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yortsed snacilbuper

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19. I didn't mean you,

Reply to Hekate (Reply #16)

Wed Feb 20, 2019, 02:32 AM

Feb 2019

I took a tour on a cruiser once and the petty officer showing us around said that watch standers that smoked pot while on liberty might get high from the blue lights on the ship at night while standing watch!

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A Navy Ship Sailed to Hawaii and Back With No One on Board [View all] left-of-center2012 Feb 2019 OP

I've seen this TV Show. TomSlick Feb 2019 #1

Someone who is more computer hardware savvy can correct me. Blue_true Feb 2019 #4

Not a Trekie, huh? TomSlick Feb 2019 #7

When it comes to Star Wars and Star Trek, I am definitely not up to date. Blue_true Feb 2019 #10

Live long and proper. TomSlick Feb 2019 #14

Didn't like or watch Star Trek but isn't it "Live long and prosper" ? rickford66 Feb 2019 #18

LOL. Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #22

Well, yeah. TomSlick Feb 2019 #29

Uh huh. Ask Skynet about the effectiveness of a deadmans switch hahahaha. Volaris Feb 2019 #33

You make a point. Blue_true Feb 2019 #34

very cool pecosbob Feb 2019 #2

so how can unmanned ships not get in crashes and manned ones can nt msongs Feb 2019 #3

A couple of ex Navy posters explained why ships may collide. Blue_true Feb 2019 #5

I believe that one if the biggest risk factors was the macho insistence on sleep deprivation... Hekate Feb 2019 #9

I didn't know that. Blue_true Feb 2019 #11

I was shocked, and yes it is mostly preventable. It stuck with me because I have often been .... Hekate Feb 2019 #15

Smoking pot? yortsed snacilbuper Feb 2019 #13

Never have done so, nor do I use sleeping pills. As a college student I did a lot of all-nighters... Hekate Feb 2019 #16

I didn't mean you, yortsed snacilbuper Feb 2019 #19

Apologies -- I know it was TMI. Blue lights, is it? Maybe they see mermaids, too... Hekate Feb 2019 #21

puffer, puffer, pass. TeamPooka Feb 2019 #23

I'd like to see them try that in the, yortsed snacilbuper Feb 2019 #6

Do you REALLY want a robotic ghost ship prowling around? nt Blue_true Feb 2019 #12

Especially if it has cruise missiles aboard! yortsed snacilbuper Feb 2019 #20

Yikes!!! nt Blue_true Feb 2019 #25

Still probably safer than if Trump controlled the missiles Amishman Feb 2019 #35

When I was a kid panader0 Feb 2019 #8

Very cool! Where on the Pali? Hekate Feb 2019 #17

Up on Round Top, or Tantalus. panader0 Feb 2019 #24

I wonder what an unmanned ship qualifies as in salvage terms? sfwriter Feb 2019 #26

Russian and Chinese submarines sneaking up on them submerged and sinking them Submariner Feb 2019 #27

Except that it didn't. old guy Feb 2019 #28

Because it was a test run left-of-center2012 Feb 2019 #30

Test run or not there were still humans on board during the run. old guy Feb 2019 #31

okie dokie left-of-center2012 Feb 2019 #32