and now for my retort. how many times has yon coolhand come to me with hat in hand and tear in clothing to fix? the answer is many! I have made more name tags and sewn more coveralls, tool pouches, and assorted emergency velco repairs than I can count for this fine "working man" and not to meantion the fact that he had to ask me how to spell the word "sew" says much for the fact that he is a "mech's mech" (not in that new cowboy movie way either) but the fact that he tries to turn bolts with a hammer, tighten screws with a wrench, and stare at the screwdriver wondering how he is going to fix anything with a glass filled with vodka and orange juice. right tool for the right job( UHG, me grog the mech, me hit with big hammer until jet start and go zoomy zoom now.) of course at this point he will also say that I have intentionally misspelled his name, sewed his coveralls shut, and performed all other assorted manner of practical jokes on him. this is all true- and I would do it agian! and yes I am working in a tax office, by coincidence it is still less taxing than the place where I am stationed now. well CH, in your immortal words, Smoke on! looks like an airshow in here!

LMFAO>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thats funny

of course it is, it is also the truth (at the verly least, our version of it)

S! Cool!

Greetings from Hampton Roads and Congrats on re-upping for your final hitch! Sure you don't want to extend until 2010 so you can start working on the Boeing P-8 Multi Mission Aircraft? Thanks for your service to our country keeping those old Orions flying!

Thanks for the times away from your family, and thanks for making service in your Country your profession

Good luck Cool Hand

I only made 3 years

The best of luck

At least you two are "Brown Shoes"!

Congrats on making it to the home strech!

I am here to attest to everything that Rigger says!

Even though he is a lazy no account parachute packer. Hell I guess it could be worse his job could involve fudge!


Congrats and my condolences CH. Now scoot your butt over to your new duty station tricking the gullible into joining the navy..... I mean recruiting fine young men and women to serve..

Hey, some pics I took flying in and out of Honolulu on the day you reenlisted (which was yesterday, I guess, but I haven't gone to sleep yet).







And I was a bit slow with the camera, but a pic of a sub headed out (Los Angeles class, I assume):

FELIX! how daaree ye! (insert bad scottish accent here) you know darned well you saw me for all of the same things as coolhand and recieved all of the same treatments! and you know it. plus, let us not forget all of the times you gave me ideas for joke to pull and egged the whole thing on- you big pot stir you! also, for all those paying attention i am not just a parachute rigger, i have had the great honor of having the title of "honorary airframer" for all of my weekend work on tomcats.