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Master and Commander
Posts: 2490
Location: East Coast of Wisconsin | Subject: History sneaks up.
FRecntly wife and I changed apartments. It is larger eccrlt where it counts . My closet Shelf space is at a premium. Dusted off the old gourd to 1951 and remegbred One of the things we boots hated was rolling your clothes. I thought what the heck. give it a go So now everything fits with it all rolled except shirts. Had hagers and soace to hand, Old HoneycutMM1 would be proud. Nope c lothes stops not needed. |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1454
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Many times traveling on business I would roll most things to minimize the carry on. Hotels had an iron in case of wrinkles. I found less wrinkle if I rolled smooth and tight. |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1604
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Either I forgot, or boot camp never taught me that. Reserve boot camp was only two weeks so maybe that's why. |
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Plankowner
Posts: 9165
Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: RE: History sneaks up.
Rolled my clothes when I lived on my sailboat. |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 2253
Location: Foothills of the Ozarks | Subject: RE: History sneaks up.
I still roll my clothes when I travel |
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 3669
Location: Kansas City Missouri | Subject: RE: History sneaks up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSgGCOHuO1U |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1796
Location: Albany, GA. | Subject: RE: History sneaks up.
Well, at least you guys are behaving and just rolling clothes, and nothing else. |
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 2672
Location: New Jersey | Subject: RE: History sneaks up.
Been rolling my clothes for years, especially when I did a lot of traveling for my last job...Thank goodness no clothes stops. I hated them. I guess the navy never heard of clothes pins?
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1454
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Joe, I think the Navy wanted to make sure we boots could tie a square knot. |
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Plankowner
Posts: 9165
Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: RE: History sneaks up.
That is why there were "Knot PO's". I ended up with that "honor" after our visit to the USS Recruit. A guy chosen from some other company was suppose to tie a Bowline' from a heevie to a larger line and couldn't. The chief called out "Can any you a**hole tie a Bowline'?" I raised my hand. (gotta learn to stop doing that). he called me up and I ran up tie the thing in one swift motion and the chief dropped his teeth. He yelled, "What the hell did you just do?" I had learned from my grandfather how to tie knots. He had worked many jobs in his life one being a Longshoreman. The chief asked me to tie it again which I did. He couldn't believe I didn't use the old rabbit in a hole thing. I was taught how to use one single fluid rolling motion. We got back to the barracks and the company CO "volunteered" me to be the knot PO. (whoopee) |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1604
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In our boot camp we did have a session on knots but it wasn't much - but I could tie my neckerchief well enough to pass inspection. I was working as a "casual" longshoreman before and after the Navy. Thursday's were great as the banana boats came in and the union longshoreman didn't like that work. In the 60's bananas were not shipped as vines. Chaquita's were in 40 lb. carboard boxes and you took them from the hold and either put them on a conveyor belt, or took them off the belt and put them onto a vertical conveyor going off the ship - twenty minutes at each station then you'd rotate. Pay was about $70 a day in the 60's. |
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History sneaks up.
