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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 12:36:04 PM

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Hi all,

38000 for Kristian...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 12:39:43 PM

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Darn, I just got a phone call from my sister up north. It seems that their dog got injured during an elk hunt earlier today and had to be sent on into dog heaven. My sister and nieces are of course unconsolable. God how I loved that dog. Apart from being a virtual hunting machine in the woods, when around people she was one of the most social and kind dogs I've ever met.

May you rest in peace Isa.

Picture of from last years spring, when she had had her last litter of puppies that I used to show you pictures of.

Do anyone have that "rainbow bridge" text? Thought I might pass it on to my sister.

Sorry to hear that

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 1:53:32 PM

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Very sorry, Per. Condolences to you and your sister and family.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 2:21:20 PM

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Sorry to hear that Per

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 3:18:07 PM

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To everyone who responded. Thanks for the sympathies, guys. They mean a lot.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 3:26:29 PM

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Evening Tithe... Rain, rainy, raining, raining cats and dogs, hosing down, Pi##ing down, wet.

Hey, at least you're not being eaten by a shark.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 3:28:33 PM

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Dixie's next AAR update should be a good read. He might be crying as he writes it though. Shame I can't read it!

No-unfortunately he didn't go all wobbly and teary. Stiff upper lip and all that. Damnable British pluck!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 3:29:10 PM

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well done fat boy - take it on the chins! Now where is my turn...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 3:30:02 PM

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You have to be very careful with allied CVs before the 4/42 upgrades, because poor AA, ASW and experience mean you are shockingly vulnerable. Always operate with your tfs in the same hex to increase CAP and never put more than one CV in a tf. I got caught out in another game because I had not changed my threat acceptance settings and my CVs sat in a hex and let the KB chew them up because a CL was in the path of the intended retreat and the air combat tfs would not advance toward it.

Goodness, what a run-on sentence. From a Brit too.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 3:34:35 PM

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May you rest in peace Isa.

Picture of from last years spring, when she had had her last litter of puppies that I used to show you pictures of.

Sorry to hear the news, Per. She was a beautiful dog and her pups were little heavenly bundles.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 3:35:29 PM

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Mid-morning Saturday tithe...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 4:02:49 PM

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Dixie's next AAR update should be a good read. He might be crying as he writes it though. Shame I can't read it!

No-unfortunately he didn't go all wobbly and teary. Stiff upper lip and all that. Damnable British pluck!

Hell, it was a US carrier. Lets see what happens when GBL does that to a UK carrier.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 4:17:40 PM

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Dixie's next AAR update should be a good read. He might be crying as he writes it though. Shame I can't read it!

No-unfortunately he didn't go all wobbly and teary. Stiff upper lip and all that. Damnable British pluck!

Hell, it was a US carrier. Lets see what happens when GBL does that to a UK carrier.

I'll try my best...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 4:29:37 PM

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Sorry for your loss, Per. She was doing something she loved...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 5:04:19 PM

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Dixie's next AAR update should be a good read. He might be crying as he writes it though. Shame I can't read it!

No-unfortunately he didn't go all wobbly and teary. Stiff upper lip and all that. Damnable British pluck!

Hell, it was a US carrier. Lets see what happens when GBL does that to a UK carrier.

It's no less annoying than having one sunk by a submarine which could also happen. I dare say that should my little Hermes be sunk then the entire Allied war effort would grind to a halt whilst plans are re-evaluated to compensate for the loss of this most valuable warship

RN carriers aren't going to be much cop until later on when Seafires and Corsairs arrive *I could be wrong though, my experience of Allied PBEM amounts to about 18 turns.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 5:12:36 PM

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The Illustrious class have crappy air groups but they are extremely tough!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 5:40:46 PM

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That would certainly be worse Des! Does not make me less tired though, which is where the grumpiness comes from. I had a couple of crappy nights sleep before my night shifts too, so have had an average of three and a half hours a day for six days. And I was already bollocksed before that!

Don't blame you there GBL for being a bit ratty, as I think I would be somewhat jaded after a week of that much sleep. One good thing about me being a cancer patient, is that I diffidently don't lack any sleep. As I seem to be either sleeping or napping, and if is wasn't for my PBEM games and treatment, I would probably be out all the time.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 5:43:39 PM

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I'm real sorry to hear about your Family Dog there Per, and I know She will happy now, as She was in life.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 5:45:25 PM

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Early morning tithe... still bloody raining, lake filling up on top of snow melt!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 6:28:41 PM

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Sorry to hear the news, Per. She was a beautiful dog and her pups were little heavenly bundles.

"We who choose to surround ourselves with lives even more temporary than our own, live within a fragile circle, easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps, we still would live no other way. We cherish memory as the only certain immortality, never fully understanding the necessary plan."

Irving Townsend.

WOW ! Thanks for posting that. I've loved Irving Townsend for ages for his productions of Miles Davis and John Hammond. Knew he was a writer, too, but never took the time to get into his stuff. Well, that will certainly change. Thank you CB.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 6:40:05 PM

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To everyone who responded. Thanks for the sympathies, guys. They mean a lot.

Sorry to hear about your family's loss Per.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 6:44:49 PM

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On a lighter note, it's exceptionally gorgeous today: crisp, clear, low humidity, strong steady breeze. Big boat race this afternoon; nothing special, just everybody saying we can't waste this. Got seriously medieval on the shrubbery buttocks this morning. Life is good in Mobile Bay today.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 7:14:21 PM

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Weather is surprisingly good here this weekend. New pooch is knackered after a couple of walks today.

Things would be excellent if I hadn't had to get up at 3am to greet DU at front door in best CPO voice.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 7:22:29 PM

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Weather is surprisingly good here this weekend. New pooch is knackered after a couple of walks today.

Things would be excellent if I hadn't had to get up at 3am to greet DU at front door in best CPO voice.

Was BFU there to be flogged?

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 7:29:54 PM

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No, she came home on the bus.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 7:51:13 PM

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Hey, at least you're not being eaten by a shark.

Apparently it's not too bad to be eaten alive by a Shark, as it is very quick. But I have heard that it is very slow and painful to be eaten by something smaller like a Tadpole.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 7:53:53 PM

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Weather is surprisingly good here this weekend. New pooch is knackered after a couple of walks today.

Things would be excellent if I hadn't had to get up at 3am to greet DU at front door in best CPO voice.

Was BFU there to be flogged?

That is why I have a gun-cabinet!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 7:58:59 PM

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Morning tithe... It has stopped raining, and I can now see some blue sky up above the clouds. Happy, happy, joy, joy.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 9:55:02 PM

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Morning tithe... It has stopped raining, and I can now see some blue sky up above the clouds. Happy, happy, joy, joy.

Joy for us, too. My boat couldn't go out today; too few folks, so Zane DQ'd. We're all sitting at the bar going 'so whadda we do now Batman?' and Zane says I think I'll fire up the bike and go for a ride. Anybody wanna come along?

One thing leads to another and the next thing ya know, I'm at Harley Davidson of Daphne. Bought a pristine 2007 Sportster 883. Beautiful metallic blue tank. Perfect bike for what I want. Somehow, that bike was right where it needed to be at just the right time. Wooo hooo !!!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/1/2011 10:02:52 PM

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Hey, at least you're not being eaten by a shark.

Apparently it's not too bad to be eaten alive by a Shark, as it is very quick. But I have heard that it is very slow and painful to be eaten by something smaller like a Tadpole.

My dad (long passed now) had polyps removed from his throat. For several months he had a great time telling people he had polywogs removed, then watching their expressions as they tried to image how you get tadpoles...

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