Want to watch a Skimmer go apoplectic?

CPO Joseph Grant — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 17:16:21 -0400

Back in the day if we got stuck mooring next to a tender we, as well as generations of Submariners before us, discovered one of the best ways to put a skimmer quarterdeck watch through the overhead was to say "Permission to cross their patio daddy-o" instead of "permission to come aboard. It was so much fun to watch them stroke out.

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Aug 30 at 2015 5:18 PM

LTC Stephen F. — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 17:18:36 -0400

Sounds like a lot of fun to watch CPO Joseph Grant.

Response by SSgt Terry P. made Aug 30 at 2015 5:41 PM

SSgt Terry P. — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 17:41:11 -0400

Dang it--speak English, CPO Joseph Grant LOL

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 30 at 2015 6:51 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 18:51:22 -0400

Sounds like something Kookie would say on the old TV series, 77 Sunset Strip. :-)

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Aug 31 at 2015 3:08 AM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 03:08:02 -0400

That's not the only thing you Bubbleheads did to aggravate us CPO Joseph Grant. I remember the T-Shirt. "There are 2 kinds of Ships, Submarines and Targets" with the picture of a "Skimmer" in the Crosshairs of a Periscope. LOL!

Response by PO2 Steven Erickson made Aug 31 at 2015 6:59 AM

PO2 Steven Erickson — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 06:59:29 -0400

Chief, I certainly remember going across the tender. They did take their quarterdecks seriously. Maybe Coners could get away with that "patio, daddy-o" bit - you did your share of quarterdeck time on the boat - but we nukes never seemed to have much success.

What I remember best - when tied up to the USS Dixon or USS McKee - was...

"Sweepers, sweepers. Man your brooms. Sweep down fore and aft."

HA HA HA HA!!!!!

Response by PO1 John Miller made Aug 31 at 2015 8:11 AM

PO1 John Miller — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 08:11:08 -0400

Everybody knows that Tenders aren't real ships anyway. When I was stationed at Submarine Base San Diego the Dixon and McKee were known as Building 37 and Building 41 respectively!

Response by CSM Charles Hayden made Aug 31 at 2015 10:03 PM

CSM Charles Hayden — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 22:03:19 -0400

CPO Joseph Grant, Please, what is a skimmer? Surface vessel? As opposed to a submarine?

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 31 at 2015 10:07 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 22:07:58 -0400

Navy talk.... I understand as much as anyone speaking a foreign language.