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    • E
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      15 year old Gaggia Classic has just died, can't face the day without coffee … anyone recommend a replacement? or a cheaper set up..

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      • Matty123M
        Matty123
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        It’s too hot here on Maui to wear my jeans.

        Maybe so. Maybe not

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        • gaseousclayG
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          here's my first world problem. do I buy:

          PS4 slim

          or

          SEXIH07IIIBK modified od type3 from Self Edge?

          Of course, I want both but arguments could be made for either. The PS4 would be nice to have for those days when I don't have my son with me, and it's been a long time since i've had a new console. The downside is that I don't want my son asking me what it is and getting sucked into video games at his age (he's 4.5 yo).

          Likewise, i've been wanting a modified od type3 since I saw the bsp 14oz version at SE but their new 18oz od type3 looks amazing. The downside to the SEXIH07IIIBK is that I wouldn't be able to wear it for 3-4 months.

          WTB:
          IHSH-129 size L (blue)
          IHSH-19

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          • ChrisC
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            Jacket will still be awesome long after the console is in a landfill.

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            • seawolfS
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              The internet on this aircraft carrier is so slow.

              “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

              @zeebeeleather

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              • UnTuckedU
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                @seawolf:

                The internet on this aircraft carrier is so slow.

                I won't allow this to be classified as a "First World Problem".

                While living on a ship, you're allowed to complain about anything you'd like.

                Fair winds and following seas, Chief!

                In search of:
                IHV-04, med.
                IHSH-185, large
                IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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                • seawolfS
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                  Feels pretty first world to me! The ships of yore survived on hard tac and rum. I have an espresso machine in my office, and eat whatever the heck I want. Sadly, alcohol isn't allowed onboard.

                  Thank you! And that's Senior Chief, for those of you following along at home 😉

                  “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                  @zeebeeleather

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                  • UnTuckedU
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                    Dammit, my bad Senior Chief!

                    In search of:
                    IHV-04, med.
                    IHSH-185, large
                    IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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                    • Megatron1505M
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                      Never mind Chief Sugar Tits, i’ve sent you some snacks from the culinary waste land that is England for you to actually have something to moan about  😃

                      Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                      • SeulS
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                        @seawolf:

                        Alcohol isn't allowed onboard.

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                        • neph93N
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                          I’m going to read all of Snr. Chief Seawolf’s posts in a slow stutter from now on as an expression of solidarity.

                          «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                          We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                          • Dame Vera Lynn
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                          • JDelageJ
                            JDelage
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                            What I want to know is: are there Junior Chiefs?  😃

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                            • Matty123M
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                              @seawolf:

                              Feels pretty first world to me! The ships of yore survived on hard tac and rum. I have an espresso machine in my office, and eat whatever the heck I want. Sadly, alcohol isn't allowed onboard.

                              Thank you! And that's Senior Chief, for those of you following along at home 😉

                              The Royal Navy Gave a ration of rum up u til the 1970’s I believe. 73 maybe… that’s awesome. . that’s like yesterday.
                              But no booze has gotta be miserable. Not hard to make though...

                              Maybe so. Maybe not

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                              • manufc10M
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                                @gaseousclay:

                                here's my first world problem. do I buy:

                                PS4 slim

                                or

                                SEXIH07IIIBK modified od type3 from Self Edge?

                                Of course, I want both but arguments could be made for either. The PS4 would be nice to have for those days when I don't have my son with me, and it's been a long time since i've had a new console. The downside is that I don't want my son asking me what it is and getting sucked into video games at his age (he's 4.5 yo).

                                Likewise, i've been wanting a modified od type3 since I saw the bsp 14oz version at SE but their new 18oz od type3 looks amazing. The downside to the SEXIH07IIIBK is that I wouldn't be able to wear it for 3-4 months.

                                Tough one.  I would probably go with the jacket.

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                                • seawolfS
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                                  @UnTucked:

                                  Dammit, my bad Senior Chief!

                                  Hehe, it's okay. I'm still a dumbass, no matter how high up the ranks I climb.

                                  @Megatron1505:

                                  Never mind Chief Sugar Tits, i’ve sent you some snacks from the culinary waste land that is England for you to actually have something to moan about  😃

                                  British food? Gross. Can't wait!  😃

                                  @seul Yup. that's about how I feel right now. After our last port call it took me a few days to dry out though.

                                  @neph93:

                                  I’m going to read all of Snr. Chief Seawolf’s posts in a slow stutter from now on as an expression of solidarity.

                                  One thing that's nice is that I usually have internet access though because of my rank. I guess somebody thinks I'm important. I've got those tossers fooled, but I'm not saying a word  😶

                                  @JDelage:

                                  What I want to know is: are there Junior Chiefs?  😃

                                  Yes, we just call them "Chief." It goes Chief, Senior Chief, then Master Chief. Senior Chief is cool because people just call me "Senior."

                                  @Matty123:

                                  @seawolf:

                                  Feels pretty first world to me! The ships of yore survived on hard tac and rum. I have an espresso machine in my office, and eat whatever the heck I want. Sadly, alcohol isn't allowed onboard.

                                  Thank you! And that's Senior Chief, for those of you following along at home 😉

                                  The Royal Navy Gave a ration of rum up u til the 1970’s I believe. 73 maybe… that’s awesome. . that’s like yesterday.
                                  But no booze has gotta be miserable. Not hard to make though...

                                  We gave up booze a long time ago, and at the time the Secretary of the Navy was named Joe something-something, and they used to say that the strongest thing we were allowed to drink on a ship was coffee, and it was dubbed "a cup of Joe."

                                  “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                  @zeebeeleather

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                                  • neph93N
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                                    This is great stuff @seawolf . Fascinating. We need to get you on an IH tour. Love to see a month in the life of a Senior Chief.

                                    Two questions: Do you get to wear civvies (IH) on your down time? Do you get to work with your leather onboard?

                                    «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                    We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                                    • Dame Vera Lynn
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                                    • seawolfS
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                                      It's not that glamorous, but perhaps when I get some time I can jot down a few notes. It's hard to capture what a Chief in the Navy does, but it's a pretty unique job.

                                      1. The only times we're allowed to wear what we want are when we're working out, or sleeping. Other that that, it's uniforms all the time. Most of us wear 1-piece coveralls which are like pajamas. I'm authorized to wear a submarine sweater if I get cold. Google army 5-button sweater to see what I'm talking about. Submariners have been wearing these since WWI. I do wear IH almost exclusively in-port though. It's great travel gear.

                                      2. I could have brought my leather onboard, but it takes up too much space, and there are thieves onboard, and (sadly) I don't trust anyone around my tools/leather. Also, by the end of the day, I just want to get in the rack (bed) and watch a movie or read for a little while. I wake up at 3am to work out, so I'm usually in bed with the lights out by 7:30.

                                      “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                      @zeebeeleather

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                                      • UnTuckedU
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                                        @seawolf:

                                        …there are thieves onboard.....

                                        In the Army, we say "There's only 1 thief in the Army… Everyone else is just trying to get their shit back!"

                                        In search of:
                                        IHV-04, med.
                                        IHSH-185, large
                                        IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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                                        • ChrisC
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                                          @seawolf:

                                          It goes Chief, Senior Chief, then Master Chief. Senior Chief is cool because people just call me "Senior."

                                          So when you get promoted, will they call you Master?

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                                          • seawolfS
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                                            I asked that same question when I was a young lad, to a Master Chief, and he quickly (and sternly) corrected me and said, "No, it's Master Chief."

                                            whoops!

                                            @UnTucked:

                                            @seawolf:

                                            …there are thieves onboard.....

                                            In the Army, we say "There's only 1 thief in the Army… Everyone else is just trying to get their shit back!"

                                            We had a thief on the submarine I served on. He's lucky we didn't kill him when he got caught. Submarines don't have any room for thieves.

                                            “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                            @zeebeeleather

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