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Skriven 2014-08-27 22:05:52 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 16270 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
Ärende: camping  was: Mother'
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Hi Nancy,

 NB>  NB>> I was speaking loosely, I guess...  We bought the house in '75,
 NB> so I  NB>> guess it would have to be pre-MRE's... Brown boxes...

 RH> Sounds like C-rations (C-rats) as MREs come in dark green heavy
 RH> plastic pouches, packed with more dark green plastic pouches. The outer
 RH> one is not quite the size of a gallon zip lock bag.

 NB> These are just brown boxes, probably smaller than a gallon ziplock...

Yes, probably C-rations.

 NB>  RH>> and sent them into the unit. They were well received. (G)
 NB>  NB>> I'm sure they were...  :)  Not quite your run-of-the-mill
 NB> rations any  NB>> more...  :)

 RH> No, definately not. I tried to send in some sort of goodies every so
 RH> often to all of the units we were part of. Steve usually brought home
 RH> an empty box and requests for more. (G)

 NB> Almost as good as package from home... maybe better... :)

Better, freshly mode, not shipped in. I did it for Stateside units too.

 NB>  NB>> At this point, I doubt there's be any quality left at all... ;)

 RH> Not likely but if you still have any, it might be interesting to open
 RH> one up. See if any local museums are interested too. (G)

 NB> I don't think that the mice have left any intact any more anyway... :)

Time for file 13 then.


 NB>  NB>> We were really lucky during both the major ice storms that our
 NB> area  NB>> has had over the years... we never lost power at all,
 NB> although other  NB>> people we knew did (and for over a week, for some
 NB> of them).  What's  NB>> taken out our power has been things like
 NB> transformers blowing, or  NB>> some other relatively short-lived power
 NB> disruption... so the outage  NB>> was measured in hours instead of
 NB> days...

 RH> We've not had any major storms affecting the power for days either.
 RH> In HI, one hit the area but missed where we lived. Our company
 RH> commander and his family borrowed some of our freezer space for a few
 RH> days to stow some stuff from their freezer until power came back on.

 NB> That worked out well, then..  :)

Very much so!

 RH> (before the girls & I joined him). Used that for about 10 years, until
 RH> I had to make chili for a crowd. Opening the cans of beans and tomatoes
 RH> with bum wrists was hard--I did a few, then borrowed a neighbor's
 RH> electric opener. That night we went out and got an electric one.

 NB> That's often how it works...  ;)

Had to replace it a while back but the replacement is going strong.

 NB>  RH>> We just sort of aged out of it, plus health issues have made it
 NB> less  RH>> appealing in recent years. I can breathe easier in an air
 NB> conditioned  RH>> hotel/motel room when temps and humidity are high
 NB> than outside in a  RH>> primitive camp situation.
 NB>  NB>> I can understand that...  :)

 RH> After all, I want to keep breathing. (G)

 NB> Minor details...  ;)

I know, but it's a nice one.

 NB>  NB>>>> diffuser
 NB>  NB>>> Haven't come across one yet... actually looked for it at
 NB> Wegmans  NB>>> last grocery trip, in their kitchen supplies area, but
 NB> maybe our  NB>>> store isn't big enough to carry such...
 NB>  RH>> Check some place like Wal-Mart, in the housewares section.
 NB> K-Mart and  RH>> Target might be other options to look into as well.
 NB> Ours has a handle  RH>> that folds on to the diffuser part, essential
 NB> letting us store it  RH>> flat, in a smaller (about the size of a
 NB> stove coil) space.
 NB>  NB>> Not usually in those stores... not much of a shopper...  ;)
 NB> But I'll

 RH> You'll find it eventually.

 NB> I expect so...  :)

And it may be when you least expect it.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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