Twice in my life I have seen the US and the Russians actually nose to
nose with each other with weapons out and ready to use.
Everything I see from the news is people saying "go for it, the
Russians ain't shit".
The Cuban debacle was settled with a deal in 11 days. This should get
settled with a deal and they better hurry. This shit could get out of control real fast. Then we could stop thinking about global warming,
Covid, abortion or damn near anything else but surviving in a post
WWIII world.
Guns would be a lot more popular tho. The problem is we were getting a
third of our ammo from Russia.
On 3/19/2022 1:42 AM, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
Twice in my life I have seen the US and the Russians actually nose to
nose with each other with weapons out and ready to use.
Everything I see from the news is people saying "go for it, the
Russians ain't shit".
The Cuban debacle was settled with a deal in 11 days. This should get
settled with a deal and they better hurry. This shit could get out of
control real fast. Then we could stop thinking about global warming,
Covid, abortion or damn near anything else but surviving in a post
WWIII world.
Guns would be a lot more popular tho. The problem is we were getting a
third of our ammo from Russia.
We came a lot closer to a nuclear exchange during the Cuban missile
crisis than many people realize. It was prevented by this guy:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Arkhipov>
On Sat, 19 Mar 2022 08:25:47 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <nothere@noland.com>
wrote:
On 3/19/2022 1:42 AM, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
Twice in my life I have seen the US and the Russians actually nose to
nose with each other with weapons out and ready to use.
Everything I see from the news is people saying "go for it, the
Russians ain't shit".
The Cuban debacle was settled with a deal in 11 days. This should get
settled with a deal and they better hurry. This shit could get out of
control real fast. Then we could stop thinking about global warming,
Covid, abortion or damn near anything else but surviving in a post
WWIII world.
Guns would be a lot more popular tho. The problem is we were getting a
third of our ammo from Russia.
We came a lot closer to a nuclear exchange during the Cuban missile
crisis than many people realize. It was prevented by this guy:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Arkhipov>
I understand that. My dad was working around the edges of naval
intelligence at the time in the planning business (he never told us
what he really did but he came from CIA) and he wanted us to go to the mountains of Southern Virginia. My mom said if we get nuked she would
rather be in the fireball than survive the aftermath so we stayed in
DC.
As for Arkhipov, I suppose that is why they had political officers on
Soviet ships.
On 3/19/2022 12:42 PM, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
On Sat, 19 Mar 2022 08:25:47 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <nothere@noland.com>
wrote:
On 3/19/2022 1:42 AM, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
Twice in my life I have seen the US and the Russians actually nose to
nose with each other with weapons out and ready to use.
Everything I see from the news is people saying "go for it, the
Russians ain't shit".
The Cuban debacle was settled with a deal in 11 days. This should get
settled with a deal and they better hurry. This shit could get out of >>>> control real fast. Then we could stop thinking about global warming,
Covid, abortion or damn near anything else but surviving in a post
WWIII world.
Guns would be a lot more popular tho. The problem is we were getting a >>>> third of our ammo from Russia.
We came a lot closer to a nuclear exchange during the Cuban missile
crisis than many people realize. It was prevented by this guy:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Arkhipov>
I understand that. My dad was working around the edges of naval
intelligence at the time in the planning business (he never told us
what he really did but he came from CIA) and he wanted us to go to the
mountains of Southern Virginia. My mom said if we get nuked she would
rather be in the fireball than survive the aftermath so we stayed in
DC.
As for Arkhipov, I suppose that is why they had political officers on
Soviet ships.
I am getting a kick out of conversations I have with my kids,
their friends, wives and husbands. They think I am some sort
of an agglomeration of worthless historical information from
(to them) ancient times. It amazes me how little the younger
generation knows about the last century of this country.
I generally know about the major events but often have to look up
the details. Often, they aren't aware of even the major
events or say, "I heard something about that but don't know
what it was".
Cuban missle crisis is a case in point. So is much of
WW1 and WWll
On Sat, 19 Mar 2022 14:51:41 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <nothere@noland.com>
wrote:
On 3/19/2022 12:42 PM, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
On Sat, 19 Mar 2022 08:25:47 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <nothere@noland.com>
wrote:
On 3/19/2022 1:42 AM, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
Twice in my life I have seen the US and the Russians actually nose to >>>>> nose with each other with weapons out and ready to use.
Everything I see from the news is people saying "go for it, the
Russians ain't shit".
The Cuban debacle was settled with a deal in 11 days. This should get >>>>> settled with a deal and they better hurry. This shit could get out of >>>>> control real fast. Then we could stop thinking about global warming, >>>>> Covid, abortion or damn near anything else but surviving in a post
WWIII world.
Guns would be a lot more popular tho. The problem is we were getting a >>>>> third of our ammo from Russia.
We came a lot closer to a nuclear exchange during the Cuban missile
crisis than many people realize. It was prevented by this guy:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Arkhipov>
I understand that. My dad was working around the edges of naval
intelligence at the time in the planning business (he never told us
what he really did but he came from CIA) and he wanted us to go to the
mountains of Southern Virginia. My mom said if we get nuked she would
rather be in the fireball than survive the aftermath so we stayed in
DC.
As for Arkhipov, I suppose that is why they had political officers on
Soviet ships.
I am getting a kick out of conversations I have with my kids,
their friends, wives and husbands. They think I am some sort
of an agglomeration of worthless historical information from
(to them) ancient times. It amazes me how little the younger
generation knows about the last century of this country.
I generally know about the major events but often have to look up
the details. Often, they aren't aware of even the major
events or say, "I heard something about that but don't know
what it was".
Cuban missle crisis is a case in point. So is much of
WW1 and WWll
I know what you mean. When I say I graduated High School on the 20th anniversary of D-Day they just say wow and then ask what D-Day was.
<gfretwell@aol.com> wrote:
On Sat, 19 Mar 2022 14:51:41 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <nothere@noland.com>
wrote:
On 3/19/2022 12:42 PM, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
On Sat, 19 Mar 2022 08:25:47 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <nothere@noland.com> >>>> wrote:
On 3/19/2022 1:42 AM, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
Twice in my life I have seen the US and the Russians actually nose to >>>>>> nose with each other with weapons out and ready to use.
Everything I see from the news is people saying "go for it, the
Russians ain't shit".
The Cuban debacle was settled with a deal in 11 days. This should get >>>>>> settled with a deal and they better hurry. This shit could get out of >>>>>> control real fast. Then we could stop thinking about global warming, >>>>>> Covid, abortion or damn near anything else but surviving in a post >>>>>> WWIII world.
Guns would be a lot more popular tho. The problem is we were getting a >>>>>> third of our ammo from Russia.
We came a lot closer to a nuclear exchange during the Cuban missile
crisis than many people realize. It was prevented by this guy:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Arkhipov>
I understand that. My dad was working around the edges of naval
intelligence at the time in the planning business (he never told us
what he really did but he came from CIA) and he wanted us to go to the >>>> mountains of Southern Virginia. My mom said if we get nuked she would
rather be in the fireball than survive the aftermath so we stayed in
DC.
As for Arkhipov, I suppose that is why they had political officers on
Soviet ships.
I am getting a kick out of conversations I have with my kids,
their friends, wives and husbands. They think I am some sort
of an agglomeration of worthless historical information from
(to them) ancient times. It amazes me how little the younger
generation knows about the last century of this country.
I generally know about the major events but often have to look up
the details. Often, they aren't aware of even the major
events or say, "I heard something about that but don't know
what it was".
Cuban missle crisis is a case in point. So is much of
WW1 and WWll
I know what you mean. When I say I graduated High School on the 20th
anniversary of D-Day they just say wow and then ask what D-Day was.
Sad commentary on our education system. California used to be in top 4,
now in the bottom 4. The graduates, can’t read or write or do much math, but they can expound on climate change, LGBT stuff. No wonder we get the elected officials we have.
On 3/20/22 8:05 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/19/2022 10:25 PM, Bill wrote:
<gfre...@aol.com> wrote:
On Sat, 19 Mar 2022 14:51:41 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <not...@noland.com> >>> wrote:
On 3/19/2022 12:42 PM, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
On Sat, 19 Mar 2022 08:25:47 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <not...@noland.com> >>>>> wrote:
On 3/19/2022 1:42 AM, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
Twice in my life I have seen the US and the Russians actually nose to
nose with each other with weapons out and ready to use.
Everything I see from the news is people saying "go for it, the >>>>>>> Russians ain't shit".
The Cuban debacle was settled with a deal in 11 days. This should get
settled with a deal and they better hurry. This shit could get out of
control real fast. Then we could stop thinking about global warming, >>>>>>> Covid, abortion or damn near anything else but surviving in a post >>>>>>> WWIII world.
Guns would be a lot more popular tho. The problem is we were getting a
third of our ammo from Russia.
We came a lot closer to a nuclear exchange during the Cuban missile >>>>>> crisis than many people realize. It was prevented by this guy:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Arkhipov>
I understand that. My dad was working around the edges of naval
intelligence at the time in the planning business (he never told us >>>>> what he really did but he came from CIA) and he wanted us to go to the >>>>> mountains of Southern Virginia. My mom said if we get nuked she would >>>>> rather be in the fireball than survive the aftermath so we stayed in >>>>> DC.
As for Arkhipov, I suppose that is why they had political officers on >>>>> Soviet ships.
I am getting a kick out of conversations I have with my kids,
their friends, wives and husbands. They think I am some sort
of an agglomeration of worthless historical information from
(to them) ancient times. It amazes me how little the younger
generation knows about the last century of this country.
I generally know about the major events but often have to look up
the details. Often, they aren't aware of even the major
events or say, "I heard something about that but don't know
what it was".
Cuban missle crisis is a case in point. So is much of
WW1 and WWll
I know what you mean. When I say I graduated High School on the 20th
anniversary of D-Day they just say wow and then ask what D-Day was.
Sad commentary on our education system. California used to be in top 4, >> now in the bottom 4. The graduates, can’t read or write or do much math,
but they can expound on climate change, LGBT stuff. No wonder we get the >> elected officials we have.
===Bill, you just described the problem in this country in a nutshell.Back in the day, I did some subbing at a voc, school. They kept one kid back because he couldn't make change. He had other deficits but that was the criteria they set for his graduation.
--
On Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 9:29:44 AM UTC-4, Floridian wrote:
On 3/20/22 8:05 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/19/2022 10:25 PM, Bill wrote:
<gfre...@aol.com> wrote:
On Sat, 19 Mar 2022 14:51:41 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <not...@noland.com> >>> wrote:
On 3/19/2022 12:42 PM, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
On Sat, 19 Mar 2022 08:25:47 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <not...@noland.com>
wrote:
On 3/19/2022 1:42 AM, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
Twice in my life I have seen the US and the Russians actually nose to
nose with each other with weapons out and ready to use.
Everything I see from the news is people saying "go for it, the >>>>>>> Russians ain't shit".
The Cuban debacle was settled with a deal in 11 days. This should get
settled with a deal and they better hurry. This shit could get out of
control real fast. Then we could stop thinking about global warming,
Covid, abortion or damn near anything else but surviving in a post >>>>>>> WWIII world.
Guns would be a lot more popular tho. The problem is we were getting a
third of our ammo from Russia.
We came a lot closer to a nuclear exchange during the Cuban missile >>>>>> crisis than many people realize. It was prevented by this guy: >>>>>>
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Arkhipov>
I understand that. My dad was working around the edges of naval >>>>> intelligence at the time in the planning business (he never told us >>>>> what he really did but he came from CIA) and he wanted us to go to the
mountains of Southern Virginia. My mom said if we get nuked she would
rather be in the fireball than survive the aftermath so we stayed in >>>>> DC.
As for Arkhipov, I suppose that is why they had political officers on
Soviet ships.
I am getting a kick out of conversations I have with my kids,
their friends, wives and husbands. They think I am some sort
of an agglomeration of worthless historical information from
(to them) ancient times. It amazes me how little the younger
generation knows about the last century of this country.
I generally know about the major events but often have to look up >>>> the details. Often, they aren't aware of even the major
events or say, "I heard something about that but don't know
what it was".
Cuban missle crisis is a case in point. So is much of
WW1 and WWll
I know what you mean. When I say I graduated High School on the 20th >>> anniversary of D-Day they just say wow and then ask what D-Day was. >>>
Sad commentary on our education system. California used to be in top 4, >> now in the bottom 4. The graduates, can’t read or write or do much math,
but they can expound on climate change, LGBT stuff. No wonder we get the
elected officials we have.
===Bill, you just described the problem in this country in a nutshell.Back in the day, I did some subbing at a voc, school. They kept one kid back
because he couldn't make change. He had other deficits but that was the criteria they set for his graduation.
--
What we need are vocational schools that actually teach useful skills that are in demand like woodworking, welding, electrical work, refrigeration, carpentry, etc.
On Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 3:57:53 PM UTC-4, waynebatrecdotboats@hotmail.com wrote:
On Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 9:29:44 AM UTC-4, Floridian wrote:
On 3/20/22 8:05 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:===
On 3/19/2022 10:25 PM, Bill wrote:Back in the day, I did some subbing at a voc, school. They kept one kid back
<gfre...@aol.com> wrote:
On Sat, 19 Mar 2022 14:51:41 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <not...@noland.com> >>>>>> wrote:
On 3/19/2022 12:42 PM, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
On Sat, 19 Mar 2022 08:25:47 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <not...@noland.com> >>>>>>>> wrote:
On 3/19/2022 1:42 AM, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
Twice in my life I have seen the US and the Russians actually nose to
nose with each other with weapons out and ready to use.
Everything I see from the news is people saying "go for it, the >>>>>>>>>> Russians ain't shit".
The Cuban debacle was settled with a deal in 11 days. This should get
settled with a deal and they better hurry. This shit could get out of
control real fast. Then we could stop thinking about global warming, >>>>>>>>>> Covid, abortion or damn near anything else but surviving in a post >>>>>>>>>> WWIII world.
Guns would be a lot more popular tho. The problem is we were getting a
third of our ammo from Russia.
We came a lot closer to a nuclear exchange during the Cuban missile >>>>>>>>> crisis than many people realize. It was prevented by this guy: >>>>>>>>>
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Arkhipov>
I understand that. My dad was working around the edges of naval >>>>>>>> intelligence at the time in the planning business (he never told us >>>>>>>> what he really did but he came from CIA) and he wanted us to go to the >>>>>>>> mountains of Southern Virginia. My mom said if we get nuked she would >>>>>>>> rather be in the fireball than survive the aftermath so we stayed in >>>>>>>> DC.
As for Arkhipov, I suppose that is why they had political officers on >>>>>>>> Soviet ships.
I am getting a kick out of conversations I have with my kids,
their friends, wives and husbands. They think I am some sort
of an agglomeration of worthless historical information from
(to them) ancient times. It amazes me how little the younger
generation knows about the last century of this country.
I generally know about the major events but often have to look up >>>>>>> the details. Often, they aren't aware of even the major
events or say, "I heard something about that but don't know
what it was".
Cuban missle crisis is a case in point. So is much of
WW1 and WWll
I know what you mean. When I say I graduated High School on the 20th >>>>>> anniversary of D-Day they just say wow and then ask what D-Day was. >>>>>>
Sad commentary on our education system. California used to be in top 4, >>>>> now in the bottom 4. The graduates, can’t read or write or do much math,
but they can expound on climate change, LGBT stuff. No wonder we get the >>>>> elected officials we have.
Bill, you just described the problem in this country in a nutshell.
because he couldn't make change. He had other deficits but that was the
criteria they set for his graduation.
--
What we need are vocational schools that actually teach useful skills that are in demand like woodworking, welding, electrical work, refrigeration, carpentry, etc.
We have them. Kids don't want to go to them because their heads have been filled with chants of "go to college"! And all that stuff you talk about requires doing
some real work. Can't have that, ya know...
Twice in my life I have seen the US and the Russians actually nose to
nose with each other with weapons out and ready to use.
Everything I see from the news is people saying "go for it, the
Russians ain't shit".
The Cuban debacle was settled with a deal in 11 days. This should get
settled with a deal and they better hurry. This shit could get out of >control real fast. Then we could stop thinking about global warming,
Covid, abortion or damn near anything else but surviving in a post
WWIII world.
Guns would be a lot more popular tho. The problem is we were getting a
third of our ammo from Russia.
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