General?”“Okay Bull Dog! Ruff!”“Ruff!” Bull Dog floated in and sat as her crew brought more fuel and twelve new rockets. In ten minutes, her...plane was ready to take to the skies again.“Bull Dog?”“Yes CFO.”“Get ready to fight. We have what looks like four bogies coming at the bow.”“Everyone?” J-Hawk asked, “Eagle take the left one.”“10-4,” Ben informed.“I’ll take #2,” J-Hawk said.“Me for three,” Hawkeye added.“I’ll take #4.” Bull Dog added.“NOW!”Ben’s Shield hitting an F-35 was about half as. I warmed the engine up longer than it needed, I suspected. Still I didn't think I could be too careful.The plane took a little longer to get into the air, but that was okay. I mean, I had never used anywhere near all the runway and I really didn't that day either. Again I felt like I had something in common with the early fliers. Especially the air mail pilots between the two great wars. They almost always few in cold weather in the winter. The also flew unheated planes. Their's probably were a. The kids could wait!We spent some time fooling around without the kids, but eventually tired out and had to get up. I grabbed a quick shower while Kelly called my mom, and then she showered while I dressed. We were both presentable by the time the thundering herd roared in. “You’re back! What’s for dinner?” asked Seamus.I looked at my wife and said, “Now I know where we rank.”“Barnacle inspection?” she asked.“Works for me.”Seamus knew what that meant, and he zipped down the hall into his room.. He imagined that she was probably a pretty nice and friendly person, but it would be hard to prove based on her performance that evening.The waitress arrived before Dexter had a chance to even open the menu. Looking down at her order pad, she asked, “What would you like to drink?”“A Texas Long Neck,” Dexter answered ordering a well known brand of beer.He noticed that she never introduced herself.“I’ll bring it right out while you look at the menu,” she said while turning away. She then walked.