So it looks like John isn't the only one that gets to spend time in Florida for his job. I'll be flying down there on the 20th, and then take a helicopter ride to some sort of naval vessel (destroyer or possibly an aircraft carrier) where I'll spend the next 10 days doing engineering stuff. Yay! Let's just hope the disease-of-death is cleared up by then...
Posted by Rick at July 8, 2003 01:46 PMRather than make the obvious joke of being on a ship full of sailors (which somehow would have been turned back on me), what're you going to do that whole time? You're actually spending a full 10 days on a ship at sea?
Posted by: Fatboy at July 8, 2003 03:41 PMChad already made the joke to Rick. 10 Days with a ship full of seamen. It is almost too easy. Yeah, what are you going to do for 10 days on a ship? Is it in port? Cause it is not like you can just get off and go drinking.
Posted by: Pat at July 8, 2003 04:38 PMYeah, it'll be at sea (hence the helicopter ride to it). I'm not sure exactly what I'm doing. I hadn't thought about that beer thing. I'm a civilian... maybe I'm allowed to bring a 30 pack. Wait, 10 days... how about two kegs?
Posted by: Rick at July 8, 2003 05:03 PMNice try Rick, unless you're going on board a British ship, no alcohol. It is possible, however, that the folks on board may have made their own, which normally involves grape juice and sugar. You'll be really lucky if they've distilled it, then you can bring some back and strip the paint off of the Keg Stand with it. Just be thankful you're not going on board a sub, you know what they say, 100 single men leave for a deployment, and 50 couples return.
Posted by: Mike at July 8, 2003 05:14 PMOh poo. The way my body works, it'll probably figure out a way to create it's own alcohol. I do have NyQuil as well. And yes, I'm glad I'm not on a sub for this trip.
Posted by: Rick at July 8, 2003 05:54 PM