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The Hobbit Hole XXIII - Let them go! Let them go!

Posted on 07/12/2005 8:11:36 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Let them go! Let them go!

New verse:

Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.
Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
Let them pass! Let them pass!
Hill and water under sky,
Pass them by! Pass them by!

Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
Let them go! Let them go!
Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Fare you well! Fare you well!

Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We’ll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed!

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Few more knife requests...
Hello, i was told you were giving knives to troops being deployed. I really like your knives and would be very appreciative.
I heard a rumor your company is giving away knives to military members. If this is true, I am very interested.

My son is in Iraq, my brother is in Iraq, and I will be deploying to Afghanistan in October with the aviation unit in Idaho.

If it is possible, I would like to arrange to send a knife also to my son and brother.
So, I was preparing for a mission like any other day and one of my platoon-mates happen to be sporting a new toy. I asked what type of knife it was and he said with a big smile on his face, "the Becker companion." He went on to tell me the story of The Hobbit Hole and all the great work you folks are doing for us troops. Well, I hope I'm not too late to be privileged and receive a gift or two from The Hobbit Hole. I am a recent converted fan of the knife as weapon and companion since my deployment to Iraq. Being in an Infantry Unit, you see a lot of knives used and broken because of use. We believe in knives in 1st Platoon and to be apart of what The Hobbit Hole is doing is a privilege.

I'm specifically interested in the Becker BK2 "companion" and the Camillus 904S. If they are not available I'm happy with anything you can send. I'm going to give you my home address because they maybe closing the mail for us here soon but I'm not sure. Better safe than sorry is my motto. Thanks for the support once again.
Rick, I'll be sending some more Paypal tomorrow. I'm also expecting the quarterly Amazon dividend within the next week or so, which I will also send to you.
2,501 posted on 07/25/2005 5:22:46 PM PDT by ecurbh (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: HairOfTheDog; Corin Stormhands; 2Jedismom; g'nad; JenB; Rose in RoseBear; Bear_in_RoseBear; ...

Ooops, forgot to ping everyone to the knife emails in the previous post.


2,502 posted on 07/25/2005 5:24:00 PM PDT by ecurbh (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: HairOfTheDog
Does this mean more nakedness? ;~D

Not with leather seats...

2,503 posted on 07/25/2005 5:55:21 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Corin Stormhands
Evenin' folkses... [sip]

Finally back in da waterin' hole. Having some issues with the Wayport people... but things seem to be stabilizing now.

Not with leather seats...

It's been my experience that leather seats are quite a bit better in hot weather than, say... vinyl. Leather cools to the touch pretty fast.

2,504 posted on 07/25/2005 6:30:54 PM PDT by Ramius
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To: Ramius

When I was growing up we had a Volkswagen van with black vinyl seats... in Arizona, mind you. Them things could seriesly burn you if you weren't careful.


2,505 posted on 07/25/2005 6:35:44 PM PDT by ecurbh (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: ecurbh

Yah... We did too. Yellow bug with black vinyl seats. Also useful as an oven under some conditions.

Yeeeouch.


2,506 posted on 07/25/2005 6:37:53 PM PDT by Ramius
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It's almost 10:00 here and the temp is still at 90.


2,507 posted on 07/25/2005 6:38:01 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Corin Stormhands

It's almost 7pm here... and a nice 70 or so. But my BAC is only about .05, but I'm working on it.


2,508 posted on 07/25/2005 6:40:08 PM PDT by Ramius
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To: Corin Stormhands; osagebowman

93 here.

The front is starting to show up on the local radar. Is Gypsygirl ready?


2,509 posted on 07/25/2005 6:41:20 PM PDT by Overtaxed (Puffy, reformed chicken.)
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We're supposed to hit triple digits tomorrow.


2,510 posted on 07/25/2005 6:46:19 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Corin Stormhands
It's only been in the mid-90s here the last few days... woohoo! Fall's on the way!
2,511 posted on 07/25/2005 6:49:41 PM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear (They'll see and they'll know, and they'll say, "Why, she wouldn't even harm a fly...")
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To: Overtaxed

Evening ALL - we're back from the summer version of Gypsygirl's walk, up to the park, once around the swimming pool, and return. She still manages to mark her territory appropriately and stare at, but not chase, the bunnies and/or bushytailedtreerats which are present in her domain. She usually is ready to return, that fur coat must be warmish.


2,512 posted on 07/25/2005 6:50:56 PM PDT by osagebowman ( Head is full of wanderlust, quiver full of hope, I yearn to walk the prairie, stalk the antelope)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Yee ow. That's too hot.


2,513 posted on 07/25/2005 6:51:14 PM PDT by Ramius
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To: osagebowman

Evening, master Bowman...


2,514 posted on 07/25/2005 6:52:49 PM PDT by Ramius
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To: Ramius

Evening Ramius, glad to see that you are back, enjoying a suitable beverage. Cheers.


2,515 posted on 07/25/2005 6:53:05 PM PDT by osagebowman ( Head is full of wanderlust, quiver full of hope, I yearn to walk the prairie, stalk the antelope)
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To: Ramius

Tagline change...


2,516 posted on 07/25/2005 6:54:20 PM PDT by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
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To: Corin Stormhands; Bear_in_RoseBear

Whoa, triple digits, "it burns us, yellow-face does".

Bear, although we didn't spend that long in TX, I think "fall is coming" may be a tad premature. :-)


2,517 posted on 07/25/2005 6:55:00 PM PDT by osagebowman ( Head is full of wanderlust, quiver full of hope, I yearn to walk the prairie, stalk the antelope)
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To: osagebowman; Ramius; Overtaxed; g'nad; All

I'm over readin' the thread about the accident at the Scout Jamboree today. Says four leaders were electrocuted. One of the posters tho said he/she has talked with someone there and that it was actually scouts who were killed.

Apparently putting up a tent and the poll hit an electrical wire. Sad story.


2,518 posted on 07/25/2005 6:55:52 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: osagebowman

Thank you sir... I'm pretty much back in the saddle. Still excavating deskpaper at the office to recover lost time. I should be through the paper layers and actually be able to find my desk by tomorrow. :-)


2,519 posted on 07/25/2005 6:57:16 PM PDT by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
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To: Ramius

LoL, I like the 100 plus emails that stack up when one returns. sigh. Where is delete all key when you need it?

btw, I've actually not seen my entire work surface in cubicle since the day I moved in...:-)


2,520 posted on 07/25/2005 6:59:17 PM PDT by osagebowman ( Head is full of wanderlust, quiver full of hope, I yearn to walk the prairie, stalk the antelope)
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