FReeper Canteen ~ Happy St Patrick's Day! ~ 17 March 2016

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[Kathy in Alaska]

The FReeper Canteen Presents...
Happy St Patrick's Day

Canteen Mission Statement

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

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over a thousand years.

On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink, and feast—on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.

Irish Rovers ~ When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

Dominic Behan ~ Erin Go Bragh

Lisa Kelly ~ Carrickfergus

Clancy Brother & Tommy Makem ~ Johnnie I Hardly Knew You

The Dubliners ~ The Rocky Road To Dublin

Today, St. Patrick's Day is celebrated by people of all backgrounds in the United States, Canada, and Australia. Although North America is home to the largest productions, St. Patrick's Day has been celebrated in other locations far from Ireland, including Japan, Singapore, and Russia.

Loreena McKennitt ~ She Moved Through The Fair

El McMeen ~ Danny Boy

Bill Douglas ~ Irish Lullaby

The Wolfe Tones ~ The Wearing Of The Green

The Chieftains ~ An Gaoth Aneas

In modern-day Ireland, St. Patrick's Day has traditionally been a religious occasion. In fact, up until the 1970s, Irish laws mandated that pubs be closed on March 17. Beginning in 1995, however, the Irish government began a national campaign to use St. Patrick's Day as an opportunity to drive tourism and showcase Ireland to the rest of the world.

Last year, close to one million people took part in Ireland 's St. Patrick's Festival in Dublin, a multi-day celebration featuring parades, concerts, outdoor theater productions, and fireworks shows.

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

[radu]

Glad you mentioned the pinching. I always forget about that part and get pinched. I rarely wear green. Got a Republican Women’s Group luncheon meeting tomorrow and now have to re-think what I’ll wear so I don’t come home black and blue!

[Publius]

As a rule, Republicans don’t pinch. Only Democrats and Socialists.

[radu]

Too many around here apparently don’t know the rule! I’m taking no chances. :-)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Very nice lullaby, combat_boots.

[luvie]

LOL! Maybe the Italians started that tradition. :)

[HiJinx]

But...but...there’s green stuff on that plate!!!

[radu]

Looky who popped in!

I’d forgotten about Kathy and “green stuff”. LOL

[luvie]

Well, you certainly don’t need to be pinched by a bunch of Republican women! LOL! They must be a vicious lot!

Anyhooo....gotta go to bed now. Talk soon!

[radu]

A couple of them can be!
I don’t know about the nursing home employees and I’ll be stopping by to visit Hubby’s aunt for a while after the meeting. Then the grocery store and who knows who I’ll run into?

Good night and sleep well. Catch ya on the next go ‘round.

[hoagy62]

A little Irish drinking song (NSFW)

An Irish blessing May ye always have food and raiment And a soft pillow for yer head And may ye be half an hour in Heaven 'Fore the Devil knows yer dead!

[Kathy in Alaska]

I like this version. Thanks, ifinnegan.

Happy St Patrick's Day!

[Kathy in Alaska]

The first thing she hit me with was the tv didn’t work. Great, none of them worked. Mine, the master, came on, but was stuck on a single channel and nothing else worked. Called the cable company....the recording said, “If your tv is stuck on a single channel and nothing else works, unplug the box, replug, and it will reset”. So I did. It took about 10 minutes for all the functions, then check my Mom’s tv, with the same question over and over and over.

Tell me what to do the next time?

With the same answer, the only thing you can do if you don’t have a regular viewing channel, push the “Live TV” button.

This button? Yes that button.
But what do I do next time?

If you don’t have a regular viewing channel, push the “Live TV” button.

This button? Yes that button.
But what do I do next time?

Rinse and repeat......I finally said I have to check the other boxes.

Downstairs had already reset, but I finally unplugged the living room box and it reset.

I need a nap.

[Kathy in Alaska]

LOL! You are right...there is green stuff on the plate, BUT check what I wrote. d:o)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good night and rest well, Luv. I forgot about the green and wore my green shirt today. I need to do some more planning.

[radu]

When I first read, “The tv didn’t work,” I thought it was going to be another case of her hitting wrong buttons on the remote. Too bad it wasn’t. That would have been an easier fix than what you had to deal with! What a mess! At least it sounds like you got them all working again.

[radu]

I saw what you wrote but it didn’t sink in at the time. :-)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Something had to have happened to the provider during the day, because every caller for tech help got the recording before waiting to talk to a tech guy.

They are all working now. And if it happens again, I know to start with unplugging.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, HandyDandy.

[radu]

Things do happen on the provider’s end. It’s a shame it had to be such a pain for y’all to get things going again on your ends. Hope it doesn’t happen any more!

I’m out for the night. I know I won’t be able to go to sleep right away but need to try so I can get up in the morning. Yuck! Mornings and ‘vampires’ don’t get along very well. LOL

Good night and sleep well when you get there.