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USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ U.S. Coast Guard 213th Birthday Celebration ~ August 4 2003
68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub and FRiends of the Canteen

Posted on 08/03/2003 10:51:44 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

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To: stand watie
"another bit of USCG trivia for you:"

Thanks!
141 posted on 08/04/2003 9:40:24 AM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Always put a life jacket on your tagline when near the water)
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To: stand watie
Good morning, sw. How's the drowned lawn problem coming along?
142 posted on 08/04/2003 9:40:52 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Troops Who Protect Her)
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To: MeeknMing
That is so funny!
143 posted on 08/04/2003 9:40:52 AM PDT by beachn4fun (I thought tomkow's tag line was empty because he was finally speechless..........)
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To: ThirdMate
Hey ThirdMate.........
144 posted on 08/04/2003 9:42:42 AM PDT by beachn4fun (I thought tomkow's tag line was empty because he was finally speechless..........)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
welcome.
145 posted on 08/04/2003 9:45:23 AM PDT by stand watie (Resistence to tyrants is obedience to God. -Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
IF our yard ever dries out, i'll tell you. we got LOTS more rain last night.

free dixie,sw

146 posted on 08/04/2003 9:46:19 AM PDT by stand watie (Resistence to tyrants is obedience to God. -Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Eva

Thanks, Eva, for joining the birthday party for the Coast Guard. Wow! I can imagine how fun that WAS NOT! Please thank your husband for his service to our country.


147 posted on 08/04/2003 9:46:59 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Troops Who Protect Her)
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To: Eva
"My husband was on one of the 44 footers, like in #10, off the coast of Shinnecock, when the boat turned over twice in high seas and caught fire. The boat righted itself, they put out the fire and made it back to shore, but it was not a fun experience."

I've been on the 47' many times training.
I've been lucky and have only been in some "minor" rough seas.
However I've seen the crew at Coos Bay go out in some really violent seas on rescues.
I often wondered what it would be like "rolling over."
That's not something I'd like to expeience like your husband did.
Please tell him I said
"Thanks for your service to our country."
And Thank YOU for stopping in the Canteen today.
149 posted on 08/04/2003 9:51:22 AM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Always put a life jacket on your tagline when near the water)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
150?
151 posted on 08/04/2003 9:52:11 AM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Always put a life jacket on your tagline when near the water)
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To: LindaSOG
BRATT Co-Captain
152 posted on 08/04/2003 9:53:28 AM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Always put a life jacket on your tagline when near the water)
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To: Wild Thing
Thanks for the Coast Guard Birthday wishes!
153 posted on 08/04/2003 9:55:24 AM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Always put a life jacket on your tagline when near the water)
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To: Wild Thing
Thanks for the Coast Guard Birthday wishes!
154 posted on 08/04/2003 9:55:24 AM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Always put a life jacket on your tagline when near the water)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
Mr.Tonkin, thank you
for the flowers from the men in the military and the Canteen.

And thank you for the Post Office.

Have a very special day today and thank you for serving in the Coast Guard Aux.

Wild Thing

156 posted on 08/04/2003 9:56:14 AM PDT by Wild Thing (~~ Support our troops and the IDF ! They ROCK ! WRITE them troops often!!~~)
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To: LindaSOG
Great shirt! Good morning, Goddess! Have you dried out yet? Or do you get MORE rain? This is not fair at all; hogging all the rain.


157 posted on 08/04/2003 9:56:17 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Troops Who Protect Her)
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To: beachn4fun; Texagirl4W
That is so funny!

Isn't it, though ?? Whoever did it, did a GREAT job making up that expression on the baby's face !

Thanks for sending that to me, Texagirl4W !!


158 posted on 08/04/2003 9:57:00 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (Bu-bye Dixie Chimps! / Coming Soon !: Freeper site on Comcast. Found the URL. Gotta fix it now.)
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To: Radix; stand watie; tomkow6; SouthernHawk; Valin; radu; All
Good morning all. I have finally caught up and now I have to take a break and go back to work. Whew! But let me leave a little something under the heading of

Rules for Cats to Live By

BATHROOMS: Always accompany guests to the bathroom. It is not necessary to do anything. Just sit and stare.

DOORS: Do not allow any closed doors in any room. To get door open, stand on hind legs and hammer with forepaws. Once door is opened, it is not necessary to use it. After you have ordered an "outside" door opened, stand halfway in and out and think about several things. This is particularly important during very cold weather, rain, snow, or mosquito season.

CHAIRS AND RUGS: If you have to throw up, get to a chair quickly. If you cannot manage in time, get to an Oriental rug. If there is no Oriental rug, shag is good. When throwing up on the carpet, make sure you back up so it is as long as a human's bare foot.

HAMPERING: If one of your humans is engaged in some activity and the other is idle, stay with the busy one. This is called 'helping', otherwise known as hampering'. The following are the rules for 'hampering':

1) When supervising cooking, sit just behind the left heel of the cook. You cannot be seen and thereby stand a better chance of being stepped on and then picked up and comforted.

2) For book readers, get in close under the chin, between eyes and book, unless you can lie across the book itself.

3) For paperwork, lie on the work in the most appropriate manner so as to obscure as much of the work as possible or at least. Pretend to doze, but every so often reach out and slap the pencil or pen.

4) For people paying bills or working on income taxes or Christmas cards,keep in mind the aim: to hamper! First, sit on the paper being worked on. When dislodged, watch sadly from the side of the table. When activity proceeds nicely, roll around on the papers, scattering them to the best of your ability. After being removed for the second time, push pen, pencils, and erasers off the table, one at a time.

5) When a human is holding the newspaper in front of him/her, be sure to jump on the back of the paper. Humans love to jump.

6) When human is working at computer, jump up on desk, walk across keyboard, bat at mouse pointer on screen and then lay in human's lap across arms, hampering the typing in progress.

WALKING: As often as possible, dart quickly and as close as possible in front of the human, especially on stairs, when they have something in their arms, in the dark, and when they first get up in the morning. This will help their coordination skills.

BEDTIME: Always sleep on the human at night so he/she cannot move around.

LITTER BOX: When using the litter box, be sure to kick as much litter out of the box as possible. Humans love the feel of kitty litter between their toes.

HIDING: Every now and then, hide in a place where the humans cannot find you. Do not come out for three to four hours under any circumstances. This will cause the humans to panic (which they love) thinking that you have run away or are lost. Once you do come out, the humans will cover you with love and kisses and you will probably get a treat.

ONE LAST THOUGHT: Whenever possible, get close to a human, especially their face, turn around, and present your butt to them. Humans love this, so do it often. And don't forget guests!

160 posted on 08/04/2003 10:00:49 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Cat lovers know that this is like the Bill of Rights for catz........)
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