Zippy Pinhead Department: Rx Author: Charlie Era: 1984 Date: 02/26/07 I, Charlie Camp of RM Div from 80-84 was responsible for a lot of, but not all Zippy drawings. Zippy was an unofficial mascot of RM Div. The best one was the one Dan Reighard and I put on the DFT in 2 Plant, but then had to paint over it because we failed to ask permission first. Our RO at the time, CDR Reddoch, bore an amazing resemblance to Mr. Pinhead. Coincidence?????

Look out below! Department: Rx Author: Lee Era: 1977 Date: 02/26/07 While there were numerous events on Ike that proved to be emotionally painful, I remember one event that left physical scars. We were still in Newport News with the forward reactor in heatup mode on the RCPs. I was to clear tags on the Steam Generator vents so I entered the Rx compartment alone and climbed one of the ladders leading to the vent valves. At the top of the ladder, I lost my footing and instinctively reached out to prevent from falling the 20 ft down the ladder. My hand gripped a pipe that unfortunately was at 500 degrees. So, I had a choice. Support my weight with my hand on a 500 degree SS pipe or fall 20 feet to the deckplate below in the RC .... alone. I held on until my foot regained the ladder. I could hear the skin on my hand sizzle and I smelled it cooking. In shock, I managed to make it to the exit to CTGLL and screamed untill somebody heard me. The result was 2nd and 3rd degree burns but I could very easily had died that day.

I'm trying to fuel a tomcat here!! Department: Air Author: Tim Romeo Era: 1982 Date: 02/27/07 I think of all the stories I can come up with, one of the most memorable ones was during the 1982 Med. deployment. As an aviaition fuels crewleader, I was with my crew and we were refueling a tomcat, "triple sticks" ( 111 ) actually, I think from VF-143, "Pukin Dogs". We were on fighter row, just below the caution line of the light deck when another tomcat attempting a landing snapped one of the arresting cables. I remember being whacked on my left shin from one end of the cable and then hearing "clear the flight deck" from the air boss. The tomcat that snapped the cable climbed straight up and was heading towards the flight deck, the Ike maneuvered out of harms way and the tomcat ended up in the Mediterranean, both of the pilots had ejected and were safe. This all happened just 2 days after my birthday, March 6th. Tim ABF-3 January 1981-September 1984

WIKE Department: Rx Author: Lee Era: 1978 Date: 02/27/07 As the IKE was being built, there was some controversy as where our homeport was going to be after commissioning. I told everybody that there was no way the Eisenhower was going to the west coast. When asked how I knew I said that if we were to have a left coast homeport then the onboard TV station call letters would have to be KIKE instead of WIKE and since we had a Jewish Communications Officer .........

Talent Department: Rx Author: Lee Era: 1978 Date: 02/27/07 The following people I worked with on IKE had some real talent: - Fred Shaw (MM1 when I was there); Some of the best poetry I ever read. I told him to get published. Anybody know if he did? - A guy (MM) with the last name of Roberts (can't remember his first name and he isn't in either of my Cruise books); One of the best illustrators of military ships and aircraft I ever saw. He created what he called his "IB" book which was filled with hillarious cartoons of our earliest cruises. I have always regretted not making a copy of that book to take with me. Anybody else remember this book?

Talent Department: Rx Author: Mike Era: 1990 Date: 02/28/07 Freddy Shaw was a Chief when I was on Ike. He is the last person in the world I would have ever thought wrote poetry. He did have a way with words, if I recall. That is interesting. There was a guy in RL Division, Mike Cook, who drew some of the funniest cartoons in the bitch books that I have ever seen. If he drew someone, it was usually a "dead on" caricature of that person.

I love my job Department: Ops Author: Ron Eureka Era: 1989 Date: 03/01/07 Though this is a bit past my Ike days, I thought I'd post it anyway. I went into the local barber shop for the first time as a newly paroled civilian, and asked the guy for a military cut (I had decided to keep my hair relatively short for the business world). He said, "No problem, I was in the Army.". So I went to Jerry the barber for the next 5 years or so. At least until he hit the Ohio lottery scratch-off game "Win $50,000 a year for life". Though it probably was only $35K a year after taxes, it was enough for Jerry to close up shop. It didn't take long before another barber set up shop in the same building, and I noted he had done a major renovation of the interior. The new barber, Wayne, replied, "Yeah, Jerry must've really hated this place - he went through it with a 12 pack, a sledge hammer, and an attitude". I'm thinking, "Great ... that man used to hold a straight edge to my neck ...".

plat lens porn shop Department: Engr Author: radar Era: 1990 Date: 03/01/07 For a while, I ran the FDL shop next door to plat lens, those guys always had porno playing. One guy was forever making compilation tapes of his favorite few hundred "finishes". I always figured he'd either move to LA and direct, or open his own porno shop when he got out. I also remember my predecessor pissing off their khaki, by locking our adjoining door to prevent them coming through our workspace. They joys of working 03/04 level, but working for the ChEng -- airdales whinging to their khaki, and our khaki not giving a damn.

IKE ON TV LAST NIGHT Department: Air Author: ABH1 Era: 2007 Date: 03/01/07 Anyone cath the National Geographic channel last nite? 2/228/07? they had IKE out there doing time getting ready for her bluewater cert.They messed up once they stated how dangerous it was and then showed the bow with the #'72 on it! They also showed my USS Lexington Crash where the guy tried to pull up and stalled the engine and crashed into the island the same place she got hit in WWII.Lost eight people on that one.Then they showed the S-3 where the guy gets sucked up and lives. They were explaining how dangerous it was. Then they show the poor yellow shirt going to his coffin locker while they show a female pilot who is bragging about the quilt she has on her rack! THAT LIT A FIRE for me All the guff I fought to keep our blankets and sheets while she's telling the world its ok for Officers not to follow the rules. Her call sign was syndrome! Ike looked good you could tell they were in the outerbanks the cold nasty weather! Can't ever remember a time it was ever nice going thru there

Newport News Department: Ops Author: Arch Era: 1987 Date: 03/02/07 Don King Presents ... One night me & Pagey were drinking alone, & Pagey was a "confrontational" drinker, if you know what mean. After some arguing about who could take whom, we decided to take it outside. I'm almost glad the whole clan wasn't there, because they would've most certainly cheered us on. Outside I said ... Look Pagey, I really don't want to do this ... He said ... C'mon, you're the bad ass that said you could take me ... Then he clocked me - I was too drunk to block or he hit me when I was distracted with talking peace. I think it was the latter. He blackened my eye, I split his lip, and after some scuffling I nailed him with a few more punches and he said ok, ok, enough. Whatever Pagey said to me that night, I don't recall. But he got into his car, cussed me out, and I never saw him again. A bit odd, considering he had rented out the living room couch for most of the yard period. btw, Pagey, you still owe me and Drew $100.