Text 14997, 92 rader
Skriven 2008-10-13 12:12:56 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: grandkiddies!
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Hiya Ruth!
-> 
-> -> I think it's common most anywhere for some one or thing small, no 
matter
-> -> what part of the country.
-> 
->  hn> I had a friend who's nickname as a child was
->  hn> spud...his parents said tha't because he looked
->  hn> like a potato as a baby! He liked it as well as
->  hn> he was the only one he (or I) knew who had
->  hn> such a singular nickname...
-> 
-> It is rather unique.  I guess it could have been worse.
-> 
LOTS worse!(grin)

->  hn> Oh
->  hn> by the way, he wanted to grow
->  hn> up to be a TV common-tater (groannnn)!
-> 
-> Better that than an agi-tater or on a schulls team where he'd be a
-> row-tater.  We've got a lil sweet tater in Sarah.
->
Wait till she's 13 and interested in boys! David will
be pulling his hair out by then!
 
-> -> Air conditioning or evaporative coolers.  The latter work well in very
-> -> low humidity areas.
-> 
->  hn> I have a friend in the Bisbee area and would really
->  hn> enjoy visiting there again...maybe in the springtime
->  hn> when the wildflowers are blooming!
-> 
-> It is nice there in spring.  There are occaisional hot days in April
-> but it doesn't get that hot until mid May or so.  Even that's relatve;
-> that area is cooler than Phoenix or even Tucson.  For flower pictures,
-> figure March to early April for most of them.
->
The wildflower bloom in that area is a bit later than in
some of the other areas of the state. I get reports 
on Arizona wildflower bloomtimes, and Nevada and
the California desert area. 
 
-> ->  hn> Stephen get off alright?
-> 
-> -> Both planes had trouble, delaying the flights.  First one was a problem
-> -> Then his luggage (1 bag) came in on a later flight from Atlanta to
-> -> couldn't wait so took Steve home. He picked up the car & went back 
as he
-> -> didn't want to wait for them to deliver it.)  Rachel had fixed him a
-> -> sandwich the night before; he took that, a banana & a power bar for
-> -> eats; said the snack & drink cart only came around once so he was glad
-> 
->  hn> Seems that they enjoy treating the
->  hn> customers worse and worse...unless
->  hn> you're in First Class you're in steerage.
-> 
-> Isn't it the truth?  I'd not had enough time between flights to grab
-> anything in Atlanta on my way out so paid $6.00 for a box of 3 different
-> kinds of cheese (a smoked [Cambaet?] was really good, others so-so.),
-> some crackers and grapes.  On the way back I'll have a couple of hours
-> between so I'll get some supper in Atlanta.
->
We usually take stuff with us, paying airport 
prices on top of being treated poorly is a double
whammy. Plus I fix better than what they sell!
 
->  hn> Had Stephen considered looking at
->  hn> hops from Nellis to either Hunter or
->  hn> Charleston?
-> 
-> I don't think there are any hops into Hunter.  Just asked my son in law
-> and he says that hops are available from Charleston to Nellis. It is
-> something to look in to but Steve hasn't been comfortable trying them
-> while on active duty.  Too easy to get stuck some where eithr burning up
-> leave trying to get out or spending mega bucks for a commercial ticket
-> on short notice to get back before the leave expires.  Once he's retired
-> and out of school, we may try to travel that way a bit.
->
There are a lot of "scheduled" flights that go from place to 
place. When I was stationed in Virginia Beach I discovered a 
flight like that from Langely...flew from Langely, to Pope, to
Shaw, to Hunter, then down to  Florida (McDill, Patrick, 
and Homestead) on Saturday
and reversed the route on Sunday...and it was a T-39 (lear Jet)
as well, best rides I ever got! I'd catch the 5 am Saturday flight
down to Shaw, and catch the 3 pm flight north on Sunday! 
 
chat with you soon!
hap 
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