit: http://www.amazon.com/Civil-War-Narrative-Vol-Set/dp/0394749138/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1304642928&sr=8-2

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 2:00:36 AM   
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What he said.


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 2:17:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		I also would praise Shelby Foote's narrative. Very, very well done. By the way, I am descended from an Illinois soldier in Sherman's army so the old time Virginians tell me I am descended from a war criminal. He was wounded at Kennesaw mountain and sent home, so he never got to Atlanta, let alone the march to the sea. He did fight in and survive the Perryville, Chickamauga, and the Chattanooga campaigns.

Now that is said, let's get back to West Virginia. I have a nephew who is afraid to visit me because they have to go through West Virginia to get here and he has heard a lot of my West Virginia stories. This one isn't going to help and his dad (my brother) is going to love it. I think they are coming this way in late June so I need to accumulate as many West Virginia stories as I can.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 2:20:43 AM   
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Sounds like Victoria, Australia with that many surnames!


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 2:25:43 AM   
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ORIGINAL: DivePac88

Hi Brad... I was just joking around, as a good friend of Mrs Divepac is from West Virginia. I once joked to this friend that she was a Southern Hill-billy, and got the Her state's history for my trouble. She seemed very adamant that her State was a part of the Union, and not the Confederacy.



You can tell her that Virginians call her home state "A State Not Worth Fighting For".... since Jefferson Davis and Rob't E Lee decided not to try to fight to keep those counties...


She'll love you for that!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 2:26:14 AM   
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I have a nephew who is afraid to visit me because they have to go through West Virginia to get here and he has heard a lot of my West Virginia stories.


Just tell him not to travel by canoe!




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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 2:27:49 AM   
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Status: offline 		Since we're bashing West Virginia, I'll chime in:

West Virginia is one of the most litigous states in the US. I've never quite understand the odd melange of hill billy, coal miner and trial attorney that seems to make up their collective social fabric.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 2:28:43 AM   
rtrapasso


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Hi Brad... I was just joking around, as a good friend of Mrs Divepac is from West Virginia. I once joked to this friend that she was a Southern Hill-billy, and got the Her state's history for my trouble. She seemed very adamant that her State was a part of the Union, and not the Confederacy.



You can tell her that Virginians call her home state "A State Not Worth Fighting For".... since Jefferson Davis and Rob't E Lee decided not to try to fight to keep those counties...


She'll love you for that!

Well, actually R.E. Lee and the confederacy DID try fighting for West Virginia - and got beat! By troops under the command of McClellan, no less.

Of course, McClellan actually had little or nothing to do with the battle, but the troops were technically under his command.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 2:32:21 AM   
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ORIGINAL: DivePac88

Hi Brad... I was just joking around, as a good friend of Mrs Divepac is from West Virginia. I once joked to this friend that she was a Southern Hill-billy, and got the Her state's history for my trouble. She seemed very adamant that her State was a part of the Union, and not the Confederacy.



You can tell her that Virginians call her home state "A State Not Worth Fighting For".... since Jefferson Davis and Rob't E Lee decided not to try to fight to keep those counties...


She'll love you for that!

Well, actually R.E. Lee and the confederacy DID try fighting for West Virginia - and got beat! By troops under the command of McClellan, no less.

Of course, McClellan actually had little or nothing to do with the battle, but the troops were technically under his command.



They fought one battle close to the line of demarkation they had set. After that they decided it wasn't worth it...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 3:06:08 AM   
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Hi all,

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I've pretty much been expecting some news like this to start leaking out:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/awx/2011/05/03/awx_05_03_2011_p0-318248.xml&headline=Bin%20Laden%20Raid%20May%20Have%20Exposed%20Stealth%20Helicopter


Yeah. Saw a nice close up picture of the 'dish' cover on the tail rotor. Thought it very different for a UH-60 type. That explains it...


Here is speculation...

http://cencio4.wordpress.com/




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Airwolf?

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 5:21:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		Morning Tithe... TTIF and happy birthday, Simon.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 8:19:22 AM   
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Status: offline 		Good morning friends ...

... and belated happy birthday, Simon.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 8:40:10 AM   
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Good morning!


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 8:42:03 AM   
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Happy (belated) birthday Simon!






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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 9:16:16 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks guys, spent the day at Trent Bridge and then went out for dinner.






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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 11:51:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well, I just got downsized. I suppose I should be happy that they didn't wait until my actual birthday to tell me.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 11:53:14 AM   
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Thanks guys, spent the day at Trent Bridge and then went out for dinner.







Happy Birthday, Simon!

A third May birthday for THREAD Brothers.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 11:53:33 AM   
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Well, I just got downsized. I suppose I should be happy that they didn't wait until my actual birthday to tell me.


Well, crap!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 11:53:53 AM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 11:54:06 AM   
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Well, I just got downsized. I suppose I should be happy that they didn't wait until my actual birthday to tell me.


Bugger. Sorry to hear that T.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 12:02:09 PM   
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Well, I just got downsized. I suppose I should be happy that they didn't wait until my actual birthday to tell me.



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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 12:10:26 PM   
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Well, I just got downsized. I suppose I should be happy that they didn't wait until my actual birthday to tell me.


Darn...

BTW, didn't you just recently signed new contract with hospital (in that case how can they remove you)?!?!


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 12:13:29 PM   
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Status: offline 		It was eight months ago, Leo. I just got in the way of the spending cut cleaver.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 12:17:12 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 12:31:45 PM   
Terminus


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 12:55:55 PM   
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Thanks guys, spent the day at Trent Bridge and then went out for dinner.


I've no idea what they're doing, but it looks a lovely setting. Hope you enjoyed your birthday, Simon.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 12:57:30 PM   
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Well, I just got downsized. I suppose I should be happy that they didn't wait until my actual birthday to tell me.

That stinks. I'm sorry for you, T.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 1:46:15 PM   
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It was eight months ago, Leo. I just got in the way of the spending cut cleaver.


But you were the guy who got every5thing organized and without who, after they tired, they saw they would be almost impossible to manage things...

This really sucks...

But maybe they will see you as indispensable for the 2nd time (and then you should ask for better salary)!


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/6/2011 3:06:01 PM   
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Well, I just got downsized. I suppose I should be happy that they didn't wait until my actual birthday to tell me.


Condolences. Competence gets hit hard during downsizing. Hope your former friend had no influence.

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