Text 11589, 90 rader
Skriven 2005-08-13 19:30:04 av Roy Witt (1:379/45)
  Kommentar till text 11571 av Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1)
Ärende: Re: Cell phone cost
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>> Grin, same here.  The ease of use.  Yeah, Saturday I called Don (may
>> mentioned it where you are reading but he broke his foot last week so
>> with us)

>> I read that, even commented on it.
>> Hope he's doing better.

> Yes, he is.  He's the opitomy of the STUBBORN MALE who refused to stay off it
> at the start as long as he was supposed to but I warned the Doc he would be
>that way and Don admitted it too.  (Got the Doc to make a strong recommendatio
> I stay home that first day and would have said 2 days except I told'em wasnt
> possible the second day as I was Section Leader for the ship and had duty).

Men hate to admit their vulnerability. That's why they don't visit doctors as
often as women. Sometimes they wait until things are advanced beyond an early
cure date.

> I'll digress slightly on that 'section leader' as many reading arent military
> and have no background in navy.  I'm the primary person for one of our 6
>sections.  Everyone has 24 hour duty every 6 days (cant go home, stand watches
>etc).  The Officers who stand 'Command Duty Officer' run a slightly longer tha
> 6 section rotation so never know the people in each section the same as the
> section leader does.  They tell me what they need if it's special, I make it
>happen.  I handle all the normal routine too.  If there is an emergency like a
> fire or something, thats *my job* not the Officers.  I just give them status.
>I have 175 people under me on a duty day.  I may or may not (depending on leav
> etc) have an assistant.  My next duty day, i have no assistant.  On a duty
> day,I am lucky to get 3 hours sleep.  I count it an outstanding duty day if i
>can get 5 hours sleep.  I spend all day running around looking for problems an
> fixing them.

Don't you have people free that you can designate as your duty assistant(s)?

>> from the commisary to let him know we were still out of the ham steak
>> he wanted for a special recipe.  He reminded me of a few items we we
>> and one of them i would have forgotten without that call.

>> Sounds familiar.

> Ok, back to thread.  Yeah.  Imagine the only 'grocery store' being about the
> size of 3 7-11's tossed together for a size marker in mind.  Thats so well
> managed here, we win awards.  But yes, sometimes a thing is just flat out not
> available that week (or month) and some stuff just isnt stocked at all due to
> space.  They do really well though with requests if you do not get too brand
> specific on them.

It's probably no different in the commisaries at Miramar or 32nd st. Not having
the experience, I can't say for sure.

>> It must be about half way to the day he gets the cast removed by now.

>Yup, just about.  He's hoping they take off the current round-bottom one at th
>least and put on one that is easier to walk in (he wants treds-in-rubber added
> at the least).  That dasterdly Doc made one that even though he can now put
> pressure on the foot, is rounded enough to make that hard to do <grin>.

That's an evil doc! :o)

>> Sounds like you're enjoying the adventure of being away from it all. L
>> camping in the middle of civilisation.

> Hehe yup!  Definately!

>> Over loaded on Beef? Two bucks a pound is cheap.

>You have no idea!  Here, cheapest cuts are normally 4$ and up.  Ground beef is
>often 3.25$ and can be 3.75$.

That's about what it is here. Still cheaper than San Diego.

>  We even have one called '60% lean' when it gets
> really pricy to give an option just a hair under 3$.

A hundred years ago, it seems like, I taught a youngster the futility of buying
'cheap' hamburger (aka high fat content). I showed him what 80% fat
hamburger shrunk to during cooking, in comparison to 90%.

He was cured in a NY minute, as his paycheck was that of a Tool & Die Maker
Apprentice; not much. Hamburger was a luxury for him and his pregnant wife.

I can't imagine how small a burger would be when using 60% lean.

> We've all stocked up on beef while this lasts.

40% fat..

Roy

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