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Skriven 2006-07-04 14:00:27 av Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1)
     Kommentar till en text av Glen Jamieson
Ärende: Re: CHICKEN 472 60702
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*** Quoting Glen Jamieson from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***

 CS> Wow!  Sorry that the traffic got odd there.  I was at work so much, I
 CS> did not notice this past 2 weeks.  Right now, major thunderstorm took
 CS> out the base communications so my outbound line is down but that should
 CS> fix soon. 

GJ> Isn't that a bit embarrassing, to lose base communications because of
GJ> thunderstorm?  A war might start, and you would not know about it.

Grin, happens though!  As we enter summer, I know my comm lines will degrade as
the heat kicks in.  It's starting now to do that and I can watch the
connection rates flip down already.

 CS> maybe!  I love that habit and before my shiptime in Japan, even in
 CS> apartments we had something going at all times except the worst of
 CS> winter on various porch gardens in containers.  Here, I'm always away
 CS> at the worst of the heat and the others cant keep it going.  115F is
 CS> hard on the plants. 

GJ> I have noticed that it is always possible to tell which apartment in a
GJ> block is occupied by Filipinos; there are always at least 40 potplants
GJ> hanging from every possible support, which are tended lovingly.
GJ> Betcha they are the same where you are.

Yes.  But they often lose the battle too here just like I do.


 CS> Might be!  These are the older genetic versions I think, before we all

GJ> Recently I saw rows of absolutely identical, beautiful, red tomatoes
GJ> for sale, and bought a couple to try; they were almost as hard as
GJ> plastic models, with as much flavour.

Yuk.  Not much better here.

 CS> ARGH!  Dont remind me!  I'm hiding my 2 favorite shoes right now!  

 CS> Naw, all evidence shows she's gonna be at least 5ft 6 and with the
 CS> bigger fewet to match so my shoes are safe <G>.  She might be much
 CS> taller as that runs in my family and Don's (much more so in mine).  We
 CS> will all have to wait and see.

GJ> Maybe she will finish up borrowing Don's shoes.  {G}

*shudder*.  I hope not!  He's 11 mens shoes!  Big flopper feets.

 CS> only if I trade her to borrow my dark blue camisole top....

GJ> That could get to be confusing for Don.

Laundry time here can be interesting for sure.  Don just cant get the hang of
the fact that my butt is bigger so the big underwear is mine.  Last time we
pulled out I asked Don to put 4 pairs of white undies in my bag (for wearing
with white Navy uniforms).  He did, but they were all Charottes...

 GJ> rail and similar systems back into the present road structures of
 GJ> multi-layered "spaghetti junctions".   Japan, otoh, has benefited from

 CS> Absolutely.  One of the worst is Virgina Beach.  I recall a survey
 CS> they had which they actuallywrote me back on as I am a user of mass
 CS> transit when possible. They were quite amazed to find the only way to
 CS> get from where i lived to where I worked, involved and extra 6 HOUR
 CS> transit time with their system and yet i lived in what they thought was
 CS> a well serviced area.  Just to get it to a mere 6 hours, required a 2
 CS> mile walk. 

GJ> Did the Virginia Beach transport people do anything to improve that?

Not that I could tell, but they were interested in my feedback and before i
left, were looking at a few new routes to add to the bus line.  I told them
the reason the bus line to the Norfolk Naval base isnt packed, is because
among other things a choice of 4am or 8am doesnt work well when folks need to
get there at 6-7am.  It's worse from my house.  You have to either walk 2
miles to catch that 4am bus or get another a mere 1/2 mile away at 3:30am or
6:30am to transit to the 4am and 8am bus stop.  The way home was much worse
and accounts for the extra hours.  Seemed almost impossible to get home before
7pm.

GJ> Have you travelled on the 100 year old trams in Hong Kong?  A
GJ> wonderful view from the top deck.

Oh yes!  Many times on the Hong Kong systems though mine were underground
routes.
                                       xxcarol

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