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Off the Grid

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 4:58 am
by Southernboatman
1st post to Marina files. Off grid out working in NYC with some family R&R mixed in.

Re: Off the Grid

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:39 am
by cmattj
Nice! Did you get a Plain Slice of pizza and a real icee? Since your off the grid

Re: Off the Grid

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:22 am
by Ytmsn
Those shark tunnels are pretty cool Suthern! We did the same thing with the grandbabies a couple weeks ago!
You should try to work a trip in to visit the Memorial while your there. It's humbling and quite an experience.

Re: Off the Grid

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 1:52 pm
by liquid
I haven't been able to bring myself to go to the memorial. That day was surreal for me.

Re: Off the Grid

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 5:00 pm
by Driller
liquid wrote: Mon Jul 23, 2018 1:52 pm I haven't been able to bring myself to go to the memorial. That day was surreal for me.
My wife and her friend were in the city last weekend. Went to the memorial. It was a very moving experience for them. I of course was working.

Re: Off the Grid

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:56 am
by liquid
Driller wrote: Mon Jul 23, 2018 5:00 pm
liquid wrote: Mon Jul 23, 2018 1:52 pm I haven't been able to bring myself to go to the memorial. That day was surreal for me.
My wife and her friend were in the city last weekend. Went to the memorial. It was a very moving experience for them. I of course was working.
It was a crazy day. Being from Jersey... I could see the smoke. My stepbrother worked for Cantor at the time and thankfully was not in the building... A lot of friends and family severely impacted... I worked everyday in midtown up until 2012 and I could never bring myself to go down there.

Re: Off the Grid

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 11:03 am
by Tuscany
liquid wrote: Mon Jul 23, 2018 1:52 pm I haven't been able to bring myself to go to the memorial. That day was surreal for me.
I have issues with it myself.. I’ve been to NY plenty of times, and I’ve not visited the site.

My daughter lives in DC, so every time we visit, I like to do another museum. I’ve been putting off two particular museums.
Last time, my son and I visited, I relented and visited the Holocaust museum. I left there sick.
Walking through one of the actual train cars used to transport Jews to Treblinka was sickening to me.
Racism is the true enemy of mankind, and it’s blossoming at an alarming rate lately..

Re: Off the Grid

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 11:27 am
by liquid
Tuscany wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 11:03 am
liquid wrote: Mon Jul 23, 2018 1:52 pm I haven't been able to bring myself to go to the memorial. That day was surreal for me.
I have issues with it myself.. I’ve been to NY plenty of times, and I’ve not visited the site.

My daughter lives in DC, so every time we visit, I like to do another museum. I’ve been putting off two particular museums.
Last time, my son and I visited, I relented and visited the Holocaust museum. I left there sick.
Walking through one of the actual train cars used to transport Jews to Treblinka was sickening to me.
Racism is the true enemy of mankind, and it’s blossoming at an alarming rate lately..
I believe you and I hold very similar ideals.

Re: Off the Grid

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 4:36 pm
by Driller
liquid wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 11:27 am
Tuscany wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 11:03 am
liquid wrote: Mon Jul 23, 2018 1:52 pm I haven't been able to bring myself to go to the memorial. That day was surreal for me.
I have issues with it myself.. I’ve been to NY plenty of times, and I’ve not visited the site.

My daughter lives in DC, so every time we visit, I like to do another museum. I’ve been putting off two particular museums.
Last time, my son and I visited, I relented and visited the Holocaust museum. I left there sick.
Walking through one of the actual train cars used to transport Jews to Treblinka was sickening to me.
Racism is the true enemy of mankind, and it’s blossoming at an alarming rate lately..
I believe you and I hold very similar ideals.
I've been to Krakow, Poland and visited Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp glad I got to see it, but very eerie and disturbing. Hard to believe, but we need to remember so that we don't repeat the same mistakes.

Re: Off the Grid

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 5:34 am
by Tuscany
Just surreal one human can treat another in such barbaric ways.
I can’t help but imagine what talent, what incredible discoveries and what medical cures went down with 6 million innocent souls.

Re: Off the Grid

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:24 am
by liquid
Tuscany wrote: Wed Jul 25, 2018 5:34 am Just surreal one human can treat another in such barbaric ways.
I can’t help but imagine what talent, what incredible discoveries and what medical cures went down with 6 million innocent souls.
This thought actually makes me ill.

Re: Off the Grid

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 7:02 pm
by Driller
Never forget that true evil exist in the world. I thank the guys and gals who have the guts to get out there and try to stop it.

Re: Off the Grid

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 8:21 pm
by Ytmsn
Driller wrote: Wed Jul 25, 2018 7:02 pm Never forget that true evil exist in the world. I thank the guys and gals who have the guts to get out there and try to stop it.
+1
Well said Driller. I never served, and have always wondered if I had, would I have had the guts to do what those kids do to protect us. I'd like to think so, but have always wondered.

Thanks to all that have.