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Skriven 2006-04-08 13:36:27 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
     Kommentar till text 86 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
Ärende: Dinner out
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Hi Ruth,

-> this week. Had to let them know of (almost written in stone) our next
-> assignment--Hunter Army Air Field, Savannah, GA.  We can't leave here
-> until August 27 so it looks like we'll miss this year's picnic in mid

 RH> Oh well.  At least you won't be five time zones away from your parents
 RH> any more.

Six, now because Hawaii doesn't go on DST.  It'll be our closest
assignment since Steve went into the Army except the 6 months we spent
at Fort Devens (July 20, 92 to Jan. 22, 93).  Downside is, having
everything on tv an hour later than we've been used to the last 23
years. (G)  Upside--east coast seafood, southern cooking.

-> For some reason, they don't trust our word.
 RH> ->
 RH> Must be all those honest customers out there.

Got to be that!

-> We just had the whole winter's worth of rain from late February to early
-> April instead of starting in November to late March.
 RH> ->
 RH> Oops - at least Hawaii has enough greenery that you don't get
 RH> California-style mudslides.

No, ask the folks that couldn't get on/off Roundtop Drive in Honolulu
several days last week (someting like 4 slides in 6 days) or those that
lived in other areas of the island that had washouts or the family that
Hap saw about on the news who's house started going downhill, etc, etc.
None as big and dramatic as CA, especially the one they had last year,
but enough damage over all.  A dam broke on Kaua'i in early March; so
far, they've only found 3 bodies of the 7 missing.  Just in our common
paths of travel within the center part of the island I've seen slide
damage--and the potential for lots more if remedial action isn't taken
fast.

->  RH> late 40s.  They didn't get the fuse boxes converted to circuit
 RH> ->
-> My old dorm was built at the turn of the 19th/20th centuries. The new
-> sections were added in the 40s, then the dorm was torn down in the 90s.

 RH> I wonder who got to push the plunger on those - and how many
 RH> volunteers they had.

It was only one building; forget who got to do the honors of pushing the
plunger but I was too far away to call in to do the job.  Until the
campus center opened up in 72, most of the meals at the college were
served there.  Another dorm had a dining hall; both were superseeded by
the campus center which served the food cafeteria style, vs the sit
down/family style of the old system.


->  RH> That's about right, given the quality of some coffees I've been
 RH> ->
-> And you chose to drink it.

 RH> I'll try anything cheap to free once.

I won't even try the samples they hand out in the commissary!

->  RH> I've been known to swap out accents at times; I've got a fairly
 RH> decent
->  RH> Beeb Standard lurking around that pops out at odd moments.
->      ??????????????

 RH> BBC, aka the Beeb - I've hung out with too many Brits over the years.

OK, understood.  My contact with Brits is more limited now.


-> I can do a proper British, surprised some workers doing maintainence on
-> our heating/cooling system once at Fort Huachuca with it.  But, looks
-> like the south will rise again. (G)

 RH> They'll be asking if you grew up in Macon next!

No, but my son in law's parents did in Warner Robbins and he got his
associate's degree from Macon Community College a couple of weeks before
he married Rachel.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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