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Skriven 2008-06-06 22:59:37 av Nancy Backus (1:3634/12.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
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-=> Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 05-31-08 15:41 <=-

 NB>> Another friend of ours, Lynn Hudson (male), is deaf, and might also
 NB>> have been at that Bible Study.  :)  What was your name then?  I could
 NB>> see if any of them remember you or Steve.  :)

 RH> OK, Steve was only there the school year 1971-72. I started coming in
 RH> January 1972. I was Ruth Weiss then.  Coming out of the study one
 RH> night in Feb, 72, I was hit by a car and taken to Strong.  It did a
 RH> major number to my right knee so I didn't get back to the study until
 RH> the last couple in mid May. I was on crutches then (didn't lose them
 RH> until August).
 
Ugh!  I trust it healed pretty well finally, though?  I suspect that it
still gives you grief every so often... those things usually do.  My
injury (to right leg, and secondarily to left knee) was more recent, but
the residuals don't seem likely to totally go away ever.

 RH>> Actually it is my father in law.  He retired in the early 90s--took
 RH>> an early buy out package.
 NB>> He was one of the fortunate ones, then.
 RH> Yes, he was.  I gues at one time, Kodak really did a lot for the
 RH> workers. Steve has mentioned a picnic he attended several years with
 RH> his family; they had plant tours and lots of other stuff.

It used to be a family... and a family-oriented place.  I went to a
number of those family days when Richard was working there.  And there
were a number of people from his group that would at least yearly get
together with their families for a smaller imformal picnic.  A couple of
us wives formed our own support group, when our husbands were SO
involved in a project that they were pulling all-nighters... (G)  And,
it also used to be that the unions in the area would look to what
benefits Kodak (a non-union place) was giving to their workers before
making their demands in negotiations.  And that, if one got a job there,
anyone could be assured that unless they messed up royally they'd be set
for their whole career.  But that was then...

 RH>> I've got several but they say Kodak isn't what it used to be. They
 RH>> were slower to get on to the digital band wagon and have lost a lot of
 RH>> the big name they used to have in the camera industry.

The powers-that-were-once understood the reason, rationale and
importance of research and innovation... then those in charge lost sight
of that, and were more interested in the current bottom line.  Very
short-sighted.  And that was really the beginning of the decline.

 NB>> But there's always hope that
 NB>> Kodak might finally come round, and be a good place to work again...

 RH> Maybe, but I'm not holding my breath on that issue right now. Steve
 RH> worked on the caurosel projector line for a year or so.
 
I've been trying very hard to not hold on to the bitterness of the whole
situation...  ;/  Have to admit, I'm not holding my breath, either...
but I will still purposively hope the best for them...  Besides, if they
took Richard back for just 6 months, he'd qualify for his full pension,
not just a reduced version of it... and sooner rather than later.. ;>

 NB>> they haven't lost all of their allure as a business... even if a lot
 NB>> of it is nostalgia... ;/

 RH> Sepia toned, as in the first part of "The Wizard of Oz". (G)

Yeah, I'll give you that.  :)

 RH> We were in a dead end situation in NC before Steve went into the Army.
 RH> It was a change from where/what we'd grown up with, but still not
 RH> quite as much of a change as we'd have once he joined the Army.  After
 RH> Basic, he went to Monterey, CA where the girls and I joined him. That
 RH> gave us our first exposure to guacamole & calamari, among other things.
 RH> Moving to TX for 2 1/2 years brought more foods into our lives, as did
 RH> our time in Germany (5 3/4 years).  Since we came back from there,
 RH> we've lived in MA for 6 months, AZ for 8 years (7 for Steve; he did a
 RH> year in Korea and yes, we both like Korean food) and 5 1/2 years in HI.
 RH> We moved to GA in late September of 06 so we've come almost full
 RH> circle to where we started in NC with southern cooking.

An exciting journey... both culinary and overall...  :)  

 RH> Did you get to go to Japan with him?

Sadly, no.  It was totally a business trip, and he was part of a 3-man
team that was going over.  After work hours, the host team treated them
to good Japanese food, and there was only minimal time to even pick up
any souvenirs.  At least I had my own trip to go on that week... a
genealogy conference near Philly... and had a friend that was going down
with me.  Good conference... but, had things been different, I'd've
LOVED to go to Japan with him.

 NB>> I wouldn't have minded being immersed in other cultures, but as that
 NB>> never was an option, we've done the next best thing... just learned
 NB>> what we could about them, often from those who had grown up in those
 NB>> cultures or from those who may have spent some time immersed...  I had

 RH> That's the best way if you couldn't get to them otherwise. The
 RH> computer has made possible opportunities never before possible, as
 RH> evidenced on the echo here. With regular posters from various parts of
 RH> the world as well as the States, we've all really broadened our
 RH> knowledge of food and culture.
 
I can see that.  :)   I had much the same experience, culturally anyway,
in the genealogy echoes when they were active, especially the
international ones, where there were also posters from various parts of
the world... 

 NB>> cooking, such as it is any more, is a hodgepodge from all over, not
 NB>> particularly anything specifically identifiable... ;)  And, if going
 NB>> out to eat, it's usually somewhere ethnic... mostly Asian, including
 NB>> Indian, sometimes Mexican..  ;)

 RH> We go for any and every thing. Last year for our anniversary we went
 RH> to a Mediterranian place--definately Greek influences, as well as other
 RH> groups.  Slow food, vs fast, and not cheap, but it was good.  I was in
 RH> a bit of a fog (infection setting in) so did't enjoy it as much as I
 RH> thought I would so we're planning a return visit some time.

That sounds like a pleasant place... I hope that when you return you
will be in better health... :)   We also would go for just about any
thing... it just happens that lately most of it has been Asian or
hispanic... ;)  And we usually tend towards quality food at inexpensive
prices, except for special occasions...  :)

ttyl          neb

... Most restaurants offer frozen food and fresh help.

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