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Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by bwilson4web, Jul 24, 2024 at 3:48 AM.

  1. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    At the Florence SuperCharger, I was trying to debug a CCS-1 problem with my BMW i3-REx. While double checking the online instructions on my cell phone, a kid in a yellow Corvette stops and yells out the window "USA! USA!" and drives off. More annoyed at the interruption, I went back to debugging. Later, I realized I should have:
    • Pound chest and in my Sargent's voice "Marine!(*)"
    • Point at car, "100 miles per gallon."
    On hindsight, obnoxious kid in a Corvette . . . already cursed beyond what I could say or do. Karma will soon enough give him some reality training.

    Bob Wilson

    * - What Donald Trump grabs.
     
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    ETC(SS) The OTHER One Percenter.....

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    You did the right thing, although Marine! would have also been a good flex maybe without the grab.

    NO kid in a yellow Corvette cares the least little bit about how many MPGes you get.
    That's like bragging to somebody with Truck Nutz about how quiet your car is.

    Not a pro move.

    Um.......I remember his grabbing something else, but that's a different topic for another forum.

    One of the things I respect about P45 is his pick for veep - also a Marine which may have broken a nearly perfect streak of disastrous hires by the "You're FIRED!!!" dude.
    You can fake a lot of things, but it's been my experience that you can't easily fake your way off the Island wearing a Globe and Anchor.......... ;)
     
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    That’s a lot of power over people.
     
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    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    Not all Marines are worthy and "public affairs" is not high on my list of respect. Necessary but too easily abused:

    Still, I remember an 'easy on the eyes' lady Marine in that duty.

    Curious thing, I noticed a distinct difference in O-5 and above as well as E-8 and above. The lower ranks were the 'farm team' that needed a lot of culling. I culled myself at E-5. The re-enlistment 'interview' was short with both of us knowing it wasn't going to happen.

    Bob Wilson
     
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    If you can fake your way through Marine basic training - I need to change my opinion of Marine Basic Training!

    Our Basic training was 10 weeks of he_ _.
    No way to fake your way through.
    Matter of fact the first chore was a burr haircut - followed by a complete strip down and standing naked with about 50 other guys and a Seargent shouting out our clothing size as we made our way through the military clothing line completely naked holding a duffel bag.

    That was the easy part - then came the 10 weeks of he_ _.

    Not to mention the two suicide attempts and a like number Desertion attempts - followed by jail. This was when you had the draft and every male 18 or above had to register for the draft and was expected to serve their Country.

    That was during the early 1970's during the Viet Nam conflict.
     
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