Re: OT: If You Can

Tick said:
"And I'm on your side, the coffee bean was God's gift to the scope dopes
and morse code diddy boppers and those who kept their equipment running."

Amen, brother, amen.

Tick said:
"12 hour shifts/6 on/1 off. There was nothing that looked anything like
an ATC'r with pale skin, bulging, blurry eyes and a 12 hour caffeine
high. 12 to 14 months of that in a remote-isolated environment and
those poor guys were ruinned for life. Talk about PTSD."

You forgot the part about going on alert and spending a couple hours in
a bunker, which, of course, only occurred *after* you had finally fallen
asleep.

Oh, and they actually gave you a day *off*? You lucky dog.

'Course, I was part of a very small site, only about 20 of us, or so.
One each of radar, satcom, and ground radio maintenance types. So, when
something broke, or, more likely, an operator had a cranial-rectal
inversion, it didn't matter if you were "on-duty" or "off-duty",
you went to work. All hail the coffee bean!

Tick said:
"I remember many times opening my rations, not having any water so
mixing my instant coffee packet into my beanie weinies or just pouring
it into my mouth and chasing it with whatever can of fruit was enclosed.
And thankful for it. :-) "

Hey, when you encounter adverse conditions, ya gotta be creative.
Assess, improvise and overcome! :-)

Alex
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  • Re: OT: If You Can
    ... the coffee bean was God's gift to the scope dopes ... From: akfromak@xxxxxxxxx (Alex) ... Shame on you, Tick, shame on you. ...
    (alt.support.mult-sclerosis)
  • Re: OT: If You Can
    ... How dare you even *consider* uttering those words, ... "I am thy coffee bean. ... Shame on you, Tick, shame on you. ...
    (alt.support.mult-sclerosis)