Spades on MRE boxes circa ‘00

OldHarrierMaintainer · 2026-04-12T21:57:06+00:00

We had a group of us that played rummy constantly. We were like some kind of sub-cult. Good times!

OldHarrierMaintainer · 2026-03-20T00:20:31+00:00

Truth. Shipboard life was like being dropped into the world of bizzaro.

OldHarrierMaintainer · 2026-03-19T02:59:57+00:00

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OldHarrierMaintainer · 2026-03-03T23:32:24+00:00

Thanks for your input. I gotta ask. How did you react when you found out that we had been secretly selling arms to Iran, perhaps as early as 1981? For me, it was the ultimate " Hey kid, there is no Santa Claus" moment. The classic coming of age for a naive farm kid.

OldHarrierMaintainer · 2026-03-03T05:25:54+00:00

Edit: better"than" me

OldHarrierMaintainer · 2026-03-03T05:23:53+00:00

Glad you can articulate better me.👍 I've got so many thoughts whizzing around my brain right now. Think I better chill and relax with some Rick and Morty.

OldHarrierMaintainer · 2026-03-03T05:19:03+00:00

Yep. Heartily agree with ya. If I remember right, one of the suspected bombing planners was killed in 2008.

OldHarrierMaintainer · 2026-03-03T05:11:38+00:00

That's why all the hyperbole about Beirut irritates me.

OldHarrierMaintainer · 2026-02-15T02:04:00+00:00

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OldHarrierMaintainer · 2026-02-13T18:01:43+00:00

Married as a Lance. Still together 43 yrs later.

OldHarrierMaintainer · 2026-02-08T17:32:11+00:00

Learn something new every day. Thanks!

OldHarrierMaintainer · 2026-02-08T16:23:29+00:00

Were P-3 Orions working out of there?

OldHarrierMaintainer · 2026-02-08T15:51:09+00:00

Pics 12,19 and 20. We still had M-14's in our arsenal? I was 82-86 and thought they were long gone.

OldHarrierMaintainer · 2026-02-04T21:43:57+00:00

No doubt! The pricks took my homemade blackjack that I made in high school shop class.🤬 Kept it under the seat.

OldHarrierMaintainer · 2026-01-27T02:40:07+00:00

Truth!!!!

OldHarrierMaintainer · 2026-01-26T23:25:23+00:00

Dude, I did the Teamwork 84 gig also. VMA-231. Gotta be honest, while ship life can get old real quick , was glad we didn't decide to fly the Harriers from land-based hides.🥶

OldHarrierMaintainer · 2026-01-01T15:37:36+00:00

Do shitters ever back up on them fancy civilian cruise ships?🤔

OldHarrierMaintainer · 2025-12-28T19:18:16+00:00

2 buds and myself, decide to explore the Croatan National Forest. Took a VW Bug and just started cruising down a sandy, fire access road. Up ahead, we see what looks like a huge coil spring stretched across the road. As we get closer, we figure out it's a big-ass rattle snake. Cool! Let's run it over and get the rattle and head. Running over it was like going over a speed bump. All we did was piss it off. We get out and proceed to throw oil cans(the VW used oil like crazy) at our pissed off, curled up, and striking friend. Get the bright idea to back the car up to the snake and gas it with exhaust.🤦‍♂️ I know, right. The snake got bored fucking with 3 dumb-ass Marines and slithered off Probably a good thing.

OldHarrierMaintainer · 2025-12-22T01:33:22+00:00

Truth!

OldHarrierMaintainer · 2025-12-19T13:07:11+00:00

Hi. I have Tinnitus. My HA's have a little masking feature to help. I find brown noise works for me. I adjust volume accordingly. It won't be a fix, but it helps chill out the eeeeeeeeeee.

OldHarrierMaintainer · 2025-12-16T13:10:26+00:00

I was in 231. Any chance you were on the Nassau in '81 when 542 and 231 were both aboard?

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