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Skriven 2008-02-12 09:28:50 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: travels
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Hi Ruth!
-> 

-> ->  hn> Can you believe we were in France for almost 5 years
-> ->  hn> and the I was the only one who did much travelling!
-> 
-> -> I'm surprised your dad and mom didn't go, or was it too close to their
-> -> personal history to do so?
-> 
->  hn> Well Pop was home so seldom, as he was on Flight Status
->  hn> almost all of his career. He'd be off flying somewhere for days,
->  hn> weeks, or months at a time! I was the only one who was
->  hn> old enough to be off on my own so I went off as much as
->  hn> I could! Sometimes with friends, but mostly on my own.
->  hn> By bike if it was close enough, or by train if not.
-> 
-> OK, that makes a big difference. Mom had to stay home and take care of
-> your siblings. You got the chance to roam around.
-> 
Mom worked during the day, so we were pretty much 
latch key kids...come home, do homework, then go out
and play.....I usually reveresed that order..when it was
too dark to be outside I'd do homework (grin).
-> 
-> -> That would be a hard one to take, especially after reading so much 
about
-> 
->  hn> It was my first concept of what real war was about.
->  hn> Not long after I visited Normandy, the movie the Longest
->  hn> Day came out. What an added perspective that gave!
-> 
-> Very much so! After the wall came down, one of the German televsion
-> stations did a special on the history of it and made it available for
-> American VHS players. I got a copy and whenever we had visitors who
-> would ask questions, I'd tell them to "watch this and then we'll talk
-> about it".  It helped. I doubt I could get that in DVD format now tho.
-> 
There are places where you can get video transcribed to DVD.

-> -> We didn't have that option; it was all DM on the economy. Got some 
good
-> -> food from those little imbiss stands all over the place--good prices
-> -> too. Much better than the fast food places available on post! (G)
-> 
->  hn> When I was in Berlin (and most of Germany for that matter) you
->  hn> could spend US $$ just about anywhere, the Germans were HAPPY
->  hn> to have them!
-> 
-> We had to use the DM. I think maybe a couple of food stands outside some
-> of the kasernes accepted $$ but can't say for sure; we just used DM all
-> the time on the economy.
->
In the early 60's the dollar was KING, you could spend it anywhere 
and usually got a premium price with it!
 
-> ->  hn> Last year there was a reunion of kids from my school
-> ->  hn> (kids...all of us are in the "over 50's now!) back in
-> 
-> -> I've not heard of any reunions from the school Rachel & Deborah went 
to
-> -> while in Germany. Rachel is in touch with some of her Berlin classmates
-> 
->  hn> There are a few sites dedicated to those of us who went to that
->  hn> small exclusive club of DOD schools. If she's interested I could
->  hn> email them to you.
-> 
-> I'd have to ask her. I'm sure, if she did, the topics of kinder eier,
-> advent calendars with chocolate and doner kebaps would be brought up.
-> (G)
-> 
If she's interested let me know!

-> ->  hn> I've been called a lot of things
-> ->  hn> Normal isn't usually one of em (grin)
-> 
-> -> Normal is a setting on my washer. (G)
-> 
->  hn> I think it's on my dryer (grin)
-> 
-> Actually, I think both of my machines have it.
-> 
-> 
I had to check, it's only on the washer, not the dryer!
chat with you soon
hap 
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