Yard work and finishing touches on the hot tub. Still putting off the windows part of spring cleaning.
Have a great day.
Posted on 05/03/2002 3:19:00 AM PDT by Snow Bunny
Yard work and finishing touches on the hot tub. Still putting off the windows part of spring cleaning.
Have a great day.
Amen!
The Official Camping Season is about to begin.
So as a helpful guide to prepare those of you who are just beginning and as a reminder to those who are "Old Salts", The Canteen Presents"
Helpful Camping Tips
by Bruce Cochran
When using a public campground, a tuba placed on your picnic table will keep the campsites on either side vacant
Get even with a bear who raided your food bag by kicking his favorite stump apart and eating all the ants
Old socks can be made into high fiber beef jerky by smoking them over an open fire
When smoking a fish, never inhale
A hot rock placed in your sleeping bag will keep your feet warm. A hot enchilada works almost as well, but the cheese sticks between your toes
You'll never be awakened by the call of a loon if you have an unlisted number
The best backpacks are named for national parks or mountain ranges.
Steer clear of those named for landfills
Acupuncture was invented by a camper who found a porcupine in his sleeping bag
While the Swiss Army Knife has been popular for years, the Swiss Navy Knife has remained largely unheralded. Its single blade functions as a tiny canoe paddle
Effective January 1, 1997, you will actually have to enlist in the Swiss Army to get a Swiss Army Knife
Modern rain suits made of fabrics that "breathe" enable campers to stay dry in a downpour. Rain suits that sneeze, cough, and belch, however, have been proven to add absolutely nothing to the wilderness experience
Lint from your navel makes a handy fire starter. Warning: Remove lint from navel before applying the match
You'll never be lost if you remember that moss always grows on the north side of your compass
You can duplicate the warmth of a down-filled bedroll by climbing into a plastic garbage bag with several geese
The canoe paddle, a simple device used to propel a boat, should never be confused with a gnu paddle, a similar device used by Tibetan veterinarians
When camping, always wear a long-sleeved shirt. It gives you something to wipe your nose on
You can compress the diameter of your rolled up sleeping bag by running over it with your car
Take this simple test to see if you qualify for solo camping. Shine a flashlight into one ear. If the beam shines out the other ear, do not go into the woods alone
A two-man pup tent does not include two men or a pup
A potato baked in the coals for one hour makes an excellent side dish
A potato baked in the coals for three hours makes an excellent hockey puck
You can start a fire without matches by eating Mexican food, then breathing on a pile of dry sticks
In emergency situations, you can survive in the wilderness by shooting small game with a slingshot made from the elastic waistband of your underwear
The guitar of the noisy teenager at the next campsite makes excellent kindling
A large carp can be used for a pillow
Check the washing instructions before purchasing any apparel to be warn camping. Buy only those that read "Beat on a rock in stream"
The sight of a bald eagle has thrilled campers for generations. The sight of a bald man, however, does absolutely nothing for the eagle
It's entirely possible to spend your whole vacation on a winding mountain road behind a large motor home
Bear bells provide an element of safety for hikers in grizzly country. The tricky part is getting them on the bears
A great deal of hostility can be released by using newspaper photos of politicians for toilet paper
In an emergency, a drawstring from a parka hood can be used to strangle a snoring tent mate
Don't forget to go to post #5 and check out the USO CANTEEN POST OFFICE LINK!
This is a FREE way to show your support for the folks manning the 'pointy bits' of America. ;^)
(I should have such a bod and that much hair left)
Hey Flagman! Neener! Neener! Neener!
Please share the URLs with me too! I am having so much fun playing with 'cyber paper dolls'. I can 'shop' till I drop and 'buy' as many new clothes as I want and NO complaints from my Guy! hahahaha
Oh, what happened to the diver that has your name in the bubbles? I noticed the last couple of times you've posted the original diver - do I need to find the one with your name again? :)
A very good friend of mine at work told me today that her father, a WW2 Marine Veteran, has been taken off of chemotheraphy because it isn't helping any more.
He has prostate cancer.
I ask for all our brothers & sisters here at the Canteen to offer a prayer or two for this hero, one of our brothers.
His name is George E. Mesiar.
He was a Lance Corporal in the Marines, 3rd Division during WWII. He fought in several campaigns in the South Pacific. They were - Iwo Jima, Bouganville,Guadacanal, and Guam.
Please join us in prayers.
LOL,, I don't know how you managed to obtain this photo of me standing on my head peeling a banana with my feet, but I thank you from the bottom of my heart for posting it.
Notice to all Freeper Babes over Age 45
Please notice the flat stomach this old Grannie is displaying in Sam's post. I can't tell you how many stomach crunches I've done in my lifetime to obtain this washboard stomach!
Trust our Sam to sluth out any and all photos relating to our posts! Too funny!!
Hollywood called them "soldiers in dresses" -- the women who did their bit during World War II as members of the U.S. military. While their service was just as grueling as the men's, the women's contribution was not fully recognized until many years later.
Karen Godfrey, a lieutenant on Jacqueline Cochran's staff when the Women's Air Force Service Pilots was formed, said she doesn't know why WASPs and other women airmen were not given the same due as men.
"We wore the same uniform. We were fired on and bombed. And some of us were killed in our planes," Godfrey exclaims.
"It was the sacrifice and bravery of women in uniform that also made the victory in World War II, and after, possible. Although it's been 50 years since that war, the sacrifice is still there," said Godfrey.
During the recent Air Force Association convention in Washington, that focused on the Air Force's 50th anniversary, a copy of the National Security Act of 1947 was on display. The Act -- that states the roles and missions of the new independent Air Force -- also formally recognized the fact that women would be included in the new Air Force.
While the Act does not give specifics as to what role women will play, it was a milestone at the time because women were officially included as players on the Air Force team.
"Personnel of the Women's Army Corps, both officer and enlisted, on duty with the Army Air Force will remain assigned to the United States Army pending the enactment of appropriate legislation establishing procedures for the appointment and enlistment of women in the United States Air Force," the Act states.
Cochran was "burned" at the language in the National Security Act said Fred Korth, secretary of the Navy during the Kennedy administration and an AAF commander for the Air Corps Ferrying Command during World War II.
"I think she wanted something to address the WASPs. Cochran and others like her wanted to make sure women were not left out but considered as equal players," Korth explained.
The former service secretary also remembers Cochran being just as bullish about women's roles in the Air Force during World War II. "Under the Lend-Lease agreement with Great Britain, Ferrying Command would fly U.S. planes across the Atlantic to help with the war against Germany. Cochran's job was to fly the planes from the contractor out West to bases in New England. From there, our male pilots would take them across. One of my jobs was to keep her and the other female pilots from going all the way with the delivery."
Korth also explained that because of possible attack by the Luftwaffe and German U-boats, Ferrying Command used a trans-Atlantic ferry route that took planes bound for Great Britain from New England through Newfoundland, Iceland and Greenland where they were protected.
"Cochran eventually took one of the planes all the way. It was that kind of determination that made her and the WASPs so important to us during the war," Korth said.
If Cochran is a good example of the kind of woman who built the Air Force, then it's no wonder women have come so far in today's Air Force.
When Cochran died Aug. 9, 1980, she was considered one of the world's foremost aviators. She was the holder of some 200 flight records. She was the first woman to break the sound barrier flying an F-86 jet fighter at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., in 1953. Additional records include an altitude record of 55,253 feet in 1961 and a 1964 women's world speed record of 1,429 mph in a F-104G Starfighter.
Cochran's flying career began in 1932 and Godfrey and other friends say she was devoted to aviation. For instance, in 1935 she was the first women to enter the Bendix Transcontinental Air Race. In 1938 she won the Bendix Trophy. Also, she was awarded the Clifford Burke Harmon trophy of the International League of Aviation as the outstanding woman aviator in the world for three successive years, 1937-1939.
Korth said after her tour of duty with Ferrying Command during World War II, Cochran was appointed director for the WASPs. "She and other women flyers really started it all for women in the Air Force with the WASPs," he added.
In 1948, Cochran was commissioned a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve, retiring as a colonel in 1978.
At a memorial service at Patrick AFB, Fla., retired Col. M.A. Roth said the endurance of her record achievement over the years stands as a living memorial to her extraordinary ability, determination and fortitude.
"The tens of thousands of young men and women who sought careers in aviation as a result of Jacqueline Cochran's inspirational leadership and foresight in the field of aerospace education may have made far more significant and lasting contribution to her nation's aviation heritage than many of her other magnificent accomplishments," Roth said.
"I think that John Steinbeck may have had Jacqueline Cochran in mind when he wrote the following, which I have taken the liberty of paraphrasing: 'Unlike any other individual, Jacqueline Cochran grew beyond her dreams, walked up the stairs of her concepts and emerged ahead of her accomplishments."
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