At some point in my misspent naval "career", I stood on the flight deck of the USS Oriskany. Watching its hulk scuttled off the coast of Florida to establish a base for a reef was an eerie sight, is all I can say. I wasn't on her THAT day, for sure, though I was working at Cape Canaveral at the time.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.