The longer you live, the more stories you collect that help prove points (and that make for good entertainment at parties!). I have a bunch of ‘m (many — but not all — thanks to the Navy). Here’s one of my favorites. It may just be the ultimate tale of government inefficiency, and it is a guaranteed 100% true sea story! [Spoiler alert: Scroll down slowly, so you don't see each photo until necessary!]
I left this comment in the HMS Broadsword guestbook: http://pub47.bravenet.com/guestbook/4010309441. Any Reeves sailors reading this who worked in CIC or the radio room and remember what I’m talking about? 
Yes, sailors who’ve been at sea for months get a little weird:
Twice in the Navy, I was promised a trip to Australia. Twice I was sent to the Persian Gulf instead. Now, eighteen years later, justice is finally done. Altiris has sent me to both Sydney and Melbourne, with Auckland, New Zealand, as a bonus.
