USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Camp Run-A-Muck ~ WooHoo! ~ Friday, October 3, 2003

My "VOICES", "kitty-katz", Linda, and FRiends of the Canteen

[E.G.C.]

(HUGS)Good morning, Kathy. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good Camp morning, Tom! Good Camp morning, Patriotic Pattie!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Boys!!

[StarCMC]

Anybody wanna play??

I miss my Shadow!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Aeronaut and Otto, and thank you both for your dedication to the flyover of protection for our troops' Canteen, a place where we offer a "touch of home" for our troops, our veterans, their families, and our allies. Hope you have a wonderful weekend planned for you and Mrs Aeronaut and Luke and Otto.

[tomkow6]

Hi, Ma! You ain't cookin' today, are you?

[StarCMC]

Here are some ideas for kitty cat Halloween costumes:

[darkwing104]

Good morning Canteen FReepers! I just blew away the PT test, and it is Friday!!! Where's the coffee?

[StarCMC]

Not to forget the dog lovers out there:

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning Troops, families, veterans, Israeli, British, Australian, Polish, and Italian allies (and everybody else, and all the ships at sea). Thank you for taking such good care of the USA.

Today in Anchorage, Alaska:

Sunrise 8:12am
Sunset 7:23pm

Hi 56°F
Lo 44°F

Rain; cloudy and mild

Actual yesterday in Anchorage:

Hi 60°F
Lo 50°F

State Hi 75°F Eielson AFB
State Lo 27°F Northway

[Kathy in Alaska]

Bless This House sung along with this morning,
twice because I love this song for our troops USO Canteen,
and A Prayer of Protection
said for all who enter the USO Canteen Freeper Style,
including our troops, our veterans,
their families and our allies.

Welcome to all who come to honor our troops and veterans, for whom this USO Canteen was created.

A PRAYER OF PROTECTION

The light of God surround you
The love of God enfold you
The power of God protect you
The presence of God watch over you
Wherever you are, God is,
And all is well.
Amen.

Wherever you are, God is, and all is well!

Wherever you are, Godand all is well!

[Hostel]

You know, when I was a little kid, and I watched TV, my dad was totally into WWII movies and history. My dad used to bore me for hours on end with movies and documentaries on U-Boats, and other things. When I was a kid, I wanted to do anything but watch old movies about a war I enver knew.

When I got a little older, I rememeber while in school that I had to do a report on some aspect on the military. As if fate was screaming at me in the face, I ended up with submarines. I remember getting a C on that paper because once again, I wanted to do anything but anything related to submarines, or the military.

Now here I am, 26 years old, and a sonar technician on a submarine, and enriched in submarine history and tradition as one can get. And you know what the funny part is? I still would rather be doing anything than stuff related to submarines. Fresh air? Sunshine? TV? Reliable email? Who the hell needs that when you're surrounded by 8000 tons of high grade steel and spending time with 150 of your closest friends? What the hell was I thinking?

I was thinking, "$11,000? Hell sign me up!"

Kidding aside, I like my job. Don't neccesarily like who I work for half the time, but the job is rewarding. Now if I can just make second class. Perhaps then the re-enlistment option might sound a litle more viable.

People often ask me if I think the job is hard, or what is the hardest part of my job. You know what the hardest part of my job is? Staying the heck awake! Anyone ever wondered what sonar sounds like? You can find out for free. All you have to do is find someone who owns a C.B. radio, or if you own one, you're already ahead of the game.

Take the CB radio, and turn it on. Now make sure the squelch is turned down. You hear that static sound? Thats what the ocean sounds like 24 hours a day through a submarine sonar system. Add the occasional dolphin fart, or whale's mating, and there ya have it. Man I don't know about ya'll, but I never heard anything like that when I held a seashell up to my ear.

Heheh.

Everyone have a great weekend. I'll be leaving on deployment a week from today. If I don't happen to get on here before then, everyone take care and be well, and I will see you when I return.

God Bless the U.S.

[tomkow6]

Bruno sez he don't need no stinkin' costume....

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E! ((HUGS)) It's been raining all night and continues. I guess we're stocking up for the winter. Hope your weather is treating you well.

[tomkow6]

Hi, Hostel! Thanks for the personal input, but I STILL admire you guys! Is it true that you have to be able to do ANY job on a sub?

Thank you for serving!

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning Troops, Canteen Crew!

[StarCMC]

Dear Abby,

I recently read your column advising grandparents on "tough love" for grandparents to give misbehaving grandchildren, whose own parents let them run wild. I have followed your advice, and enclose a picture demonstrating my technique when my grandson just won't behave while I'm babysitting for his parents. They have told me not to spank him, so I just take him for a ride, and he usually calms down afterward.

Sign me,

Tough Love Grandma

[E.G.C.]

The weather and our computer have behaved so far today. It's nice and sunny with tempertures in the 60's