Remarks by Bush during signing of Defense Spending Bill

[misterx]

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."

(fourth paragraph from the bottom)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/08/20040805-4.html

Comments

[lilith17.livejournal.com]

That's a rather interesting speech. It sounds good on paper, I guess. The whole thing about behaving better towards families is probably bullshit, though. I'm thinking of writing a letter. The problem isn't with how the administration feels families should be treated, it's with individual commands and how they prioritize families vs. getting the boat to sea.

And the whole thing about fair pay is bullshit. Joseph could make well over $100k/yr working as a nuclear engineer in the civilian world. He doesn't make anywhere near that working for the Navy.

[misterx.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but he has such posh working conditions in the Navy.

How to simulate Submarine Life at home.

[thefile.livejournal.com]

1. Surround yourself with a few people you don't like.

2. Close all windows and doors tightly, close all curtains.

3. Seal any openings to the outside world with a proper vault.

4. Unplug all radios and televisions to cut yourself off from news, football games, Saturday Night Live, Star Trek Voyager, etc…

5. Hourly, monitor all operating home appliances. If not in use, log as secured

6. If you use the bathroom, do not flush the toilet for the first two days to simulate the smell of blowing sanitaries and venting inboard. Then flush once daily.

7. Wear only approved coveralls or proper Navy uniform. No hats, special t-shirts, etc.

8. Cut your hair once a week, insuring you make it look like hell.

9. Work at 18-hour intervals to ensure your body really gets confused. Never sleep for more than 5 hours continuously.

10. Listen to the same cassette over and over until you can't stand it anymore, then put in one you can't even listen to without acute nausea setting in.

11. Set the alarm to go off just as you fall asleep, with the alarm set at it's loudest, or buy an alarm with various settings, (i.e., "Man Battle Stations!","Fire!","Flooding in the Basement!").

12. Prepare food with a blindfold on to simulate what real submarine cooks do. Then take blindfold off and try to get your dog to eat it. Then, break out a can of tuna and/or peanut butter.

13. Cut your bed in half and enclose all but one side using the dimensions of a small casket as a reference. When not in bed, make up the blankets properly so no one will see or care.

14. Periodically, for want of excitement, open the house main power breaker and run around yelling "Reactor Scram!" until you are sweating profusely, then restore power.

15. Buy yourself a snorkel and a mask and again, periodically, just for want of nothing else to do, put it on and pretend that you're in a smoke filled room with no way out. For added variety, hook up a garden hose and pressurize.

16. To enable yourself to handle anything, constantly study wiring diagrams and operating instructions for various home appliances (stove, refrigerator, can opener). For no reason at all, at specified intervals (monthly, weekly, etc.), tear one item apart just in case it was going to break.

17. Paint everything around you gray (Navy PSN Gray, no substitutes) or off-white.

18. To be sure you are living in a clean and happy environment, every Friday set the alarm on loud for a short but hated drill sound, then get up and manned with only a bucket, sponge and a greenie, clean one area over and over, even if it was already spotless. Then make out a discrepancy list.

19. Once a day, after normal programming hours, plug in the television and watch one movie, being careful that it is:
a) at least 6 years old
b) made long enough prior to showing to be sure you've seen it at least once before
c) be so bad that you have to install seatbelts in your chair to keep you there until it's over.

20. Since no doctor will be available, stockpile band-aids, aspirin and Actifed. These are proven cure-alls. Practice, if necessary on your dog (surgery, dentistry, etc.).

21. When commencing this test simulation lock your family, friends and anything that means anything to you outside. Tests will run for at least two months with no end in sight.

IF YOU CAN DO THIS YOU CAN DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING!

Re: How to simulate Submarine Life at home.

[misterx.livejournal.com]

That gave me a hearty laugh.

I've not been on a modern sub though... should there be something about crouching and/or banging one's head on overhanging metallic objects?

[dampscribbler.livejournal.com]

Oh, thanks for making me chuckle first thing in the am. I'll come back and read that release a bit later.

[misterx.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's good thing I wasn't present or I would have busted out laughing. Probably would have been dragged off to Guantanamo. :)

[darkmoonrose.livejournal.com]

LOL!! So eloquently stated..

[misterx.livejournal.com]

or something. ;)

[capt-tourettes.livejournal.com]

What a freakin idiot. lol

[misterx.livejournal.com]

The frightening thing to me is that if you stuck me up in front of a microphone, I'd probably make the same kind of screw-ups.

[capt-tourettes.livejournal.com]

I'd rather vote for you though.

[misterx.livejournal.com]

Keep your votes folks, just send money...

wow

[grrlonbnch.livejournal.com]

I just wanted to say...you are a great photographer! I have been reading your posts and looking at your different pics here on lj, and I love them.

Re: wow

[misterx.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I appreciate that.