Coffee Shop

[SgtBlake]

The coffee shop is open!, come on in grab a cup of coffee and a roll and sit and gab for while http://www.boundupdesigns.com/smileys/needcoffee.gif

[Arrow]

Starbucks Frappuccino Coffee flavor please.

[Drywall]

Hot and black please.

[SgtBlake]

little sparrow and Drywall http://www.boundupdesigns.com/smileys/needcoffee.gif here ya go :) :)

[Hoyin]

I gotta quit staying up til 3am!!

Just make me a pot of espresso. Mmmmm. Sounds so good!

Lean me up against a wall or something. I promise..I wont fall asleep in my drink. Really.

[thedrifter]

Hey Gary,

I am here for my early cup of coffee...
You are late Gary.....:D
It's going to be a hot one again...fourth day going to 90 or above....can't take much more of this.....
Now since I can't get my coffee I'm going back to bed and I'll be back....

Sempers,

Roger

[SgtBlake]

on his Harley, gets off and looks around, still trying to get used to these new digs http://www.boundupdesigns.com/ikBB//emoticons/winkandgrin.gif oh well I guess it'll grow on me, walks inside and puts the coffee on

[thedrifter]

Hey Gary,

Wakes up...and heads for the coffee shop...
I do need my coffee....
Got a little rest...but I will survive...for awhile:D ...
Yes, Ellie is resting, but trying to keep her still,,,is my problem...
You better bring a shot with my coffee....

Sempers,

Roger

[Keith_Hixson]

We thought we had spring but a about three days ago it snowed again. Latest snow in years and years the old timers say. Well, so much for global warming.

SGT GARY,

The cold fronts move east so it must have hit you by now. I hope not for you sake. We need warm weather so the trout will bite.

Keith:D

[larrysearight]

I'll take a cup please, thanks.

Semper Fi,
Larry

[SgtBlake]

Keith, Larry http://www.boundupdesigns.com/smileys/needcoffee.gif here ya go fellas, Keith if there was a cold front it must have missed us, it's been in the 70's and 80's all week

[Hoyin]

First up til 3am...then up til 5am! Somethings wrong with me! I'm insane!!!
Pour me a cup. And another and another and another!

[SgtBlake]

here's your coffee http://www.boundupdesigns.com/smileys/needcoffee.gif you get up at 3 am? why, just can't sleep or what? well I suppose I should get over to the Saloon and open it up for the day http://www.boundupdesigns.com/ikBB//emoticons/moseyon.gif help your selfs to the coffee

[Hoyin]

Not get up...up until!! Wish I was getting up early. And no...actually night before up til 3am having fun...last night up til 5am talking on the phone with a friend. (Never thought I could be on the phone that long.)
And you guys had the coffee rolling..so I took advantage. I feel like my eyes are glued open. YEEEAAAAAH! :)

[Keith_Hixson]

:o
Raised on a dairy farm. Always up before six, usually up before five.
"GET UP KIDS, People die in bed, you don't want to DIE!" Wish I had dime for everytime I heard that.

Keith:p

[Keith_Hixson]

Hot coffee is on and Hot cinnamon rolls fresh from the bakery. The news said that cold front finally hit. Did you get snow in MN. Craziest Spring we have ever had.

The Coffee is on, and the Cinnamon rolls are fresh from the bakery.

Come on in. Warm yourself up. You all need it!

Keith;)

[thedrifter]

Hey Gary,

The weather I heard is not treating you well again...
We are just getting rain, but it is cooler than last....
I will need that coffee today, to take the chill out of my bones...

Sempers,

Roger

[SgtBlake]

F*cking snowed all day yesterday here but we didn't get alot of accumulation though, it'll probably be all gone buy tonight *crosses fingers* thanks for the coffee and rolls Keith

[Keith_Hixson]

Cheer Up,

Its been warm and sunny the last few days. Give it a day or two and it will get warm and sunny once again. What we get always hit you in 3 or 4 days. Beautiful sunny day today. Hopefully get up to 70 for the first time.

Keith;) ;) ;) ;)

[thedrifter]

Hey Gary,

It a little chilly around here this morning...You might need to throw a log or two in the fireplace...
This weather is so crazy I can't keep up with it...
Just some coffee and a little music should start the day in the right track today.....

Sempers,

Roger

[SgtBlake]

cranks up the juke box http://www.boundupdesigns.com/smileys/needcoffee.gif I think I'll add a shot of JD to mine today and hope like hell this day goes better than yesterday http://www.leatherneck.com/forum/attachment.php?s=&postid=6211 :D :D

[thedrifter]

Hey Gary,

Just stopping in for a quick coffee...
Day started early this morning and I haven't stopped working since...Oh I can see it's going to be a long one...
A little chilly this morning, but it is going around 65 today....
Hey is this spring...Who knows, weather changes everyday, that all can't keep up with it...

Sempers,

Roger

[thedrifter]

Hey Gary,

Stopping in for some coffee...
The weather here in Pa. is rain all day and around 60..
We do need the rain still way below normal...
I guess it is too early for everyone....
Wake Up All....

Sempers,

Roger

[sn-e3]

Good morning Roger for once i can say you have our weather and we have yours its beautiful and not a cloud in the sky right now, but rain is due back tommorrow so i'll go enjoy the sun while i can have a good day your friend chris P.S. I love your graphics

[SgtBlake]

everyone http://www.boundupdesigns.com/smileys/wave.gif it's cold and windy here in the Great White North, I think Mn has it's seasons all mixed up :D :D Mn the state where you can get all four seasons in one week :rolleyes: :p anyhoo the coffee is on http://www.boundupdesigns.com/smileys/needcoffee.gif



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[SgtBlake]

the coffee is on and we have donuts and baggels over on the baffet table.

[Sgt_Tropo]

Hey, Keith, I'll have a double hot chocolate and warm danish, preferably blonde :p !!
The weather here in beautiful Texas is mid 60's and clear this morning, but warming all the way up to 80 by mid-afternoon. Of course they're predicting 90's by the weekend, so I guess our summer is just about here. Great biking weather, so all you Harley riders c'mon down. you rice-burner riders can still up north and enjoy the snow a while longer :D .ain't nothing like the south for riding weather. We get our seasons down this way too; January 01 - Januatry 15 = winter, January 16 - April 15 = spring, April 16 - November 01 = summer and November 02 - December 31 = fall. Average snowfall in southern Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama and Florida = None !
Let's ride !!!!!!:cool:

[Keith_Hixson]

Been gone all week.

Don't worry the weather will get warmer for you guys back east. We have had beautiful weather all week out here. Except for the wind here in Ellensburg the weather is great.

It is so windy in Ellensburg that all the trees lean to the east. And, that is no joke. In the spring and early summer we average 20 - 30 mph winds all day long. All the cowboys in Ellensburg wear chin strings or they lose their hats. Even the big fifteen foot flags flying over the motels stand straight out.

Glad the coffee is on.

Keith

[Drywall]

I became a grandpa for the first time a 7 pm last night. My daughter gave birth to a 6 lb 6 oz baby girl. Named her Isabell. Mother, daughter and father all doing fine. Not to sure about grandma though. Coffee, rolls and cigars on me. I'll pop for a few rounds at the saloon later on.

[SEATJERKER]

...get out the metamusal, greecean formula, depends, and your walker, head down the the saloon, bring pictures, and don't tell us she looks like you,...
... your buying right, pass me one of dem stogies, and no loads in this one, I gave the last one to my mother, and it blew out under the hair dryer, hair pins, and perm rollers flew for blocks...
... best wishes, and tell um you love them...

[SgtBlake]

Drywall, I know you didn't buy those cheap cigars :D :D :D lights up a stoggy and takes a deep puff :) :)

[airforcegrrl]

Morning guys. How are you all this moring? It's another slow day in the office.

airforcegrrl :cool:

[Keith_Hixson]

It was 75 yesterday! Then the weatherman says another artic front is coming from Alaska. Might even snow this weekend. I hope not!!!! I want some beautiful spring weather.

I need some coffee!

Keith

[SgtBlake]

http://www.boundupdesigns.com/smileys/wave.gif the coffee is on and we have fresh Krispy kremes over on the counter :) :) help yourselfs.

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[Keith_Hixson]

Where did you find that picture of me?

Keith:D

[SgtBlake]

puts the coffee on and turns on the news, shakes head indiscust, there's never going to be peace in the middle east or south Asia for that matter :mad: :(

[thedrifter]

Hey Gary,

You can say that, there is never going to be peace....

Can I have a coffee,......

It is going to hot here today....In the 90's for the next few days...
We need to figure out what to do to keep cool.....
And I don't want to be at work.........;) :D

Sempers,

Roger

[Drywall]

I thought maybe we should dust off the old coffee shop. Put a pot or two on, grab some donuts and shoot the breeze. What do you think?

[nang]

So....does this have to be completely alcohol free coffee- no baileys allowed? I mean I can follow rules. Just wanted to know. :r:

[Wazza]

Gary

It is impossible to guarantee world peace, but it should be possible to guarantee world freedom!

[nang]

So, did anyone try any artsy fartsy fancy coffee yesterday? How about hot choclate with pep schnapps? I'm sorry I turn everything into a drinking occasion. I guess because I can't drink during the school year that much........Ah nevermind. :k:

[Drywall]

Nang, step on over to the saloon. Coffee is on there too. And you can put schnapps or anything else you like in it.

[philly]

Nang,

Coffee and Baileys sounds great about now.



Drywall, could you hook us up with a cup. Thank you! ;) Come over and have a cup with me.

[Drywall]

Ok philly, i brought my 20 oz mug. :ek:

[philly]

Are ya filling it with just Baileys or are ya going to add a couple teaspoons of coffee for taste?? :D

[Drywall]

Very funny. I'd be done for a couple days if I did that.

[philly]

I couldn't resist. ;) ha, ha, ha

[Drywall]

Was santa good to you and yours?

[philly]

Yes, Santa was very good this year.

We went to my folks for a quiet Christmas dinner. I went to 11AM Mass. I was surprised to see the church wasn't crowded.

Around noon time, Mikie and I are going ice skating. My oldest went skiiing in Tahoe. I was supposed to go, but got a touch of the flu bug. I wasn't up for the long drive...

Was Santa good to you? ;)

[Drywall]

Yes, we had a nice Christmas with the kids. But the little one also got the flu yesterday. Or maybe just too much traveling for her. She will be fine. It was her first christmas and she was excited by just seeing so many people around at once.

[philly]

I'm glad you enjoyed your granddaughter and family. I hope you took a lot of pictures of her. :)

I remember how fascinated my boys were at their 1st Christmas. Their faces lit up and smiling while Mom assisted them with opening their gifts. They were more curious about the gift wrapping then the actual gifts. :)

[Drywall]

Oh yea, she tried to eat all the paper and was especially fascinated with the bows. I gave my daughter and hubby a digital camera for Christmas and many, many pictures were taken. When I get them on the computer I'll try to brag........er post a couple of them.

[philly]

Cool. I look forward to seeing them..

[Drywall]

Good enough. Got to run to the saloon now, the afternoon is young and I'm not.

[philly]

So you're saying "An early start..an early ending" What time is your bedtime 8PM. :D

[Drywall]

Depends:D

[philly]

Do you care to elaborate ... ;)

[Drywall]

Are you really Mae in diguise?

[philly]

Nah, Mae is smooth when talk'n to ya.

I'm like the kid running around with both shoes on the wrong feet. ;) Just call me Whoopi because her and I are a lot a like...she can't walk in heels... :D

[Drywall]

Mae has experiance.

[philly]

Drywall,

I'm still feeling under the weather. The Hot Buttered Rum was too strong this morning. Be a dear and serve me a hot cocoa. Thanks :ah:

[Drywall]

Here you philly, want a little whipped cream on there?

[philly]

Thank you. Yes, I'd like a little..

[Drywall]

Here ya go philly. So what else is new today. You haven't got that norwalk virus have you?

[philly]

No, I think I have a bit of the NorTalk Virus. ;)

[Drywall]

Hey philly, want to hear a joke? It's kind of a riddle.

Whats the difference between an old tire and 365 used condoms?

[philly]

You're bad. ;)

I won't even try to figure that one out. :h: :D

[philly]

Okay, you got my curiosity going. What's the answer??? :re:

[Drywall]

One is only a good year, but the other is a GREAT year.:D:D

[philly]

That was cute. LOL!!! :e:

Thanks for the laugh. I have to mosey.

Take care,

Philly

[philly]

Dan,

I can't say I have ever had cheese with my apple pie. That's interesting... ;)

[philly]

Sorry, Dan, I can't say that I have. ;)

[philly]

Dan, you have my taste buds in a curious state. :)

[philly]

Dan, the picture looks much more appetizing.

tango mike

out ;)

[nang]

I don't see any black ones. They're the only kind I like. :l:

[janecallanan]

Spiced jelly beans are my favorite.

[kenmar]

Geeze Dan! Where are you guys getting all these deals? Reeb has a $1.99 digital camera, you have $1.00 scanner...!

Do you have a source for any 3 cent underwear? That guy over in Griz's "Retirement" thread could use some. :D :D

[janecallanan]

Seems like everything always costs me hundreds! I went out today to look for a DVD burner....$350.00 plus!!!!!!!!!!

[kenmar]

Maybe Mae could earn some extra cash on the side. Or...

[janecallanan]

Mae wold love to, unfortunately, Jane is the host body for the moment! And I am assuming that would cut into nap time!!

[kenmar]

Not if done in moderation....

[janecallanan]

Have you ever known Mae to do anything in moderation? Guess the old dog will have to learn new tricks, like being passive?

[kenmar]

Passively aggressive maybe, but never just passive! ;)

[janecallanan]

You got it! I am learning, slowly!!

[kenmar]

Almost everything is better when done slowly.:cl:

[janecallanan]

Not sure about everthing, but like I said, iIm learning!

[kenmar]

Ok, but don't take too many lessons in the photo booth...

[kenmar]

OK, I give up, see ya later. REST

[janecallanan]

See ya later Ken.

[SweetSue]

you two just slay me! LOLOL

[JeffL]

"Oh, pinboy! Reset that 5 pin, willya?"

Gots my ball, ready to bowl a few games, certainly ready to drink a few games! :p

To the bar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Every frame's a beer frame! :e:

Hey Dan, do you remember "Lonesome George" Gobel's routine about losing his bowling ball? (His square bowling ball?) :D

[janecallanan]

Can I be the scorekeeper? I'm not sure how to roll a square ball.

[JeffL]

Janie's the scorekeeper! How many times can we score with Janie?

:e: :e: :e: :e: :e: :e: :e:

[janecallanan]

Looks like you just did 7 times!

[JeffL]

Whew! Was it good for you?

:p :ae: :aj: :aj:

Check your e-mail, Janie.

[nang]

Anybody serving coffee here anymore? I've been having coffee over at the Marines site. You serve better Apple pie here I think . It's cool to have it at both places, but I think I should switch to the non caffeine type for a while. :ek:

[Bernadette]

Coffee is on. Your choice of flavored Half & Halfs are being chilled. Danishes are warm, Donuts are fresh. We got a revolving door. While your here, a few things to ponder:

Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?"

Who was the first person to say "See that chicken there....I'm gonna eat the next thing that comes outta it's butt."

Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?

Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer?

If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a song about him?

Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane?

If the professor on Gilligan's Island can make a radio out of coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat?

Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time, but don't point to their crotch when they ask where the bathroom is?

Why does your OB-GYN leave the room when you get undressed if they are going to look up there anyway?

What do you call male ballerinas?

Can blind people see their dreams? Do they dream??

If Wile E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that Acme crap, why didn't he just buy dinner?

If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests?

If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, then what is baby oil made from?

If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?

Is Disney World the only people trap operated by mouse?

Why do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?

Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup?

Why do they call it an asteroid when it's outside the hemisphere, but call it a hemorrhoid when it's in your ass?

Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his
head out the window?

Does pushing the elevator button more than once make it arrive faster?

[nang]

I think I will buck the norm, and have a cup of sleepy time tea. All this war talk this week is kind of gratin my nerves. I know its going to happen, but.... I talked to my son, and I wish I was as calm as he is. He's so confident - it's great. I'm always afraid that everytime I talk to him- it could be the last, for a long time anyway. Once everything hits the fan, well.. I'm just not looking forward to it. So you see, I think I need a cup of soothing herbs, to soothe my nerves. :a:
(Sorry for the whining)

[Drywall]

Woooooo it's cold again. I'll take a cup of hot black hi-test please.

My sons future brother-in-law just shipped out with the Marines. Good luck and God speed to you, son.

[airforcegrrl]

(flips a chair over and dusts it off) I see no one's been in here in ages. Let's see if we can't open 'er back up :) For Sgt Blake.

[QM3steve]

Twinkle, twinkle, Alphabet, and...Baa, baa, black sheep. Now sing the verses with a mix of each other.

[airforcegrrl]

(confuzzled) Huh?

[QM3steve]

In tune; A B C D E F G...how i wonder what you are...one for my master, one for my dame...W X Y Z...twinkle twinkle little star...yes sir, yes sir three bags full.

Mix 'em any way you want.

I know, waaayyy too much time to think of this stuff.

[nang]

sounds like there is some good irish coffee going around here. I'll have a frosty mocha thing with some bailey's. Beautiful sunset tonight, by the way. :ab:

[airforcegrrl]

No more bailey's for QM, i think he's met his quota and then some :) :a:

[QM3steve]

A B C D E F G (sip)...wondering how long I'll remember the sequence (sip).

[airforcegrrl]

Wait a sec? If coffee causes you to be weird what does alcohol do to you?

[QM3steve]

I was working on the coffee chaser. Dang it! I knew that Irish cream would make me mix the forums up.

[airforcegrrl]

LOL

[QM3steve]

It's pretty quiet in here this early. Nice time to sit back, read the paper, sip down the first cup of joe with a little Southern Butter Pecan creamer. Gotta get to work in 1/2 hour. These long days make the saloon that much more relaxing.

[nang]

What I love about this Coffee shop is the gentle jazz playing. I don't normally listen to it, but, sitting here looking out the window at all the suits running around outside... It helps you to say hey, life is short. slow down. :ab:

[BLUEHAWK]

I like piano jazz... and dark french roast, with a neat splash of Bush Mills from time to time.

[QM3steve]

The air is fresher in here too. Its very stuffy outside. Is that what happens to the suits?

[airforcegrrl]

i think there's an actual time space port change thinging when you walk through the door. like everything just changes.

[BLUEHAWK]

Originally posted by airforcegrrl i think there's an actual time space port change thinging when you walk through the door. like everything just changes.

"The Doors of Perception"

By: Aldous Huxley

[QM3steve]

Mornin'. I think my clock is off a bit. Puter told me I was typing at 5:25 this morning. I'll take the regular...Irish cream with the coffee chaser.

[BLUEHAWK]

Originally posted by QM3steve Mornin'. I think my clock is off a bit. Puter told me I was typing at 5:25 this morning. I'll take the regular...Irish cream with the coffee chaser.

Tha sounds good...

[airforcegrrl]

(hands them each a shot of Bailey's with a large cup of coffee and irish creamer) THere you go guys.

[BLUEHAWK]

Originally posted by airforcegrrl (hands them each a shot of Bailey's with a large cup of coffee and irish creamer) THere you go guys.

Yummmmmmmmmm...

[QM3steve]

Now that's a wake up call!

[airforcegrrl]

The Class 6 sells an imported Chocolate Liqueor from Germany, i can't recall the name but oh my gods is that stuff good.

[BLUEHAWK]

Originally posted by airforcegrrl The Class 6 sells an imported Chocolate Liqueor from Germany, i can't recall the name but oh my gods is that stuff good.

Europeans surely know about chocolate, that is for sure.

I once bought a regular candy bar from a vending machine in the Gare du Nord in Paris... it was the most wonderful milk chocolate I have ever tasted.

[QM3steve]

Toblerone. I think that's how it's spelled. First bought one in England in 1981. The best tasting chocolate.

[airforcegrrl]

It's the wax. the US puts too much into american chocolate where as the Europeans have a more refined technique giving it a smoother and richer flavor. Course i will always be a hershey nut but I'd pass that up for European any day. And German beer and Australian wine. Oh boy those where some good times in the desert. And i love the fact that German beer normally comes in a 40oz size. LOL

[BLUEHAWK]

Originally posted by airforcegrrl It's the wax. the US puts too much into american chocolate where as the Europeans have a more refined technique giving it a smoother and richer flavor. Course i will always be a hershey nut but I'd pass that up for European any day. And German beer and Australian wine. Oh boy those where some good times in the desert. And i love the fact that German beer normally comes in a 40oz size. LOL

I know, it IS the "wax"... what the hell IS that stuff anyhow?

And, why do they put it in our chocolate?

[QM3steve]

The wax has to be an addiction agent. That's how you end up a "chocoholic." The term "death by chocolate" must come from a serious overdose of it. BTW, could I get an Irish mocha with a splash of Creme de cocoa?

[airforcegrrl]

It's filled with nanobots so they can track our every movement :) (passes free mochas out for everyone)

[QM3steve]

When you go a store and you think the scanner is reading the product code...

[BLUEHAWK]

Originally posted by QM3steve When you go a store and you think the scanner is reading the product code...

I heard they are planning on injecting our babies with bar codes when they get born :D

[airforcegrrl]

i think you watch too much sci-fi late at night :)

[BLUEHAWK]

Originally posted by airforcegrrl i think you watch too much sci-fi late at night :)

I think its Starbucks who is financing those baby bar codes :D

[Advisor]

Buy Starbucks..I own stock. BUY BUT BUY!!!!!!!

[airforcegrrl]

I don't know if i should bow or run in horror screaming. (makes Advisor a double shot irish creme espresso with extra foam)

[airforcegrrl]

(walks in rubbing the crust out of her eyes. Yawns and stretches, puts on a giant pot of coffee, gets the flavored coffee started, kicks the espresso machine a few times, before realizing it's not plugged in. Gets a mug of espresso, sits down at the end of the counter, and opens up her magazine)

[airforcegrrl]

Hey look it is still standing!!

[BLUEHAWK]

What magazine are you reading?

[airforcegrrl]

the Magic the Gathering Trading Card Game Guide. I'm such a geek :)

[BLUEHAWK]

Originally posted by airforcegrrl the Magic the Gathering Trading Card Game Guide. I'm such a geek :)

Why are you reading the Trading Card Game Guide?

[airforcegrrl]

Cause i still have a good chunk of cards from the Beta version that came out back in '92 or so. Always on the look out for how much they might be worth. You know for when the stock market crashes and i need quick cash on e-bay :)

[BLUEHAWK]

Originally posted by airforcegrrl Cause i still have a good chunk of cards from the Beta version that came out back in '92 or so. Always on the look out for how much they might be worth. You know for when the stock market crashes and i need quick cash on e-bay :)

I don't know what means "Beta version."

Are they cards like football cards in bubble gum packs?

I'm an elder person, so not familiar with anything involving trading cards after, say, 1956 or so...

Not meaning to pry.

Also, if you will allow it... why are you an Air Force Girl?

[airforcegrrl]

Magic the Gathering Card Game came out back in the late 80s. Mostly as a way to give the D&D geeks something else to play. There was a test Alpha version that came out and later the more popular Beta version. Since then a whole series of version and additions have come out with each series before it becoming more rare and collectible. So i'm always curious what my old cards are worth in a simple ballpark figure :) The premise of the game is simple you create a deck of cards filled with spells, creatures, and mana (mana is what is used to "tap" into to do your spells and call yrou creatures) and you duel one on one or with multiple players. The decks also come in colors; red, blue, green, white, and black. You can also mix colors to your pref. It's a very user friendly game and a ton of fun to play, i just haven't in years.

They do come in packs like football or baseball cards just no gum. You can also buy pre-made decks for play and can buy cards individually.

No problem on the explaination :) I dont mind.

I"m actually an Air Force Grrl using the original term for Grrl meaning grunge or punk girl. A Grr-irl if you will. Now a days grrl has come to mean lesbian or dyke but a few still hold out the old meaning of a girl that doens't take shit from any one. :) Plus i'm in the air force so that's convient too. been using airforcegrrl since Tech School back in '99 and it stuck ever since.

[BLUEHAWK]

Originally posted by airforcegrrl Magic the Gathering Card Game came out back in the late 80s. Mostly as a way to give the D&D geeks something else to play. There was a test Alpha version that came out and later the more popular Beta version. Since then a whole series of version and additions have come out with each series before it becoming more rare and collectible. So i'm always curious what my old cards are worth in a simple ballpark figure :) The premise of the game is simple you create a deck of cards filled with spells, creatures, and mana (mana is what is used to "tap" into to do your spells and call yrou creatures) and you duel one on one or with multiple players. The decks also come in colors; red, blue, green, white, and black. You can also mix colors to your pref. It's a very user friendly game and a ton of fun to play, i just haven't in years.

They do come in packs like football or baseball cards just no gum. You can also buy pre-made decks for play and can buy cards individually.

No problem on the explaination :) I dont mind.

I"m actually an Air Force Grrl using the original term for Grrl meaning grunge or punk girl. A Grr-irl if you will. Now a days grrl has come to mean lesbian or dyke but a few still hold out the old meaning of a girl that doens't take shit from any one. :) Plus i'm in the air force so that's convient too. been using airforcegrrl since Tech School back in '99 and it stuck ever since.

Thanks...

I one time played Dungeons and Dragons with my youngest son... his stated opinion at the time was I "lack imagination." :D

I was in Tech at Sheppard, 1964, Recip A/C Mech school, 43151A was the AFSC... I boxed for the squadron in the Base competition, got my arse handed to me by a guy in Missile Maint :D

What's your AFSC, or job (since I no longer understand the new numbers they're using)?

[airforcegrrl]

I"m a Tech Controller, or Water Walker :) the new AFSC is 3C2X1. Was Tech like flight line maintenance? Sqd sports has boiled down to football, softball, baseball, basketball, soccer, billiards, organized runs, and a few others i can't remember but know they have national teams :)

[BLUEHAWK]

Originally posted by airforcegrrl I"m a Tech Controller, or Water Walker :) the new AFSC is 3C2X1. Was Tech like flight line maintenance? Sqd sports has boiled down to football, softball, baseball, basketball, soccer, billiards, organized runs, and a few others i can't remember but know they have national teams :)

a.What does a "Tech Controller" do?

b. What means "Water Walker" in the United States AIR Force?

Tech, was "Technical School"... i.e., the step one took immediately following BMT at Lackland, when the AFSC was assigned (in case you happened to pass the final exam :D ) That was when you got your Blue Rope.

My AFSC was like flight line maintenance, yes... we were the guys on career track for Air Crew and Crew Chief, should we survive both BMT and the CMSgt.

431 meant aircraft (not engines) mechanic, the 5 meant your skill level (e.g. 1 was Tech School, 3 was first stage, 5 was second stage, 7 was third stage etc.), and the A (or final letter) meant which kind of aircraft... in my case the A stood for reciprocating aircraft... hence 43151A. The closest I ever got to a jet engine was touching the nacelle on that old B-36 they used to have parked at Chanute Field. I did walk past a few B-52s another time, I think it was at Minot.

My aircraft started out first with the beautiful and very fast U-3A (Cessna 310), then some work on the venerable C-47D, then my sentimental favorite of all time, the hugely unglamorous but very effective C-123B model "Provider." In the beginning (early 1964) we just did short hops of cargo all over the USofA, every AFB you can possibly name... but by the end of that year we were all of a sudden being trained by returning MAAG-VN AF personnel (NCOs mostly), for WTF we had not a clue at my extreme slimeball low level... and then we began doing a WHOLE LOT of training of butter bars headed in an westerly direction over the big water... destined for Da Nang and the eventual Provider Squadron at Ton Sun Nhut. In other words, we were experiencing a lot of touch and go's and emergency descents with (hopefully) a Major or a Captain in the left seat. If lucky, we got a Light Bird there. In pilot cahoots with the Tower, from time to time, we'd hear things like, "Gear not down! Go around!" [on base leg to final and, maybe, 600 feet altitude]... pucker factor supreme in that center seat.

By the time I got out, they had begun changing the paint job on our B models, to that familiar cammo colors... and later on, the USAF (in its "wisdom") saw fit to change our designation from ATC to AETC, don't ya know... as if it made a WHOLE lot more sense to call the teachers Air EDUCATION and Training Command, instead of just a simple Air Training Command.

Our job was maintenance on the entire aircraft except for engines, paint (other than shining some aluminum endless times :p ), instruments/avionics (we didn't HAVE "avionics" exactly, we had instruments :D ), and loadmaster (tho we were expected to know what an unbalanced load looked like.) I didn't have much to do with changing tires either, but I knew what to look for and could do it in a pinch.

We thought we were hot snot because our duty station was in the hangars, right next to Base Ops... so, Airman Bell was on every dang manifest he could possibly get on :a: Saw a lot of America that way... slept in a lot of TDY quarters too, without benefit of per diem. I always figured my real duty station was wherever my airplane was.

I think our only inter-flight squadron sports other than boxing, at the time, were trolling for babes and playing Hearts.

Prob'ly a whole lot more than you ever wanted to know, but there it is.

We didn't see many, or enough, air force girls, much less any grrrrrls... back then. So, this entire thing is kinda new to me.

Don't mean to bore or offend.

Sir Zoomie Blue

[airforcegrrl]

A Techincal Controller is my AFSC name 3C2X1, 3 being the Career Group Ours is Support, C being our career field ours being Communications, 2 being our Job Functional Area which is Tech Control, X is for the skill level still 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9, and finally the 1 indicates any further subdivisions within the Job Functional Area. Not all have them so normally it's just a one, but for aircraft they still use A and B. We still have Tech school, and depending on your career field depends on how long it is. Oh and everyone goes to tech school, even if they fold towels at the gym. didn't get a rope or anything, though the ropes in tech school more or less assisted teh Training Leaders in running things. Boot camp still has a test to graduate plus the PT portion. I still can't believe that people fail it, it's the easiest frellign test on the planet and we study the book from the time we arrive till we test too! any who...

I work on networks, mostly install and maintenance of the technical kind. I'm a glorified network plumber. I pick up the problem from where you cable from yoru computer meets the jack in the wall all the way back to it's final destination at the distant end. let me know if i lost you and i'll break it down some more :) I get to play with a lot of cool communications equipment. I get to meet a lot of interesting people, no i don't get to kill them. I also get a lot of training that would normally cost me a fortune on the outside for free. Though the air force is stingy about paying for the tests so i still have to fork over money for my A+ and CCNA certifications. But you make do with what you go and with the military now paying 100% tuition assistance i'd be retarded not to jump on it :)

Water Walker is a Tech Controller's way of saying he/she's hot shit. IE: we walk on water :)

I myself don't have a whole lot of america experience or deployment experience. Been in 6 years only been deployed once. Still at my first duty station in Langley AFB VA. Saw Scott AFB in IL for a week, and got to experience White Sands Missile Range in Orogrande NM. Been across the east pond to Al Udeid in Doha Qatar last summer. And that's about it. Had plenty of opportunities to deploy just orders getting passed up for one reaon or another. Mostly cause i was needed more in the office than abroad. I pride myself in being a one woman operation :) Keeps assholes from frelling things up. Comm is a difficult career field since most women dont' cut it. And Tech Controllers very rarely see a lass that can hack it on top of that. Much like Telephone doesn't get many girls due to the strenght requirements Tech Control doesn't get girls cause it requires a certain mental capacity. Mostly understanding not just how computers work but also how networks operate. I think the going rate in my squadron right now boy to girl is 20-1 and across the air force the numbers quadruple for the men while the women get one to two more.

You didn't bore me or anything, i like learning about what it was like when you old fogies were in :p :p :p :p :p :p

[Robert J Ryan]

Decaf with a shot of sugar free vanilla please, leave room for half and half. Like my coffe like my women hot light and sweet, unless I can my hands on dark sweet one.

[goodnessgracie]

Like MY coffee like I like my men: Hot, strong & bitter

[airforcegrrl]

Looks like i'm gonna need to get another coffee machine. (giggles)