March Radness!!! : Official March BOB Bombing Run

[Dottleman]

Seems kind of unsportsmanlike. Poor guy's crawling out of the rubble that was once his base of operations only to have two more guided missiles land in his lap!

 

[DrT999]

Seems kind of unsportsmanlike. Poor guy's crawling out of the rubble that was once his base of operations only to have two more guided missiles land in his lap!

True, but that's the USPS!

 

[nismo270r]

OH THE HUMANITY!!
A second strike force came to finish what the main attack nearly completed in one fail swoop! :affraid:

Two of the bombs were inconspicuously disguised as simple, non-threatening packages. At first, I thought our aid had arrived, but was sadly mistaken. When opened, a message of "Mwahahahahaha" unleashed the hell from within!

The second onslaught:

McClelland WildernessButera Dark Stoved
Samuel Gawith St. James Flake
Mac Baren HH Latakia Flake
Mac Baren HH Bold Kentucky
Condor Long Cut
John Sinclair Highland Sliced
Mac Baren Modern Virginia
Gawith & Hoggarth Dark Flake
McClelland 2035
Pipe Cleaners
Shank Brushes
8deco Bamboo Tamper
Dutch Gouda Clay Pipe from Penn Valley Pipes

 

[gravel]

Good to see you get blasted back to the Stone Age.

 

[Fumus]

Remember, it aint over till its over. :afro:

 

[DrumsAndBeer]

Never had the Smoking Kills before. Is that a good blend?

 

[Stick]

Chaps, that looks to be a successful sortie and by no means a milk run. Particularly liked the insertion of a second wave that was delivered before Nismo had a chance to regroup. Absolutely splendid on all counts! I've been chuckling to myself constantly whilst reading this thread. For reasons concerning customs I'm not part of the BoB bombers, but it's a damn good read all the same.

Well done chaps. I believe there's drinks in the Mess and the Old Man's put 10 bob behind the bar...

Pip pip!

 

[kaitlyn3837]

Well, I think we sorted him out pretty good. That will teach you to keep your head low! :lol!: :lol!:

 

[Brewdude]

Never had the Smoking Kills before. Is that a good blend?

This made me chuckle




Cheers,

RR

 

[gravel]

What follows isn't designed to take away from the excellent raid this month. It rambles a bit, so bear with me.

To my fellow pilots old, new, and retired -

Years ago I had the opportunity to jump into being a bomber, (mission 3 or 4 I think) like many of you. It was thrilling as we all waited anxiously for a target to be announced, bombings to commence, and the wait for detonation. Detonation Fridays were one big refresh fest.

Highlights for me include the secret BH raid and my last raid as a co-commander: Operation Ketchup.

About the BH raid...
That year many of us reprobates individually decided BH needed to get hit. For those of you who are new the details in all their glory are here: https://www.brothersofbriar.com/t20548-let-s-bomb-blackhorse-secret-squadron-attack-of-doom-group. It's an excellent bit of history.

After BH retired, I had the opportunity to co-command this group with Jesse Jones, an honor that was all mine.

Well, life got busy. My kids got busy. Work went nuts.  My wife's work went nuts. I had to bow out of command after a year. At the minimum I  could still participate in most missions. This was good. It was difficult to sit out.

Of note: drumsandbeer does a better job at comand than I did. All I did was warm the seat as it were (sorry about the smell).

All that to say, I'll be adding to all of that crazy with seminary and a newish job. April's mission will be my last for a long time. You are a fun bunch of people and I am glad to have created some cheerful mayhem and memories with you.

I'll miss this. I truly will.
Gravel

 

[Blackhorse]

Sincere congratulations on your start at seminary...a significant investment on your part both in terms of finance and your personal journey. It has been our honor to serve alongside you. You will be greatly missed. 

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

 

[Stick]

Good luck Gravel old chap. I read your link cover to cover this morning and felt privileged to be part of the wider board from which this caper was born of. Outstanding. Hope to see you back sometime soon...

 

[DrumsAndBeer]

Gravel, I wish you all the best in your journey and best of luck with your studies.

It's been a blast. 8)

 

[Fr_Tom]

All that to say, I'll be adding to all of that crazy with seminary and a newish job.

Virginia Theological was fairly friendly to pipe smokers. I had a patio where I woud smoke and read. I was sadly the ony pipe smoker there, but there were just a few classmates who did not care for it, and they were welcome to sit and read someplace else.

The formation process is a lot of work.

Blessings... Tom+

 

[juanmedusa]

Best wishes on the Journey, Brother.

 

[Dottleman]

Best wishes and every success in your studies.

 

[gravel]

Thanks for the kind words. It means a lot. Since this will be my last mission, I'll be sending a nuke!

All that to say, I'll be adding to all of that crazy with seminary and a newish job.

Virginia Theological was fairly friendly to pipe smokers. I had a patio where I woud smoke and read. I was sadly the ony pipe smoker there, but there were just a few classmates who did not care for it, and they were welcome to sit and read someplace else.

The formation process is a lot of work.

Blessings...   Tom+

The seminary I am attending doesn't have a place like that, but I have a 1 hour drive (or more) to get there. I'll have opportunities in my vehicle.

 

[Blackhorse]

Are you going to Western? or maybe WES?

 

[gravel]

Are you going to Western? or maybe WES?

Western. I have 8 hours in there and know many past and present students and professors.

 

[Blackhorse]

And you know me.  I used to work there.