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"No...The Jason had its own particular stink. Ajax had another smell to it, but it has no description. We knew we were getting close to either one of them and were still miles away...."
"Oh yes Jim, Roy Calvin was a bad ass alright. But, he WAS one hell of a molder. I believe that he came to the shop on the on the Jason from the deck force,but I could be wrong.I know he went to A school, but that was later. He was like a Jack Russel…"
"What you was smellin' was residue from the backed up scuppers on the HECTOR, but you'll
never admit it.
Dan'l"
never admit it.
Dan'l"
"Molder Dan brown.I remember you and ML1 wass"
"Well David , everybody knows that honey bees ain't got no sense of taste !!"
"The Tutuila will have her reunion in San Diego Sept 8 / 12 . Anyone interested , contact me so I can hook you up with the Association ."
"Maybe I'm a masochist deep down , but I always enjoyed making bearings . Especially the main shaft bearings off of a tin can . Don't to this day know why , but I did . I remember one time on the Prairie AD-15 , we had four sets of mains , and maybe…"
"You hammerheads are just jealous of my superior intellygence and skills . You David , probably have trouble figgerin' out which half of a flatback pattern goes in the cope . Jim - my email address is molderbrown@gmail.com ."
"Unfortunately , I got transferred before the HYIC got his little furnace on line , so I don't know how this played out . I do know that you could ship out a whole lot more 30 pound pigs than you could 105mm empty boxes ."
"I hope that everyone had a great Memorial Day , with lots of beer , brats , and bouncing gahungas ( 'scuse me ladies , but it IS summer , and old sailors , ESPECIALLY molders , do like to see the latest and smallest fashions) .My day was spent with…"
"How many of this weird assortment of blind , crippled , and crazy , sick , lame , and lazy Molders (and "wantabe" molders) ever got the chance to pour PURE SILVER ? I did , on the old KLONDIKE . Now this ain't no bullshit guys, it really happened .…"
"I still say that this site should NOT be politicized. This site was designed and published as a vehicle for molders and their associates to spread a little bullshit , find old shipmates , and in general , enjoy each others "company" . To do…"
"I am looking for a molder by the name of PAUL LITTLE. If anyone has any information on Paul, please contact me at molderbrown@google.com"
"With the help of a couple of Molders on this site, I have suceeded in finding one of the guys that I have been looking for for about 50 years, Joe Wirth, MLCS.Joe and I worked together on the HOLLAND, and I wasn't sure if he had stayed in or not. I…"
"When I got from Richwood Ohio to boot camp at San Diego, I was the second smallest guy in the company. I was a whopping 5 foot 2 1/2, and weighed 105 pounds. I started out at 110, but lost 5 piounds on the three day train trip in July, with the AC…"
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Hello Dan, A person from your past. Bob Rothen. You and your wife graciously offered to host our wedding reception (Patsy) in your house on the base in San Diego.(1961).
Served with you at FAWTC. Just uncovered a picture of you, Ron Herbert and Dave Nurenbern, taken in your front yard.
Dan,Here is Bill's pic. he is on Molder page.
I thought you might like to see thr plaque I cumshawed on the sierra.I can understand you not wanting to fire that 69 cal flintlock pistol The one I had had pin that secured the barrel that looked like a cut off finishing nail.
I keep enough reloading componets tp make at least 1500 rounds plus I have a few cases of "beans" stashed away just in case.
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