Being a Mechwarrior in RL
#1
Posted 05 July 2012 - 08:03 AM
I shut down my ex 38 John Deere to talk to her. She stated "I cannot be out in the sun and the flying debris for a while. Can you take care of my lawn for me?"
I smiled as she knew I would gladly do it as I had acquiesced to her previous requests. "I bet Harry was a lot like me, mowing the lawn and always ready to take care of the neighbors."
"He seemed to be always frustrated by it, though."
"Well, I have managed to avoid the frustration factor and will be glad to mow your lawn, though it will cost you $25.00."
"Not a problem. He used to curse his mower a lot."
"I could never curse my baby." As I patted her on the cowl.
I don't know if it was my life experience, having never had anybody but me lay a wrench on my JD or listening to my father talk about his love for the B-17 which brought him through 60 missions in WWII. All I know is that I realized that i am a mechwarrior because I love being one with a machine I understand and trust.
#2
Posted 05 July 2012 - 08:05 AM
#3
Posted 05 July 2012 - 08:06 AM
i feel like the united states should have primitive battlemechs by now...
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Posted 05 July 2012 - 08:12 AM
#5
Posted 05 July 2012 - 08:13 AM
<S> Dez
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Posted 05 July 2012 - 08:17 AM
#7
Posted 05 July 2012 - 08:22 AM
#8
Posted 05 July 2012 - 08:23 AM
ACTUALLY..(oops caps) the army is working on it. Mech-like suits.
I have a huge family...4 great uncles were in ww2
also my grandpa was a "radar" operator.
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Posted 05 July 2012 - 08:26 AM
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Posted 05 July 2012 - 08:29 AM
#11
Posted 05 July 2012 - 08:35 AM
#12
Posted 05 July 2012 - 08:37 AM
combatplayer, on 05 July 2012 - 08:35 AM, said:
Interesting Pilot Name for a pacifist. Not that I am knocking your beliefs. I'm pacifist by preference, but I WILL fight, and I'm glad I've had some basic training in how to fight. Being completely non-aggressive just isn't in me. But I'm glad we have all the different view points around. It'd be a boring world if we all saw it the same.
#13
Posted 05 July 2012 - 08:42 AM
#14
Posted 05 July 2012 - 08:44 AM
Tymanthius, on 05 July 2012 - 08:37 AM, said:
Interesting Pilot Name for a pacifist. Not that I am knocking your beliefs. I'm pacifist by preference, but I WILL fight, and I'm glad I've had some basic training in how to fight. Being completely non-aggressive just isn't in me. But I'm glad we have all the different view points around. It'd be a boring world if we all saw it the same.
the nickname is old and was made before i could speak a word of English. it simply sounded nice, was made for use in a game i played back then. but it became my online identity pretty fast so i just stuck with it.
besides, in games, i do prefer to be a combat player =P
i wouldn't fight irl unless there were no other options. war to me is just pointless, but variations in opinion makes the life interesting, that others want to fight is fine with me, as long as they accept that i dont want to participate until nothing else is an option.
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Posted 05 July 2012 - 08:51 AM
#16
Posted 05 July 2012 - 09:11 AM
#17
Posted 05 July 2012 - 09:22 AM
Shal Novastorm, on 05 July 2012 - 09:11 AM, said:
AYIIIEEEE, GOING AROUND ME IS SO UNFAIR, THATS LIKE LEGGING, SOOOOOOOO WRONG.
just turn to them, and respond with a nice PPC to the face
#18
Posted 05 July 2012 - 01:43 PM
Edited by Gamgee, 05 July 2012 - 01:44 PM.
#19
Posted 05 July 2012 - 01:54 PM
#20
Posted 05 July 2012 - 03:24 PM
Martaugh, on 05 July 2012 - 08:03 AM, said:
"I could never curse my baby." As I patted her on the cowl.
"You love your mower very much. What is it called again?"
"It is a 38 Model produced by the John Deere corporation on the Planet Terra. It can achieve a speed of 3/5 using it's ICE 200 Standard class engine. Weaponry includes a 5 bladed undermounted rotor, that can do 25 damage per second and has no heat buildup to speak of, although it only does damage if the enemy is within the same Hex as I am. Rolling a pair of sixes gives me a boost to my Pilot Skill, which allows me to cut weeds in such a way they do not grow back. At a cost of 12000 C-Bills, it was one of the most popular Tractor type ground vehicles available to Terran citizens during the 20th century."
"...oh. Okay."
Edited by Zakatak, 05 July 2012 - 03:25 PM.
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