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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 6180
Location: Summerville, SC | Subject: Express your opinions..furriners included..of course
Folks, at the bottom of the page when you first come to this BBS,before you click to access the Submarine Discussion, you'll notice a place saying, "Running MegaBBS ASP Forum Software v2.0. Click on this and send these slackers a note informing them on how pitiful their software really is. Might help because it sure can't hurt in getting this slow access to get better. |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 2285
Location: Foothills of the Ozarks | Subject: RE: Express your opinions..furriners included..of course
I would but it keeps crashing;
Then when it finally loads it tells me I don't have permission to look, write or whinge.
Edited by Doc Gardner 2010-09-06 8:39 AM
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 6180
Location: Summerville, SC | Subject: RE: Express your opinions..furriners included..of course
Dog-gone Doc, I been done tellin ya and tellin ya...ya gotta hold your mouth just right 
an quit wit dat whinging...it don't look good onya
Edited by Ralph Luther 2010-09-06 8:42 AM
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 2974
Location: Liverpool, England | Subject: RE: Express your opinions..furriners included..of course
Ralph,
Probably wasting my time but following message sent today:
Dear Sir/Madam,
Over the past months I, including hundreds of other Navy veterans, have been experiencing great difficulty accessing or maintaining any longevity of connection online with www.submarinesailor.com due to technical problems at your end. We keep receiving no access/authorisation messages, disrupted or terminated connections, and generally very poor service.Our webmaster has continually brought this to your attention but no positive response or assistance from your good selves has been forthcoming thus far.
As professional submariners we came from a culture where any poor performance would have put one's life and that of the crew at great risk and where human or technical error were never tolerated. Whilst loss of connection to our BBS may no longer be a life threatening scenario, it is still a vital social link and lifeline for communication between veterans who have served their respective countries with distinction and honour. Could we in return expect a little more respect and cooperation with these technical faults than that which is currently being extended towards us? We would therefore be obliged if you would treat this matter with the attention that it deserves and reinstate the site to full working order as soon as possible.
Yours Sincerely
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 3202
Location: Alexandria, Virginia | Subject: RE: Express your opinions..furriners included..of course
Mr. Luther, Your post indicated something I had been unaware of....the fact that you can request that folks who haven't paid American dues or have ANY dog in the fight to sit overseas and dip their unwanted oar in things this dues payer feel are none of their business.
Up until these last two jaybirds showed up, I stayed the hell out of controversial grenade tosses involving foriegn military issues and other folks national political issues. A point of reciprocal courtesy taught at my mother's table. But all of a sudden I found that a foriegn limbsitter always aligned with those who didn't agree with me....I have no idea why this individual seems compelled to do this....The individual has availed himself of the hospitality of this address, meals provided by my little metric built bride...slept in a bed under this roof. Apparently overseas HOSPITALITY provides one an open season license for unwanted opinion sniping....especially when it comes to what I consider issues that should be confined to U.S. bluejacket to bluejacket discussion.
To find a foriegn limbsitter tossing cowpies in an American free-for-all, is weird to me. But, your comment to negate their exclusion, I find a perfectly reasonable way to handle the situation...one worthy of the gentlemanly behavior normally found in international sporting events and when ALLIED with foriegn military elements.
What to me that is paricularly disgusting is the arrogance that comes from foriegn educated interlopers lecturing a proud American on the history of his own country...that is pretention in spades.
Anyway, It's nice to know that foriegn participation in posts can be designated as welcome or unwelcome. I know that that was never the intention of Don and that the asking would bear no authority and be subject to being honored by the honor of the participant...but at least you have invented a vehicle where a fellow from overseas can be asked not to pee in your Post Toasties. DEX |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 2360
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..........that verbal diarrhea isn't really worth responding to, but, here goes......
How come you are such a sanctimonious git ( 'Git' is a British slang term for a contemptible, mean-spirited, incompetent, stupid, annoying, or childish person.) that is taking offense over everything I write? Have you not read my recent posts where I have made comments to you, in a friendly manner? or are you one of these guys who hold a grudge for the rest of your life?
Too sad....for you that is. Sad, sad, old man.
Blue *_*
PS. Recently you made a comment to Pedro about 'thats not what we get taught in American schools' or something similar....funny, you bemoan the fact the Japs don't teach the truth about WWII. The irony probably escapes you.
My apologies to my friends who have read this crap, I have said all I need to this pretentious git who I once called a friend.
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1247
Location: Rockingham Western Australia | Subject: A furriners opinion on opinions!
Opinions are much like arseholes, everyone has got one and to the noses of some they stink real bad so I ask my self why do some keep sniffing the bad ones?
A couple of folks around here need to get over themselves don'tcha think Blue, Dex?? |
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Great Sage of the Sea
Posts: 908
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Like I said many times guys. Ignore the braying jackass and don't even respond. |
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 6180
Location: Summerville, SC | Subject: RE: Express your opinions..furriners included..of course
Well, Mr. Armstrong/Dex and a few others, as I've stated in the past..this is, as far as I know, an open forum and for some strange reason that would mean it is open to anyone at any time...... Mr. Gentry, please correct me if I'm wrong.
Now if one wishes to restrict who can and can not respond/reply it would seem..in my military mind...that you/they would go and run a BBS of your own so that you can select who takes part of the discussions, opinions, sea stories and no s**tters.
No one twists any arms here forcing you to read or reply to whatever is posted. It would seem that it wouldn't take to much intelligence to understand that...then again I may be mistaken. I for one, do not lose any sleep over who reads, agrees/disagrees with what I post. As a matter of fact I could really give a rats ass.
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Old Salt
Posts: 403
Location: Sacramento/Twain Harte | Subject: RE: Express your opinions..furriners included..of course
Paul,
GIT---LOL you hit it right on the nose. You are welcome again under my roof any time. And that goes for POD, our PEDRO. John396  |
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Crew
Posts: 65
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Jesus Christ, Dex!!
What the HELL are you doing????
If you had one tenth of the time Peter (Pedro) has in RN submarines and his devotion
to the British Submariners Associon, you might think twice about your "rants"
about "alternate" histories....It is obvious that you DO know our history, but
what about the "other" side...You mentioned the song about "we fired our guns
and the British kept a' runnin"...Did you know that there was an opposite version
that played in England in 1959??
And...Paul Hartrige has been an honored guest in my home as were you and Solveig
OK...Guess this makes me a Judas who is "damned for all time" in your book...
I am REALLY looking at the "submit" key...
Decided to hit it!!!! Happy Trails!!!!!
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Plankowner
Posts: 9191
Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: It isn't the BBS it is the SERVER
Don is having problems with the hosting service NOT the BBS software.
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Great Sage of the Sea
Posts: 561
Location: Belleview, Fl | Subject: RE: Express your opinions..furriners included..of course
This bbs as I understand it is a SUBMARINER's bbs and there are no rules against who can post a comment on here because of what country you served on a submarine, the only thing needed to join this bbs is as far as I know is to have a genuine intrest in submarines and/or being a qualified submariner.
Don thank you for keeping this bbs open as long as you have, it has been a true honor to meet some of the folks here and hear all of the stories of their time on the boats.
Darrin
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1263
Location: Va.Beach,Va. | Subject: RE: Express your opinions..furriners included..of course
DAMN!
Last I heard,the name of this sandbox was "www.Submarine Sailor.com",NOT "www.American Submarine Sailor.com"or
"www.Just those who agree with MAD DOG(substitiute any name here).com".
POD,your definition of opinions is widely accepted as absolutely correct by most folks.I maintain,however,that all of our
opinions,even the stinking ones,deserve to be heard and appreciated(not necessarily agreed to)by all folks present.
What a boring world this would be if everyone agreed on every subject.If this was true,we would all be,as they say in Ralph's neck of the woods,"Preachin' to the choir" and we would soon run out of subject matter or interest in discussion.
I was fortunate enough to have been tutored by men of the"Greatest Generation"whose opinions and ethics I respected and adopted as my own.One lesson I learned from these WWII submariners and took to heart was that one must be tollerant of
and open to the diverse opinions of those we live and work with.Another is that one must be thick skinned enough not to
let a difference of opinion "Get to you".This,in no way means that I subscribe to a "Touchy-Feely,Politically Correct" point of view.
Dex,you and I are two of the most opinionated old bastards I have ever known but it would be totally counter productive for
either of us to bitch and moan and exclude from any discussion anyone who happens to disagree with us.I ,as have several others present,pissed off some of the bretheran with some of my posts and had to install an asbestos tent flap on my Tee
Pee to ward off the flaming arrows but I have not and WILL not be told to shut up or get out of town.
I reserve the right to respond to any post with either roses or flaming arrows as I see fit and will freely apologise if I'm
proven to be out of line but until that time I will maintain a "That's my story and I'm stickin' to it" attitude.
By all means, Shipmate ,continue to post your opinions and observations,most of which I agree with and consider to be
accurate and on point,but For Cristsake be tollerant and considerate of the opinions of the rest of us.
I'm not a doctor and don't play one on TV.Niether have I ever spent the night at a Holiday Inn Express,but perhaps you
could profit from a heathy dose of "Oil of Armadillo" to correct your appearantly thin skin.
Not trying to piss you off,shipmate.Just a bit of "brotherly" advise which,being free,is worth every cent of it.
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Master and Commander
Posts: 2285
Location: Foothills of the Ozarks | Subject: RE: Express your opinions..furriners included..of course
I see the "thought police" have showed up. Tell them I don't have an original thought in my head. However, I do agree with my friend and shipmate Mr. Wynn
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Old Salt
Posts: 489
Location: San Freakcisco CA area | Subject: RE: Express your opinions..furriners included..of course
fortyrod Like I said many times guys. Ignore the braying jackass and don't even respond. Long, long ago, there was only one submariner's BBS around and at some point, the great "Midshipperson Silver Dolphins" flap occupied a significant portion of the bandwidth. Of course, with the membership being "real" submariners [except for Luke the Lid and Bob Harrison, R.I.P. both world-class gents], you know the prevailing sentiment. I finally commented on the repetitive nature of all of the whining and bitching - not the core issue of silver fish for midshippersons, just all of the lopsided complaining by folks who the Navy could give less than a hoot in hell what any of us thought anyway. I said something to the effect "we sound like a bunch of little old ladies sitting around pissing in our teacups." Wily old RANKOON, for those around today who remember him, responded in what I thought at the time was a bit sarcastic -- "SOB, there is an on/off switch on it - don't read the post if you don't like what the poster has to say." Well, you know what? Old Mike Rankin was right. It took me a while to realize that - and from that slamming of that particular outhouse door, Mike and his wife and my wife and I have become good friends, stay in each others' homes, etc. We've even meet up for breakfast when our paths cross while both families are on vacation, them headed one way and us the other. So, Pete, you've posted some fine advice here. Got nothing to do with who the poster is per-se --- just that if you disagree with any individual on almost any topic or get offended by his arrogance, then remember RANKOON's advice from many years back - "There is an on/off switch on it." Most of us are old farts who are set in our ways - no more reason to believe the other guy is going to change his spots at this late date in life that we would our own. I'm learning the hard way, day after day, that life is just plain too damn short to let some pissant upset me, especially over anything so trivial as an opinion posted on a submariner's BBS. So, when you see that particular poster, don't hit the "on" switch, just move on. He's got nothing to say that interests me. Works for me. |
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 6180
Location: Summerville, SC | Subject: RE: It isn't the BBS it is the SERVER
Ric, it is obvious you know more about these gizmos than I do but it would seem to me that the software and the carrier must work together. I think this because wouldn't it be a software problem for the ball to be dropped while you are in the middle of a post or for the site to freeze up? Here again.. I don't know the workings of this mess. I just know how to hunt and peck on this keyboard and piss people off.  |
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Plankowner
Posts: 9191
Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: RE: It isn't the BBS it is the SERVER
Don was having NO problems with the BBS until his company hosting his pages changed servers on him. That is when all the issues began.
The server can't keep up with demand or something but it isn't the software makes problem this time because it worked fine until the change. |
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 6180
Location: Summerville, SC | Subject: RE: It isn't the BBS it is the SERVER
Just seems like the gears ain't meshing just right. Kinda like the verticle drive has slipped a few degress..Know what I mean, Vern? |
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Plankowner
Posts: 9191
Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: RE: It isn't the BBS it is the SERVER
but the issue is NOT the software but the machine running it. It is broke. |
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 6180
Location: Summerville, SC | Subject: RE: It isn't the BBS it is the SERVER
Very good, Sir! I stand corrected. |
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 3877
Location: Kansas City Missouri | Subject: RE: Express your opinions..furriners included..of course
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1405
Location: Houston, TX (Best state in the US) | Subject: RE: It isn't the BBS it is the SERVER
Ric - 2010-09-06 2:05 PMDon was having NO problems with the BBS until his company hosting his pages changed servers on him. That is when all the issues began.The server can't keep up with demand or something but it isn't the software makes problem this time because it worked fine until the change.
I've gone through a change in servers.....most of the changes were transparent, but a few were not.....it has to do with addressing from one location on your site to another....direct, relative, etc......The host doesn't guarantee that it will preserve your internal link validities or anything else.....I lost the functionality of my photo gallery, though I do have all of the images....and can reconstruct them, but it is a huge pain in the butt to do so. I'm considering starting over with the photo albums.......plus there are issues with the version of software you might be running a program on your site and it's compatibility with the new server software...............
It gets as deep as Beeghly's stories about why he missed ship's movement and shouldn't be restricted!!!
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 2561
Location: Rapid City, SD | Subject: RE: Express your opinions..furriners included..of course
John - Ithought it was, "We fired our guns, but the British kept 'a-comin."
Cora
Edited by Corabelle 2010-09-06 4:04 PM
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1351
Location: Oxnard, CA | Subject: RE: Express your opinions..furriners included..of course
HEY! How about them Dodgers? Pulling defeat right out of the very jaws of victory!
;) ;) ;)
Edited by JrKrup, Skimmer 2010-09-06 5:23 PM
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 2733
Location: New Jersey | Subject: RE: Express your opinions..furriners included..of course
Corabelle - 2010-09-06 3:55 PMJohn - Ithought it was, "We fired our guns, but the British kept 'a-comin."Cora
You missed the point Cora.
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Great Sage of the Sea
Posts: 606
Location: Citrus County FL | Subject: RE: It isn't the BBS it is the SERVER
Ralph Luther - 2010-09-06 4:07 PM Just seems like the gears ain't meshing just right. Kinda like the verticle drive has slipped a few degress..Know what I mean, Vern? Close, Ralph, but on the later boats they replaced the verticle drive with a Turbo Entabulator. Here's more info on the Allen Bradley Turbo Entabulator (usually found on diesel boats): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBp5ag6SJH4 On the nuke boats, of course, they used the Rockwell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjXTOlsE8k0 |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1405
Location: Houston, TX (Best state in the US) | Subject: RE: It isn't the BBS it is the SERVER
whalen - 2010-09-06 4:32 PM Ralph Luther - 2010-09-06 4:07 PM Just seems like the gears ain't meshing just right. Kinda like the verticle drive has slipped a few degress..Know what I mean, Vern? Close, Ralph, but on the later boats they replaced the verticle drive with a Turbo Entabulator. Here's more info on the Allen Bradley Turbo Entabulator (usually found on diesel boats): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBp5ag6SJH4 On the nuke boats, of course, they used the Rockwell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjXTOlsE8k0
I thought it was a turbo ENCABULATOR, but what the hell.....they came after the nukes......Don't know how many of you are aware of freecycle, but a friend of mine, a disabled USMC forward Recon fellow with a great sense of humor posted a Turbo Encabulator on the board!.. His description of it was a riot. And when I got in touch with him, he said he bet a guy that if he posted anything that sounded as if were of value, the cockroachs would come out of the walls for it. He was right....Somewhere I have his original freecycle post....and everynow and then one of us will post something having to do with a turbo encabulator......that is a gift that keeps on giving.....
My niece's father-in-law, a boomer chief, teaches technology in the Seattle area and loves the you tube.....Damn, don't cha just love technology and what a know-nothing salesman can do with it? Explains the resident of the whit....whooops.....wrong forum....belay my last.
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