Originally Posted by Bubblehead Nuke

One of my fondest memories was walking into manevering to give the SRO a report and I left him a SBD. I'll NEVER forget the how he sounded, sucking rubber and getting on the 2MC, inhaling in that mask, and start to curse me out. That sound of forced inhalation, the muted tone, and yet the anger came right though. The things that bring a smile to your face some 20 years later.

That was one of those times they HATED having the motor controller for the manuevering ventelation fan to be OUTSIDE of manuevering. I had tripped it out on the way aft. He could not reach it without leaving his watchstation.

He got even weeks later, but that is another sea story.