Rich, you're MY hero. On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 22:00:13 -0000 "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Hey jet jock, > > Take a zoloft dude. > > Before you go shoving your military experience up my ass I'd like to > let you know that I have 11 years on submarines. I've walked on the > North Pole twice, been in National Geographic for performing the > proto > "Scice-ex" mission, travelled completely around the globe, bounced > all > over Europe, spent 94 days at a shot without seeing the light of > day, > been chased by Russian submarines and just returned from a 6 month > tour in the United Arab Emirates, roasting my ass off on tiny, but > heavily armed patrol boats (like the old 'Nam river rats) chasing > off > would-be suicide jockeys looking to make a repeat of the USS Cole > incident. I still have 7 years to go until retirement so I'm sure > I'm > not done yet. > > Lastly, I AM a parent. > > Spare me your "rush" speech. You can do what you like with your > DeLorean. I merely meant that it's a private and rewarding > experience > for ME to work on MY car. I don't care what others do to or with > theirs. If you recall the flap on the DML regarding parting out cars > and who thinks it's sacreligious and who doesn't, I never posted a > comment to that bitch session because I thought it was silly. I > don't > care what people do with their stuff, I only know how I feel about > MY > stuff. > > Finally, I'd like to say that the mark of a true > soldier/sailor/airman, is that he doesn't feel the need to brag > about > his exploits because he's only done his duty as was required when he > took the Oath. That you feel the need to do so to gain acceptance > makes me sad, and I'm angry at myself for being goaded by you into > posting my experience like I'm a guy searching for hero-worship. > > For the rest of you: Rest assured, I am not looking for your > admiration or respect because of my time in the Navy, and I'm sorry > I > posted it. It was not intended to be a "brag sheet" and I'd just > assume it was forgotten. > > Rich Acuti > > Citizen. > > > --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "checksix3" <jetjock11@xxxx> wrote: > > >>When comparing it to other vehicles and hobbies, it's not. It's > a > > friggin' religious experience.<< > > > > It's a religious experience? Perhaps for those lacking something > more > > fulfilling. Try traveling to remote corners of the world where > most > > people are deathly afraid to go. Or flying a former soviet jet > > fighter doing 400 knots 200 feet over the desert floor, jinking in > > > and out of canyons. Or hey, just try raising a few kids. Those > > experiences will give you serious religion and a whole lot more > > satisfaction than owning a D...but to each his own I suppose. > > > > If you think owning this car is religious than I'd better not tell > > > you what plans I have for an upcoming airshow. It's always a crowd > > > pleaser and doing it with this car will be a big hit. Why? 1) I > need > > the tax write off. 2) It'll be MINE and I can do with it as I > please. > > 3) It'll give me some satifaction against all those who say it > > shouldn't be done, for all the lame reasons they claim. Since > you're > > so into D religion, rest assured the car's trip to D Heaven will > be > > swift and painless. > > > > As I said, it's just a friggin car. It's merely a temporary aspect > of > > my life (as are all inanimate objects) and it'll eventually go the > > > way of all my toys. Of course, just like me, you can choose to > spend > > your one life as you see fit... > > > > By the way, religion has for thousands of years been (and > continues > > to be) the root cause of 90% of the world's misery. The world is > full > > of nuts and there is no nut like a religious nut...they're the > Master > > Race of Nuts. Why? Because they're so blind and rigid in their > belief > > systems they can't see the forest for the trees, no matter what > the > > religion involves. It's something you may wish to ponder the next > > time you're having a "religious" experience with your car...or > even a > > mechanical problem. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Yahoo! Groups Sponsor <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=259395.3614674.4902533.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1524963/R=0/SIG=12o885gmo/*http://hits.411web.com/cgi-bin/autore dir?camp=556&lineid=3614674?=egroupweb&pos=HM> <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=259395.3614674.4902533.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1524963/rand=975322054> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! 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