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Laranzu posted:Any good neighborhood suggestions for the Ft. Meade area? Prefer less poo poo commute with stuff to do over Whitebread suburbs. Wife and two dogs.
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Mad Dragon posted:You're in the Baltimore-DC corridor of hell. There is no such thing as a less poo poo commute. I've lived in NoVA before. Less poo poo is 1 hour instead of 3
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Sep 28, 2014 18:46
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NoVa is so much nicer than Maryland it ain't even funny
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Sep 28, 2014 18:48
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I really hate traffic, but as bad as Hawaii was I might go back instead of Maryland at this rate
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Sep 28, 2014 19:05
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A lot of people like Pasadena. It's about 30 mins away from base, but probably 45-1h in rush hour. I guess that's where you'd go if you like boats. The Crofton/Odenton area is decent as far as traffic goes, the worst you face will probably be route 3 which could be hellish depending on how far south you are, and in the morning 32 is going to be slow but steady. It's nearby the Crofton town center which is like the white people area. If you live up towards Glen Bernie you'll have a similar commute as Pasadena, but a little shorter. You're closer to Baltimore if you like hanging out in big cities, but you'd still have to drive there. This is also a bit closer to the mall. This area is the black people area. Columbia is to the west, and it's more of your richer people area. They have a mall that hasn't had a shooting in almost a year. There can be traffic on 32 going east towards base, but whenever I've had to drive out to Columbia in the morning it hasn't looked too bad. On the opposite side is Annapolis to the far east. Lots of stuff to do and you can hang out with the Naval Academy students. The distance is pretty far, almost an hour in rush hour I would say. It's a bit nicer than Pasadena, and has more stuff to do, but they are similar in coastal style. Then you can live either North or South. Baltimore is closer, I know some people who live in the city. I hate driving and parking in cities so I usually avoid the place. Or you could live in DC, but you'd be living in north east DC -- don't live in north east DC. You could swing living in VA, but it'll be a commute. The east side of the beltway isn't too terrible usually unless there's an accident or maybe a football game. Old Town Alexandria or Arlington are cool, but that drive.. If you go a bit southwest there's also Bethesda and Silverspring. These might be good compromises as far as traffic goes, but still could end up to an hour. They have towns to do stuff in though, and good metro access. What sucks about north/south of the base is 295, the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. This road doesn't allow trucks and it's still poo poo in two directions. Maryland has the worst roads I've ever driven on, and the BW parkway is like a showcase for how poo poo they can be. I avoid driving on this road at almost all cost, with possible exceptions for just going from base to the airport.
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Sep 28, 2014 21:35
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I lived in Glen Burnie and it was okay-ish, but very sketchy in most places at night. Ellicott City is in Howard County which is one of the top counties to live in the country. It's a bit more expensive (900 for a one bedroom apartment, not what you need for your giant dogs) but really nice. Both options were about a 30 minute commute, but I left right before the big expansions to DISA and whatever the gently caress other agencies they added in the last 3 years.
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Sep 29, 2014 00:52
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Norfolk: "We have NINE GATES" But one road leads to all of them. When it takes a sailor 1.5 hours to drive 7 miles from downtown Norfolk to the pier, your base has a hosed up road network.
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Sep 29, 2014 14:42
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NSA HR drive time = no additional time 
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Sep 29, 2014 15:28
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Angry Fish posted:Norfolk: "We have NINE GATES" I'm on little creek, but on the radio all I hear is 564 backed up past the 64 split and I say thank god I only have to go down Shore Drive
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Sep 29, 2014 23:33
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nine gates all on rapidgate traffic backed up to the loving moon, fpcon alpha
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Sep 29, 2014 23:59
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fat people loving suck if youre fat, think about getting thinner thats all, peace out
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Sep 30, 2014 00:16
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Kung Fu Fist gently caress posted:if youre fat, think about getting thinner or kill yourself
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Sep 30, 2014 01:41
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TheQuietWilds posted:or kill yourself being dead will def help with your weight issue tbqh
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Sep 30, 2014 01:47
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Kung Fu Fist gently caress posted:fat people loving suck It's a hormone imbalance Chief and I'm just big boned and the tape is skewed! !!!  *eats Panda Express 6 times a day*
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Sep 30, 2014 03:06
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knew this asthmatic retard boot who claimed he had insomnia, but every night in garrison at like 9 or 10 this shithead would drive into town and grab a fuckin starbucks latte with 14 shots of espresso. then he would stay up all night and fall asleep midday and get loving hazed
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Sep 30, 2014 03:14
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Kung Fu Fist gently caress posted:knew this asthmatic retard boot who claimed he had insomnia, but every night in garrison at like 9 or 10 this shithead would drive into town and grab a fuckin starbucks latte with 14 shots of espresso. then he would stay up all night and fall asleep midday and get loving hazed Did you draw dicks on his face in sharpie and give him a shitler? If not, missed opportunity IMO
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Sep 30, 2014 03:35
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Kung Fu Fist gently caress posted:knew this asthmatic retard boot who claimed he had insomnia, but every night in garrison at like 9 or 10 this shithead would drive into town and grab a fuckin starbucks latte with 14 shots of espresso. then he would stay up all night and fall asleep midday and get loving hazed Lol I loving love it when patients come in complaining of poo poo sleep and I come to find out they're staying up playing games with their friends or drinking copious amounts of alcohol/Red Bull mixed drinks. The blank stare of "Oh, that keeps me awake?" sort of shows why sometimes you just have to baby sit sailors.
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Sep 30, 2014 16:56
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Pandasmores posted:Lol I loving love it when patients come in complaining of poo poo sleep and I come to find out they're staying up playing games with their friends or drinking copious amounts of alcohol/Red Bull mixed drinks. The blank stare of "Oh, that keeps me awake?" sort of shows why sometimes you just have to baby sit sailors. I wish people would just figure out that looking at screens late at night fucks up your circadian rhythm and natural melatonin production. If I had a nickel for every time I heard "I play call of duty until I get tired, but that's not until 2 am." Oh really? Staring at a bright light at the same wavelengths as daytime light playing a game scientifically designed to pump adrenaline into your system prevents you from feeling sleepy on a normal schedule? Who would have imagined?
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Sep 30, 2014 18:04
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Pandasmores posted:Lol I loving love it when patients come in complaining of poo poo sleep and I come to find out they're staying up playing games with their friends or drinking copious amounts of alcohol/Red Bull mixed drinks. The blank stare of "Oh, that keeps me awake?" sort of shows why sometimes you just have to baby sit sailors. I was at the doc for my masturbation related injury and she actually had to take a phone call from someone asking what to do when a student popped 5 caffeine pills, drank a monster and then felt funny. She asked if they were lucid and told them to stop being loving retarded in the future.
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Sep 30, 2014 18:05
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Laranzu posted:I was at the doc for my masturbation related injury Wait what
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Sep 30, 2014 18:50
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Christoff posted:Wait what Wife is out of town. You know. Repetitive stress injury in my wrist from typing all goddamn day. Masturbation injury just sounds better.
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Sep 30, 2014 18:59
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Laranzu posted:Wife is out of town. You know. Makes sense to me.
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Sep 30, 2014 19:02
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Just sat through the SWO detailer brief to humor my bossman. If I hadn't already made up my mind to get out, that brief pretty much sold it. It's like receiving an executive summary of everything wrong with the Navy.
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Sep 30, 2014 20:55
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Boon posted:Just sat through the SWO detailer brief to humor my bossman. If I hadn't already made up my mind to get out, that brief pretty much sold it. It's like receiving an executive summary of everything wrong with the Navy. " Seriously please stay in here is a pile of cash to drown yourself in when you realize how awful it is"
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Sep 30, 2014 21:06
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It's funny, the Navy isn't really that bad for me. Now that I've been in for a bit I don't have to deal with just generally stupid E-0's acting like high school kids. I'm done with IDW so I never have to think about any of that poo poo again. And I have an easy day collateral that requires about 0 interaction with the rest of the division so I'm not getting hassled to sell donuts for the Navy Day Ball or whatever. Life isn't bad, but as a first class put it to me, "re-enlisting is like giving a crackhead a blank check." 2 years 10 months to go.
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Sep 30, 2014 21:18
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But how's your volunteering?
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Sep 30, 2014 21:22
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I aint got time for that poo poo. If I luck my way into an EP then cool. If they give it to CTN2 Collateral Queen then whatever. I got a P on my last eval so even if I did put in all the extra work I probably wouldn't land an EP anyways.
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Sep 30, 2014 22:02
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Hey navy dudes, this is pretty bad, right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ktwo-k-onk&t=2s (skip to about 2:25, I can't link timestamps)
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Oct 1, 2014 00:01
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pkells posted:Hey navy dudes, this is pretty bad, right? lmao when crossing situations go wrong
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Oct 1, 2014 00:13
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 lucky they didn't dump half those boxes in the water.
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Oct 1, 2014 00:22
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There Germany goes, starting poo poo again. I love the exultation when the collision happens. Hey MML, were in the pipeline when they introduced the WTI course or are you familiar with it? Boon fucked around with this message at 01:08 on Oct 1, 2014 |
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Oct 1, 2014 01:03
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WALAWALAWALAWALAWALAWALAWALAWALA
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Oct 1, 2014 02:52
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I'm not a ship driver, but how do you collide like that in the middle of the day?
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Oct 1, 2014 04:20
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Anytime a collision happens it's for a stupid reason and the explanation always seems like a ridiculous escapade. That said, from what it seems like in the video, they tried to overtake and realized last moment that they were about to run into shoal and attempted to steer behind the other ship. There are just very few other explanations for turning right into a ship that is literally 300 yards on your beam.
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Oct 1, 2014 04:29
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Boon posted:Anytime a collision happens it's for a stupid reason and the explanation always seems like a ridiculous escapade. LEFT NEVER CROSS TRAFFIC TURNING LEFT Besides that, you could be right, which seems odd because if Suez is anything like Panama it's pretty controlled as far as speed and interval go and the channel is very well defined.
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Oct 1, 2014 04:39
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As an aside I really hated transiting the Suez. The main reason was the lovely paper cups we had to drink out of which felt like they were dissolving as you were drinking out of them.
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Oct 1, 2014 05:26
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Snowdens Secret posted:LEFT It is, but if our pilots were any indication, they don't always pay much attention. Usually when a Navy ship collides it's due to really erratic and frenzied maneuvers in traffic (see: PORTER) but it's interesting to see merchants smashing into each other. Also, if they maneuvered to avoid grounding, they violated a very clearly stated canal rule (If chosing between collision and grounding, ground).
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Boon posted:Hey MML, were in the pipeline when they introduced the WTI course or are you familiar with it? I am familiar with it, yes.
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