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voidmain:
quote:Originally posted by creedon:
BTW; I was in Spain for 2-1/2 years building a NATO airfield; I used to work with a lot of Air Force guys; they were pretty nice guys, but they couldn't drink for beans.
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I spent 3 years in Germany from which I made many trips to Spain for a total of about 9 months (Zaragosa, and of course I made a stop at Torrejon on the way to Saudi Arabia). Don't know if I got the spelling right as it's been quite a while since I was there. But 3 years of good German "Bier" I think I could have kept up with ya. Bitte ein Bit!
[ March 21, 2002: Message edited by: VoidMain ]
Centurian:
Hey,
HEHEHE Air Farce huh. I worked with alot of air force people after when our ship split its hull during a hurricane. We ended up in Greece for repairs. Being in Aviation we were transfered to the Air Force base so our pilots could get their flight time in.
The first week there the air force guys harrassed us alot. We ended up getting in a fight in the enlisted mens club after that we all got along pretty well together.
Actually one of them got me started drinking Ouzo. Now that was one boy that could drink even if he was Air Force.
Creedon,
I hear that we had a Senior Chief with almost 30 years in. He had been in since '45 and was the same way. He was kinda hard to look at in the sunlight when he was wearing his dress blues.
Centurian:
Hey,
quote:Originally posted by VoidMain:
But 3 years of good German "Bier" I think I could have kept up with ya. Bitte ein Bit!
[ March 21, 2002: Message edited by: VoidMain ]
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HEHEH At the rate this converstaion is going all these folks from other countries will think US service personnel have a national pass time of drinking. Not saying we don't of course.
;)
voidmain:
I had a 3 litre Bitburger Bier stein that I emptied at least once every night for three years. When I got back to the states I gave up drinking beer completely because compared to what I had in Germany the American beer was little more than water with a bad skunk smell. The imported beer in the States is *nothing* like the bier in Germany under the same label. The taste is at least 180 degrees off. And the wine is much better over there too. Goes down like grape juice. But the best part of it was all of the German fests. Good food good bier and if you have enough of them you might even start digging the groove of the oompah bands.
It's amazing the jets ever got off the ground. I spent a lot of time curled up next to the wheel dozing. And the pilots were worse yet. I've had guys come out to fly my airplane and blow chunks before they climbed into the cockpit (I had them trained like that as they knew if they would do that *in* my cockpit they would later be digging my boot out of their ass). Then once they get strapped in they about break your ear drums on the headset because they're up there sucking down 100% oxygen like it's going out of style.
And I remember the Ouzo, where you end up in Disney Land if you had enough of it. And what was that wine called. We used to drink it out of boda bags. And my favorite part about Spain were the beaches at Sitges (sp?) near Barcelona. We always had to go there on at least one weekend during the trip. I think that's where the phrase "ugly Americans" was coined. I remember the first time we went there were 3 or 4 of us walking down the beach in single file. The first guy stopped to ponder and the other 3 piled right in to the back of him because their eyes were "not on the road" so to speak. It was like a scene right out of "The Three Stooges".
[ March 21, 2002: Message edited by: VoidMain ]
Gonusto:
quote:It goes faster with every year that passes. Get used to it.
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Darn, I had hoped it was just my imagination.
quote:I've had guys come out to fly my airplane and blow chunks before they climbed into the cockpit
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Speaking of blowing chunks, I think my roommates is currently in the bathroom doing just that. What lovely noises he makes . . .
Those years you all spent abroad sound like they were a lot of fun. They sound so fun that it *almost* makes me wish I had joined the Service instead of going to college . . . though I'm sure it wasn't all just fun and games. Do any of you regret the time you spent in the Armed Forces? Just curious . . .
-Gonusto
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