During my typical 0300 stroll (some of you can probably relate), a few thoughts came to me. None of them are very serious. I'm just happy that I remembered them when I woke up again at 0500! Maybe they'll bring a smile.


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1. Where have all the SDR's gone? And actuators, deltics, specans, etc?

In some dusty warehouse? Dumped offshore to make a reef? Given to some third world ally to develop their medical ultrasound technology?


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2. "Green Zombies Fix It With Rapid Quick Jumpers"? (or something similar, since this is a PG room)

What the heck is that? I know green is a ground wire; Z is impedance, F is a fuse.... help!


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3. 3.0707 to 4.0605

Why do those numbers keep cycling through my mind? Something to do with old wooden-hulled oceangoing minesweepers, I think?


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4. Timefax crates - not the individual roll boxes; the BIG heavy duty crates that could withstand a nuclear near miss.

Didn't those things have something like nine full size rolls and two smaller rolls? WHY?


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5. Lloyd's Register + Marine Diesel Handbook

Could you still do it? Use those two pubs, I mean. And did ANY of us actually see the process successfully used in REAL time to assist in anything truly useful?


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6. Remember Three Dog Night's "Celebrate"?

And how someone inevitably started singing it every time we broke out the date stamps?


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And finally.. FINALLY...a lighter note. Found this today as a hit in the "Wheresgeorge.com" currency tracking program:

"Wife's cash - to be marked and IMMEDIATELY returned to her!
Thanks to all you old time Ocean Systems Techs (A's & M's) for your faithful watches in the sea."

Makes you feel good, doesn't it? SOMEONE remembers us!

Hey Loren I remember a couple of times at Lewes where there was a flame exhibition at various times in the electronics shop, that was worth of several laughs.
OTMC Duane Brosdahl

Lorren, number 2 was a saying to help remember the designators for soviet Diesels I think. Sorry ofr the rude wake up at Lewes when the MDL started going backward and sucked the lines off the grams and pumped them into the ocean....I was young and a lot faster in those days, good thing too as I think you were going to try and kill me!!

I wish I could remember the young STs name but I can't but I recall he and I trying to unravel a steam reciprocating engine signature using the Marine Diesel Handbook and Lloyds on a Mid. Talk about trying to make chicken salad out of Chicken S--t!!!!!!!!!!!

Great Post Lorren!!

J