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anygunanywhere wrote:

phddan wrote:We use to send the greenhorns to get a "falopion tube extractor" from the tool crib.
Or prop wash.

Dan

During one pre-patrol upkeep period we had a non-qual (not qualified in submarines, lower than whale waste, they breathe valuable air and take up valuable space) state emphatically that he wanted to strike for sonar. I, being one of the ever helpfull Sonar Technician First Class (SS) submarine qualified, asked my dear friend and steaming mate Willard Ray Wyatt (STS1(SS)) and supply petty officer to send said striker to the tender to pick up 1000 feet of aforementioned fallopian tube.

PO1 Wyatt filled out a PRI9999 chit and sent him to the suppply ofice where the boat's supply chief signed the chit, sent the striker to the tender supply. We are calling ahead of the striker. The tender sends him to the tender supply officer, who sends him to squadron operations, then to tender deck division (have to involve everyone). Eventually he was sent to squadron supply. Squadron supply told him he needed the squadron supply officer's siggy and that the officer was on our boat eating lunch with our skipper.

The striker made his way back onto the boat and proceeded to the wardroom, knocked on the door, entered.

The captain asked him what he wanted. He said he had a PRI9999 chit for the sqadron supply officer to sign. The officer told him to bring it over so SHE could sign it. SHE asked the seaman apprentice what it was for and he proudly blurted out "1000 feet of fallopian tube, Maam!".

The skipper almost choked on his lunch. She actually, I was told, suppressed a laugh.

The skipper immediately glared at the weapons and assistant weapons officers and told them to handle the situation. Needless to say they knew who did it. I was told under no uncertain terms that I was never to send anyone for fallopian tube, at least while the squadron supply officer was onboard.

Ahh, the good old days.

Mail buoy watch.

Any quantity of waterline.

Chilled water to the handrails.

Calibrate the parrallel vectors.

Align the framus.

Sticky buns on mid-watch.

Tracking sperm whales, schools of shrimp, listening to dolphins talk to one another.

Keeping watch for the soviet nuc boats and diesel boats on the battery.

Grabbing hold of Mrs. Anygun and kissing her after 105 days, seeing how much our sons had grown and realizing how much I missed.

*sigh*

Next crew reunion is in San Diego next April.

Thanks, Jim for starting this thread.

Anyganywhere STS1(SS)

phddan wrote:We use to send the greenhorns to get a "falopion tube extractor" from the tool crib.
Or prop wash.

Dan