Getting back to normal
So it’s April. Not quite 2 months since I last posted so I guess I’m getting better but who’s to say.
Since leaving the yard things have been looking up. The ship is starting to be a ship again and the last of the ‘shipyard stink’ is wearing off. Not that shipyards are bad things, but there is a distinct change in the shipboard atmosphere when you’re in there, and frankly, I prefer to be operational.
At least things are gettign back to normal.
(Normal for me that is, but I do my best to keep the FUN in dysfunctional.)
Anyhow, we got through most of the certifications and are well on our way to final workups for deployment. Hard to believe we’ll be back over there but the up side is I’ll have another crack at getting a go-kart! (Don’t tell my wife…)
Did I mention that I struck gold this year? Bristol Season Tickets!!! Turn 3, row 56 and 2 seats in from the aisle. I was underway for the spring race and right now at least I’ll be gone for the night race in August, but I do have the right to renewal for the rest of my life so there’s plenty of Thunder Valley racing in my future.
Speaking of racing, looks like I’ll make the Daytona night race after all. For a while there it seemed as if the planets were going to be misaligned, but things are looking better. Initially, the ship was going to be in Florida over the 4th and Courtney and I were planning on going. Then the port visit was cancelled and we were going to be at sea. (I did get the event insurance just for that circumstance.) Next we were going to be back home for the 4th, but arriving too late to make the race. Now (finally) it seems that we’ll be back in time for a road trip! Everyone I know who has been to Daytona tells me the night race is the one to see. I’ll let you know in July.
So things are looking up on the ship. Courtney is back from a month of training. I got her an autographed 07 hat in Martinsville. She is Casey’s biggest fan and I’m sure she’s going to go crazy when she sees it.
Mary is doing great. She was supposed to join us for the spring Martinsville race but had to cancel last minute. One Hump took her spot.
Camel (Chris) was in town last night. She manages to find her way here about quarterly it seems and it’s always good to see her. Mom is heading back that way at the end of the month to watch the kids while Ed (One Hump) does his 2 weeks Guard Duty.
Ran into one of my old COs this past weekend. Haven’t seen him in 17 years but he hasn’t changed a bit. (Other than going from a sub CO to a 4-Star Admiral that is…) He said the same thing about me, both of us moving up 5 paygrades in the interim.
So my schedule is keeping me from Richmond (spring race) and Darlington but I’ll be in for The Revolution (59 days to go.) and then it will look very much like the 2007 / 2008 cycle all over again.
Not much else. I’m sure there will be more to tell as time goes by. Maybe next time I’ll get a post in under 2 months!
On-On,
Gopher
Since leaving the yard things have been looking up. The ship is starting to be a ship again and the last of the ‘shipyard stink’ is wearing off. Not that shipyards are bad things, but there is a distinct change in the shipboard atmosphere when you’re in there, and frankly, I prefer to be operational.
At least things are gettign back to normal.
(Normal for me that is, but I do my best to keep the FUN in dysfunctional.)
Anyhow, we got through most of the certifications and are well on our way to final workups for deployment. Hard to believe we’ll be back over there but the up side is I’ll have another crack at getting a go-kart! (Don’t tell my wife…)
Did I mention that I struck gold this year? Bristol Season Tickets!!! Turn 3, row 56 and 2 seats in from the aisle. I was underway for the spring race and right now at least I’ll be gone for the night race in August, but I do have the right to renewal for the rest of my life so there’s plenty of Thunder Valley racing in my future.
Speaking of racing, looks like I’ll make the Daytona night race after all. For a while there it seemed as if the planets were going to be misaligned, but things are looking better. Initially, the ship was going to be in Florida over the 4th and Courtney and I were planning on going. Then the port visit was cancelled and we were going to be at sea. (I did get the event insurance just for that circumstance.) Next we were going to be back home for the 4th, but arriving too late to make the race. Now (finally) it seems that we’ll be back in time for a road trip! Everyone I know who has been to Daytona tells me the night race is the one to see. I’ll let you know in July.
So things are looking up on the ship. Courtney is back from a month of training. I got her an autographed 07 hat in Martinsville. She is Casey’s biggest fan and I’m sure she’s going to go crazy when she sees it.
Mary is doing great. She was supposed to join us for the spring Martinsville race but had to cancel last minute. One Hump took her spot.
Camel (Chris) was in town last night. She manages to find her way here about quarterly it seems and it’s always good to see her. Mom is heading back that way at the end of the month to watch the kids while Ed (One Hump) does his 2 weeks Guard Duty.
Ran into one of my old COs this past weekend. Haven’t seen him in 17 years but he hasn’t changed a bit. (Other than going from a sub CO to a 4-Star Admiral that is…) He said the same thing about me, both of us moving up 5 paygrades in the interim.
So my schedule is keeping me from Richmond (spring race) and Darlington but I’ll be in for The Revolution (59 days to go.) and then it will look very much like the 2007 / 2008 cycle all over again.
Not much else. I’m sure there will be more to tell as time goes by. Maybe next time I’ll get a post in under 2 months!
On-On,
Gopher
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