Engine off, open it up and hit it with a leaf blower. Otherwise brush as much out of the interior as possible while it's still cold. Only let it get warm when there's the least amount of moisture left inside so you've a fighting chance at getting it dried out.
#7 during a rare Ice to Snow storm in Atlanta in the late 90's a jackwad anarchist managed to get on Dobbins Air Reserve base. The shithead broke the front window that faced the oncoming storm of all of the vehicles at flight operations and the nearby warehouses. That looked mild compared to my 3 year old Saturn SL1 when I returned at the end of the storm at the end of a 3 week mission. I spent 2 hours chipping out the ice and snow with the engine running. The engine never got up to full operating temperature even on the 45 minute trip home. I ended up replacing the carpet and the seat foam/covers front and back due to mold. Insurance only paid for the broken window - thanks State Farm.
#2. Years ago, the neighbor of a friend tore up the local bar and proclaimed himself the baddest badass in the county. When he got home and walked in the door, dad was there to meet him and challenged that assertion. Doc was knocked backwards out the door and struck the porch post. The entire porch collapsed on top of him. Next day, covered in bruises scrapes and assorted other injuries he acknowledged that dad was still king.
#9 - My first experience throwing a hand grenade in basic. I thought it would be cool to peek over the berm and see the explosion. Next thing I know the D.I. is slamming me in the back of the helmet and pinning me to the ground. He was unhappy.
I always wanted to watch the thing go BOOM! And, you're right. Range people don't like that. Probably all that paperwork they have to fill out. In 1989 at Fort Benning ANCOC the class went to a demonstration range where mortar rounds were secured to treetops by det cord, various measurements of C4 were buried the ground, and other explosive devices were affixed at various places. We all had to hide in concrete culverts when the stuff went off. A lot of trees blasted down and dirt blown up. Big deal. I wanted to see it when it happened. Saw an F-105 drop a 500-pounder one day. Turned a humongous tree into toothpicks. One of those things civilians would have paid money to see.
Way back in February of 1975 at basic training at Ft. Polk LA when we got to the grenade range the waiting area was a covered trench with window slits cut in it so we could watch the explosions. As to #9 after reenlisting and reclassifying to ATC (Air Traffic Control Tower Operator from 11C Mortars). We went to Grafenwohr Germany for general skills training and the female (soldier?) from my Tower did the exact same thing.
#8- Looks like Officer Friendly needs a little more training time in learning how to operate the Department's impressive new tool from their toolbox. It's a very complicated high-tech piece of machinery that requires great skill and years of experience to be able to operate safely and properly. /s/
#9: Bet someone got KP duty for a month of Sundays after that.
ReplyDelete#9 Gomer is gonna regret that.
ReplyDelete#7 Start it up, put the windows up, turn the heat on full, that shit will disappear.
ReplyDeleteAnd your parents car’s interior smells like a swamp for a long, long time. Ask me how I know.
DeleteJFM
Engine off, open it up and hit it with a leaf blower. Otherwise brush as much out of the interior as possible while it's still cold. Only let it get warm when there's the least amount of moisture left inside so you've a fighting chance at getting it dried out.
Delete#9 Pull the pin and throw it.
ReplyDeleteNO DAMMIT. I MEANT THROW THE GRENADE
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I keep hearing Benny Hill music with these fantastic clips. Thanks.
ReplyDelete#7 during a rare Ice to Snow storm in Atlanta in the late 90's a jackwad anarchist managed to get on Dobbins Air Reserve base. The shithead broke the front window that faced the oncoming storm of all of the vehicles at flight operations and the nearby warehouses. That looked mild compared to my 3 year old Saturn SL1 when I returned at the end of the storm at the end of a 3 week mission. I spent 2 hours chipping out the ice and snow with the engine running. The engine never got up to full operating temperature even on the 45 minute trip home. I ended up replacing the carpet and the seat foam/covers front and back due to mold. Insurance only paid for the broken window - thanks State Farm.
ReplyDelete#2. Years ago, the neighbor of a friend tore up the local bar and proclaimed himself the baddest badass in the county.
ReplyDeleteWhen he got home and walked in the door, dad was there to meet him and challenged that assertion.
Doc was knocked backwards out the door and struck the porch post. The entire porch collapsed on top of him.
Next day, covered in bruises scrapes and assorted other injuries he acknowledged that dad was still king.
#9 - My first experience throwing a hand grenade in basic. I thought it would be cool to peek over the berm and see the explosion. Next thing I know the D.I. is slamming me in the back of the helmet and pinning me to the ground. He was unhappy.
ReplyDeleteI always wanted to watch the thing go BOOM! And, you're right. Range people don't like that. Probably all that paperwork they have to fill out. In 1989 at Fort Benning ANCOC the class went to a demonstration range where mortar rounds were secured to treetops by det cord, various measurements of C4 were buried the ground, and other explosive devices were affixed at various places. We all had to hide in concrete culverts when the stuff went off. A lot of trees blasted down and dirt blown up. Big deal. I wanted to see it when it happened. Saw an F-105 drop a 500-pounder one day. Turned a humongous tree into toothpicks. One of those things civilians would have paid money to see.
DeleteWay back in February of 1975 at basic training at Ft. Polk LA when we got to the grenade range the waiting area was a covered trench with window slits cut in it so we could watch the explosions. As to #9 after reenlisting and reclassifying to ATC (Air Traffic Control Tower Operator from 11C Mortars). We went to Grafenwohr Germany for general skills training and the female (soldier?) from my Tower did the exact same thing.
DeleteWhat Company was you in basic? H23 was mine last ones on WW2 barracks. They called everyone goats ass guess somebody loved goats.
DeleteDisregard that last comment on basic was Ft Ord. Not Polk La. Ft Polk sucks humid and mosquitoes.
Delete#8- Looks like Officer Friendly needs a little more training time in learning how to operate the Department's impressive new tool from their toolbox. It's a very complicated high-tech piece of machinery that requires great skill and years of experience to be able to operate safely and properly.
ReplyDelete/s/
God help us all.
/s off/
Gotta get that landing gear down and locked, the left front collapsed. Good thing it was only a drill.
DeleteA couple of cinderblocks on the base would help.
ReplyDelete[rocketride]
#1. Shes reminiscing how she was flat on her back with her legs in the air 20 minutes ago...
ReplyDelete#10. I'm betting on the guy on the left.
ReplyDelete#10 What do you call racing for second place?
ReplyDelete#9 That's how you throw the tennis ball for your Lab so you can laugh at him when he looks confused trying to figure out where the ball is.
ReplyDeleteFt. Polk....Jan thru March 1968..
ReplyDeleteSouth Fort....B-4-2....
We got an inch of snow during range firing.