tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228565287781450038.post6510354681776771267..comments2023-12-21T00:49:25.516-06:00Comments on Murphy was a Grunt: Why I Don't Complain...Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473980410347329436noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228565287781450038.post-22803023648171254772007-10-26T11:02:00.000-05:002007-10-26T11:02:00.000-05:00I grew up in the frozen wastes of Norh Dakota but ...I grew up in the frozen wastes of Norh Dakota but the coldest times I can remember are with the Airborne Infantry sleeping on the cold F$@#ing dirt! Our primary rule was never sleep where a vehicle could possibly run you over (obviously) and never sleep in a vehicle.. the provide excellent targets for bad guys munitions. Keep up the good stuff MurphAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228565287781450038.post-27773273447830855042007-10-25T23:50:00.000-05:002007-10-25T23:50:00.000-05:00WC: Not so much a watch for fires as it was for ot...WC: Not so much a watch for fires as it was for other platoons' mischevious Marines. Heck, maybe even for guys in OUR platoon.<BR/><BR/>Snigglefrits: It didn't start with me, but I lived it like it was going out of style!<BR/><BR/>Sigvald: Bwahah! '...approaching the theoretical maximum...' Love it!<BR/><BR/>Tech: I lived up north for a while, and I would have called guys like myself now much worse. It would have been alot better if there was enough to use as insulation of sorts and, of course, if we weren't sleeping in puddles.Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473980410347329436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228565287781450038.post-84245197307224414582007-10-25T17:38:00.000-05:002007-10-25T17:38:00.000-05:00Yes, we who live in the North usually call those ...Yes, we who live in the North usually call those who call 1.5 inches of snow a blizzard wusses, however I shall not. Because no matter how much I like snow, I still won't sleep out in it in only a sleeping bag for love or money. <BR/><BR/>*shakes head* <BR/><BR/>Crazy marines, you're supposed to through it, ski on it or build things with it, not sleep with it.Techiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12938474853717137584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228565287781450038.post-36276959221582249592007-10-25T15:14:00.000-05:002007-10-25T15:14:00.000-05:00There's a saying, not sure where it's from:"As lon...There's a saying, not sure where it's from:<BR/><BR/>"As long as you're not on fire, things can always get worse."<BR/><BR/>(And the corollary: "If you're on fire, things are approaching the theoretical maximum for how bad they can get.")Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228565287781450038.post-13874474791023676122007-10-25T11:53:00.000-05:002007-10-25T11:53:00.000-05:00Are you saying Murphy's Laws started with *you* Mu...Are you saying Murphy's Laws started with *you* Murphy?Snigglefritshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00993769458966206782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228565287781450038.post-61913327058112575812007-10-25T09:35:00.000-05:002007-10-25T09:35:00.000-05:00MurphyWhat's a fire watch? Why would you be worri...Murphy<BR/><BR/>What's a fire watch? Why would you be worried about fires in the woods in winter?<BR/><BR/>Dr. ZeusWilliam the Coronerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140748082571931675noreply@blogger.com