[RTTY] LSMFT (slightly OT)

[Dino Papas]

Well, ok I just can't resist....I spent 26 years as an Infantryman  
and when I was a young rifle platoon leader I always got a kick out  
of my old timers dispatching the newbies:

to the commo shop to get:

"A can of squelch" or some "Antenna grease"

or to the supply room to get:

"A box of grid squares"

or to the arms room to get:

"A blank adapter for the 81mm mortar"

or to the motor pool to get:

"A bucket of live steam"

And one fine Saturday morning at Ft Richardson Alaska I was checking  
on my platoon area and found a brand new guy who had arrived over the  
weekend sitting in his room staring intently at a half-filled glass  
of water.  I just had to ask and was told "Sir, I'm on earthquake  
watch....the CQ told me to keep an eye on the glass and if the water  
started to move I was to immediately report so that the earthquake  
alarm could be sounded."  I gave the CQ a knowing glance and quietly  
departed the AO.

Ahhh, those were the days!

73 -- Dino KL0S