Comments by "Kenneth Dean Miller" (@kennethdeanmiller7324) on "Drachinifel" channel.

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  10. Yeah, considering whether or not the Naval Treaties helped to prevent an Anglo/ American War. If the treaties hadn't of happened then the possibility of a war during the 1920's may have been a possibility. However, the US would have been against hostilities unless provoked by the UK or Japan. And furthermore, if this war did NOT happen by 1929 then it is very doubtful that it would have happened considering the stockmarket crash in 1929. And because of the Great Depression the US was still having economic problems in the late '30's which was why the US was reluctant to get involved in the second world war. Although, the US didn't have a problem selling war items to Great Britain because of the previous economic problems. And luckily, because of that, the US was almost prepared to start building & reworking factories into making war time items in abundance. Not just war ships, but also merchant ships, bombers, fighters, trucks, jeeps, howitzers, bazookas, bombs, shells, torpedoes, explosives, machine guns, rifles, grenades, tanks & halftracks. And we had to train sailors to use the ships & equipment. And soldiers to use all the guns & equipment. And pilots & crews to fly the planes. And mechanics & engineers to do maintenance and fix things that are broken or damaged in combat. And truck drivers & merchant ship crews to make sure the logistics of every operation has key resupply with ammo, food & fuel. For the US to fight 2 wars, one on the other side of the Atlantic(& in the Atlantic) & the other on the other side of the Pacific it would take a massive effort of men & machines! Suddenly, all of these people that were looking for work, had work in abundance. Plus, since most of our men were having to train to go to war, so the elderly men & most women were working in the factories. The whole country "bought in" to win the war. People who were working enough to buy war bonds did so. Every one had known what happened to the Brits during the Battle of Britain and wanted to make sure the war didn't make it to US shores. If faced with a large war today in 2 separate places, I seriously wonder if we could pull it off again like we did back then!
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  28. Yeah, my Mom had so many dogs that I had to do all kinds of work for the vet & his parents to help pay the vet bills. But Dr Smith, the vet & his parents got their money's worth in firewood & landscaping too. We had 4 Lhasa Apso's at one time. And one of them, Baby, had gotten Leukemia & had to be "put to sleep" after the pain just got too bad. I remember my Mom was crying cuz we'd had Baby for about 15 years. And my Mom says "I'm tired of fu@king animals!" Which came out while she's totally sobbing. And I couldn't help but reply "Well, don't!" And now she cracks up laughing at herself for saying what she said. And, of course my reply. And so she's laughing and crying. I don't think I have ever seen that happen before or after to anyone else. But those of us that choose to have pets, we love them just like family because they are part of the family. And when we lose them, we have also lost a beloved family member. I know that I'm just stating the obvious. But if we choose not to have a pet, we are depriving ourselves of the most loyal member of the household, imho. Because who gets excited when we get home? Usually most of the "humans" are wrapped up in their own goings on. But the family dog is always glad & excited when you get home. And if we deprive ourselves of that, we are also depriving ourselves of the unconditional love that also comes with the dog too. Or cat. Because no matter what you do, they still love you & you still love them. Like your parents or your kids. But better! Since I've been homeless on & off again, for what seems like 2 decades now, I totally long to have a pet. But since I was already in bad situations, a pet was out of the question because of my situation. However, that is now all about to change! Thank you GOD!
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  36. @Drachinifel Wow, you just hit 300 Drydocks & your closing in on having made 400 ship guides. Not to mention all the special videos that have been done. And your about to become a father or you already are a father. Either way, I'm sure that it's really excellent and exciting for you!!! I would like to just congratulate you & your wife, & thank you for all the great videos that you have produced. You have taught me so much stuff that I didn't know previously & a lot of the stuff you have covered have really been things that my mind had been curious about but never sought to have answered. Like navigation during the age of sail & the manufacturing of the sea clock. And the HMS Revenge pulling off the "first stealth Battleship attack!" Even though most of the time you have pictures & video when you can, I'm usually more content to just listen to you tell a story. Like for example, the "Just Nuisance AB" video. Which brought back a lot of the memories of my younger years & some of the animals we had. Chevis, a black Labrador Retriever that we had that was an incredibly smart dog. Imagine a dog so smart & spoiled that I was sitting & eating Oreo cookies. I'd, of course, dip them in milk for a min before eating. When Chevis came up to beg for one, I just handed him one without dipping it in the milk. And he wouldn't eat it. He took it from me & looked at me all sad & set it on the floor! And, of course, I gave in & dipped one in milk & gave it to him & he was happy as can be. The one I didn't dip just sat there on the floor. It was hilarious. You could talk to him like a person & he definitely understood. Him & my step-dad, Billy were digging a water line when my Mom noticed that one of his nails on his paw was cracked & bleeding. She said "C'mon Chevis let's go soak that in some Epsom Salts. They went inside & Mom put water in a large bowl with some Epsom Salts, put it on the floor & told Chevis "C'mon & put your paw in here." And he walks over & put his paw in it. And I mean he knew he was waiting for her to do that. No complaints, no having to coax him to do it or anything like that. I've got several other stories about Chevis but I'll spare you, this time. Looking forward to your next videos! As well as getting to hear about Baby Drach & whether ya'll get a daughter or a son! Hoping you and wifey have a great summer, if summer is the same time there as here. Oh, and if you rub your wife's belly with coconut oil it helps her to NOT develop stretch marks. And if she wants to breast feed but also wants to work or be away from the child during the day, it's usually better to rent the milk express machines from the hospital cuz they are a lot stronger and just work better than the small ones available for sale. AND, I know the grocery store has "disposable diapers" like in unbelievable quantities. But cloth diapers help A LOT and keep them from getting diaper rash. And a baby with diaper rash is NOT a happy & quiet baby, so do your ears & there bottom a favor. Not sure if the UK has diaper services but if not you can buy & wash yourself. Hoping ya'll have a great time becoming new parents. And more importantly want to wish ya'll a happy & safe delivery as well. I'll be praying 🙏 for the 3 of you!!!
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  40. Really, considering "fleet problems" rather than trying to work out how a battle would go, can be worked out on paper just as much as rolling dice. And neither is actually going to accurately tell how a battle will go just because of what I call "the Samar" factor! You'd never think that Taffy 3 along with planes from Taffy 1 & 2 could make the Center Force turn & run but IT HAPPENED! And so there are always going to be things that you can't really account for in EVERY battle! Just like you would have never thought that the Hood would go up in a magazine explosion when it happened. But the one thing that you can do is make sure that everyone knows what they are doing and how to do it. How to change from a traveling formation into a battle line. And what ships should proceed to the front of the line & which ships should take up the rear in doing so. How to break off of an engagement if the enemy is going to cross your T. And how to quickly engage if you manage to cross the T of the enemy. I mean nowadays that type of thing doesn't come into play but in the age of the Dreadnoughts it very much mattered. And it also mattered what your escorts did as well. You never can tell how a battle will happen. All you can do is train & practice and train & practice and try to be as ready as you can possibly be for whatever may happen. And try to stay as calm as possible and each person do the job they were trained to do. Each person can only do so much & if things start falling apart around you then help those you can & do your best is the most you can hope for. Idk, Fleet problems told the Japanese to attack on a Sunday morning! Thanks Admiral King!
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  46. Ok, he talks about Richmond Kelly Turner blaming Fletcher for moving the carrier task force out of harm's way & that very night the US cruisers & destroyers off of Guadal Canal basically get blown out of the water by the Japanese. Well for one thing Fletcher was smart to remove the carriers out of harms way cuz at that time no US Carriers were capable of night operations so they would have been blown out of the water along with the cruisers present. And considering that the men on those cruisers had been on high alert for 48 hours or more, he should have pulled his force back along with the ships trying to land supplies & let everyone get a night of rest & then resumed the landing of supplies in the morning. Of course, we say hind sight is 20/20 but he had reasonable suspicions that the Japanese would counter attack and knew his guys having had no rest for 2 days needed some rest. And considering where they were they needed to be on high alert because imho a counter attack was inevitable. What the real problem & mistake was that the Americans during the first part of the war constantly underestimate the capabilities of the Japanese. Those cruisers were blown out of the water & sinking while the Americans were still 🏃 🏃 running to their action stations. And the Americans also had to learn that they needed to be closer to action stations in their normal duties as well. Instead of people having to switch places in different parts of the ship. Giving away precious time that would be the difference in the battle. That & the underestimation of the Japanese torpedoes would put the USA on a steep learning curve!! And it was a tragedy that the US paid for with A LOT of lives & cruisers. 😢❤😢
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