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Skriven 2014-08-26 12:49:00 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HAFFLY
Ärende: Re: camping  was: Mother'
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-=> Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 08-22-14  19:46 <=-

 NB>> I was speaking loosely, I guess...  We bought the house in '75, so I
 NB>> guess it would have to be pre-MRE's... Brown boxes...

 RH> Sounds like C-rations (C-rats) as MREs come in dark green heavy
 RH> plastic pouches, packed with more dark green plastic pouches. The outer
 RH> one is not quite the size of a gallon zip lock bag.
 
These are just brown boxes, probably smaller than a gallon ziplock...

 RH>> and sent them into the unit. They were well received. (G)
 NB>> I'm sure they were...  :)  Not quite your run-of-the-mill rations any
 NB>> more...  :)

 RH> No, definately not. I tried to send in some sort of goodies every so
 RH> often to all of the units we were part of. Steve usually brought home
 RH> an empty box and requests for more. (G)

Almost as good as package from home... maybe better... :)
 
 NB>> At this point, I doubt there's be any quality left at all... ;)

 RH> Not likely but if you still have any, it might be interesting to open
 RH> one up. See if any local museums are interested too. (G)

I don't think that the mice have left any intact any more anyway... :)
 
 NB>> We were really lucky during both the major ice storms that our area
 NB>> has had over the years... we never lost power at all, although other
 NB>> people we knew did (and for over a week, for some of them).  What's
 NB>> taken out our power has been things like transformers blowing, or
 NB>> some other relatively short-lived power disruption... so the outage
 NB>> was measured in hours instead of days...

 RH> We've not had any major storms affecting the power for days either.
 RH> In HI, one hit the area but missed where we lived. Our company
 RH> commander and his family borrowed some of our freezer space for a few
 RH> days to stow some stuff from their freezer until power came back on.
 
That worked out well, then..  :)

 RH> (before the girls & I joined him). Used that for about 10 years, until
 RH> I had to make chili for a crowd. Opening the cans of beans and tomatoes
 RH> with bum wrists was hard--I did a few, then borrowed a neighbor's
 RH> electric opener. That night we went out and got an electric one.

That's often how it works...  ;)
 
 RH>> We just sort of aged out of it, plus health issues have made it less
 RH>> appealing in recent years. I can breathe easier in an air conditioned
 RH>> hotel/motel room when temps and humidity are high than outside in a
 RH>> primitive camp situation.
 NB>> I can understand that...  :)

 RH> After all, I want to keep breathing. (G)
 
Minor details...  ;)

 NB>>>> diffuser
 NB>>> Haven't come across one yet... actually looked for it at Wegmans
 NB>>> last grocery trip, in their kitchen supplies area, but maybe our
 NB>>> store isn't big enough to carry such...
 RH>> Check some place like Wal-Mart, in the housewares section. K-Mart and
 RH>> Target might be other options to look into as well. Ours has a handle
 RH>> that folds on to the diffuser part, essential letting us store it
 RH>> flat, in a smaller (about the size of a stove coil) space.
 NB>> Not usually in those stores... not much of a shopper...  ;)   But I'll

 RH> You'll find it eventually.

I expect so...  :)

ttyl              neb

... Isn't it strange how "wise" resembles being old and tired?

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