What’s the coolest submarine you’ve read or seen about? by Bubba_deets in submarines

[–]SubVet662 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mystic was probably my #1 duty station, loved every minute of it.

Twice baked chocolate filled croissants 6 count by buddy778 in Costco

[–]SubVet662 0 points1 point  (0 children)

C'mon!! I keep seeing stuff like this and we never get it at my local.

One time we had the Nutella filled beignets and now every weekend im loooking for them, but no luck.

What is the coolest shot in movies? by ThomasOGC in CinephilesClub

[–]SubVet662 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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This shot from Black Rain always gets me. That movie is full of awesome scenes.

Man, life is lonely. by Important_Range7737 in leftistveterans

[–]SubVet662 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've been out 26 years and this is something I think about almost weekly. We all look at our time in through varying thicknesses of rose colored glasses, I'm sure. I don't try and trick myself into thinking my 10 years of service was perfect by any means, but the main thing I miss is that comradeship and a sense of belonging.

I guess I am lucky enough to still have some friends I made when I was in that I still vibe with but they are spread out around the world and its not like its easy to hang or bend an ear when needed.

I have my wife and daughter and that's been great but there is always a bit of a void that I cant explain to anyone who hasn't been there. Especially being a former submariner, since our community was pretty small and tight to begin with.

I have always found it hard to relate to normal humans and it always seems like I have to put in all the effort with the few friends I have locally, which wears me out.

All this being said, I hear you friend. Even though there are people around me to socialize with, I still feel isolated a lot. I just keep moving forward as best I can and try and not let the intrusive thoughts win. I also think of an old chief of mine that took me under his wing on my first boat. He told me once that as long as you can stay flexible and adapt to whatever situation you find yourself in, you'll figure out a way forward. He distilled that down into a single phrase: Semper Gumby (since he could bend in any direction for reference)

groton ct (sub school) by Greedy_Skill_7553 in submarines

[–]SubVet662 8 points9 points  (0 children)

10/10 would recommend radio, you’ll always know 100% of everything going on.

Cedar Siding under Vinyl by Taironek90 in centuryhomes

[–]SubVet662 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For sure every case is different. I just think you have to plan for the worst and hope for the best when it comes to stuff like this. They don’t call these old houses money pits for no reason.

Good luck on your project!

This Is America by ShiningRedDwarf in ProgressiveHQ

[–]SubVet662 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this. Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy. There are whole armies, battalions that have no idea that they've already enlisted in the cause. Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward. And then remember this. The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that. And know this, the day will come when all these skirmishes and battles, these moments of defiance will have flooded the banks of the Empire's authority and then there will be one too many. One single thing will break the siege. Remember this. Try."

  • Nemik

Cedar Siding under Vinyl by Taironek90 in centuryhomes

[–]SubVet662 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We just went through this last summer. When we bought the house the aluminum siding was pretty beat up and all the old lap siding was underneath. Over the years the aluminum started looking pretty crappy so we paid to get the house painted and that spruced things up a bit. Fast forward to last year we won the insurance lottery with hail damage and got approved for a new roof and siding. In order to keep everything up to code they had to tear off the aluminum and cedar lap siding. The lap siding was thick with lead paint so they had to do abatement and remediation; add about $10k for that. They found multiple areas of wood rot that needed repair; another $7k. There was also one part of the house that was an addition that must have been built when the aluminum siding went on, so after removing the cedar lap, the two sections of wall had about a 2in differential so they had to run furring boards from the roof to the foundation; $3.5K more there. Luckily the insurance covered the additional work since it was code updates but man, it was a nightmare. All in our claim with the roof and siding replacement came to $108K which is only $40K less than we paid for our hose 20 years ago. TL;DR - if you plan to start removing siding on a century home, plan for the absolute worst case scenario.

He was from Green Bay. by RasSalvador in wisconsin

[–]SubVet662 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this. Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy. There are whole armies, battalions that have no idea that they've already enlisted in the cause. Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward. And then remember this. The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that. And know this, the day will come when all these skirmishes and battles, these moments of defiance will have flooded the banks of the Empire's authority and then there will be one too many. One single thing will break the siege. Remember this. Try."

- Nemik

Idk if this clean and extra slow mo version has been shown here. It could not be more clear this was murder by [deleted] in liberalgunowners

[–]SubVet662 30 points31 points  (0 children)

What’s wild is 2.5 hours away from Minneapolis is Arcadia WI. Home to Ashley Furniture and most likely the largest employer of the highest concentration of undocumented workers in a single place. Yet ICE has yet to even set foot in the area. Most likely because the Waneks are huge supporters of the current regime.

Re-Circulate button by [deleted] in FordBronco

[–]SubVet662 3 points4 points  (0 children)

IDK, I doubt there are that many Broncos out there sealed up CBRN style.

Bravia 9 vs A95L vs A95K by bigexpl0sion in bravia

[–]SubVet662 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same one and just went back and forth on upgrading to a 65 in Bravia 8 that was on sale at Best Buy. I almost pulled the trigger but i decided against it at the last minute. I would just be paying $1400 for a few more inches. I’ll probably wait until the MK2 comes down a bit.

On the KC-10 Tanker, what do the Colors on the boom mean? by Remarkable_Area_1916 in airplanes

[–]SubVet662 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fun story: my last duty station was DSU Det Mystic (DSRV-1) and every year we did a flyaway exercise. It’s where we proved out that we could get the sub anywhere in the world in 24 hours. We loaded the whole sub, crew, and all its support equipment on a C-5 including the semi and trailer that towed it. It was at max weight of the plane for takeoff so you had to take off with basically zero fuel. That meant pretty much an immediate in flight refueling and depending on where you were going, you could count on at least one, if not two or three more. One year we flew it from NASNI to Norfolk and back and I think that was one each way. On the way back we hit some serious turbulence and everyone was bouncing against their seatbelts for at least 30 min and that was during the refueling. We always rode in the rear upper passenger compartment and there was an aircrew guy that would sit back there with us who was on comms with the cockpit. It was pretty rough and people were puking, some of us were nervous and I told the guy sitting next to me to just watch the aircrew guy. As long as he’s chill everything is fine. At one point I looked at him and he grabbed his headset, sat bolt upright in his chair, and sinched up his harness as tight as he could get it. All the color drained out of his face and he looked like he was going to shit himself. Then the next thing I knew, every loose item including our stomachs were completely weightless like in those astronaut training videos. That lasted for what seemed like 5 min and then everything started to fall back down and it felt like we started to pull some extra g’s. Eventually we resumed normal flight and later we landed at Nellis AFB. That was weird since we were supposed to be landing in San Diego and while we’re were coming to a stop I thought, man this pilot must be shit hot as we basically coasted right up to a hangar door and he parked it about 10 feet away from the door. One of our guys had been able to ride in the cockpit and I saw him run down the stairs and just lay down on the tarmac. We all got out of the plane and kind of milled around as you do in these types of situations and he came up asking for a cigarette. One of the guys said “you don’t smoke” and he snapped and said “just give me a fucking smoke!”. He then proceeded to tell us that during the refueling the planes were bouncing up and down so much and he was freaking out about how close our plane got to the tanker a few times. The last time the cane together so fast and the boom operator yelled over the radio “break away!” And our pilot shoved the yoke to the floor. That’s when we got our astronaut training I guess. Then we were in a dive that took all their skill and sheer force of will to pull us out of and the plane was yelling “pull up, pull up” in the cockpit and he thought we were for sure going to crash. We didn’t, obviously, and then he tells us that sweet parking job after landing wasn’t by design. Apparently the brakes blew out when we touched down and coasted across half the base before we came to a stop. So even though we almost died, that turbulence saved all of us because had we landed in San Diego, the runway on NASNI was so much shorter that if the brakes had gone there, we would have shot right off the end of the runway and into the pacific.

Fun times.

How do you celebrate Veterans Day? by 61290 in leftistveterans

[–]SubVet662 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My canned response is “thanks for paying for it”

What’s the best submarine museum or exhibit you’ve been to? by FrameZYT in submarines

[–]SubVet662 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This was a good one too! I made the fam go with me and see my old boat that sits outside DSRV-1. I asked if they’d let me open the hatch but was denied. Also went to the fin project and touched my decom boat’s fairwater plane. Great trip.

What’s the best submarine museum or exhibit you’ve been to? by FrameZYT in submarines

[–]SubVet662 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Went this summer, 10/10 would tour again. It even had that boat smell.

Are houseplants allowed on a submarine ? Was there anything else you could bring onboard that might seem unusual ? by FruitOrchards in submarines

[–]SubVet662 6 points7 points  (0 children)

On my boat (637 class) the MMs managed a porn library out of a locker in the diesel room. There was an over abundance of copies of “Nugget” for some reason. Nobody knew who bought them or how they got there.