Acquired Habits - The Firearms Forum

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hope6970
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(12/9/02 11:32:54 pm)
Acquired Habits
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When in Nam there were sayings, ways of doing things, etc. that we all acquired at some time or another.

What was your acquired habit?

Hope

high2fly
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(12/10/02 6:12:19 am)
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I never, ever went a day w/o shaving---even when we had no water---I'd shave dry---still do that to this day---guess my wife and family have never seen me without performing that gesture---if I ever were to loose my arms, guess I'd have to hold the beard to the fire!!!! Dang, what a terrible thought!!! Wilborn

Mithrandir
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(12/10/02 1:38:00 pm)
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rise before 4AM (all ground attacks were at about sunup=5 AM) and stay up till 5:30 or 6.

always sit with my back to the door....

Never sit on the inside of a booth....or where I can't get out quickly

while in bed...my feet toward the door...and gun under the pillow....and NV device closeby (its amazing what you can see going on in the neiborhood at night!!)

others always within reach (while at home & families houses)...

Still wear combat boots when "in the field" (and sometime to work)..

wash my hair every morning like clockwork... (never could stand dirty hair in the field!!)..

still re-make the bed every night to insure that no "critters" have taking up residence...

almost always NEVER drive the same way to work during the week....and never park in the same space...

ok... enough is enough..... I am paranoid or it was just the "ingrained" behavior the military drummed into me.... take your pick!!

out..
Esse Quam Videri

berto64
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(12/12/02 2:33:37 pm)

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Same story here,

Always sit with my back to the wall facing the door, have a CCW and am always armed whereever I go.

Don't do crowds well. The state fair is a horrorfying experience for me.

Frequent risings at night to check my perimeter.

A lot of the Vietnam behaviors are still part of my life, but after all these years, it's just "normal".

berto

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hope6970
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(12/12/02 10:13:56 pm)
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Bending elbow with Falstaff cans with rusty bottoms: that is a bit of memory from my husband.

I also continue to check the bed before getting in it. No matter how much the area was sprayed over there, those darn bugs seem to survive.

Hope

Mithrandir
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(12/16/02 9:10:45 pm)
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I'm with you Berto.... up almost every three hours for perimeter check...forgot about that one... it gets to be so normal you don't thuink of it... but my wife knows why I do it and seems to sleep better....

out...
Esse Quam Videri

hope6970
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(12/16/02 10:53:51 pm)
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Are you guys sure when you say, its for perimeter check or is that just an excuse for a latrine check?.....lol, lol

Hope

berto64
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(12/17/02 12:48:42 am)

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Well, while yer up, a latrine check is not out of order.

berto
Endeaver to Persevere

Mithrandir
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(12/17/02 1:40:03 pm)
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yeah... a bit of both!! LOL...

either THAT... or we are marking our territory!!!!
Esse Quam Videri

Edited by: Mithrandir at: 12/17/02 10:03:45 pm

hope6970
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(12/17/02 10:44:16 pm)
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LOL, LOL.....Oh, that was a good one! LOL

Hope

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Admin Site Network Webmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Site Control Panel Posts: 11,654	Acquired Habits hope6970 VMBB Staff Posts: 1296 (12/9/02 11:32:54 pm) Acquired Habits -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When in Nam there were sayings, ways of doing things, etc. that we all acquired at some time or another. What was your acquired habit? Hope high2fly Senior Chief Of Staff Posts: 1505 (12/10/02 6:12:19 am) Re: Acquired Habits -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I never, ever went a day w/o shaving---even when we had no water---I'd shave dry---still do that to this day---guess my wife and family have never seen me without performing that gesture---if I ever were to loose my arms, guess I'd have to hold the beard to the fire!!!! Dang, what a terrible thought!!! Wilborn Mithrandir V.I.P. Member Posts: 387 (12/10/02 1:38:00 pm) Re: Acquired Habits -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- rise before 4AM (all ground attacks were at about sunup=5 AM) and stay up till 5:30 or 6. always sit with my back to the door.... Never sit on the inside of a booth....or where I can't get out quickly while in bed...my feet toward the door...and gun under the pillow....and NV device closeby (its amazing what you can see going on in the neiborhood at night!!) others always within reach (while at home & families houses)... Still wear combat boots when "in the field" (and sometime to work).. wash my hair every morning like clockwork... (never could stand dirty hair in the field!!).. still re-make the bed every night to insure that no "critters" have taking up residence... almost always NEVER drive the same way to work during the week....and never park in the same space... ok... enough is enough..... I am paranoid or it was just the "ingrained" behavior the military drummed into me.... take your pick!! out.. Esse Quam Videri berto64 VMBB Staff Posts: 726 (12/12/02 2:33:37 pm) Re: Acquired Habits -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Same story here, Always sit with my back to the wall facing the door, have a CCW and am always armed whereever I go. Don't do crowds well. The state fair is a horrorfying experience for me. Frequent risings at night to check my perimeter. A lot of the Vietnam behaviors are still part of my life, but after all these years, it's just "normal". berto Endeaver to Persevere hope6970 VMBB Staff Posts: 1300 (12/12/02 10:13:56 pm) Re: Acquired Habits -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bending elbow with Falstaff cans with rusty bottoms: that is a bit of memory from my husband. I also continue to check the bed before getting in it. No matter how much the area was sprayed over there, those darn bugs seem to survive. Hope Mithrandir V.I.P. Member Posts: 389 (12/16/02 9:10:45 pm) Re: Acquired Habits -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm with you Berto.... up almost every three hours for perimeter check...forgot about that one... it gets to be so normal you don't thuink of it... but my wife knows why I do it and seems to sleep better.... out... Esse Quam Videri hope6970 VMBB Staff Posts: 1311 (12/16/02 10:53:51 pm) Re: Acquired Habits -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Are you guys sure when you say, its for perimeter check or is that just an excuse for a latrine check?.....lol, lol Hope berto64 VMBB Staff Posts: 742 (12/17/02 12:48:42 am) Re: Acquired Habits -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, while yer up, a latrine check is not out of order. berto Endeaver to Persevere Mithrandir V.I.P. Member Posts: 391 (12/17/02 1:40:03 pm) Re: Acquired Habits -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- yeah... a bit of both!! LOL... either THAT... or we are marking our territory!!!! Esse Quam Videri Edited by: Mithrandir at: 12/17/02 10:03:45 pm hope6970 VMBB Staff Posts: 1321 (12/17/02 10:44:16 pm) Re: Acquired Habits -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOL, LOL.....Oh, that was a good one! LOL Hope -->