For those of us who have cats, and still have some of our sanity left,
and since I have gotten a few PMs in regards to my other cat story, I
thought I'd share another yarn about Jersey the cat and Barney,
my Labrador Retriever who does his best to keep Jersey from going to
the grates.
I posted this a few months ago in the Pearl Harbor GB as an excuse to why I might miss the deadline....
Arizona
Update: 11/01/2005
At approximately 7:55am on October 28, a lone unidentified
aircraft made its way through both the outer defenses and the secondary
defenses set up to protect the dry-dock facilities at Scott's Shipyards. The attacker came in low under radar and was
in stealth mode so that it could not be detected by audiophonic listening
devises or the K9 Labrador early warning system. At about 8 am it made its attack on the Arizona,
which was dry-docked and undergoing an extensive remodeling of its superstructure
and armament. The attacker made one run
on the Arizona and scored four
hits on the defenseless ship. Damage was
superficial on the forward superstructure; however, the rear observation tower
and number three turret took a direct hit.
This damage was severe in that the number two TMW
PE catapult was about 90% complete and was
completely destroyed. Also, a direct hit
was placed on a lone WEM 02 observation plane which was completed and being
fitted to the catapult. This aircraft
was a total write-off.
Repairs to the ship may have set back the completion of the
project at least two weeks, which is already experiencing both high cost
over-runs and is at risk of missing a December 7th deployment.
The attacker was picked up on audiophonic listening after it
was about to embark on a second attack and was subdued, after a long chase
around the dockyard, by intercepting forces.
The pilot was captured and is in lock down undergoing intelligence
debriefing.
The attacker was described as being a very light and agile
craft with black and white markings and had stealth capabilities. It had four primary defense mechanisms that
would allow it to impose smashing effects on maritime and aviation structures
and also create painful, searing abrasions on human flesh. Although it sounded like it was powered by
an internal combustion engine, it seemed, after evaluating the odors of the
exhaust, that it was powered by some organic method of fuel.
The pilot was described as being 6" tall, 13 1/4 "
long, is missing thumbs, wearing a fur flight suite, had yellow slanted eyes,
speaks in code of high pitched consonants, and only responds when scratched
behind the ears or offered small biscuits made of dried fish.
A Congressional investigation is being conducted as to why
and how the primary defenses were left open to the shipyard and extensive
training in shipyard security procedures will be conducted to all staff and
family members of the shipyard.
Further training and evaluation will be conducted on the K9
Labrador early warning system because it failed to alert the where a bouts of
the said attacker to dockyard officials.
The Senate has asked that a declaration of war be presented
and that the attacker be deported to an isolated farm in Southwestern
Kansas where it may end up being an evening meal for the resident
coyotes, but this proposal was rejected by the House, who has strong, emotional
ties to the attacker.
Pictures are still classified but may be posted when they
become declassified.
Scott