To: dexx who wrote (2527 ) 2/3/1998 3:36:00 PM From: Lurker Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 27968
<<If I were still in the military, I would prefer to have Brad lead me into battle. Little Engine would convince everyone of his men that they didn't have a chance...his bunch would be slaughtered.>>(Lots of derogatory stuff snipped out.) Sheesh! Little Engine points out some inconsistencies and he sure gets clobbered. Of course, you all are using his ideas to reevaluate your investment. But, what the hell, let's shoot the messenger, anyway. dexx, I hope I am not in your company. I can just see Captain Brad vs. Sgt. Little Engine. Cpt. Brad: "O.K., men. I just got this map from HQ. We need to take this pill box. Our orders are to move up this gully and hit the pillbox from the right flank." Sgt. L. E. "Uh, captain. There's a machine gun on that hill over there and it has a clear field of fire in the gully. Perhaps it would be better to go through the woods on the left flank and hit the pill box from that direction." Cpt. Brad: "Listen, Seargent. First of all my map doesn't show any trees on the left flank. In addition, H. Q. clearly stated that the best approach would be through the gully." Sgt. L. E. "But, sir. Two of our scouts were cut in half by machine gun fire trying to move up that gully. And, as you can plainly see, there are plenty of trees on the left flank to give us cover until we get to the pill box." Cpt. Brad: "Seargent! Why must you always argue with me!? I am quite confident that H.Q. knows what they are talking about and has our best interests in mind. But, I'll humor you. You take first platoon through the woods and I'll take second platoon up through the gully. We'll see who takes the pillbox first!" Which platoon would you rather be in? (((Hey! We have a spell checker, now! )))