Can you see the shoreline yet?
Welcome home, Chief.
Anchors weigh, Chief! (At least I think that’s the opposite of Anchors Aweigh (<–does that look funny to anyone else? That’s the way The Bluejackets’ Manual (12th Edition) spells it, but it still looks funny))
What boat are you on? If you’re homeported in Mayport, I’m thinking a carrier sounds logical. I’m in Tallahasse a mere 2 hours away. Email me with an ETA and we’ll hit J-ville! Always happy to meet another squid.
grem
grem, I believe he is on the USS Eisenhower. Are you still sporting those gold anchors Chief?
51 hours to go!!!
IKE still sports gold anchors.
IKE is homeported in Norfolk, not Mayport. No liberty here today. We’re picking up guests and media and dropping off three of our squadrons.
Yes, I can see the shoreline. We’re entering the Mayport turning basin now.
No Michi. Damn.
<waving from the former NAS Cecil Field>
Welcome back, Chief!
We here in J-ville just love it when the fleet’s in. You simply can not have too many guys in uniform. Especially naval officer’s unis. Yum. Course the traffic accident rate goes up about 95% but that’s o.k.
Welcome home, sailor.
smooch
45 and a half hours!
Warm and muggy in Mayport. I can see my old berth when I was stationed aboard USS Yosemite.
Just waiting around for the 15-minute rain shower which happens everyday here in the summer.
Welcome back, ChiefScott! How’s the land look?
As dry as my throat feels.
44 hrs.
Dare we ask why the Chief has a dry throat?
No Michi. Damn.
ChiefScott
Awww. I’ll stand on the jettys and flash you if it would help!
Lisa, who once took a ride on the Sara
39 hours!
Underway in an hour and a half!
Lnix, I assume you and your breastessese will be on the north jetty? I eagerly look forward to seeing you and your pert, round lovelies!
And Falc, no beer for a couple of weeks parches even the heartiest of throats.
Wow, you’re soon home,
that must feel great.
I’m sorry I can’t be there and welcome you home,
but have fun.
Yep, he’s definately twichy. Get him off that boat, now.
Swiddles, he might be more dangerous OFF the boat. In fact, I’m SURE he’s more dangerous off the boat.
Someone go warn the women of Norfolk…
At least it’s not birdie-lady doing the flashing off the jetty…
ships would run aground!
slow grin
In your dreams, sailorboy. In your dreams.
Aw, what the hell… lifts shirt and flashes the Chief Better? 
Chief Scott and Coldy both making landfall in this hemisphere around the same time? Critical mass of some sort is definitely happening…
Congrats to you and yours on a long, hard job well done…and thanks for doing it.
Welcome back, Chief. You have lots of friends and your little boy eagerly awaiting you.
Veb
Thanks, Veb!
I love being modified with adjectives such as “long” and “hard.”