I remember a Chief once telling me…
“I’m ten times the asshole you could ever imagine to be… so don’t try me kid!”
Sometimes they just weren’t bright enough to know who to mess with and who not too!! I guess the author of this little yarn got the best of ‘em at times!!!
Did I press the Khakis for the Officers and Chiefs? Oh Hell yeah!!
When one of them would give me a hard time… there was torn lagging behind the clothes dryer I could reach and grab fiberglass insulation from which happened to be the same color as the khakis! Put a bit in the crotch, some in the armpits, and let's not forget the neck!! Press them, and fold them real nice!! Only needed to do it to one set… then the rest of the week just sit back and watch!!!
When he started itching, we knew we got him! Good times had by all!! Boy did I have fun!!!
Brings new meaning to 'Gett'n your panties in a wad!
My Friend as a retired SHC, I can tell you that we had much better ways if we wanted to... And I sure did...
ReplyDeleteA classic is to tie the coveralls up in knots. We also sewed the feet of the coveralls shut and the pockets shut and pressed them up nicely. Some reason Chief was late for quarters one day that week and gave us hell.
ReplyDeleteI never saw pressed clothes......there's not enough starch for BTs clothes.
ReplyDeleteI was a Galley Watch Captain, and was much better than being on deck force, like I was before...
ReplyDeleteNothing like washing their clothes in just Alkali......watch then squirm all day especially the underwear.... better then red hot.....lol
ReplyDeleteDirty little secrets,
ReplyDeleteDirty little lies,
Got our dirty little fingers
In ev'rybody's pies . . .
You people are shot the hell out...lol
ReplyDeleteHook up your friendly neighborhood SH, and we could make you look squared away. Piss us off, and you could end up looking like "Joe Shit the Ragbag." (Just like we could use too much starch on the khakis of those E7 and above who were PITAs...)
ReplyDeleteO'course, the same was true for us. As an SH, the most important people to take care of (after the skipper, XO, and SUPPO) were the ENs! Ya gotta take care of A-Gang if you want machines that work and running water!