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kennypinkerton

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Started at 7:30 with a call from work... we had a major water pipe break. So I was at work replacing a 6" water main about 25 ft long. Finally got finished at about 1:30. Made it to thanksgiving dinner at mom and dads house. I'm tired and overstuffed. Glad I'm off tomorrow!
 
things like that always seems to happen during the holidays. i'm sure there a lot of people glad you came out today to fix that break .. happy TG.
 
Yeah, we had about 200 customer without water until around 1:00pm. I just hope their thankgivings went ok.
 
Bet you'd rather be digging that kinda hole on T'giving than in your old profession, Kenny - thanks for doing it!
 
I'm sure you did make their day Kenny... Good work! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Just talked to a fire fighter I know last weekend... He's been doing it for 30+ years, and said that he's had very few Christmas Days off during that time, but it's just part of the job and he accepts it... He even said that no matter how senior you are everyone gets treated equally when it comes to the day on/off like that
 
Yep. I've firefighters, police and military in my family for years... all are "on the clock" all the time. I had a B-4 bag packed and behind the door myself for a while. They're a dedicated lot and deserve our thanks and respect. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif
 
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Holidays still depend on some people working.

That's one of the things to be thankful for....
 
Kept my packed bag at the office Doc. Found that was much more effecent than draging the darn thing back and forth for not only the real thing but all the exerceses where they would get randomly inspected. Strange what they found in some of the bags.

One time we went to Turkey on New Years eve. Take what you brung. Lots of folks with dirty clothes and some with no clothes.
 
Had a bud that got tired of schlepping a full B-4 bag around, so he filled it with crumpled newspaper. He had plenty of stuff to read during his 90 days in Libya.
I just bought all new stuff for mine, and kept it at the ready. Made sure my shot record was current, too. Saw too many guys that had to get a <u>bunch</u> of shots on a deployment. Ouch!
Jeff
 
We got to the point where we had an exercise every 30 days, checked all including shots.

I had a huge KB50 flyaway kit so I was everyones friend, motor scooters, beer, and lots of extra goodies to make life pleasent.
 
Oh boy. A B-4 bag was is a kind of a hang up bag with lots of big side pockets, think suitcase with soft sides and such.

A KB-50 was a WW II Bomber turned into a tanker.

Four big props.
 
Sorry, Scott. Us old vet types can get carried away at times.
B-4..This was the standard soft sided bag that we carried all our gear in. Those of us that were constantly subject to deploy anywhere in the world kept one packed and close at hand, just in case.

KB-50... Four engine air refueling tanker, based on the B-29 bomber. Later upgraded with the addition of two jet engines, to allow it to more easily refuel the jets of the day. The max speed of the KB-50 was very close to the stalling speed of some of the fighters, and it was a real chore to hang on to the tanker.

KB-50 Flyaway Kit...The BIG box of spares required to support a team in the field. But, if you knew the right people, you could always find room in it to cram some of life's little "necessities" to make your stay in some ungodly remote place more bearable.
Hope I've helped, and have gotten it all right.
Jeff
 
As my memory recalls Jeff, the KB-50 was built on old B-50s not B-29s.
 
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As my memory recalls Jeff, the KB-50 was built on old B-50s not B-29s.

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You're absolutely right, Jack, but the basic B-50 was based on the B-29.
Where were you on KB-50's? They were still using them into the mid '60's.
Jeff
 
Like 1961 and 62 at Langley, 2Lt. Supply Officer. 429 ARS
 
The link you posted says that the last KB-50's were retired in 1965, but I remember them coming into Luke in '66 and maybe '67. Perhaps they were just passing through on their way to the boneyard.
Jeff
 
Could be, I've no clue. Active duty 29 years and retired now 18 more. That's a long way back.
 
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