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hmmm, this was supposed to be Food & Grill and here we are gabbing about old Navy stuFf, shame on us! LOL!

None of the boomers saved, pretty sure none of the SSN's either, except the Nautilus,. . . that darned radiation . . . Two of the boomer "sails" were saved and are on display. . . one at the US Submarine Force Museum, Groton, CT and the other down near the Kings Bay, GA Sub base. The USSFM has a nice monument with the names of all the original 41 boomers listed. Got a lump in my throat when I saw it, thinking about all the funerals, births and life events the crews missed. RTC Orlando. . . gone, NTC Bainbridge MD. . . gone, Fleet Sonar School, Key West. . . gone, NavSta Chasn. . . gone. . . ah, yupp, dudes we be OLD!. . . . Even Subase NLon CT was on the chopping block recently.

Originally Posted by gtt

Radioman, the rate was did away with in the 90's, combined Data Processing Tech and Radioman into "Information Systems Technician". Qualified me for office equipment service, which I did for about 13 years. The USNR unit in Houston had a number of ex-Nuc's and sub officers, so it was a great bunch to hang with, most of them had their sh-t together and were doing quite well. Me? regularly want to kick my ass for not going into engineering right out of the Navy and doing HVAC when I was younger!

I have heard that my rate (IC- "Interior Communications Electrician") has since been combined with EM ("Electrician's Mate"). It separated from that back in the 50's, so it's back like it was. If that doesn't make feel old enough, my ship has been scrapped! I saw a picture of it in the late 90's. It was dockside in Bremerton, Wa. with no superstructure at all. It was said to be scheduled to be scrapped. A few years ago I Google-map searched the area and there was no sign of it. And it was commisioned in 1979, so it "lived" less than 20 years. It was my home for 4 years, so it was a very sad feeling to learn that. I understand the only nuclear powered surface ships left are the supercarriers- no more nuclear powered cruisers. Dang, feeling a bit like a dinosaur here.

Read this thread at work earlier today, and it made me so hungry for corn muffins, I got the makings on the way home. I'm not familiar with the no egg variation. When I have tried to make corn bread or muffins without egg, they don't hold together. I'd like to learn how to do that right. Anyway, I made a quick batch of muffins using Jiffy mix, chopped jalapeno, baking powder, and sour cream instead of milk. Sour cream loses most of it's tang in cooking, but gives a nice moist texture.

Radioman, the rate was did away with in the 90's, combined Data Processing Tech and Radioman into "Information Systems Technician". Qualified me for office equipment service, which I did for about 13 years. The USNR unit in Houston had a number of ex-Nuc's and sub officers, so it was a great bunch to hang with, most of them had their sh-t together and were doing quite well. Me? regularly want to kick my ass for not going into engineering right out of the Navy and doing HVAC when I was younger!

Originally Posted by gtt

I was an RM on active duty then went on and did the USNR thing, retired as IT1(SS). Pension in a couple years! I was aboard USS Lafayette (SSBN 616) and USS Daniel Boone (SSBN 629). OUt of Groton and Chasn - (Holy Loch, Scotland).

That intense nuc training paid off for you, eh?

Yes it did. My main duties were as an Electrical Operator, including repair and maintenance. Plus, there was a lot of cross training as mechanical operator (steam cycle, heat exchangers,...), reactor operator (electronics), and radiological control (included water chemistry). All those translated very well to chillers and other hvac. So, do you miss those boomers? And I forget, is RM radio or radar? And I don't recall IT at all. What does that stand for?

Originally Posted by Nuclrchiller

Hey there gtt. I was a surface puke! From 1979 to 1985. USS Mississippi CGN40 from 1981 to 1985 out of Norfolk, Va. I was an IC2 when I got out. How about you?

I was an RM on active duty then went on and did the USNR thing, retired as IT1(SS). Pension in a couple years! I was aboard USS Lafayette (SSBN 616) and USS Daniel Boone (SSBN 629). OUt of Groton and Chasn - (Holy Loch, Scotland).

That intense nuc training paid off for you, eh?

Originally Posted by Nuclrchiller

That does make sense, shaygetz. I sure would not expect it to have originated in an urban area. It's not ... sophisticated enough.

I love it....

I am with blade on the corn recipe. We just finished a pan and I cant wait for a new one. the weather is just cooling down and it tis the season to bake. I like it cold and crumbled in buttermilk too for a little snack.

That does make sense, shaygetz. I sure would not expect it to have originated in an urban area. It's not ... sophisticated enough.

Hey there gtt. I was a surface puke! From 1979 to 1985. USS Mississippi CGN40 from 1981 to 1985 out of Norfolk, Va. I was an IC2 when I got out. How about you?

Originally Posted by Nuclrchiller

I remember when I was a little boy yellow cornbread was called "yankee cornbread" and not in a derogatory way. Don't know why.

That's what my wife and inlaws call it...I think it's an Amish creation, which would explain a lot as that's my family heritage.

It's funny how such a simple thing can have so many variations. Around here it is usually whitish in color. Yellow is seen mostly in restaraunts, I think. I like both, although I prefer the white. Still, if yellow cornbread is served, I'm not dissappointed and I will eat all on my plate and will probably ask for more! I remember when I was a little boy yellow cornbread was called "yankee cornbread" and not in a derogatory way. Don't know why.

Yeah gtt. For my time in Naval nuclear power and my time with Trane as a chiller tech.

Sub or surface? I was a "forward puke" on a couple boats in the 70's

Originally Posted by Nuclrchiller

I have heard it called an acquired taste. Personally, I can't acquire enough of it! Man, I even like it cold with cold butter smeared on it!

Went to a church event where the older women had whipped up a batch of the best "yellow cake" cornbread in a long time...I was just this side of getting on bended knee and proposing to the whole lot...my Cajun princess just can't come close....

I have heard it called an acquired taste. Personally, I can't acquire enough of it! Man, I even like it cold with cold butter smeared on it!

One of the few things I just haven't picked up on is cornbread from down here. I grew up eating a soft, sweet kind my Cajun princess calls yellow cake...every so often finds me choking down a piece of the family corn pone I swear I could use as a giant sporting clay....there just ain't enough butter in a cow to get it down...

Yeah gtt. For my time in Naval nuclear power and my time with Trane as a chiller tech.

down for that Nuclrchiller! is that short for NUCLEAR CHILLER?

I just had to be part of a discussion on cornbread! Don't know nuthin' 'bout cookin', but consider myself an expert on eatin'. My favorite is my wife's with a plate of dried beans (butter beans, pinto beans, navy beans, black-eyed peas,...) with a slice of onion, and some tomato slices (straight from the garden)! Yum-yum! I think I have a new first request for her when she returns from visiting her aunt!