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Rumor has it that one of our "Wea
ther-Guessers" who has been so often
wrong in his predictions that he has
become the laughing stock of his barr
acks community has applied for a trans
fer to another station.
"Why do you wish to be transferred?"
came the question from McKinley, PN2
of MilPers.
"Because," the Aerographers Mate
replied, "the climate doesn’t -agree
with me."
Predicting weatner on Adak is no
easy task - and the men really do a
m fabulous job which is a most important
function to aircraft and ships who*
operate in the area.
The Adak unit, which operates on a
"round the clock" basis also performs
Radiosounds checks twice daily. This
consists of sounding of the upper air
taken by balloon. LCDR Marion STEPHEN
SON is the Meteorological Officer who
heads the unit and he assures me that
there is no basis to the aforementioned
rumor as no one in the unit wants a
transfer for that reason. In regard
to weather predictions LCDR Stephenson
says: "No matter what happens, there's
^ always someone who knew it would!"
w Chief SMITH, newly reported to the
Navy Exchange tells this story with
just the right timing: Seems that he
was aboard ship and one day in the pay
line one of the Seamen in his Division
approached him and asked him the rea
son he (the Seaman) was drawing more
pay than Chief SMITH,
"I’m paying off a dead-horse," the
Chief replied.
The Seaman started walking away
then turned with a quizzical look in
his eyes and said:
"Oh, did you run over a horse?"
Turns out the 2 hash marked Seaman*
had heard of advance pay but not the
name attached to it by the many sailors
who found it as useful as-that nickname
after the money was long spent and it
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was time to pay it back.
There is no moral to Chief SMITH’S
story but don’t draw a "dead Horse" if
you can't afford the reduced income
for the six months it takes to liqui
date it. This is one of the reasons a
Special Request must be submitted to
draw advance pay on transfer.
It wouldn't be right for 'Ole Muskie
to conclude his column without a re
port on fishing. Word has reached me
(unconfirmed) that BUNCZEWSKI, CSC and
CAPTAIN KROLL, under the tutilage of
DIETZ, CS2 found, on Thursday, 27
April 1961 that a certain little stream
contained a few Dolly Varden trout
(5 to be exact) and they met their
doom on that date. And 90, fishermen
of Adak, in spite of the advice of
"Old Timers" or "Experts" it would
seem that the long awaited fishing
season has arrived.
In closing remember "a husband who
puts his foot down to go fishing pro
bably had it on the coffee table."
Keep Smilin'
'OLE eMUSKIE
P. S. Thanks to'vSkipper of the YTB-4C2
MILLER and his crew a fishing party was
moderately successful Saturday when a
trip to Scabbard Bay was made.
LT DOLLEY, BORNHEIMER, PN1, SHUEY,SN
and DAVIS, YN1 were successful in making
catches. Although the total catch was
not large nor the fish extrordinary
one 17 inch Dolly Varden was caught &
3 others around 15 inches——everyone
had a treat in making the trip.
Several foxes were seen, including
one youngster who seemed real friendly
and continually barked at the group.
Making the trip were: HILLMAN, YNSN
SHUEY, SN, DOUGLAS, SN, BORNHEIMER,PN1,
LT DOLLEY, LT FERGUSON, LCDR KLEIN, MC
KINLEY, PN2, DEXHEIMER, BUC, DAVIS, YN1
and BRANDENBURG, ADI.
Again, a very Special THANK YOU to
the Crew and Skipper of the YTB-402 for
taking this group on the trip.
It confirmed the reports that the
Dolly Varden are about to enter these
waters - so LETS GO FISHING.
Muskie