Re: [MBZ] OT - Squared away
Thanks. 'Thought it was something to do with sailing. 'Heard my older brothers (Navy) use it a lot when I was a lttle fella. Another one I heard a lot was skivvies, (underwear?). Also deck, head, bulkhead, chow, grabass (pronounced gra BAHSS' in their later, more mellow years) and a bunch of other fine nautical terms I can't remember right now. Wilton - Original Message - From: Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 12:41 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Squared away WILTON wrote: I was about 7 (1941) when I learned about having things squared away. That is an old sailing term, dating to the time of square-rigged sailing vessels. To square away means to change the sailing position of the vessel so the wind is from directly aft and so the best position of the yard arms is perpendicular (or square) to the length of the vessel. Somewhere along the way it came to mean tidy. -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT - Squared away
Your older brothers raised you right -- but you had enough sense to select thermals over waves. On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 9:20 AM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: Thanks. 'Thought it was something to do with sailing. 'Heard my older brothers (Navy) use it a lot when I was a lttle fella. Another one I heard a lot was skivvies, (underwear?). Also deck, head, bulkhead, chow, grabass (pronounced gra BAHSS' in their later, more mellow years) and a bunch of other fine nautical terms I can't remember right now. Wilton - Original Message - From: Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 12:41 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Squared away WILTON wrote: I was about 7 (1941) when I learned about having things squared away. That is an old sailing term, dating to the time of square-rigged sailing vessels. To square away means to change the sailing position of the vessel so the wind is from directly aft and so the best position of the yard arms is perpendicular (or square) to the length of the vessel. Somewhere along the way it came to mean tidy. -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- The young officer thought it very odd that his captain seemed to trust and confide in his chiefs more than his wardroom, but mustang officers had their own ways. -- Tom Clancy, Clear and Present Danger. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090604/506ee764/attachment.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT - Squared away
Yep, that was a VERY deliberate decision. I was very lucky to have 5 significantly older brothers and a sister, all of whom would have done anything to help their baby brother. One of 'em even sent me to college though he wasn't able to himself. Wilton - Original Message - From: Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 9:02 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Squared away Your older brothers raised you right -- but you had enough sense to select thermals over waves. On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 9:20 AM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: Thanks. 'Thought it was something to do with sailing. 'Heard my older brothers (Navy) use it a lot when I was a lttle fella. Another one I heard a lot was skivvies, (underwear?). Also deck, head, bulkhead, chow, grabass (pronounced gra BAHSS' in their later, more mellow years) and a bunch of other fine nautical terms I can't remember right now. Wilton - Original Message - From: Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 12:41 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Squared away WILTON wrote: I was about 7 (1941) when I learned about having things squared away. That is an old sailing term, dating to the time of square-rigged sailing vessels. To square away means to change the sailing position of the vessel so the wind is from directly aft and so the best position of the yard arms is perpendicular (or square) to the length of the vessel. Somewhere along the way it came to mean tidy. -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- The young officer thought it very odd that his captain seemed to trust and confide in his chiefs more than his wardroom, but mustang officers had their own ways. -- Tom Clancy, Clear and Present Danger. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090604/506ee764/attachment.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT - Squared away
Wonko the Sane wrote: Your older brothers raised you right -- but you had enough sense to select thermals over waves. Thermals? I thought they called them WAFs? ;-) Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT - Squared away
BTW, Wonko, 2 of my brothers made Navy chief in ~Feb '45; one stayed for 20 years, the other 24. One was a Boson and several times Chief of the Boat; other was Hospital Corpsman (X-Ray). I was about 7 (1941) when I learned about having things squared away. Wilton -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090603/fde16941/attachment.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT - Squared away
I rest my case. On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 9:25 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: BTW, Wonko, 2 of my brothers made Navy chief in ~Feb '45; one stayed for 20 years, the other 24. One was a Boson and several times Chief of the Boat; other was Hospital Corpsman (X-Ray). I was about 7 (1941) when I learned about having things squared away. Wilton -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090603/fde16941/attachment.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- The young officer thought it very odd that his captain seemed to trust and confide in his chiefs more than his wardroom, but mustang officers had their own ways. -- Tom Clancy, Clear and Present Danger. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090603/9e924fbb/attachment.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT - Squared away
WILTON wrote: I was about 7 (1941) when I learned about having things squared away. That is an old sailing term, dating to the time of square-rigged sailing vessels. To square away means to change the sailing position of the vessel so the wind is from directly aft and so the best position of the yard arms is perpendicular (or square) to the length of the vessel. Somewhere along the way it came to mean tidy. -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
