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Maybe It's Just Me

March 28, 2007 | | Comments (43)

The Army launches the Wounded Soldier and Family Hotline -- which is a Good Thing Start, considering it's not monitored during the weekends (*psssst* -- hey, guys? Problems don't knock off for the weekend at 1900 on Friday. Just sayin')...

The VA launches TF Heroes -- which has the potential to be a Very Good Thing as long as the Organization doesn't turn it into a bureaucratic La Brea...

The Navy launches a new DDG to play its part in keeping Hugo R. Chávez awake of a night...

And the Air Force launches...

*sigh*

...the Air Force launches...

*sigh*

...an Arts and Crafts website.

Like I said, maybe it's just me...

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By FbL on March 28, 2007 12:55 AM
Trolling for Dusty? ;)
 
By John of Argghhh! on March 28, 2007 4:26 AM
BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Hee hee hee hee hee hee hee... *wipes eyes* Ah, *that's* what I needed before heading off to present the paper. A little whiff of grape sent whistling down the flight line, from the rotary apron down amongst the fixed wings.
 
By Murray on March 28, 2007 4:53 AM
Fold your own air cover?
 
By BillT on March 28, 2007 5:54 AM
I could have frosted this particular cake with the announcement that the CoS of the Air Force has also launched a site intended for the edification of the Enlisted Folks -- it lists weekly topics of concern that the *Ossifers* are pondering. But that would have distracted all the Autopilot Babysitters from their macramé projects...
 
By Instapilot on March 28, 2007 6:49 AM
The Untied States Army...still jealous after all these years... Instapilot P.S. I will say this: Did you see the message from the CSAF about the budget? Something to the effect that "We're warriors too and need our fair share!"? Feh.
 
By Oldloadr on March 28, 2007 7:02 AM
Instapilot - About time you showed up! This target-rich environment was getting tedious... Plus, since you is an Ossifer, I knew you would have a more witty come-back then I could muster.
 
By BillT on March 28, 2007 7:23 AM
Plus, since you is an Ossifer, I knew you would have a more witty come-back then I could muster. So, why didn't he use it? *sauntering off humming, "Up in the Air, Junior Birrrrdmennnnnn"...*
 
By Oldloadr on March 28, 2007 7:44 AM
I thought he did; must have been too subtle for some folks... We know you all have jealous sibling syndrome...
 
By AFSister on March 28, 2007 8:14 AM
Yes, but Arts and Crafts expand your mind... get you to think creatively! *snerk* my poor zoomies....
 
By BillT on March 28, 2007 8:17 AM
Durn. I *knew* I should'a got my Nuance E booster shot when I went down to Wally World for my annual rabies series...
 
By BillT on March 28, 2007 8:22 AM
...Arts and Crafts expand your mind... ...as will being dropped headfirst onto a rock. Heh. Having an expanded *mind* isn't the reason most of the AF types I know hit the gym on their lunch hour...
 
By Oldloadr on March 28, 2007 8:24 AM
Besides, you never know when being able to tie a perfect macramé knot could save your life in a tactical situation. On top of that, the arts and crafts shops are why our love-me walls look better than your love-me walls.
 
By BillT on March 28, 2007 8:32 AM
Besides, you never know when being able to tie a perfect macramé knot could save your life in a tactical situation. Dunno. I've never been in a situation that called for subduing an enemy florist...
 
By BillT on March 28, 2007 8:41 AM
...our love-me walls look better than your love-me walls. *sniffle* Only wall I ever loved was the one made of 55-gallon drums filled with sand that I snuggled up against when that ARVN 105 battery shelled us. It doesn't *write*, it doesn't *call*...
 
By Oldloadr on March 28, 2007 8:42 AM
BillT - You just aren't thinking outside the box...
 
By BillT on March 28, 2007 8:46 AM
I can't think outside the box. The sun is still up...
 
By Oldloadr on March 28, 2007 9:02 AM
BillT - You're just not thinking outside the box...
 
By Oldloadr on March 28, 2007 9:04 AM
Dunno how that happened... Anyway, we still have cooler love-me walls...
 
By BillT on March 28, 2007 9:11 AM
Anyway, we still have cooler love-me walls... Silly me -- I'd always thought of pink as a *warm* color. Oooop! The Official USAF Arts 'n' Crafts Digital Color Wheel sez it's actually Dusty Rose, which is *thumb-twirl* either a warm color with cool undertones or a cool color with warm overtones. Must need a new battery. Ummmm -- it was a freebie. The lady at the register gave it to me when I bought 500' of Flightline Brand Macramé Cord...
 
By BillT on March 28, 2007 9:15 AM
Whoa! Party! That was Oldloader's first trigger of the Great Hall Echo!
 
By Oldloadr on March 28, 2007 9:40 AM
Mine (love-me wall) is on dark wood paneling, thank you very much.
 
By BillT on March 28, 2007 9:50 AM
Dark wood paneling is sooooo last season. See? Sez so right here on page 137 of Volume VII of the Official USAF Arts 'n' Crafts Interior Decorating Encyclopedia (Bomber Pilots' Edition). Quick, somebody get me some zebrawood sheeting so I can make a box to think outside of with. (Nothing in the Castle Style Book against ending a sentence with *two* prepositions...)
 
By BloodSpite on March 28, 2007 9:50 AM
Does it have a class for Underwater Basket Weaving?
 
By BillT on March 28, 2007 9:54 AM
Nope. You might want to try your hand at Southwestern Sand Sculpture, though...
 
By John of Argghhh! on March 28, 2007 10:49 AM
You've been having more fun than I have... At least we know Dusty is still alive and kicking...
 
By BillT on March 28, 2007 11:14 AM
I was just thinking that "Dusty Rose" would be a kicker of a title for his bio...
 
By NevadaDailySteve on March 28, 2007 11:39 AM
I was just thinking that "Dusty Rose" would be a kicker of a title for his bio...
Wasn't Dusty Rose a wrestler back in the day?
 
By NevadaDailySteve on March 28, 2007 11:47 AM
Sorry for that first post, I couldn't resist. I'll go back to looking at the art. Actually I found one painting that I really liked: Go figure. Living near the geographical center of the continental US I've always been fascinated by the sea.
 
By Oldloadr on March 28, 2007 11:48 AM
Dusty may be alive, but he ain't doing too much kicking, leaving me surronded by all you grunts like this. *Chaff/Flare -- Chaff/Flare* buggin' out
 
By NevadaDailySteve on March 28, 2007 11:53 AM
Let me try that link again http://www.airforcegallery.com/popup/TheSea_Roche.html Here
 
By J.M. Heinrichs on March 28, 2007 12:21 PM
"*Chaff/Flare -- Chaff/Flare*" ... and he rode wildly away in all directions ... Cheers
 
By John of Argghhh! on March 28, 2007 12:37 PM
Heh. Oldloadr, it just became a Combined Op on your lonely empennage.
 
By BillT on March 28, 2007 12:41 PM
Target in sight, aircraft in launch constraints. TOW on the wire...
 
By Murray on March 28, 2007 1:36 PM
Don't underestimate the value of the macramé plant hanger in modern warfare. It can be pretty deadly. Or just sooooo pretty eh flyboy?
 
By Instapilot on March 28, 2007 1:43 PM
We find you all...amuzing. In case you're wondering why I'm not posting, well, it's been a distracting coupla weeks. 1) The upstairs of the haus is being remodeled...for about the cost of a fully tricked-out Apache. Or at least that's what it feels like. 2) I'm starting to review the approximately 25 pounds of flight manuals for the MD-11 that I have to be "familiar with" prior to starting class in about 3 weeks. 3) Wife's birthday was yestiddy. Recovered nicely with diamond earrings. (f*@k it...she earned 'em and who needs a nest egg anyway?) 4) Watching the political scene and am being torn between throwing my hands in the air and going completely postal at the Congress. Being much more Khan-like than John or Bill, I think I just better keep my mouth shut and go bond with the characters in "300" over a tub of popcorn and a diet Coke.
 
By BloodSpite on March 28, 2007 1:46 PM
I forget which movie it is (I'm leaning towards Remo Williams) but I keep thinking of the scene where the guy learns some killer martial art move because he spends all day trimming bonsai tree's. Must be the new AF Pilot survival course. Heh.
 
By Oldloadr on March 28, 2007 1:46 PM
It's definatley time to take my high ASVAB scores back to the barn (if I don't run out of chaff)...
 
By John of Argghhh! on March 28, 2007 5:41 PM
Oh, sure, typical aviator excuses... pardon me I have to do some reading so I don't plant a yard dart in your roof... the flight pay just doesn't stretch as far as it used to... I need some crew rest... the wife's birthday... Okay, the last one counts. ;^)
 
By kat-missouri on March 28, 2007 5:45 PM
Dusty ROADS was the wrestler. I almost feel the need to defend the air force guys except my bro has a big "love me" wall, too. On white. He has generously included memorabilia from other military family members. And he has told me stories about AF manuals and guidelines that go something like this: Insert screw at 90* angle Place head of screw driver on top of screw Turn screwdriver clockwise until screw is flat with surface Tighten screw to 450lbs torque Obtain torque measuring tool Measure torque of tightened screw Adjust until desired torque is reached Technician sign off check sheet Tech Sgt/supervisor sign off check sheet Lt sign off check sheet Capt sign off check sheet Col sign off check sheet General/base commander sign of check sheet Send copy of check sheet in triplicate to all parties involved. Place three copies of check sheet in maintenance folder Place three copies of check sheet in hangar folder Send copy of check sheet to IG Send another copy because first copy is lost Ground air plane because paperwork incomplete Get new check sheet signed by all of the above because the technician forgot to initial section 2.2.4A My mother checked the torque Repeat process until IG does QA check and discovers that the screw only has 48 threads instead of 50 Get written up for using wrong materials. complete 100 page report explaining that the Supply Depot only orders 48 thread screws because that is the only screw available on approved Pentagon vendor supply list for that specific equipment. Write 100 page report verifying that the equipment manufacturer guidelines clearly indicate that only a 48 thread screw should be used when repairing that piece on that equipment. Write 100 page report verifying cost effectiveness of ordering and using correct screw. Supply dept writes 200 page report requesting Pentagon add manufacturer to approved vendor list. DoD sends back report asking for picture of screw and technical details. Send 50 pages of technical details for 48 thread screw. DoD rejects request on the grounds that the Air Force Manual specifically states that a 50 thread screw should be used to repair equipment. Equipment needs to be repaired so you go the Supply Dept to find out if 48 thread screws have been approved. Discover that, not only has it not been approved, but the Supply clerk threw out the rest of the 48 thread screws because the DoD response said anyone knowingly using inappropriate tools and supplies for repair will receive an article 15. Go to immediate supervisor and explain problem. Supervisor sends you to home depot to obtain appropriate screws. Repair equipment following all instructions. Complete all check sheets. IG/QA returns to discover that you have used yet another 48 thread screw when it clearly states in the AF manual that it is 50. show IG/Qa manufacturer specs. Provide visual demonstration that 50 thread screw will not fit flush on equipment and could be sheared off by moving parts of jet engine, sucked into the jet engine causing catastrophic failure and potential death to the pilot. IG/QA reports you to your supervisor as a malcontent that requires additional training because you refuse to follow AF manual guidelines. Supervisor acts shocked that you would go to Home Depot and purchase non-DoD authorized supplies from a non-DoD approved vendor Supervisor writes you up. Begin appeal process again with 100 page report on why the Air Force is full of idiots. LOL
 
By BillT on March 28, 2007 10:25 PM
kat - I've got a tale about the Directorate of Evaluation and Standardization that sounds a lot like that. Has to do with the color ink used to sign off on training records...
 
By Justthisguy on March 28, 2007 11:25 PM
MD-11? Is that the one that used to be the DC-9, is now the Boeing 7X7, or something? I thought you were driving a three-holer.
 
By Murray on March 29, 2007 1:19 AM
If the air force is "full" of idiots why are they still recruiting?
 
By BillT on March 29, 2007 5:54 AM
If the air force is "full" of idiots why are they still recruiting? Rapid turnover. They're used to test equipment the manufacturer claims is idiotproof; the ones who successfully misapply the item get promoted and transferred to procurement.
 
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