Mideast Notebook: Desperately seeking Toilet Paper- Daily life of our troops in Kuwait(exc. read)

European edition, Stars and Stripes ^ | Friday, February 21, 2003 | Joseph Giordono, Steve Liewer and Mark Oliva

[xzins]

This brought back so many memories.

Never forget to pack your own TP. And hide it!

[Calpernia]

Anyone have info on how we can send our soldiers care packages? I can circulate this to some classes at my kids' schools and organize a carepackage drive. I just don't know how to reach these people.

[xzins]

There was a thread on what you're asking yesterday. I just don't remember the title.

[Brad’s Gramma]

bttt

[xzins]

Hey Charmin,

This is an ad campaign bonanza.

Are you listening??!!

[Beck_isright]

Ditto. There is nothing worse than sand in your TP. I would rather eat concrete than get sand in my TP.

[petuniasevan]

It will save me a lot of time searching for Freepers and threads on this subject if I just list this thread:

USO Canteen FReeper Style - Support Our Troops (daily thread)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/848514/posts

[petuniasevan]

They already have an ad campaign going (Charmin/Procter & Gamble, that is):

'Toilet Tour' Marketing Boosts Charmin Sales 14% - P&G Expands Its Traveling 'Pottypalooza' Efforts


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/845425/posts

[petuniasevan]

Canteen thread. See reply 8.

[Wolverine]

Desperately seeking TP 
 

How you can help:

Operation Independence http://www.oidelivers.org/

Be sure to also check here

[xzins]

The chemical reaction drill tested a decontamination center’s ability to aid victims. Bahrainis also are being advised to create a safe room in their homes, rooms that can easily be sealed off against potential contaminants and stocked with food, water and other emergency supplies, very similar to the kinds of rooms residents of Washington, D.C., and New York City were urged to create.

The liberals thought this was so silly and made fun of it.

They are idiots. Look what the immediately endangered are doing!

[Husker24]

Whats the point of carrying your weapon to lunch if your not allowed to have any ammo.

[Travis McGee]

"Camo New York" and "Camp Virginia," ahh, it makes me nostalgic for "Tent Cities" past.

Youth is wasted on the young. Oh to be a 25 year old platoon leader (or 19 year old private) in this show!

[xzins]

The ammo's still in the clip.

We had to do the same in Panama. I ended up in a hangar at Howard AirForce Base. My friend, a major at the time, forgot to clear his 9 mm in the sand barrel one day.

When withdrawing it near our cots it discharged. I wasn't there, but there was a hole in his cot. Fortunately, no one was hurt by ricochet. Coulda been me if I'd been there.

[Wolverine]

Mr. Jack Neff,

 

Re your article: 'Toilet Tour' Marketing Boosts Charmin Sales 14% - P&G Expands Its Traveling 'Pottypalooza' Efforts

 

P&G Expands Its Traveling 'Pottypalooza' Event Efforts

 

February 17, 2003
By Jack Neff  jackneff@earthlink.net

 

Jack,  If you can solve this problem Charmin will have confirmed customers FOR GENERATIONS!!

 

Maybe you can help:

Desperately seeking TP 

How you can help:

Operation Independence http://www.oidelivers.org/

Be sure to also check here

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Are you aware of this:

Mideast Notebook: Desperately seeking Toilet Paper- Daily life of our troops in Kuwait(exc. read)
European edition, Stars and Stripes ^ | Friday, February 21, 2003 | Joseph Giordono, Steve Liewer and Mark Oliva

Mideast Notebook: Desperately seeking TP


European edition, Friday, February 21, 2003

It’s not news that war creates shortages, both at home and among the troops.

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Their units are still waiting for supplies to arrive from Europe. Toilet paper disappears from the shelves of the small AAFES exchange as soon as it arrives. The preferred emergency backups, moist towelettes and facial tissue, also are hard to find.

When care packages arrive from home, soldiers may nibble at the sweets, but they lunge for the toilet paper.

Another paper shortage

Next to toilet paper, the hottest commodity in the Europe-based V Corps units is Stars and Stripes.

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— Reporters Joseph Giordono, Steve Liewer and Mark Oliva contributed to this report. Contact Joseph Giordono in Kuwait at: giordonoj@pstripes.osd.mil; contact Steve Liewer in Kuwait at: liewers@mail.estripes.osd.mil ; contact Mark Oliva in Bahrain at: olivam@pstripes.osd.mil

[xzins]

I gotta be honest Travis....I miss it.

Did you read the piece about the aviators? They LOVE to fight with safety guys!

[Travis McGee]

All that safety crap will get you killed.

;^)

[xzins]

The most powerful person in the world is a CHIEF WARRANT (CW3-5) who's been appointed SAFETY OFFICER!

They probably tell the president where to stand and how long to stand there!

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

We need to send our troops OBL Toilet paper!