Blog number 142 Jan 16, 2008
I'm still reading this book about war at sea.
Discussing German submarines, the topic turns to toilet training. Conventional toilets could not be flushed at depths greater than thirty meters because of external water pressure. The boats became fitted with specially designed high pressure toilets that could be evacuated at lower depths. However, these were complicated to operate and a single mistake in procedure could result in toilet's occupant being drenched with sea water and toilet waste. At least one sub was lost because of a toilet accident that allowed sea water to short out the batteries.
Those who demonstrated competence in operating the mechanism were called, "toilet graduates" and assigned by the commanders to supervise and assist those less expert in the art.
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In discussing the Canadian corvettes, "Canadians retained their distinctive cockiness and individualism. A Canadian corvette, steaming past Gibraltar in 1945, received the signal, "What ship?" She replied, "What rock?"
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One Frank Albert encountered one of the few men trying their damnedest to get out of the navy. In boot camp, "The day before graduation, our barracks was slated for a major inspection by the commanding officer, My buddy, the one that has been trying to figure out a way out of the navy, was named Captain of the Head. I was on his detail. We had those toilets shining...As the captain walked in, the bugler sounded attention. That captain went through the head with a fine tooth comb...not a speck of dust. We passed with flying colors. Just as he turned his back to address his marine orderly, my buddy broke a Baby Ruth candy bar in half and threw it into one of the toilets. When the captain heard the splash he yelled, "What the hell was that?" My buddy retrieved it, took a bite and threw it back, yelling (with a snappy salute), 'That's shit, sir.' He was out of the navy the very next day with a section 8."
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OKAY IM GONNA EXPLAIN WHAT I WAS TRYING TO TELL DON ABOUT THIS AND HE IMMEDIATELY MISUNDERSTOOD.
ONE DAY I WENT TO THE DOCTOR BY MYSELF AND DECIDED TO TAKE THE FREEWAY HOME AND I MARKED THE MILEAGE TO SEE IF IT WAS SHORTER TO TAKE THE FREEWAY OR TO GO THRU TOWN. WELL IT IS SHORTER TO GO THRU TOWN , BECAUSE ITS 18 MILES BY FREEWAY AND ONLY ABOUT 8 BY TOWN STREETS . I WAS TRYING TO TELL THIS TO MY HUBBY WHO IMMEDIATELY ASSUMED I MEANT FOR HIM TO NOT TAKE THE FREEWAY FROM PHOENIX AS IT WAS SHORTER TO DRIVE HOME THEN OVER I DIDNT SAY THAT AT ALL AND HE REFUSED TO LISTENT TO ME SO I GAVE UP AND LET HIM BELEIVE HIS NONSENSNE TO KEEP THE PEACE BUT WHEN I SAW THIS ONLIINE I HAD TO CORRECT IT I WISH THIS MAN WOULD LSITEN TO ME HE NEVER DOES AND HES ALWAYS SURPRISED WHEN I DO SOEMTHIGN I HAVE TOLD HIM ABOUT FOR WEEKS IN ADVNACE AND REMINDED HIM DAILY ABOUT HE NEVER HEARD ME ONE SINGLE TIME. HE CAN ONLY DEAL WITH "OK IM READY LETS GO NOW".
AND THENHE HAS TO GO POTTY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE WE CAN START EVEN THO IVE TOLDD HIMWE ARE LEAVIGN IN 45 MINUTES OR AT 1130 AM HE INEVIATBLY STARTS TO PLAY AND DOESNT STOP TIL ITS TIME TO GO. LIKE A 6 YEAR OLD.
Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay
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