# Countdown to the States!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 13, 2000, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-the-states/29217 "2000-08-13T22:03:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2000, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-the-states/29217/101 "2000-08-18T12:13:48Z")
This thread reminds me of the punch line of a joke… “The sound of screaming women and the smell of burning rubber” Welcome home ChiefScott! ---
**Author:** ![Lucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2000, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-the-states/29217/102 "2000-08-18T12:14:20Z")
\>Bluesman does a welcome-home flyover for our sailor boys\< Welcome home from me and Bluesman, Chief. It’s too bad we can’t be there to watch the Ike pull in, but since neither of us is an unattatched female, you probably wouldn’t have noticed us anyway. ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2000, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-the-states/29217/103 "2000-08-18T12:20:31Z")
Are you on land yet?? Hooray!! Zette ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2000, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-the-states/29217/104 "2000-08-18T12:36:38Z")
Well, it looks as though we’re ahead of schedule! We just manned the rail (smart loking sailors in dress whites encircling the flight deck and exposed weather decks.)! Approaching the Monitor-Merrimack Bridge-Tunnel. One and a half hours to go!!! ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2000, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-the-states/29217/105 "2000-08-18T13:01:28Z")
It’s about time to switch to minutes, ain’t it Chief? ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2000, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-the-states/29217/106 "2000-08-18T13:02:07Z")
One lousy hour!!! And it stil looks as though we’re a tad ahead of schedule! The excitement is thick aboard IKE! I can see the pier and the crowd. Just passed the marina hotel where I’m spending the weekend with my son. ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2000, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-the-states/29217/107 "2000-08-18T13:03:10Z")
Okay! **54 minutes!** ---
**Author:** ![Lnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/fbc32d/32.png) [@Lnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lnix)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2000, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-the-states/29217/108 "2000-08-18T13:03:10Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by ChiefScott \* **Well, it looks as though we’re ahead of schedule! We just manned the rail (smart loking sailors in dress whites encircling the flight deck and exposed weather decks.)!** Totally OT This reminds me of one of the most moving things I’ve ever experienced. I was at Pearl Harbor in January and while we were on the actual monument, a carrier came up the channel and \* everybody on board\* was stading at salute on the port side. Everyone from the captain to the helicopter pilots to the lowest squid stood at full attention for the 5 minutes or so it took the carrier to pull past the Arizona, etc. Not a sound was made. It was awesome. The park personnel told us that’s SOP for all ships stationed at Pearl, they do it every time they pass the momument. How cool is that? ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2000, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-the-states/29217/109 "2000-08-18T13:05:07Z")
Pretty cool. But not as cool as **54 minutes**! ---
**Author:** ![Anniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cc9497/32.png) [@Anniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anniz)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2000, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-the-states/29217/110 "2000-08-18T13:07:09Z")
Ahhh, you must be so excited now. You really hit land soon. Have a great time with your son and some lucky woman later… ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2000, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-the-states/29217/111 "2000-08-18T13:37:08Z")
Nestling up to the pier now!!! Whoo-hoo! It looks as if we’ll be moored early, like in about 10 minutes!!! ---
**Author:** ![SouthernStyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@SouthernStyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SouthernStyle)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2000, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-the-states/29217/112 "2000-08-18T13:39:36Z")
It’s certainly apparent that the **Chief** is excited about getting home. **Purp** handing him a beer and **Falc** being tamed are nowhere on the radar screen. I’ll be in a meeting when you dock, chief. No telling what time today I’ll be back to the board. **Welcome home!** ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2000, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-the-states/29217/113 "2000-08-18T13:39:57Z")
Chief, although I do not know you, and I think we’ve never even really had words, I welcome you back to this land that I love so dearly. And, for that matter, back to land in general. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2000, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-the-states/29217/114 "2000-08-18T13:41:22Z")
Slaughter the cattle and hide the children! Or vise versa! ---
**Author:** ![KimKatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@KimKatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KimKatt)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2000, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-the-states/29217/115 "2000-08-18T14:01:35Z")
Welcome Home, **Chief**!!! WOO-HOO, He’s back! ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2000, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-the-states/29217/116 "2000-08-18T14:25:05Z")
_stands on the dock in Norfolk and flashes Chief_ Welcome home, sailor. _smooch_ ---
**Author:** ![CanadianSue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@CanadianSue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanadianSue)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2000, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-the-states/29217/117 "2000-08-18T14:27:06Z")
Welcome back to the land of the living Chiefy. Have a great time with your son, I bet he can’t wait to see you!! ---
**Author:** ![SouthernStyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@SouthernStyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SouthernStyle)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2000, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-the-states/29217/118 "2000-08-18T14:32:13Z")
(meeting is cancelled) : stands on shore and offers a salute to the **Chief** : : listens to background music playing “hail to the chief” : : misunderstands lyrics as “to hail with the chief” : “Hail, Chief!” “Hail, Yeah!” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2000, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-the-states/29217/119 "2000-08-18T14:35:36Z")
Moored! Shift colors! Let the debauchery begin!! [Thanks guys!!!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=35105) ---
**Author:** ![kiffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d78d45/32.png) [@kiffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiffa)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2000, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-the-states/29217/120 "2000-08-18T14:41:40Z")
Shit! I don’t believe it! I missed the boat twice - Jacksonville and Norfolk! Oh, well, I wish Chief the best of leave with his son. We all know that he’s a good dad, but will he spend all his leave with his son? If not, has anyone started a collection for the ChiefScott Bail and Legal Defense Fund? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-the-states/29217.md?page=5)