08-07-2005 07:01									#1
	Off to the Hellmouth (Charleston, SC in August) Remove this text

The Navy, in it's wisdom, has decded I need some edumacation and trainering to make a me a better sailor, as we're getting a new system installed this summer that's brand new.

So, as the schools in SD were filled up, and I informed my supervisor I'd rather take an anthrax shot to the testicles than go back to Pensacola, I'm going to Charleston to get learned up.

Can anyone tell me about Charleston? Stuff to do? Am I going to have to rent a car?

	08-07-2005 07:04									#2
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The Hellmouth is in Cleveland, silly.

	08-07-2005 08:30									#3
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Are you a nuke guy (i.e. Subs)?

And the Hellmouth is in Sunnydale.

	08-07-2005 08:56									#4
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My Pleasure,

Basically it is three square miles of bars, amazingly beautiful historic architecture, and some of the best food I have seen around the world.

If your into history there is all sorts of civil war sites around the city, as well as plantations and churches.

If your into woman then you have found Mecca. College of Charleston is 70/30 girls to guys, and even with another 2000 of my brother Citadel cadets in the mix you still make out.

What exactly are you into?

	08-07-2005 08:58									#5
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quote: Originally posted by Timexwatch And the Hellmouth is in Sunnydale.

The Hellmouth in Sunnydale was destroyed. As was Sunnydale in its entirety, actually.

So that leaves Cleveland (as far as anyone knows).

	08-07-2005 09:00									#6
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quote: Originally posted by Timexwatch Are you a nuke guy (i.e. Subs)?

Goodness no, I'm not quite that insane. I'm going to be visiting the fine folks at SPAWAR-Charleston (alias "The guys who use taxpayers' money to train sea lions to kill bad guys". Also, they build signals warfare equipment).

quote: And the Hellmouth is in Sunnydale.

*A* Hellmouth *was* in Sunnydale. And I think decribing tidewater South Carolina in August as a Hellmouth is fair.

	08-07-2005 09:02									#7
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_South_Carolina

Charleston is a nice city, a very pleasant surprise. Consistently voted as America's most-mannered city by etiquette expert Marjabelle Young Stewart, it has an abundance of history, fine dining, and finer drinking. Enjoy.

	08-07-2005 09:05									#8
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quote: Originally posted by Patroklos My Pleasure, Basically it is three square miles of bars, amazingly beautiful historic architecture, and some of the best food I have seen around the world. If your into history there is all sorts of civil war sites around the city, as well as plantations and churches. If your into woman then you have found Mecca. College of Charleston is 70/30 girls to guys, and even with another 2000 of my brother Citadel cadets in the mix you still make out. What exactly are you into?

History, so yes I was going to be visiting Ft. Sumter.

70/30, huh? Awesome. Few can resist..... Lonestar!!!!

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My college was 70/30 female to male. Don't get your hopes up. The saying was: "The odds are good, but the goods are odd."

	09-08-2005 08:53									#10
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Alright, some first impressions:


(1) SoCal has spoiled me, driving wise. I'm used to driving in an area where there's a streetlight ever 50ft and a dull illumination in the background. When I flew in Sunday night and tried to find the Hotel in the dark, and to me it was bloody dark I got agitated.

(2)I heard thunder the first time in God knows how long today. Made me jump.

(3)There is a large (14ft) alligator at the gate of the Base named Charley. I think he was eyeballing me.

(4)The service sector has managed to elevate San Diego's in relative quality.

(5) My working hours are too bloody long. Seriously, how am I to get out and about after 1700? I'm beat after the first day of this ****.

(6) Gas is lower than it is in San Diego

(7) There are about a million army guys in my hotel, and every single one of them seems to think "The 1st Sergeant" is in my room.

8. For some reaosn I can't get cingular here, a first.

More as time goes on, Maybe the polytubbies who live here can get togather for a beer?

Lonestar OUT!

EDIT: Also, that is one grody Paper MIll we're next too.

	09-08-2005 11:37									#11
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Are you a better sailor yet, sailor?

	09-08-2005 12:12									#12
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quote: Originally posted by Boris Godunov My college was 70/30 female to male. Don't get your hopes up. The saying was: "The odds are good, but the goods are odd."

thats what females say about phsyics

JM

	09-08-2005 12:38									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Lonestar The Navy, in it's wisdom, has decded I need some edumacation and trainering to make a me a better sailor, as we're getting a new system installed this summer that's brand new. So, as the schools in SD were filled up, and I informed my supervisor I'd rather take an anthrax shot to the testicles than go back to Pensacola, I'm going to Charleston to get learned up. Can anyone tell me about Charleston? Stuff to do? Am I going to have to rent a car?

are you going to the weapons station or the main base?

I thought they closed the main base down. I know they closed the navy shipyard. I thought the weapons station might be closed too. I'm not sure.

I went to my nuclear prototype in Charleston, SC. Actually it was just north of chareleston in a town called Goose Creek. I don't remember much. I couldn't do much because I wasn't 21 years old. I mostly just watched movies and went to the mall.

The downtown scene isn't bad. My roomate and I went into some club. I only found out laters the nightclub was supposed to be off limits to navy guys. Only because they have a gay night on Thursday (we didn't go on thursday). It was called bird-something.

But you can meet women downtown. It's about the only place to meet women aside from a bar or club (or the mall I suppose).

I kind of miss it sometimes. Even though it was boring, and can't compare to where I live now.

	09-08-2005 12:39									#14
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you won't have clearance to get there, but where I trained is 1 of 2 training submarines moored on the Cooper river. I trained on the 626 (formerly Daniel Webster), the 635 is also there. They used to be old boomers. But the missile sections were cutout.

	10-08-2005 01:34									#15
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quote: Originally posted by Dis are you going to the weapons station or the main base? I thought they closed the main base down. I know they closed the navy shipyard. I thought the weapons station might be closed too. I'm not sure.

Weapons station. It's a ghost town, basically you have SPAWAR and the reservists.

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the prototype should still be out there. They called it MTS for moored training ship. It was always deep in the weapons station along the river. That's where I hit a dear once. the speed limit is 35 mph throuh there. I was going about 40. I learned not to speed on bases. I got pulled over in the 55 mph zone on the base before. Luckily he didn't give me a ticket. He got called away for something important.

And about that nightclub. I should mention that club allowed people less than 21 years old in. You had to wear a wristband so you didn't buy alcohol. I'm sure there are other places downtown now days.

You also see a lot of guys from the citadel walking around in their uniforms. That's a military school.

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quote: Originally posted by Jon Miller thats what females say about phsyics JM

As if female odds with any men are in serious doubt.

	10-08-2005 06:13									#18
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The closed down the main base while I lived on it actually.

It was sold in pieces to various industrial firms and such, and alot of chairty organizations use the admin buildings.

The weapons station still has the nuc school and the Navy brig in addition to SPAWAR, so it is not a total ghost town there. The Air Force base is still in full operation too.

And I remember that Paper Mill well, walked to school in its stench every day. You can't smell it in Charleston proper though. The city of North Charleston is a pit, especially around Ashley Phosphate, but there are those Charleston Southern sluts

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quote: Originally posted by Patroklos The closed down the main base while I lived on it actually. It was sold in pieces to various industrial firms and such, and alot of chairty organizations use the admin buildings. The weapons station still has the nuc school and the Navy brig in addition to SPAWAR, so it is not a total ghost town there. The Air Force base is still in full operation too. And I remember that Paper Mill well, walked to school in its stench every day. You can't smell it in Charleston proper though. The city of North Charleston is a pit, especially around Ashley Phosphate, but there are those Charleston Southern sluts

You sure the Nuke school is here? I thought it was at Goose Creek. There isn't even a galley on the weapons station!

	10-08-2005 12:11									#20
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quote: Originally posted by Lonestar You sure the Nuke school is here? I thought it was at Goose Creek. There isn't even a galley on the weapons station!

the weapons station is at Goose Creek. At least that's where the main entrance is. There is no galley. But Pascagoula, MS had no galley either. It's just not worth it for small bases. But there was a commisary and exchange. And a place to get your hair cut. I do remember those. This was back in 1993. They may have closed them if most of the base commands have left. Those are fairly close to the entrance iirc. then you drive on a 55 mph road for a while. There's nothing along there. To get to the nuke school you make a right somewhere along the way iirc. It's 35 mph through there. The place where I hit that deer. Scared the hell out of me. I think the deer lived. And then it winds it's way towards the river. While I was there, they built a big training building. That actually has a small restaurant in it (operated by civilians as most base things are). They serve crappy food and charge money for it though.

I've never been to any other parts of the weapons station. I doubt I had clearance to. They might store nukes there. I'm not sure. In addition to all the other weapons and ammo.

As I've said. Downtown wasn't too bad. It's one of those historic things. So they try to keep it cleaned up. And you can meet women walking along there. My friend and I met a couple girls there. It's not a bad area. I was thinking it would be a high crime area, but it wasn't.

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They also have a ww2 aircraft carrier (museum and offer tours to tourists etc) there. I kept meaning to see it, but I never did. It's on the other side of that big bridge iirc. I think it's the Yorktown, but I might be mistaken.