Retired from Metro as of July 2011....Never felt so relieved in my life......all that stress gone.....now just have to learn to survive on what pension money my greedy ex-wife has left me.
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Time for lots of motorcycle riding, hanging out with my daughter and grandkids, and keeping up with all my little projects....
Best Friends Tom Dietzman - GMG3 - we met back in Illinois at GM school...did a lot of motorcycle riding around Great Lakes, and in Sandy Eggo. Jim Czerwinski - GMM3 - worked on the launcher together, rode our motorcycles around SoCal. Harvey May - GMM2 - We went to GM school together, got assigned to the Wilson, drove out to California together...worked on the launcher together. Steve Fitzsimmons - FTGsn -Steve and I rode motorcycles all over California....Both of us retired as Sergeants on Sheriff's Offices
Best Moment The whole cruise of 1971.....
Worst Moment Being Quarterdeck PO, trying to "bong" the skipper (then Capt. Henry Mustin), not knowing the bell had been removed...I had the 1MC mike keyed when I yelled to the OOD...."There's no F#@ing bell!!"....the only person who DIDN'T hear it was the skipper....he was admiring his ship as he came up the pier......