Keynes' Cruisers Volume 2

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    Near Parma Italy, October 26, 1943

    Brigadier Williamson drank his coffee. His aide hurried some toast onto the plate next to the bacon and fried tomotoes. The red fruit was locally sourced.

    "How is the general?" The assistant division commander asked with concern. The major general commanding the division had clutched his stomach late last night during a briefing.

    "Not good, ulcers acting up and surgeons are probably going to cut him open by the weekend. They want to give him some medication first."

    The division would be his for at least a few more hours until either the corps or Army commander sent a more senior man forward to take over the 1st Division.
     
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    Boston, Massachusetts October 27, 1943

    Her hands were cramped. Her feet were tired. her eyes hurt. Eight hours of increasingly fine work had come to an end. Another radar set had been tested. A few small items had failed and repairs had been tagged for technicians to correct tomorrow.

    She moved her tools from the bench to the box. It was a simple ceremony of completion. The voltmeter went in the left hand drawer, while the leads tested circuits went below. Screwdrivers and pliers went to the right hand side. Her notebook and gripe list would be placed at the edge of her desk. She smiled as she placed a small chocolate bar into her pocket before she brushed any lint off of her top and walked down the hall. As she walked, a cavitron for an anti-aircraft director was tested. The waves were aimed slightly above the protective steel barriers. As the test was going on,Elaine was talking with her friend Suzanne for a few minutes about the news that her friend's brother had died on some island that no one could pronounce nor find.

    As she walked out of the building and down the street towards her evening lecture , she reached into her pocket for a snack. All she found was melted chocolate. Differential equations would be even more unpleasant tonight.
     
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    fester said:
    Boston, Massachusetts October 27, 1943
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    As she walked out of the building and down the street towards her evening lecture , she reached into her pocket for a snack. All she found was melted chocolate. Differential equations would be even more unpleasant tonight.
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    The "house wife's friend" may be invented by a house wife? The irony :)

    Randy
     
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    fester said:
    As she walked, a cavitron for an anti-aircraft director was tested. The waves were aimed slightly above the protective steel barriers. As the test was going on,Elaine was talking with her friend Suzanne for a few minutes about the news that her friend's brother had died on some island that no one could pronounce nor find.

    As she walked out of the building and down the street towards her evening lecture , she reached into her pocket for a snack. All she found was melted chocolate. Differential equations would be even more unpleasant tonight.
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    Ouch. No kids for Elaine or her friend I'm guessing
     

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    SsgtC said:
    Ouch. No kids for Elaine or her friend I'm guessing
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    No, that is not the implication. She got a radiation dose that was slightly more than a typical mid-50s microwave. It was enough to melt an ounce of chocolate but not enough to have long term harms. This was 97% a throwaway what is she up to update.
     
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    The Admiralty, London October 28, 1943

    The great enemy had scored a victory. Treasury had dictated changes to the future estimates. The choice was Weapons or Battles. The larger fleet destroyers were saved. A half dozen formal letters cancelling contracts were sent out.
     
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    • RanulfC

    SsgtC said:
    Ouch. No kids for Elaine or her friend I'm guessing
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    NOT the right "type" of radiation either. She could in theory be a bit dehydrated if exposed long enough or could suffer some injury with a much longer exposure but other than possibly KILLING her it won't effect the ability to breed. Guys on the other hand... Well like many things microwaving our private parts is NOT good for them but it's rare.

    Randy
     

    RanulfC

    fester said:
    No, that is not the implication. She got a radiation dose that was slightly more than a typical mid-50s microwave. It was enough to melt an ounce of chocolate but not enough to have long term harms. This was 97% a throwaway what is she up to update.
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    No long term harm but she lost her chocolate! That's going to have some really nasty short term effects! (Especially getting that out of her clothes :) )

    Randy
     

    Colin Haggett

    fester said:
    The Admiralty, London October 28, 1943

    The great enemy had scored a victory. Treasury had dictated changes to the future estimates. The choice was Weapons or Battles. The larger fleet destroyers were saved. A half dozen formal letters cancelling contracts were sent out.
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    Quote by James Hacker Minister for Administrative Affairs to his wife. "The opposition aren't the opposition they’re merely the opposition in exile, the civil service are the opposition in residence."
     
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