What is this thing?
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Its big ben, englands famous clock. Too bad its obscured by some grinning yetti in the foreground 
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Oh… I know…
I was replying to simfreak A2A-Refueling pic
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The weird thing is, you were probably about 200 meters from my desk when that was taken.
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I took the liberty of measuring it, was about 182.4 meters although he moved a little. Now back to work, I can see you slacking off! 
Did you move my mug?
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I may have fondled it a little… Mine’s better!
As soon as my Mudspike one gets here we’ll have parity.
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Toppo you work in parliament? Or just across the street?
Across the street.
Ah, so a Sovjet spy then
Customs must be puzzling over the quality and craftsmanship…LOL…I wonder why it hasn’t arrived yet.
Hmm…shipped on Dec. 29th…it must be going via horse, buggy, and rowboat across the Atlantic…
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Aaah good ol’ control!
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Not sure either. Am keeping an eye out for it.
Yep - Post 911 all capital ships get escorted in and out of port. That pretty much means the Subs and the Carriers as most of the “small boys” can adequately defend themselves. The carriers also add a SH-60 airborne escort - M-60s mounted and loaded but inside the doors - we don’t want to scare the civilians waving from the shore.
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