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Re: AFFS High Command, Suns Transcendent!
« Reply #900 on: 24 May 2015, 11:45:41 »
Barry Manilow.  :o

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Re: AFFS High Command, Suns Transcendent!
« Reply #901 on: 24 May 2015, 13:07:06 »
Cue up ABBA singing "Waterloo."

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« Reply #902 on: 24 May 2015, 14:50:54 »
Does Gene Simmons know they raided his wardrobe...for boots?

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« Reply #903 on: 25 May 2015, 12:04:26 »
Are they going to start the big hair bands again to?

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« Reply #904 on: 25 May 2015, 17:03:23 »
I truly hope fashion is cyclical. I keep waiting for powdered wigs to come back.
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« Reply #905 on: 25 May 2015, 20:59:33 »
Only if I can have a wig made of powdered donuts.
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« Reply #906 on: 25 May 2015, 21:10:43 »
But of course, Mme Antoinette! O0
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Re: AFFS High Command, Suns Transcendent!
« Reply #907 on: 25 May 2015, 21:13:44 »
But of course, Mme Antoinette! O0
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Re: AFFS High Command, Suns Transcendent!
« Reply #908 on: 26 May 2015, 09:49:22 »
Only if I can have a wig made of powdered donuts.

And pants of apple fritters.

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Re: AFFS High Command, Suns Transcendent!
« Reply #909 on: 02 July 2015, 00:44:15 »
Gentlemen, we seem to have gone the entire month of June without a post.  This cannot be allowed to continue.
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« Reply #910 on: 02 July 2015, 01:03:08 »
That's embarrassing
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« Reply #911 on: 02 July 2015, 06:21:34 »
See, I thought it was some sort of dare.

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« Reply #912 on: 02 July 2015, 11:07:54 »
My money was on some sort of covert operation.

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« Reply #913 on: 02 July 2015, 12:22:20 »
Neko, did say Killer Queen...that could start a covert op.

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« Reply #914 on: 02 July 2015, 17:48:33 »
Sometimes you need a month off.  Happy Fourth, Americans.
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Re: AFFS High Command, Suns Transcendent!
« Reply #915 on: 06 July 2015, 15:33:20 »
Oh I see more of you on Facebook these days, but reckoned I should stop by and
say hello here too.  Oh and hope you had a nice 4th.
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Re: AFFS High Command, Suns Transcendent!
« Reply #916 on: 06 July 2015, 17:17:02 »
Facebook, eh?  Suppose I'll just douse the light on my way out, then.  Swell times, friends.

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Re: AFFS High Command, Suns Transcendent!
« Reply #917 on: 11 July 2015, 00:47:26 »
Oh by the way, I have a new job, at least for now.  Security guard with Securitas.  Pay isn't great, hours aren't great, but it's enough money while I look for something better.  I'd say I'm a glorified mall cop, but I actually don't get a Segway, so "glorified" may be overstating the case.  The uniforms are nice though.  I mean, as nice as can be expected, all things considered.
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« Reply #918 on: 11 July 2015, 11:00:58 »
Oh by the way, I have a new job, at least for now.  Security guard with Securitas.  Pay isn't great, hours aren't great, but it's enough money while I look for something better.  I'd say I'm a glorified mall cop, but I actually don't get a Segway, so "glorified" may be overstating the case.  The uniforms are nice though.  I mean, as nice as can be expected, all things considered.
Congratulations, as I've been told a lot recently it easier to find a job while you have a job. 

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« Reply #919 on: 11 July 2015, 15:48:42 »
Ahhh, security guard.... The traditional stepping stone to better work. Been there myself and transitioned to better, so good luck and congrats.

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« Reply #920 on: 12 July 2015, 19:43:35 »
So two lessons that I learned in Boy Scouts thirty plus years ago was that if you have a fire: remove the heat and oxygen.  I did neither yesterday, in fact I added oxygen.  Nor did I tell my wife to grab the kids, get out of the house, and then call 911.  Fortunately, she (jokingly) put the fire extinguisher on the floor and I was able to put out the grease fire in our oven.  After a 911 call, a fire truck (which my kids loved), a concerned visit by the development salesperson (awesome in her own right), and 14 hours of cleaning we're back to normal.

The fire itself, was both our faults...turns out there can be too much bacon.  Heresy I know but...

Long story short, remember the basics, have fire extinguishers, count your blessings, hug people you love, and uh...have a nice week.




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« Reply #921 on: 12 July 2015, 21:05:57 »
Good to hear you and yours are safe.

Less seriously, this is why Marines can't have nice things.

I'm just dealing with my fiancee getting a job offer that's a $9000/year raise, but it would mean leaving a job where she loves the kids she's teaching. Did the only thing, and that was let her cry into me.
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« Reply #922 on: 12 July 2015, 21:24:36 »
You're a hero, Nerd.  Don't let nobody tell you different.  Also, a chance to get out of education is the American Dream.  Or was she getting a similar job elsewhere?
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« Reply #923 on: 13 July 2015, 19:15:34 »
Teaching at a Catholic school is the new job. She's been teaching at a variety of small local schools at a program run through a major music store in the past few years, and doing their office work.

The thing is, she LOVES teaching band. You know the kid who helped the band director with uniforms and the music library in High School? That was her. And the kids really like her as well.
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« Reply #924 on: 13 July 2015, 19:54:35 »
Good to hear you and yours are safe.

Less seriously, this is why Marines can't have nice things.

I'm just dealing with my fiancee getting a job offer that's a $9000/year raise, but it would mean leaving a job where she loves the kids she's teaching. Did the only thing, and that was let her cry into me.

Thank you and you're likely correct.

Good luck to your fiancée.  Any progress on the wedding?

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Re: AFFS High Command, Suns Transcendent!
« Reply #925 on: 13 July 2015, 21:36:42 »
We made our cake decision, so at this point, it's all details.

But I need to still get groommen's gifts.
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« Reply #926 on: 20 July 2015, 16:03:33 »
Some good news for you in-universe: According to TRO:3150, the Federated Suns recaptured New Syrtis in 3147. And, good news depending on how you want to look at it, it seems the Capellans and the Combine have launched a joint invasion of the Republic...

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« Reply #927 on: 20 July 2015, 16:08:06 »
Do they name specific worlds?
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« Reply #928 on: 20 July 2015, 16:13:18 »
Do they name specific worlds?
It talks about the Capellans and Combine co-ordinating efforts to capture Ingress as they built up for the recent joint invasion - although on Ingress they were fighting the remaining AFFS defenders on the planet.

I'm still reading through, but the AFFS/Julian Davion seem to have raided a number of Capellan worlds as a prelude to an "invasion", including Menkalin and New Canton, and in possibly unrelated news, the Sea Fox Gamma Aimag launched some sort of Trial of Possession against/on Pleione in the same timeframe. Julian Davion was definitely on the field in New Syrtis, or at least, during the Capellan counter-attack a few months after the AFFS recaptured the planet.

ETA: Ryuken-hachi were in combat on Remagen in 3148 as a part of something called "Task Force Tsujigiri", led by Kanrei Tomonaga and his Hikage regiment. They were fighting the First Kestrel Grenadiers, and while the battle takes about the Hikage's rearguard pulling back to their DropShips, I'm not sure what's going on there. Remagen's one hell of a long way into the Crucis March from the invasion corridors though. From another entry, the battle on Remagen is described as a deep strike. Another entry mentions the Fifth Avalon Hussars being involved in the battles on Remagen.

It also looks as if the fight for New Syrtis carried on into 3148, although it's described as the Federated Suns reclaiming the planet. There's menion in the Zibler entry of an "Operation CERBERUS" starting in 3147, which may be the AFFS counterattack. The First Davion Guards apparently also attacked Combine supply depots on Franklin in 3147, tangling with the Fifth Ghost. The battle on New Syrtis looks to have been pretty substantial - the notable pilot for the Destrier entry is the crew of a Destrier that, working with various scout groups, apparently took out a company of Capellan 'Mechs and two companies of assorted battle armour and conventional infantry before taking out a fully-loaded Assault Triumph with more than a company of 'Mechs and vehicles loaded aboard. There's mention of the Capellans conducting multiple atrocities as they attempted to hold onto New Syrtis, including one 'MechWarrior from the First MAC fired up an internment camp near Saso, killing seven thousand children who'd been held hostage to force their parents to co-operate with the Capellan administration. Apparently the camp was burnt to give the Fourth MAC a chance to get out of the Cave.

The battle on Franklin might be part of something called Operation PERCEVAL - one entry talks about a company of militia 'Mechs fighting an active resistance on Franklin for years before elements of Operation PERCEVAL attempted to link up with the underground resistance on the world in 3147. Reading further in, it seems that Operation PERCEVAL was being run from Remagen, which is why it was attacked.

There's also mention of someone from Bannson's Raiders who was trapped behind the wall when Fortress Republic went up, reappearing in command of an artillery company in support of Julian Davion in 3146. It also indicates that involved in the fighting on New Syrtis were the First Davion Guards, the Twelfth Vegan Rangers, the Dynasty Guard and Warrior House Hiritsu.

There's no date attached, but apparently Task Force Navarre hit New Aragon at some point, too.

There's an account of the Capellans taking Hall in early 3049 as they passed beyond the walls of the Fortress - I think that may be a typo for early 3149.
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Re: AFFS High Command, Suns Transcendent!
« Reply #929 on: 20 July 2015, 16:52:37 »
So, I need to get these new .pdfs and block out a good few hours then?
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