Text 2568, 70 rader
Skriven 2006-06-27 17:34:23 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 2470 av Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1)
Ärende: Cooking Websi 663
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Hi Carol,


 CS> Yeah, but my laptop died....  Oh well.  Just happened yesterday.

RH> Steve resisted getting a new one for years after his died.  Finally, t
RH> trip.  He's talking of getting me a new set up once we get resettled;
RH> one that can interface with my embroidery machine so I may go with a
RH> laptop sized machine.

 CS> I'm bringing in the big fancy one for the next week and have only to
 CS> install some software (OLX) and find the external floppy drive to be
 CS> able to read my QWK packets on it.  Forgive though if i get really

That should give you something for odd times.


 CS> quiet after tonight as we are going to be horribly busy with drills
 CS> and such.  Normal ships 'certify' every 2 years but they step that up
 CS> faster for us forward deployed folks and as we have little time in
 CS> port, are always doing this stuff when we get in.  It's a bummer, but
 CS> we all realize it is also important so we deal with it as best as we

I understand; I'm a bit behind in getting back to you as we had company
(one of Steve's uncles) visiting for a few days.


 CS> Today, we drilled 'suck rubber'.  That sounds odd but is my fun little
 CS> way to drill the locker on how to put on a gas mask fast (rubber=gas
 CS> mask).  We did CBR drills (Chemical Biological Radiation) for the

Army=NBC=Nuclear, Biological, Chemical

 CS> afternoon and I told them to relax gas masks than at random times,
 CS> yelled 'suck rubber' and they have to all don their mask in 9 seconds
 CS> or less from the carrysack at their waist.  A goodly portion of them
 CS> can do this in less than 5 seconds.  I think all of them had a good
 CS> seal of the rubber mask by 9 seconds.  Oh the main drill was all sorts
 CS> of other things related as well, but that was my fun part and i got
 CS> the rest of the locker to play with me which we all enjoy.

That must have been fun!


RH> Well, any place you land on the east coast will put you relatively
RH> nearby. (G)  It would be interesting if you do land in the same genera
RH> area tho.

 CS> Sure would be!  As it is, I think I wont be settled enough for a
 CS> summer 2007 Virgina beach cooking picnic (I think we settled that on
 CS> another for later anyways) but if I get to Virginia Beach that year,
 CS> 2008 will be time for a southern cookfest for sure!  As it is, I think
 CS> I'll miss the one i saw some chatter about, by 3-4 weeks before i get
 CS> back.  I missed the last one by a mere week (had to go back to Japan
 CS> before it).

Closest we've come is that if we'd moved last year, I might have been
able to make the Newark Nosh.  We might make Dale & Gail's next summer,
depending on Steve's scheduling.  They are en route to or from where our
families are in the northeast.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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