SUBSIM Meeting 2008

[nikimcbee]

Any New news? I can still bring cool movies, I need to make my list.

[Jimbuna]

Don't forget the local street guide to the classier types of bars

[TarJak]

And the ones that are still open and serving cold beer!

[Onkel Neal]

Update on the Cavalla/Seawolf Park portion of the meeting. The CHF have set aside Oct 11 as a field day for us to climb all over the sub and clean, repair, and in general, help get Cavalla shipshape. If you want to help, please bring a set of old clothes and gloves. Of course, the clothes will also be useful the next day in the paintball war!

Also, donations are being accpeted for this event. You will get a special t-shirt, I suggest not working in it. Wear it proudly at special occasions. If you were thinking of making a donation during the meeting or tipping the host, this would be a far better cause!

http://www.subsim.com/Ike_Recovery.pdf

When you print out the form to mail it in, please be sure to mark the name with SUBSIM so the Foundation will know we are helping as a group.

Name: Bobby Riggens, SUBSIM member


thanks!
Neal

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I posted a few months back asking if any Brits were interested in travelling over to the meeting together. Sadly, there were no replies and I'm well aware that anyone flying from the UK will already have booked their flight and finalised their travel arrangements (as have I).

So....purely out of curiosity.......are any Brits attending this year ?

Whaa?! Kratos' not leaving? Has he been this long home by himself before? :hmm:

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Dowly

Whaa?! Kratos' not leaving? Has he been this long home by himself before? :hmm:

LOL :rotfl:

He'll be fine...I'm leaving plenty of clean nappies behind.

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

LOL :rotfl:

He'll be fine...I'm leaving plenty of clean nappies behind.

Ah, okie. Got abit worried.

[elanaiba]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Well, the Flight Museum may be off the schedule too
http://www.lsfm.org/media.html
http://www.lsfm.org/ikephotogallery.html

I'll keep an eye on their status, but we may replace that trip with a visit to NASA.

http://www.lsfm.org/

September 23, 2008 - What a difference a couple of days can make, especially when the US Navy is on your side. Sailors from Amphibious Construction Battalion 2 and the USS Nassau spent two days helping us clean out the museum. My advice for anyone when the Seabees show up is to get to out of the way because things are going to happen fast. These folks were awesome and pulled over 300 cubic yards of debris out of the museum. Words will never adequately convey what these men and women did for us. A ‘thank you’ seems so inconsequential. Their efforts will forever be remembered by the museum. Go Navy!
As is normally the case in many disasters, many folks come together to make a difference. Our friends from the Collings Foundation have helped tremendously with equipment and qualified folks. They took charge of corrosion-proofing our aircraft today as our mechanics kept an eye on the scooping out of the shop and searched for their personal tools. The BP plant in Texas City and Evergreen Industrial provided a tanker of fresh water to flush our airplanes. They were a lifesaver as Galveston’s water supply could not support our needs after the storm. The folks at Corrosion X also donated some product to help us protect our airplanes from melting away. Numerous other folks and companies have jumped in as well. I am simply too tired to list them all without leaving someone out. I cannot say thank you enough to everyone who has helped us after the storm. You mean more to us than you realize.
As for the airplanes, the Commemorative Air Force has graciously accepted our wayward B-17 and B-25 at their headquarters in Midland, TX. The SBD is at Ellington while the T-6 remains at Houston Southwest. The DC-3, F8F and Stearman are at Hobby airport in Houston while the Hellcat and Corsair are at the Friedkin Ranch in south Texas. The P-47 is in Sherman. TX. Dan Friedkin contacted us to offer hangar space and volunteered to fly the Hellcat out. I can’t thank them enough as they single handedly saved five aircraft with hangar space.
The Texas Aviation Hall of Fame was devastated by the storm. We were able to find a lot of artifacts including the Lady Be Good and Hornet exhibits. The Hornet is a little rough, but it is still intact. Unfortunately, many items were lost. Many of our volunteers and staff searched the numerous piles of debris and recovered more than I thought possible. Hopefully we can restore many of these items.
We are making progress and appreciate our many friends for their support during this time. We are doing our best with the limited supply of equipment and restricted access to Galveston. The city simply could not support humans after the storm, but our city officials and all involved with restoring essentials are dong a great job. I guess complaining that I haven’t been able to access the web since the storm will not go over too well with some folks. The amount of devastation is impressive and some people will return to nothing.
Hang in there with us. We’ll be back.

[Kratos]

Originally Posted by Dowly

Ah, okie. Got abit worried.

No need to worry about me: Didn't relish the thought of a long flight to Texas so i'm making my own way there



hope i done me maths correct

[Task Force]

Good luck Kratos, Dont forget that the Texas Is East south east of you. Might even dig under me.:rotfl: Dont for to dig under the Atlanic, dont forget what happens to U boats that go to deep.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Kratos

No need to worry about me: Didn't relish the thought of a long flight to Texas so i'm making my own way there



hope i done me maths correct

Ya daft bugga.....your heading for TJ land :rotfl:

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Ya daft bugga.....your heading for TJ land :rotfl:

ROFL! :rotfl:

[Onkel Neal]

Rick just called to say Hampton cannot honor his reservation...
I called and they say they are closed until Dec 1, and only Centerpoint energy people are there now.

I will go by there tomorrow and speak to the GM, see if anything can be worked out.

Otherwise, I suggest everyone check their hotel reservations tomorrow. If you need to find another hotel, search on www.hotel.com for Pearland, TX

[Jimbuna]

Doesn't sound too good for TarJak Kpt Lehmann and I then :hmm:

<checking travel insurance with a sweaty brow>

[TarJak]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Doesn't sound too good for TarJak Kpt Lehmann and I then :hmm:

<checking travel insurance with a sweaty brow>

Bugger! Looks like we will need to find another place to stay then!