Comments for The Kwaj Kat Blog http://blog.kwajkat.com Recollections and ramblings on Rex's life on Kwaj (1974-1977) Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:17:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 Comment on Seat without a View by Rex Simmons http://blog.kwajkat.com/?p=31#comment-3027 Rex Simmons Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:57:50 +0000 http://blog.kwajkat.com/?p=31#comment-3027 Hmmm, Saturn Airways doesn't ring a bell for me. :sad: Do you remember what year that was? Maybe that was before my time. Hmmm, Saturn Airways doesn’t ring a bell for me. :sad: Do you remember what year that was? Maybe that was before my time.

]]> Comment on Seat without a View by Stephen http://blog.kwajkat.com/?p=31#comment-3010 Stephen Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:51:39 +0000 http://blog.kwajkat.com/?p=31#comment-3010 Rex, since you were interested in airplanes, do you remember the Saturn Airways aircraft landing on Kwaj? I had forgotten them, but a photo of a Saturn DC-8 on the Kwaj Community Photo Album #2 webpage jogged my memory. My gosh, its been 39 years since I've seen that sight! Rex, since you were interested in airplanes, do you remember the Saturn Airways aircraft landing on Kwaj? I had forgotten them, but a photo of a Saturn DC-8 on the Kwaj Community Photo Album #2 webpage jogged my memory. My gosh, its been 39 years since I’ve seen that sight!

]]> Comment on At the Movies by Stephen http://blog.kwajkat.com/?p=21#comment-3009 Stephen Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:56:15 +0000 http://blog.kwajkat.com/?p=21#comment-3009 Wow! I remember watching "Airport" (the original) at the Rich and getting sick from the popcorn! In my younger days, popcorn always made me sick for some reason. I also remember watching "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," "101 Dalmations," and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang." Why I remember these and no others--who knows? I still had (and maybe still have) one of those green Kwaj PVC ponchos with the plastic snaps and the clear PVC visor. Wow! I remember watching “Airport” (the original) at the Rich and getting sick from the popcorn! In my younger days, popcorn always made me sick for some reason. I also remember watching “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” “101 Dalmations,” and “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.” Why I remember these and no others–who knows? I still had (and maybe still have) one of those green Kwaj PVC ponchos with the plastic snaps and the clear PVC visor.

]]> Comment on The Kwaj Carnival by Stephen http://blog.kwajkat.com/?p=24#comment-3008 Stephen Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:39:22 +0000 http://blog.kwajkat.com/?p=24#comment-3008 The only real thing I remember about the Carnival (1970-1972) were the pachinko machines. This was my first exposure to them and I loved those mechanical machines. I also remember they may have discontinued them (or possibly upgraded them to the motorized versions without the "flipper" to launch the balls) because they were selling them at some point. My father, of course, had no interest in buying one for me! I seem to remember a friend of mine or my father's having one or two of them and I longingly inspected them. Years later, when living in Tokyo for a time, I checked out the "modern" automatic version, but they were no fun. The only real thing I remember about the Carnival (1970-1972) were the pachinko machines. This was my first exposure to them and I loved those mechanical machines. I also remember they may have discontinued them (or possibly upgraded them to the motorized versions without the “flipper” to launch the balls) because they were selling them at some point. My father, of course, had no interest in buying one for me! I seem to remember a friend of mine or my father’s having one or two of them and I longingly inspected them. Years later, when living in Tokyo for a time, I checked out the “modern” automatic version, but they were no fun.

]]> Comment on Seat without a View by Stephen http://blog.kwajkat.com/?p=31#comment-3007 Stephen Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:31:46 +0000 http://blog.kwajkat.com/?p=31#comment-3007 I too remember arriving on the MAC C-141 in late (October?) 1970. It was our only flight on one, as when we took vacation and when we left permanently we took the Air Mic 727 (which, by the way, I remember having a filthy tail from the center jet exhaust). Anyway, I will always remember the rear-facing seats with no windows. I have forgotten about the cold, the food, and the restrooms. But I do distinctly remember some kind of air vents at the top of the fuselage facing the rear above the seats. They had high-speed air wooshing in as we flew, almost like they were directly vented to the outside of the aircraft (which of course would not make sense as the cabin was pressurized). But I do remember the air wooshing through them was very loud. Funny, the things you remember from your younger days! By the way, I loved your photos! I too remember arriving on the MAC C-141 in late (October?) 1970. It was our only flight on one, as when we took vacation and when we left permanently we took the Air Mic 727 (which, by the way, I remember having a filthy tail from the center jet exhaust). Anyway, I will always remember the rear-facing seats with no windows. I have forgotten about the cold, the food, and the restrooms. But I do distinctly remember some kind of air vents at the top of the fuselage facing the rear above the seats. They had high-speed air wooshing in as we flew, almost like they were directly vented to the outside of the aircraft (which of course would not make sense as the cabin was pressurized). But I do remember the air wooshing through them was very loud. Funny, the things you remember from your younger days! By the way, I loved your photos!

]]> Comment on The Bicentennial by Rex Simmons http://blog.kwajkat.com/?p=15#comment-2886 Rex Simmons Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:45:18 +0000 http://blog.kwajkat.com/?p=15#comment-2886 Thanks for the comments, Glenn. Sorry it took a few days to approve them for posting, but I have so much spam targeted to this website that I have to approve comments before they make it online. Yours are the first real comments I've had in many months. Thanks for the comments, Glenn. Sorry it took a few days to approve them for posting, but I have so much spam targeted to this website that I have to approve comments before they make it online. Yours are the first real comments I’ve had in many months.

]]> Comment on Associations by Glenn Austin http://blog.kwajkat.com/?p=49#comment-2869 Glenn Austin Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:07:19 +0000 http://blog.kwajkat.com/?p=49#comment-2869 Japanese Fireballs. Much better than a red hot. Japanese Fireballs. Much better than a red hot.

]]> Comment on The Bicentennial by Glenn Austin http://blog.kwajkat.com/?p=15#comment-2868 Glenn Austin Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:32:51 +0000 http://blog.kwajkat.com/?p=15#comment-2868 Also. I picture of the barge incident may be found at the following site http://www.wiehes.com/album02.html Also. I picture of the barge incident may be found at the following site

http://www.wiehes.com/album02.html

]]> Comment on The Bicentennial by Glenn Austin http://blog.kwajkat.com/?p=15#comment-2867 Glenn Austin Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:30:05 +0000 http://blog.kwajkat.com/?p=15#comment-2867 One of the injured workers was Mr. Friend. He had 3 degree burns over his body and was wrapped up in linen. Mrs. Friend came into visit her husband with a huge aloe vera plant, unwrapped the linnen, smeared it all over him, and wrapped him up again. The doctors were puzzled how Mr. Friend had baby soft skin!! One of the injured workers was Mr. Friend. He had 3 degree burns over his body and was wrapped up in linen. Mrs. Friend came into visit her husband with a huge aloe vera plant, unwrapped the linnen, smeared it all over him, and wrapped him up again.

The doctors were puzzled how Mr. Friend had baby soft skin!!

]]> Comment on Music in Paradise by Rex Simmons http://blog.kwajkat.com/?p=77#comment-2231 Rex Simmons Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:41:32 +0000 http://blog.kwajkat.com/?p=77#comment-2231 Yeah, that's right. You @#$%& spammers just keep right on sending me your link-filled comments and I'll be happy to keep bulk-deleting them like I've been doing. Not one shred of it is going to end up on the website. Yeah, that’s right. You @#$%& spammers just keep right on sending me your link-filled comments and I’ll be happy to keep bulk-deleting them like I’ve been doing. Not one shred of it is going to end up on the website.

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