Text 9105, 69 rader
Skriven 2006-12-21 21:19:09 av Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1)
   Kommentar till text 9052 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Re: Eyetalian food
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*** Quoting Ruth Haffly from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***

RH> Just a bit of inter-service teasing.  Army probably has the toughest P
RH> program of all other services except the Marines (when they are on
 CS> get onboard, down to berthing, and up to my office.  16 to eat lunch,
 CS> 8 more to get changed and go home.  Probably add another 16 so I can
 CS> take a pee-break <g> to make it 40.


RH> Up and down all the time.  But, as I recall, most ladders were not tha
RH> long, usually less than 10 risers.  You'd probably be in good shape to
RH> do one of these Empire State Building or Sears Towers runs. (G)


Would be a snap for me probably in comparison to the average person.  On the
number of risers, I havent counted but each 'deck' is 10 feet above the one
below it by average.  (Some are taller than others, 3rd deck on an LHD for
example).

 CS> I did zone inspection for one of the other Masterchief's the day we
 CS> pulled back in.  It was engineering spaces at the aft end.  To get to
 CS> them, you have to climb down these vertical ladders (real adders,
 CS> straight up and down) 6 stories then back up, over to the next drop
 CS> down, and another 6 down then 6 up.  I had 5 spaces to check on, not
 CS> interconnecting down below so had to come all the way up each time.
 CS> Bob's knees were bothering hm so I did his inspection for him.

RH> I don't think I coud have handled it, at least not now.  Called the
RH> ortho doctor's office a bit ago; he and the foot/ankle specialist
RH> haven't been able to mesh schedules to arrainge a meeting.  Guess that
RH> means I'll go into 2007 without any resolution on the foot.

I was wondering how you foot was.  I hurt my ankle (mild sprain I thought) but
it's still bothering me.

 CS> be suprised if many of the others here just couldnt make it or at the
 CS> least, would be very sore the next day.  Now, ask me to go running,
 CS> and I aint so good at that!

RH> I'd be weak in the knees, at least; probably sore in other areas as
RH> well.

Hehe think climbing a totally vertical ladder 6 stories up a building then back
down.  Now kinda 'reverse it' and you got it.


 CS> Definately.  Vertical dimensions.  I get to go climbing Friday (leave
 CS> ends) if the weather is good.  Delayed some antenna maintenance and we
 CS> are pretty much on a stand-down sort of thing.  I need to help out my
 CS> PO3 as the PO1 who has duty with us is scared of heights, so I told
 CS> him not to worry and I'd go up. Aft mast VHF whips.  I'll be about
 CS> 100ft up and 30ft out on an upper yardarm for around 2 hours.

RH> Sounds like fun. Hopefully the weather won't be too rotten.  Is that
RH> your version of a space walk like the shuttle guys are doing? (G)

Weather holding so far and not too terrible cold.  I'll have to borrow a wind
jacket (paint splashed working type) but it should be ok.  Cloudy but no rain
and wind should be 5KPH gusting no more than 10KPH.  Temps around 50F.  Not
bad.

Yeah, a little like a space walk <g>.  Told my new boss via email alredy that
my first day back, she's gonna have to wait til I get down before we can do a
big check-in meeting.  

                                       xxcarol

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