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Canoerebel -> RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent (9/2/2016 5:57:09 PM)
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Well, it aint Georgia.
By the way, my wife will be in Scotland from Sept. 14 to 22. She's going with a few friends while I stay here working logistics (mowing grass, speaking engagements, buffing my already-tone figure, cleaning the bathroom, etc.).
John started his sabbatical back in early July. Originally, he planned to resume around August 8. In early August, he kindly wrote to advise that he wouldn't be in a position to resume until around the middle of September.
I expressed some doubt as to whether he will resume, but he assured me that he intends to. But his body language remains contrary. The reason he gave in assuring me that he will resume is that "our readers expect it." Not: "I can't wait to plan again" or something else of the sort.
I do expect him to resume. If he does, in a turn or two I'll be right back into my normal rabid pace of playing. I can't help myself. But I wouldn't mind much if John ultimately decides not to continue. It took me six weeks of cold turkey withdrawal symptoms before I re-adjusted to life without AE. Now that I've managed to kick the habit, I'm enjoying the sensation of having enough time to attend to things that need attending to.
Darn it. I'm just incapable of moderation.
One other reason I'm okay with the possibility (if that's what it is) of not resuming is that I feel like I proved the point I made when we took our first sabbatical starting in September 2013. At the time, the JFBs were proclaiming the wonders of John's impending victory in Sumatra. I made the statement that no matter what happened in Sumatra, the Allies were in great shape. Events have proven the truth to that statement.
Not that the game is over, by any means. The Allies have just invaded western New Guinea and the NE DEI in a big way. The invaison has been remarkably successful. Two of John's BBs have just been damaged (further weakening his already weak surface forces). And he jost lost 150 Jills for no return, seriously affecting his carrier ops (at least temporarily). But the DEI is tight waters where I'm surrounded by enemy bases. Things will be tough and tight. But I'm in a good position.
If John does resume, he won't have used the sabbatical to decide to consolidate his defenses, pull back, and regroup. He'll have decided to aggressively attack.
So, my first priority upon resuming will be to configure the Allied forces in preparation for attacks from all vectors by every kind of Japanese asset. That's fine by me. The Kaigun is remarkably weak. If John bleeds it badly fighting in the DEI in late '43, he's going to be hurting come '44.
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