The roar of MiG jets draws our attention to the ocean out front. A majestic aircraft carrier peers through the mist billowing smoke appears ominous. But it’s a decoy as various aircraft chase one another with destroyers joining in from below. The earth vibrates as a few more bombs explode.
If all goes as planned nobody will die as four nations rehearse war games in our front yard. A regular feature for locals who grew up supplying refreshments to the chopper pilots training for Vietnam, their rotor blades had nominal clearance they had to master. Peace lovers abhor war!
Carrot Ranch Challenge, January 31, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about sea mist. How does it create an environment for a story? It can set the stage or take the stage. Go where the prompt leads.
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I think that’s pretty scary sea mist, even if it is but training.
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it’s a regular feature Norah when you live close to the major naval base …
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I imagine it would be, and that you’d get used to it, Kate. It might be scary if you didn’t know.
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yes guests would be shocked by the shudder of the bombs, a bit like a mini-quake
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But then, can our leaders hear us!!
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no so we have to keep shouting …
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I’m with Charli… I didn’t know where… but I guess they have to practice?
I know I’ve visited some of the ‘war ship’ museums of retired vessels.
If only such a time would, could come that this type of ‘practice ‘fell to disuse because there was no need….
Our whole family will be on jitters until our Army guy returns – Going out of the country for another ‘tour of duty’ too soon.
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yes they are used as ‘canon fodder’ with no respect for the trauma it causes everyone 😦
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Warring just isn’t nice.
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it’s deadly …
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That dichotomy of the good and the not.
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Sadly true words spoken, Kate and yes all this animosity keeps on going anywhere, whether it be sea or land.
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may we all live in peace …
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Wow! You make me feel like I am there!
Good write, Kate!
My oldest brother was drafted to fight in VietNam when he was only 18. 😦
(((HUGS)))
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yes it was too sad … my brother wanted to enlist but father stopped him …
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We have the same military freindly cross fire training here..
Sadly though a recent attack in one of our cities also triggered our noble military men to attack the perpetrators .
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ouch that’s not healthy …
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ah yes I did, didn’t realise it was linked to that … so wrong 😦
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Oh my, I hadn’t heard! That’s awful! 😦 I try not to watch the news as there’s too much bad and not enough good shared. I mean husband will watch it and I’ll end up drawn in on some parts and we’ll have discussions, but overall I generally find out through others in my life that watch the news or live locally near something happening.
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I’m sorry to hear that and my heart and prayers go out to all those whose lives have been touched by this event.
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Oh God. I didn’t knew, that, dear Kate!😯
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oh they always have full dress rehearsals before a war ….
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lovely story Kate – the power of those engines really came through – but the bombs sound awfully scary – both sounds associated with fear and terror
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not when you’ve lived with them all your life and feel reasonably safe … but how safe are we living so close to a major naval base … 😎
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Here’s a poetic line I came up with a few weeks ago, “No war is ever won in the eyes of the dead.” I’m not as creative as you. I get one liners if I’m lucky.
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good one, like it but I often think it’s the ones who live who suffer most and longest … nobody wins a war 😦
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Very true, war tends to bring more destruction and suffering. People need to learn how to compromise and work together more.
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war only brings destruction and suffering for far too many … nobody wins 😦
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An interesting way of replying to the prompt of “sea mist”, your story was superb.
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That’s wonderful! You have good thoughts. I used to work on Tug Boats in the army. I know, I know, yes, the army has those, too. I dislike going too far into the ocean. It’s worse to die that way than being abandoned in the desert. One of the males fell overboard and died. Crab meat. We were supposed to have a “battle buddy” with us, but I’d slipped out a lot on my own to watch the stars.
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my dad, army, died of asbestos cancer from cutting up the sheets to line the boats about to invade PNG … glad you got to watch the stars ⭐ ❤
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Oh, wow — I had no idea war was practiced on such a large scale as if it were an annual event. The Hub did helicopter repelling training in “somewhere” west of Sydney. He said they landed in Sydney then go on helicopters and flew west “way out in the middle of nowhere.” Maybe his uncle who flew copters in ‘Nam trained on this coast. Peace lovers abhor war, as they should.
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wouldn’t say it was an annual event, more like every two years but that was usually only 3 nations … the 4+ were just before the Kosovo bombings, a fair warning of more wars to come …
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That’s still an astounding event, outside of a base. I recently read something today at a VA appointment that “No one hates war more than a soldier.”
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absolutely most threaten their sons if they think of enlisting …
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