The weather? CAG says it’s “workable”

By lex, on May 28th, 2007

Great tale over at Tailhook’s Daily Briefing:

Around 1530, the ship sailed into a fog bank… By the time we briefed… the weather was “Zero-Zero”. Damn the luck ! We briefed anyway and hung out in the ready room for hours, waiting for a break… No luck…

Around 2200 we decided to bag it. We secured to our respective rooms… but my back seater and I were ‘wired’ and found it hard to sleep … cursing what had started out to be a good deal that had gone south with the weather. I think I finally nodded off at about 2330… only to be rudely awakened by some sailor around 0100…” Sir, CAG is waiting for you

“CAG says it’s workable”

Via Spike– From an Unidentified “Brother in Green” Callsign: Shadow (you know who you are!) A great tale about the character of Jim Flatley… right THAT Jim Flatley!

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