FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 14 March 2024

Serving the Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew and FRiend

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

What An Expensive Toy!

OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 15, 2024) - West Coast-based Naval special warfare operators train members of a Japanese Special Boat Unit on AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma operations at Naval Base White Beach in Okinawa, Japan. Naval Special Warfare is the nation's elite maritime special operations force, uniquely positioned to extend the Fleet's reach and gain and maintain access for the Joint Force in competition and conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chelsea D. Meiller)

Canteen Mission Statement

Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies' military
and family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

Heroes Come In All Forms!!

Navy Wounded Warrior is hosting the 2024 Navy Team Trials at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam February 22 through March 4. Sailors and Coast Guardsmen who are seriously wounded, ill, or injured are competing across 11 sports that have been adapted to their individual abilities. At the close of Team Trials, a selection from of athletes will be invited to participate in this year's Department of Defense Warrior Games in Orlando, Fla. (U.S. Navy photo by Melvin J. Gonzalvo)

That Is So Cute!!

Marines from Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, visit with Red Cross therapy dog Thea in the Yukon Training Area of Fort Wainwright. The Marines were in Alaska to participate in the Arctic Edge exercise and provide HIMARS support for a variety of training objectives. (Photo by Eve Baker, Fort Wainwright Public Affairs Office)

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[radu]

I had a Schwinn when I was a kid but I haven’t ridden a bike since I left home at 18. Been a couple of years. LOL

[luvie]

I was riding in my 40s for exercise. Poor thing has been hanging in the garage for lo, these many years of NOT riding. LOL! It would have to have new tires for sure.

[radu]

I was a waitress in my 40s and got plenty of exercise. The last thing I wanted to do was ride a bike or do anything else exercise-wise. LOL

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, lightman...we will NEVER forget!

[Kathy in Alaska]

The “time” is really on its way to lots of sun...

Sunset tonight...7:58p and sunrise...8:16a

Tonight sunset comes first, altho....bedtime is enticing.

[luvie]

Yeah, waitresses really work hard. I could have never done it. Partly because I can’t lift a bunch and also because the first time some moron was rude, i’d have probably poured their food in their flippin’ lap. LOL! I am not a patient person. What a shock. 🤣

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening/morning, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

We made it thru hump day...hurrah for us!

[radu]

It sure IS on its way. It always amazes me how fast the amount of daylight you get changes in spring and fall. It’s a lot more gradual down here.

I’ll bet bedtime IS enticing by now. I hope it isn’t too far off for you. I have a feeling there’s been a lack of sleep the past two nights.

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Kathy! What nice pics!

[radu]

It’s a hard job, no doubt, but I enjoyed it. Most people aren’t rude but there were a few over the years I snapped at. They had it coming because they went too far. People like them should be forced to wait tables for a week, minimum, to find out what it’s like.
Most rudeness, I did my best to ignore.

I did pour a pitcher of beer on a guy when I worked in a bar eons ago. The jerk had it coming and everyone else in the bar cheered and applauded when I did it. LOL

[luvie]

I would have LOVED to see the look on his face when the beer hit him. LOL!

I worked in retail, a job my mom would have HATED for me, and we had our share of rude people. Like you, I was able to bite my tongue most of the time. I did tell one guy to get out and never come back in the store. The upper management backed me up when they heard how awful he spoke to all of us. That was a relief. LOL!

[radu]

His expression was a winner. He tried to get my boss to fire me but too many backed me up, and the boss told the guy to not come back.

I’ve worked retail, too, and hated it. I had more fun as a waitress or a bartender. Being a store clerk was too boring.

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Thursday morning and ((HUGS)) to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

Yesterday at Wichita Ridge:

How's everyone doing this morning?

[luvie]

At times it was boring but I worked for 4 well-known retailers, so we had, for the most part, great customers who appreciated what we sold. There were just those occasional creeps that show up everywhere. LOL!

My parents put me through secretarial school so I would have skills to get a job that had a better reputation at the time than retail. But I HATED it. All of it. So when I had the chance, I went for what I loved. Talking to people all day about stuff that I already liked.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Look at him go! Did you try it?

[Kathy in Alaska]

radu!!

1st!!

[radu]

Howdy, E.G.C. ((HUGZ))

Looks like Gizmo was very happy with your outing yesterday. Happy face.

Are you expecting rough weather today or will it bypass you?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Pro!!

2nd!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

ML!!

3rd!!

[radu]

Working in stores was just too slow-paced for my taste.
I never would have been able to be a secretary. My fingers would sort of lock up when trying to type fast and that kept my wpm way down. I only took typing one year and that was it. Wanted nothing to do with it. That and shorthand. UGH!!