Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[krayzie]

Originally Posted by Cole

The truck starts fine, but it's weird that no sound comes out of anything that should make sound.

That reminds me. There was a Dodge Ram? beside me yesterday in traffic and I heard that it has engine stop start ignition like wtf even trucks?

[Cole]

Originally Posted by krayzie

That reminds me. There was a Dodge Ram? beside me yesterday in traffic and I heard that it has engine stop start ignition like wtf even trucks?

My regiment used to have a Sierra Hybrid. That thing sketched me out when the engine would cut out. Way happier driving a Silverado that switches from V8 to V4 when you're just cruising

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

WHAT ........ no toilet paper .......

Don't Canadian soldiers wipe their ass .....??




humfrz

[Cole]

Originally Posted by humfrz

WHAT ........ no toilet paper .......

Don't Canadian soldiers wipe their ass .....??




humfrz

We have nice QM guys.

At least in the artillery. Toilet paper is actually a crucial part of maintaining a 105mm howitzer, since it seems that TP rolls are about the only thing that cleans the bore effectively.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Cole

Not doubting that at all. Also managed to find a few favourites in that time. The Hungarian Goulash was absolutely stellar,but they stopped sending those shortly after my SQ course was finished. The ravioli was also pretty good. I did prefer the IMPs to most of the haybox meals we got in the field on weekend ex's. Pretty much unless it was a brigade ex, we never got to have them. Though, after 4 or 5 days of eating IMPs, there was nothing like seeing your BSM (with a greener than green OCDT or 2LT) walking up to your gun with a carton of smokes in his hand, and the young officer carrying a backpack full of Chef Boyardee or Campbell's Chunky soup.

As long as it wasn't the patrol pack (or snack pack, or whatever). Jerky or pepperettes and a bunch of sugary candy stuff. On my PLQ, we lived off of those for 2 or 3 days for part of our defensive ex and it was terrible.

I'm glad I didn't have to eat that dehydrated crap ........




humfrz

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Cole

We have nice QM guys.

At least in the artillery. Toilet paper is actually a crucial part of maintaining a 105mm howitzer, since it seems that TP rolls are about the only thing that cleans the bore effectively.

Now, there is a joke in there somewhere ..........


humfrz

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

I'm glad I didn't have to eat that dehydrated crap ........




humfrz

Those is the IRPs that we had up to about 1980 when we started getting the IMPs on any sort of regular basis. Other than the canned bacon you got in the IRP I preferred the dehydrated stuff.
Now, being a service support truck driver I rarely had to eat ration packs at all since I was usually near the field kitchen. The food at the kitchen was great and we dropped the crappy stuff off to the infantry and artillery.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Those is the IRPs that we had up to about 1980 when we started getting the IMPs on any sort of regular basis. Other than the canned bacon you got in the IRP I preferred the dehydrated stuff.
Now, being a service support truck driver I rarely had to eat ration packs at all since I was usually near the field kitchen. The food at the kitchen was great and we dropped the crappy stuff off to the infantry and artillery.

......and, I believe THAT .....

Reminds me of a back-in-the-army-day story ........

It was a cold, dark, rainy German night, when I moved my unit back into Coleman Barracks, after being in the field for 30 days. We had missed out on the last two chow deliveries from the field kitchen ....... because they said we were moving too fast .......

Since when can't a deuce and a half truck catch up to an armored column .....

Anyway we clanked into Coleman about 2300 hours, the troops were tired, wet and HUNGRY!

I woke up the company mess sergeant (back at Coleman) and ordered him to wake up his cooks, open up the mess hall and feed my troops.

He must have been still drunk, because he tried to tell me that the mess hall wouldn't open till 0600 the next morning.

I told him that I had two options to feed my troops ....... either he wakes up his mess personnel and cooks us a meal ........ or my troops were going to break into HIS mess hall and cook up our own meals ....... and we don't clean up ........

He "decided" that his people would fix us a meal ........


humfrz

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

......and, I believe THAT .....

Reminds me of a back-in-the-army-day story ........

It was a cold, dark, rainy German night, when I moved my unit back into Coleman Barracks, after being in the field for 30 days. We had missed out on the last two chow deliveries from the field kitchen ....... because they said we were moving too fast .......

Since when can't a deuce and a half truck catch up to an armored column .....

Anyway we clanked into Coleman about 2300 hours, the troops were tired, wet and HUNGRY!

I woke up the company mess sergeant (back at Coleman) and ordered him to wake up his cooks, open up the mess hall and feed my troops.

He must have been still drunk, because he tried to tell me that the mess hall wouldn't open till 0600 the next morning.

I told him that I had two options to feed my troops ....... either he wakes up his mess personnel and cooks us a meal ........ or my troops were going to break into HIS mess hall and cook up our own meals ....... and we don't clean up ........

He "decided" that his people would fix us a meal ........


humfrz

Well the truth of the matter is since my Army time was mostly on air bases with fancy dinning halls and my Navy time consisted in eating at officers messes or wardrooms with waiters, crystal cups and real silverware many of the best meals I ever had were in the military.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Cole

The Hungarian Goulash was absolutely stellar...

Wait, wut? I don't know how to feel about that. Did it resemble this?

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Cole

We have nice QM guys.

At least in the artillery. Toilet paper is actually a crucial part of maintaining a 105mm howitzer, since it seems that TP rolls are about the only thing that cleans the bore effectively.

Need some good old fashioned bug juice. Right, @Tcoat?

Originally Posted by humfrz

Now, there is a joke in there somewhere ..........

John Wayne paper; rough & tough. Don't take no shit.

[Cole]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Wait, wut? I don't know how to feel about that. Did it resemble this?

Not even close. It was much less high class

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Cole

Not even close. It was much less high class

If it was at least a beef stew I'll give it a pass. Jimmies rustled if it's some noodle casserole.

Actually, I'll pretty much eat anything. I'm easy to feed.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Well the truth of the matter is since my Army time was mostly on air bases with fancy dinning halls and my Navy time consisted in eating at officers messes or wardrooms with waiters, crystal cups and real silverware many of the best meals I ever had were in the military.

Hey ..............rub it in ...........


humfrz