Conversation with Cliff Todd, EM on Diodon April 1968 to December 1970

This was a Human Click Chat Session, keyboard to keyboard on 01-15-02

saintjim: hello, what is up?

Visitor: hi,Cliff Todd aka The Toad here

saintjim: How are you?

Visitor: im doing real well thanks

saintjim: How do you like my site?

Visitor: this is my first visit, looks good so far

saintjim: Glad to have you here...I was just editing the site when you rang.

Visitor: i was on the dirty d april 68 to dec 70, i guessi just missed youy

saintjim: Wow! So nice to meet a shipmate. I was on her about 2/67 to 10/1/68, seaman gang, then Tubes Aft

Visitor: i came aboard in valejo, cal. the boat was in drydock, im getting old so cant remember exact

saintjim: I had the inventory & survey team at Islais Creek in San Francisco for the most part of that overhaul.

Visitor: i was em,helped do the refit in after ballast tank,knew some great places for hiding booze later on, iwish i could remember the storekeepers namei

saintjim: Cliff, my email address is .............. Please send me an email so I can have yours. SK was possibly Gaddis, check out the 1967 West Pac photos.

Visitor: good to communicate jim, i know we sailed with lots of the same guys,i had a talk with abe sanchez (the blue mex not to long ago, used to see dick giddons before he dissappeared about 8 years ago, live in sandy oregon, proud to be a pbs, talk later...k mexw

saintjim: Ok, Cliff, 73 de Jim W6DBF, reminds me of my ham radio packet keyboard to keyboard days. Green Board, DBF!!! AR SK