Easy Koda, I know how ladies get if you don’t include them.
That’s a bit sneaky, but it gets around the PTBs that want
to play their greedy games.
Wait… A deep spacer, wanting to shut off the air scrubbers?
Just to avoid a bit of hard work? How about the designers
make an effort and fix that? Meanwhile, do the frackin’ job
ya twits!
Reminds me of a newbie I got stuck with, always
complaining about how dirty the job was. All the rest of the
guys were getting sick of this trainee, so when his most
cleanliness was assigned to me, I had him climb into the
big oven and inspect all the fire sprinklers in the oven
and replace as needed. The whole time crying about how
dirty is was. so as he was done he was climbing out and
2 of the other guys grabbed the shoulders of the paper
suit he had on and ripped it clean off! The biggest gag
was I knew about their plan and told the guy to just
wear the paper suit, because it would be cooler in
there HA!
He was running and cussing I just called out “Think of
it this way, it’ll save time in the shower!”
“Well they call him the streak!”
(lookatit lookatit)
“The fastest thing on two feet”
(lookatit Lookatit)
Ray Steven’s song is really funny.
I remember David Niven doing an award show
and some guy streaked. David never missed a beat.
He said it is really surprising what some people
will do to show their shortcomings.
That was funnier than the comedians they had.
I remember when streaking was all the rage,
I even did it once, BIG mistake. It was a damned
cool night and I was 3 sheets to the wind.
I know that was a mean prank to pull on the guy,
but if he was that OCD about being clean WTH
was he doing taking a mechanic’s job?!?
I used to joke I could grease someone wheel
berings or change their oil from all the crud
I’d hose off it the shower at work, there’s
no way I was going to get in the car all drippy
or gooey. Or worse yet, crusty from soot and
fire retardant.
A spacer so stupidly lazy he wants to turn off the atmo
scrubbers to save some work?! Some people are just
too stupid to live!
Using knockout gas is a trope in fiction but IRL it would
be way too dangerous. You couldn’t control the dose. Any-
thing that can render you unconscious can kill you. That
makes using the stuff very problematic. Ned can correct
me if I’m wrong. But it works for the story.
You are right about the use of knockout gas.
However, if you want to take something over intact,
it’s good when the people that control it slowly fall asleep.
Gas that kills quickly is often noticed by the people that
are affected by it, leaving them time to do something, like
setting off the self-destruct. So I don’t think they use
knockout gas because they don’t want to kill the crew,
but to have a higher chance of taking the ships intact.
I seem to remember certain gases that would
shut down the brain for a time without
affecting the autonomous functions of the body.
I just wish I could remember it in more detail.
That’s very true, anything strong enough to be fast acting
could also cause the heart to stop or the targets would
“forget” to breathe. Or like in the case of something like
nitrisoxyside(?), it suffocates them.
When I suggested a similar tactic, I was thinking about not
damaging the ship in the capture, not the crew. This is a war
they started. To quote an old favorite song of mine, “an
ambushed ambush isn’t very nice.”
Knowing the Cats, they’d prefer to knock ’em out
than kill. Even a paralytic would work, if the dose
wasn’t too high.If they just wanted to kill the crew,
a nerve gas would be a better choice.
But then you’d have to decontaminate the entire
ship afterwards.
Almost impossible with something as large and
complex as a heavy cruiser.
Besides, you want some alive for information.
True, there’s too many chemicals that the
scrubbers wouldn’t clean out over time.
Worse yet, the mechs would have to be in
EV suits just to handle them.
I was exposed to enough caustic chemicals
at the factory,
I’m sure that contributed to my current
cancer issues…
Bill –
You are so totally correct.
I had a CRNA (O-6) friend in the 410th Evac Army Hospital.
He would explain his job to newbies, “My job is to
half-kill the patient before the surgeon even gets there.”
I learned a major lesson too with a can of ether,
the cold engine starter, in a near-dangerous way.
When I had my tonsils out at 32 the anesthesiologist
told me to take three deep breaths. I asked if they
wanted me to count backwards from 100. He said I
could after the three deep breaths.
I never made it to the third deep breath.
I’ve heard the old way with ether was a mask that
had a small funnel that ether was dripped in to,
they had that on MASH once, I had to shutter…
WAY too easy to OD someone that way.
Still, I’d want fresh ones before a battle,
smoke and debris is a common issue on
board any air-tight vessel in combat,
even a sub has plastic and rubber on-board
that would be toxic if burnt or got too hot.
The poly resin at the factory among other
things would put out formaldehyde gas
as it was curing. If I tasted burnt orange
I had to get clear asap. I was minutes away
from passing out.
Sugar and Spice
Easy Koda, I know how ladies get if you don’t include them.
That’s a bit sneaky, but it gets around the PTBs that want
to play their greedy games.
Wait… A deep spacer, wanting to shut off the air scrubbers?
Just to avoid a bit of hard work? How about the designers
make an effort and fix that? Meanwhile, do the frackin’ job
ya twits!
Reminds me of a newbie I got stuck with, always
complaining about how dirty the job was. All the rest of the
guys were getting sick of this trainee, so when his most
cleanliness was assigned to me, I had him climb into the
big oven and inspect all the fire sprinklers in the oven
and replace as needed. The whole time crying about how
dirty is was. so as he was done he was climbing out and
2 of the other guys grabbed the shoulders of the paper
suit he had on and ripped it clean off! The biggest gag
was I knew about their plan and told the guy to just
wear the paper suit, because it would be cooler in
there HA!
He was running and cussing I just called out “Think of
it this way, it’ll save time in the shower!”
“Well they call him the streak!”
(lookatit lookatit)
“The fastest thing on two feet”
(lookatit Lookatit)
Ray Steven’s song is really funny.
I remember David Niven doing an award show
and some guy streaked. David never missed a beat.
He said it is really surprising what some people
will do to show their shortcomings.
That was funnier than the comedians they had.
I remember when streaking was all the rage,
I even did it once, BIG mistake. It was a damned
cool night and I was 3 sheets to the wind.
I know that was a mean prank to pull on the guy,
but if he was that OCD about being clean WTH
was he doing taking a mechanic’s job?!?
I used to joke I could grease someone wheel
berings or change their oil from all the crud
I’d hose off it the shower at work, there’s
no way I was going to get in the car all drippy
or gooey. Or worse yet, crusty from soot and
fire retardant.
I was hoping you guys knew it was “look at it” and not
“look a tit” but in this case both would fit
A spacer so stupidly lazy he wants to turn off the atmo
scrubbers to save some work?! Some people are just
too stupid to live!
Using knockout gas is a trope in fiction but IRL it would
be way too dangerous. You couldn’t control the dose. Any-
thing that can render you unconscious can kill you. That
makes using the stuff very problematic. Ned can correct
me if I’m wrong. But it works for the story.
You are right about the use of knockout gas.
However, if you want to take something over intact,
it’s good when the people that control it slowly fall asleep.
Gas that kills quickly is often noticed by the people that
are affected by it, leaving them time to do something, like
setting off the self-destruct. So I don’t think they use
knockout gas because they don’t want to kill the crew,
but to have a higher chance of taking the ships intact.
I seem to remember certain gases that would
shut down the brain for a time without
affecting the autonomous functions of the body.
I just wish I could remember it in more detail.
That’s very true, anything strong enough to be fast acting
could also cause the heart to stop or the targets would
“forget” to breathe. Or like in the case of something like
nitrisoxyside(?), it suffocates them.
When I suggested a similar tactic, I was thinking about not
damaging the ship in the capture, not the crew. This is a war
they started. To quote an old favorite song of mine, “an
ambushed ambush isn’t very nice.”
I agree. Nothing pretty in war. At least knockout
gas (instead of poison) will give them a chance.
Knowing the Cats, they’d prefer to knock ’em out
than kill. Even a paralytic would work, if the dose
wasn’t too high.If they just wanted to kill the crew,
a nerve gas would be a better choice.
But then you’d have to decontaminate the entire
ship afterwards.
Almost impossible with something as large and
complex as a heavy cruiser.
Besides, you want some alive for information.
True, there’s too many chemicals that the
scrubbers wouldn’t clean out over time.
Worse yet, the mechs would have to be in
EV suits just to handle them.
I was exposed to enough caustic chemicals
at the factory,
I’m sure that contributed to my current
cancer issues…
Bill –
You are so totally correct.
I had a CRNA (O-6) friend in the 410th Evac Army Hospital.
He would explain his job to newbies, “My job is to
half-kill the patient before the surgeon even gets there.”
I learned a major lesson too with a can of ether,
the cold engine starter, in a near-dangerous way.
When I had my tonsils out at 32 the anesthesiologist
told me to take three deep breaths. I asked if they
wanted me to count backwards from 100. He said I
could after the three deep breaths.
I never made it to the third deep breath.
I’ve heard the old way with ether was a mask that
had a small funnel that ether was dripped in to,
they had that on MASH once, I had to shutter…
WAY too easy to OD someone that way.
But there’s a telepathic Dragonfly there.
Air scrubbers aren’t really needed until
there’s enough impurities to scrub.
Still, I’d want fresh ones before a battle,
smoke and debris is a common issue on
board any air-tight vessel in combat,
even a sub has plastic and rubber on-board
that would be toxic if burnt or got too hot.
The poly resin at the factory among other
things would put out formaldehyde gas
as it was curing. If I tasted burnt orange
I had to get clear asap. I was minutes away
from passing out.