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Skriven 2007-06-13 14:22:14 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HANSCHKA
Ärende: 2 Re: Military brats
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Hi Ruth,

-> Their thumb and the channel up or down buttons get a good work out.
-> I'll put a show on and keep it on that network until it's done,
-> sometimes hitting the mute button for commercials.

 RH> I tend to do the same thing, unless I hit something interesting.  My
 RH> father trained me well.:-)

But then I don't watch that much of the idiot box to begin with.  Too
many other things to do.  Last night I saw sewing buttons on a shirt
while Steve was watching something on Sci-Fi; when it ended, we switched
over to "Good Eats". (G)

-> And I don't drink coffee...................

 RH> Oh well.  Fast food Mickey D's style isn't that great for anyone
 RH> anyway.

Nope, tho I can name a few people I'd like to sentance to a steady diet
of it. (G)

 RH> handling
->  RH> getting food supplies out to the men.

-> But at least they got supplies (sort of regularly). I've told you about
-> my dad's canned corn beef and spam stretch.

 RH> Sort of.  They ate a lot of horse, and once memorably got a batch of
 RH> nothing but flour, oil, and powdered sugar.  Fortunately grandpa was a
 RH> baker before he was a dogface. Cruellers here we come!

Was your grandpa in the 3rd ID (Infantry Division)?  They're the ones
known as the dog-faced soldiers, headquartered at Fort Stewart, about 40
miles away from us.  It's the "parent" post to Hunter Army Air Field
where we are.

->  RH> The MS causes cramps sometimes, but they're transitory.
 RH> ->
-> These were so bad at first the pain killer would wear off well before
-> time to take another.  Thankfully the spasms subsided over a week or so
-> and haven't returned.

 RH> Phew!  This stuff will go away completely when I'm dead or Jesus comes
 RH> back, whichever happens first.

Well, you can pray for a miracle.


->  RH> One less problem.  Now to just get rid of the pollen.......
 RH> ->
-> Kind of hard to do; seems like there's something pollinating year round
-> here.

 RH> Thank goodness for New England winters!

Which, in turn, are bad for the asthma.



->  RH> you eat them.  The thai mango slaw looks great but tastes like
 RH> nothing

-> Sounds like it's desperation food. (G)  At least for those that like
-> good food.

 RH> Some of it's pretty good.  The sushi bar has some good stuff, but most
 RH> of the salads look better than they taste.

Some people eat with their eyes instead of their mouths.

->  RH> should tell you something.  On the other hand they get their
 RH> Jamaican
->  RH> beef patties from Scott's, a Hartford institution, making them the
->  RH> best prepared item in the case.

-> Sounds like they need to review suppliers and eliminate the contract for
-> those that make the bad stuff, add more contractors for the good.
 RH> ->
 RH> I think it's controlled from New Jersey, so fat chance ... and people
 RH> buy the nasty stuff, so somebody likes it.

As the Pace's commercial goes............."New Jersey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!".
(G)

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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