Subj : Re: Internet Availability
To   : Exodus
From : calcmandan
Date : Fri Dec 27 2024 03:42:58

On 21 Nov 2024, Exodus said the following...
 
 Ex>  > I was stationed in Alameda from 94-96...
 Ex> M> 
 Ex> M> That's where the nuclear wessels are.  ;)
 Ex> 
 Ex> HA!  Oh Checkov.

Ironically, the ship shots from that movie weren't even in Alameda, but down in San Diego and it wasn't the Enterprise.

I was on the USS Carl Vinson which moored on the outer side of the carrier pier across from the mothballed (at the time) USS Hornet. It is now a museum ship. Alameda, at the time, only had one ship stationed there and it was mine. They were prepping to move her to Bremerton when I disembarked for the last time. Alameda was slated for closure later in 1997. The place is home to a few breweries, winery, and a distillery. Some of the best views of SF.

True story, whenever I was on the flight deck while in port, my friends and I would look down on the Hornet's deck and marvel at all the wood.

And yes, I was a big star trek nut growing up, the voyage home was my favorite movie, had most the dialog memorized, and did tour the shooting locations in SF, at least the ones I could recognize.

.... A house is a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get more stuff

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