tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post5438416601888238522..comments2024-01-03T05:18:54.650-05:00Comments on CDR Salamander: Time to walk the walk ...CDR Salamanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05981221786954902349noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-58112964245798876192012-12-11T15:20:07.052-05:002012-12-11T15:20:07.052-05:00This website was... how do you say it? Relevant!! ...This website was... how do you say it? Relevant!! Finally I have found <br />something that helped me. Kudos!<br /><i>Also see my web page</i>: <b><a href="http://storagesoftware.blogspot.com/2012/06/open-nas-review.html" rel="nofollow">storagesoftware.blogspot.com</a></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-81812053809071836892010-03-08T18:04:32.000-05:002010-03-08T18:04:32.000-05:00You know, I'd write Norm Dicks a letter on thi...You know, I'd write Norm Dicks a letter on this if I thought there was a chance of something happening other than getting back a form letter or e-mail (on the topic that the Congressman wants to talk about not the question asked) drafted by some self-important 20/30-something staffer.C-dore 14noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-31206856687993240222010-03-07T23:08:34.000-05:002010-03-07T23:08:34.000-05:00Given the ship's name and the region's lon...Given the ship's name and the region's long/strong Navy Historical Heritage, may a cc to Washington State's Representatives and Senators might be in order. One of them just fleeted up to Chair of the HASC and has a record of strongly supporting Navy...borhbemonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-81550540798399142572010-03-07T07:22:51.000-05:002010-03-07T07:22:51.000-05:00Sorry, I went red and free before checking the las...Sorry, I went red and free before checking the last post. The "Guest" post above was written by CV60CV60noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-57356894936882970412010-03-07T07:21:39.000-05:002010-03-07T07:21:39.000-05:00C-dore 14
That's a great idea. I hadn't...C-dore 14<br /> That's a great idea. I hadn't even thought of him. I believe he is running for Senator, so there's a little bit more incentive for him to bring home some pork for Philly shipyard workers....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-52572318907599581202010-03-06T21:34:43.000-05:002010-03-06T21:34:43.000-05:00If I'm not mistaken, that was the purpose of t...If I'm not mistaken, that was the purpose of the America Sinkex.Byronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-32999283828325903312010-03-06T21:03:35.000-05:002010-03-06T21:03:35.000-05:00No you din nit....No you din nit....MR T's Haircutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-24708353472987088132010-03-06T20:30:23.000-05:002010-03-06T20:30:23.000-05:00I would expect on our hosts' porch he can say ...I would expect on our hosts' porch he can say it any damn way he wants...as long as the beer is cold :)Byronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-62405242951414713962010-03-06T19:14:45.000-05:002010-03-06T19:14:45.000-05:00Probably best to use her for a SINKEX, the better ...Probably best to use her for a SINKEX, the better to learn how to keep carriers afloat in the next war.SCOTTtheBADGERnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-24721803916216991152010-03-06T18:23:15.000-05:002010-03-06T18:23:15.000-05:00CV 60, (At the risk of setting off some of the oth...CV 60, (At the risk of setting off some of the other readers here) You might want to send a copy of this to Joe Sestak seeing that he's a Philadelphia area congressman.C-dore 14noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-12468369018590399582010-03-06T10:40:15.000-05:002010-03-06T10:40:15.000-05:00<p><span><span><span>Below...<p><span><span><span>Below is my proposed letter to Senator Webb. Ya'll feel free to copy, borrow, steal, bend, fold and mutilate as you see fit.</span></span></span><br /></p><p><span><span><span></span></span></span><span><span>Senator James Webb</span></span><br /></p><p><span><span>144 Russell Senate Office Building<br />Washington DC 20510</span></span><br /></p><p><span> </span><br /></p><p><span>Dear Senator Webb,</span><br /></p><p><span><span><span> </span>It has come to my attention that the USS OLYMPIA (C-6), the flagship of Admiral Dewey at the Battle of Manila Bay, is currently in a state of disrepair.<span> </span>As you are undoubtedly aware, <i><span>Olympia</span></i><span> is the oldest steel warship currently afloat, and is a National Historic Landmark. Yet, despite this history, the press is reporting that the OLYMPIA is currently in a state of disrepair, and is gradually rusting away. Its current owner is unable to properly maintain it, and it will be forced to close the ship in September. <span> </span>See <a href="http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/85456487.html" rel="nofollow"><span>http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/85456487.html</span></a>.</span></span></span><br /></p><p><span><span><span><span> </span>The loss of this national treasure is simply unconscionable. <span> </span>I request that your office look into finding funds and a suitable home to both renovate the USS OLYMPIA and allow it to continue its duty in instructing current and future generations of Americans on our country’s maritime heritage.</span></span></span><br /></p><p><span><span></span></span></p>CV60noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-33484946185867598122010-03-06T10:17:42.000-05:002010-03-06T10:17:42.000-05:00I was sitting in a networking meeting last Wednesd...I was sitting in a networking meeting last Wednesday and one lady, associated with the local Armed Forces Museum mentioned the schools no longer teach WWI/WWII....basically they are culling out our military history from the k-12 system down here in FL. Well, we'll get the next generation we deserve, I suspect, to paraphrase the current commentary about just about any level of Government (thanks to an apathetic and uninformed, too busy to be beothered electorate, that wasn't taught it by the "Educators.").xformednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-56891720047209895362010-03-06T08:57:08.000-05:002010-03-06T08:57:08.000-05:00Alfred! GREAT books. The Chinese love 'em!
...Alfred! GREAT books. The Chinese love 'em!<br /><br />Your point is spot on. Naval heritage is not terribly important if we can't manage to cut through the administrative crap and save an irreplaceable piece of American and US Navy history.<br /><br />We shall see. This batch of senior leaders, Navy and civilian, don't seem big on tradition and legacy.UltimaRatioRegisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-52788410085928103272010-03-06T08:55:51.000-05:002010-03-06T08:55:51.000-05:00I'll go ahead and draft a letter to Senator We...I'll go ahead and draft a letter to Senator Webb. He is probably the logical choice for pointman on this. I'll go ahead and post it to the blog so ya'll can borrow it.CV60noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-64184752768827152732010-03-06T08:30:52.000-05:002010-03-06T08:30:52.000-05:00This is the sort of thing that happens when a nati...This is the sort of thing that happens when a nation no longer seems to care about its naval heritage, frankly. I'm depressed to read about it, because <em>Olympia</em> deserves a good home at the WNY in a restored condition; she's the last link to a vanished age of the Steel Navy since <em>Oregon</em> went to the scrapyard during WWII (whoops!). <br /><br />We might as well sell <em>Constitution</em> for firewood in Boston Harbor while we're at it. I understand live oak makes a lovely blaze. Mahannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-91475536131683808772010-03-05T20:39:55.000-05:002010-03-05T20:39:55.000-05:00Is this issue related to the Olympia issue...same ...Is this issue related to the Olympia issue...same park/owners:<br /><br />http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/04/americas-flagship-he.htmlGil Gilliamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-33974245914881991742010-03-05T18:15:02.000-05:002010-03-05T18:15:02.000-05:00I'll foot the bill for the blue smock.I'll foot the bill for the blue smock.SCOTTtheBADGERnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-71187526680127095102010-03-05T18:03:37.000-05:002010-03-05T18:03:37.000-05:00Maybe they could anchor it at the College Creek en...Maybe they could anchor it at the College Creek end of Dewey Field, or alongside the Leftwich Visitor's Center. Of course since we can't even afford 10 issues of Shipmate anymore, maybe that would be a stretch for the Alumni Association...Gil Gilliamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-75537474278332005462010-03-05T17:55:46.000-05:002010-03-05T17:55:46.000-05:00Oddly enough, as uttered by Animal Mother in "...Oddly enough, as uttered by Animal Mother in "Full Metal Jacket", I've never heard it said any other way than "You can talk the talk, but can you walk the walk?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-33328836663930059872010-03-05T17:13:49.000-05:002010-03-05T17:13:49.000-05:00Sal,
Remind me to mail you a beret you can wear w...Sal,<br /><br />Remind me to mail you a beret you can wear when you grow your goatee. How's that artist's angst coming along?UltimaRatioRegisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-78563285401028571362010-03-05T17:09:26.000-05:002010-03-05T17:09:26.000-05:00I thought the phrase was walk the walk, and talk t...I thought the phrase was walk the walk, and talk the talk?SCOTTtheBADGERnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-2363927640684999342010-03-05T17:04:19.000-05:002010-03-05T17:04:19.000-05:00USN aircraft, too, that's why all the WWII pla...USN aircraft, too, that's why all the WWII planes on the bottom of Lake Michigan are almost untouchable for salvage and restoration.SCOTTtheBADGERnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-68990505624011144042010-03-05T17:03:07.000-05:002010-03-05T17:03:07.000-05:00They scrapped ENGLAND, too. For shame!They scrapped ENGLAND, too. For shame!SCOTTtheBADGERnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-20297434702152912612010-03-05T14:40:05.000-05:002010-03-05T14:40:05.000-05:00Whenever I hear someone talking about making a mus...Whenever I hear someone talking about making a museum out of the JFK first thing I think of is the horrible material shape you say she is in. Just thinking that the people of Mass probably want her but nobody wants to cough up the space. However, if there <span><b><i>were</i></b></span> an ideal location in Mass, Battleship Cove would be the place. 1,000 feet of JFK docked next to just shyof 700' of Massachusetts, a DD, a former DDR Tarantul missileboat, and a Gato class sub. We'll have the Cub Scouts camping out on Big Mammie in a bit over a month from now. As for the winds, he prevailing strong west, no'west would keep her well to the Cove, and Southwest, no'easters run up and down the dec. Not much of a SE or easterly to worry about often. But this is way out of my league. I just know the location somewhat well.<br /><br />There already is an effort underway to get the Saratoga CV-60 Museum up and running 12 or so miles away across Naragansett Bay in Newport or Quonset PT http://www.saratogamuseum.org . To have 2 carriers museums in such close proximity probably won't work though. Right now the Sara and the Forrestal are flaking away at Newport.surfcasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-31855648841054531472010-03-05T14:22:56.000-05:002010-03-05T14:22:56.000-05:00Of course, bringing the Olympia to WNY would a gre...Of course, bringing the Olympia to WNY would a great idea. First off one has to get it out of the Delaware River mud! As I understand it the organization which has custody of it, not only did NOT put necessary money into hull preservation like anodes etc but also since the river has silted up does NOT have the money for dredging. The USN needs to get that vessel out of their not only underfunded but also inept hands! I was on Olympia about 19 yrs ago and could see signs of deterioration then. I believe a semi-submersible barge can be used for the move. The trick is getting "unstuck" from the bottom. I believe the waters of the Anacostia River are brackish at WNY and might not present as much a challenge<br /><br />Having worked at WNY for a long time seeing a ship older than the ex-USS Barry on the waterfront would be a great addition.<br /><br />P.S. the Barry had its own bout with watertight integrity "issues" about 15 yrs ago. Heeled over and almost lost her but the crew counter flooded. You think Olympia's WW1 hull is thin, what about a cold war DDG's?leeseanoreply@blogger.com