L M S wrote:I have been threatened with the the nuclear wessels from Alameda.... it's disturbing.
"Nuclear wessels... where do you keep your nuclear wessels?"
Sidenote... alameda is a navy base no more, closed in 1997.
I had the opportunity to tour the USS Carl Vinson while the USS Enterprise was docked along side.
It was Very Impressive. The USS Hornet is still there, as a museum.
There were up to 4 aircraft carriers docked at Alameda at one time.
I was in San Diego Harbor once when the USS Nimitz was putting out to sea...
It passed about 100 yards from us... but the best part was that there was a sail boat with a novice crew that could not get properly clear... the big tugs that travel with the Nimitz thru the harbor started blasting their horns and accelerated like crazy to intercept and push it clear... fortunately they managed to tack away at the last moment and had to hold their line while over 1000 feet of moving steel cruised just yards past them... it was the coolest thing i'd ever seen... i'm sure they didn't think so, though, and were simply happy to still be alive, lol