Subject: Days of our Lives
#37
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 08:28:18 -0600
From: James M. Findley, jmfindley@g2a.net Subj: Ekmek
Guys, With all the talk on TV about Ramadan, I'm sorta' surprised
that I haven't seen anything from any of the guys about the
special bread baked only during Ramadan. I used to cover the
top w/butter, put in the oven to melt & eat it as a
meal. Super great bread!! We befriended a family on Ay
Sokak, in Yalova, the Kanmaz family. Kanmaz Bey told me
about Ramadan. He told me that Jesus was considered a
Moslem prophet & that Ramadan was sorta' a Moslem
Christmas. My westernized, commercialized mind decided that
we gotta' get these people some Christmas presents for Ramadan!
On the big day, when Moslems break their month long fast, we
showed-up @ their doorstep w/presents for the entire
family. They were totally surprised. I told them that
it was our custom to give presents to our special friends @
Christmas, and since this was their "Christmas"
... They were thrilled! I worked 2nd shift on Christmas Eve
& had to go back into work the next day. After only a
few hours sleep Christmas morning, there was a loud knock on the
door. It was the Kanmaz family, including grandma &
Aunt Shengu, dressed-up like they were going to Attaturk's
house. They brought presents for our family because we were
their special friends. THIS IS THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO
WORK! Happy, Peaceful, Safe & Fun Holidays to all.
Mike Findley/Rhinelander, WI/SP4/05H/Tk#4Det
4-4/15OC68-15OC70
[[Mike - Just
curious, but what kind of present did U get your friend Nasif
Kurul for Ramadan? U have an amazing memory &
your Ramadan remembrance shud bring a lot of comments fm
others who lived in either Ankara, Karamursel & Yalova during
their ASA TOUR of DUTY in TURKEY. Is it true that our memory has
not aged at the same rate as deterioration elsewhere in our body?
Even though Mike is a missionary cheesehead, he is as BIG a
Chicago Bears fan as I am a Pittsburgh Steelers fan. Also,
Mike has been one of the best contributors to these missives
and it was because of him that I call the current
missive "DAYS OF OUR LIVES". For the NEW GUYS,
the earlier missives were titled: "HOURGLASS" and
"FOCK ROCK respectively and most of the data therein is
in the MEMORY BOOK - - -gH]] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fm: Claude E. Vannoyvace Subj:
Re: Homer J. Butler Hey Elder, I talked with Col Butler
yesterday afternoon. The information you have on him at
Pinehurst was correct. I asked him about the house at
Banner Elk,NC and he said it used to be his but he sold it. We
had a very enjoyable discussion. I told him about the
efforts of you and a few others in uniting so many Det 27
veterans over the internet and arranging for the reunion at Ft
Devens. He seemed to be amazed at your efforts and success. I
told him your next reunion would be at Hershey, PA and he seemed
interested. He said they are moving to a retirement community in
Silver Spring, MD around April of next year. They have a
son and daughter living at Gaithersburg, MD. I gave him my
phone number so we can stay in contact. Hope this info is helpful
for you. Merry Christmas, Claude E. Vannoy/North Wilkesboro,
NC/MAJ-Opns Officer/Det 27/JN65-JN68 [[Tks & a Merry
Christmas & a Happy and healthy 2002 to U and Ginny]]
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From: Rex Lardner Subject:
RE: Manzarali, Det 27 reunion group
Elder:Many thanks for getting in touch with me over this past
weekend...sorry for the confusion in the e-mail address... I was
stationed at Manzarali from May, 1966 to December, 1967 as a 1st
Lt., Special Services Officer...I remember Jim Hatmaker as a
terrific all-around athlete but in some trouble most of the
time...for the past six years I've lived in Chicago and work for
a company entitled 'Intersport.' We're a television sports
marketing and production company. I'm divorced with two grown
boys (23 year old lives in Colorado; my 20 year old lives with me
in the suburb of Wilmette)...hope we can keep in touch...have a
great holiday season..Rex Lardner
[[Tks
for the call back. Patty said that U were a true
gentleman on the phone. U are now on the email listing and
w/b rx'ing the 5.6MB Memory Book fm Troy Usher in the near future
if everyone cooperates in the timely mailing of the CD-R]]
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Fm: Dave Cribbs, DBMJL@aol.com Subj: Re: Days of
our lives #35 Dear Elder: Greg Kearney sent me the
wonderful CD..I have spent hours going back over the many names
and slowly the memory does come back. I reported to KAS in
May of '70, My wife, Barbara, joined me in September and we
lived in Karamursel until our discharge in July,'72. Our
first child was born 5 weeks earlier in Ankara. We now have
3 chillin's but none of the others deliveries were quite like
Marcs in Ankara My MOS was O5H20 and I I sat OJT with Greg
Kearney who thru another site have been reunited with these past
few years. In Karamursel our immediate neighbors were all
in the AF and we hear frequently from most of them....not that
many Army couples lived in Karamursel. Bill Bender and his
better half, Dave and Lori Humbdy, Frank and Peggy Febrey, Randy
and Judy Stock. We have also kept up with Larry and Barbara
Yerkes . I spoke with Bill Bender a few months ago in
reference to the reunion and had just started a new job and felt
I couldn't get away. The tragic events of 9/11 have drastically
altered my stupid reason for not going. I have been in
municipal bond sales for the past 20 some odd years and I knew
many of the guys who were with Cantor...and now, given a chance
to be with some old friends and job..I'll opt for seeinig old
friends. Thanks again, Elder, we look forward for the
opportunity of attending the next (I hope) reunion.
Sincerely, Dave Cribbs/Charlotte, NC/05H/Det 4-4
[[Welcome
aboard Dave. I'm glad that U enjoyed the Memory Book. To
make it complete insofar as U are concerned, I will need your BIO
regarding your TOUR OF DUTY AT KARAMURSEL AND THEREAFTER.
Do U have the USPS and, hopefully e-mail addresses for the above
mentioned ASA friends fm 4-4? If so, I'd appreciate the
same and THANKS- - -gH
Fm: Dave Cribbs, DBMJL@aol.com Subj:
Re: The Memory Book ........but tell me where you want the CD
sent .. Dave Cribbs .........Please mail the Memory Book
CD-R to Art Handy, 603 15th St., Tybee Island, GA 31328 For Art Handy: Please
download or print the 5.6MB Memory Book, then mail to Nathan
Hamrick, 821 Rayston St., Deltona, FL 32725 For Nathan Hamrick:
Please download or print the Memory Book, then wait for me to send U another
TUSLOG Vet name to mail the CD to. For Dave, Art &
Nate: Please expedite the mailing & your immed attn on
this w/b greatly apprec. Thanks- - -gH
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Fm: Mark Hamilton hama@iag.net Subj: Memory Book/Address
List gH: I think you asked me a while back where I sent the
memory book after receiving and downloading it. I sent
it to Ron Stackowicz in MI. Also, I am cleaning up my ASA
address book and have taken the liberty of adding the many
new names from your recent Days of our Lives e-mail header.
I've also got some recent additions to the web site roster
and will add those too. Should have it done by tonight
and will be sending a test message to verify addresses and
check for those who don't want to be on the list.
Looks like the 2002 reunion will be in my plans.
We'll be moving to
Cincinnati this summer (I start up there 1/2/02) and I'll be able
to drive it. Lot of new picture to be added to the
site. I've just finished scanning to CDs all remaining
slides from Turkey and Site 23 and am in the process
of cleaning them up on Photoshop.
Mark Hamilton/Orlando, FL/SP5/71B/Det 27/JL64-DE66 [[Mark:
It is A-OK to use the names, addresses and e-mail's fm my Master
Roster for your web-page. Mark's web-site: http://www..images-by-markhamilton.com/ManzaraliVets]]
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Fm: Robert Dandridge Elder, I'm glad there are smarter people out
there than me!!!! I really apologize for all the
aggravation I caused. Next time I'll double check with
McAfee or Symantec. Only reason I sent was because I
thought it was a reliable source. Hope all have a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year.Bob D.
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Fm: Douglas R. Potts escapen@eudoramail.com Subj: Re: Virus Alert
I am not sure what is going on, but checking with the Microsoft
website, the file you mentioned is a needed file.
"Sulfnbk.exe is a Windows utility that is used to restore
long file names. This utility is not required to run Windows, but
it is necessary if you need to restore long files names if they
become damaged or corrupted "
That discription is directly from the Microsoft website. It looks
like someone is trying to get people to erase that file. Maybe
that is the virus. Please advise.Doug Potts/San Diego, CA/ [[Doug
played out- field for "The King and his Court",
Softball Team. Doug have U received the Memory Book yet fm
Don Salcido?]]
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Fm: Mark Hamilton hama@iag.net Subj: RE: Virus Alert gH: Now that
I've removed the file from my computer, can someone out there
send me a copy of it so I can replace it. I ran my
Norton Unerase and have wiped all traces of it from my
machine.
P.S. Thanks for the updates on Jimmy Nolan and Ken
Binns. I worked for Nolan and his boss, Dooley for
many months in S4 and knew Ken quite well. I've contacted
them both and invited them to visit our web site. I have
not forgotten the site but with an upcoming major job change
and other items, it has not gotten the attention it
deserves. I'll have some time after the first of the
year to start tweaking it again. Mark Hamilton[[SEE below on how
to retrieve it]]
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Fm: Clark L Bryan <mix1bryan3@juno.com> Subj: Re: Virus Alert/your guess is as
good as mine This virus alert is a hoax; if you delete
SULFNBK.EXE, you will be deleting a part of
Windows. IT IS NOT A VIRUS. See the following address
at McAfee for details:
http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99084 & Please let anyknow know
that may have deleted the SULFNBK.EXE file from their
computer.
--- The following is cut from the McAfee site: ---
In the event that SULFNBK.EXE was deleted erroneously, the
following method may be used to restore the file from
backup:
-- Windows 98 Instructions --
1) Click START - RUN, type SFC and hit ENTER
2) In the "Specify the system file you would like to
restore" field, type
C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\SULFNBK.EXE and hit ENTER
3) In the RESTORE FROM field, type in the path to your WINDOWS
CAB files (ie. C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS)
(ie. D:\WIN98 where D is the drive letter assigned to your
CD-ROM)
4) Click OK and continue with the restore function
-- End Windows 98 Instructions --
-- Windows ME Instructions --
1) Click START - RUN, type MSCONFIG and hit ENTER
2) Click the Extract Files button
3) In the "Specify the system file you would like to
restore" field, type
C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\SULFNBK.EXE and hit ENTER
4) In the RESTORE FROM field, type in the path to your WINDOWS
CAB files
(ie. C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL)
5) Click OK and continue with the restore function
-- End Windows ME Instructions --
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Fm: JAMES A HARBER jimharber@juno.com Subject: Re: Virus Alert gH, That
virus alert is another of the many hoaxes that come along...
There is a web site which can validate the hoaxes... When I
received your message, I checked my files and find the file
does in fact exist on my WIN98 System... but I also noticed
the file creation date of May-98, which is the month my
system was manufactured.... bingo, the light bulb came on...
I went to the hoax site and sure enough, just a
hoax..... unless of course you receive this file
'sulfnbk.exe' as an attachment to an Email.... then, delete the
attached file... otherwise, do not delete this file as
it is a part of the Windows operating system... It is
a utility used to restore long file names on the Start menu,
when it is replace with MS-DOS- compatible (short) file
names in 8.3 format.
FYI...
You may want to do this check before propagating messages to the
mass.... There are many sites available for this, but
tonite, I just keyed inhoax and picked out one from TREND MICRO
HOAX ENCYCLOPEDIA, and this sulfnbk.exe happened to be
indexed on main page.... When I opened the info
for facts, it read exactly as the hoax being circulating..This
link for this hoax will also show you how to recover the
Windows file if you followed the hoax to erase..
Here is link: http://www.antivirus.com/vinfo/hoaxes/hoax.asp
Regards,
Jim
P.S.
Have been mighty busy lately, both at work & home.... but I
do want to take a moment to send our Congratulations to you
& Patty on your son's accomplishments... you should be
really proud.... and I know that you are.... The best to you
& Patty for an excellent job in parenting
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Fm: Ron Stachowicz, ronstack@home.com Check this site in regards to the is virus
!!
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blsulfnbk.htm?terms=sulfnbk.exe
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Fm: The Wellness Connection <wellconn@consultant.com> Subj: Re: Re: Fw: Virus
Alert.............This little trick may help....... Stop your
address book from being attacked. This works for "Outlook
Express" and may work for other email programs: go
to "new contact". Where it says "first name",
type in "!000" (without the " marks). That's
not 1000, it's !000. Go to "email address" and type
in "wormvirus". Click "OK" and that's
it. What you did was create an invalid email address in the
first position of your email address book. A virus will take
the first address and not be able to deliver due to the
invalidity of the address. It will NOT attack the second
address. Does this work 100%? I don't know.
Thom Leonard
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Fm: Elder RC Green, ercgreen To:
Anthony Cady Cc:
Ray Crist ; Troy Usher ; Ray Bernstein
; bbender@tobias.inc ; Peter Edmond
; Ron Stachowicz
; Howard C. Stephens SR. Subj: The MEMORY BOOK ROUTING
INSTRUCTIONS U
writeL
Hi Elder, I received the CD-R from Bill Hartranft last week
and it sure brought back a lot of memories. You guys did
one great job, and I can appericate the amount of work involved.
Please let me know whom you wish to send a copy to next.
best regards, Tony Cady, Det 27,11/62-4/64 Tony: Please include the following FORWARDING
INSTRUCTIONS:in the CD-R package. FOR: TONY CADY - -
-Please mail the Memory Book CD-R to Ray Crist, 216 Ridge Rd.,
Jersey Shore, PA 17740 FOR: RAY CRIST - - -Please download or
print a copy, then mail the Memory Book CD-R to Troy Usher, 8507
Craighill Ave., Dallas, TX 75209 FOR: TROY USHER - - -Please
download or print a copy, then mail the Memory Book CD-R
to: Rex Lardner, 307 Ridge Rd., Wilmette, IL 60091.
Please mark the package Det 27 Memory Book and include a note for
Rex to acknowledge receipt of the Memory Book and for him to mail
the CD-R to me: Elder RC Green, 3094 Warren Rd., Indiana,
PA 15701 FOR: RAY BERNSTEIN, BILL BENDER, PETER EDMOND, RON
STACHOWICZ and STEVE STEPHENS: PLEASE INFORM ME IF U HAVE
RECEIVED THE MEMORY BOOK OR NOT.
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Fm: Lakemere@aol.com Subject: Re: The MEMORY BOOK ROUTING
INSTRUCTIONS Hi
Elder. I have not received the Memory Book.
Peter Edmond
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Fm: Raymond S Bernstein raysbern4@juno.com Subj: Re: The MEMORY BOOK ROUTING
INSTRUCTIONS Thats a negative on the memory book. Did not
Know I was getting one
Ray Bernstein/Manassas, VA/SFC/Det27@66
[[U were
initially sked to rx the Memory Book fm Bill Bender, but
something went haywire along the way. I will sked Harvey
Richard to mail the Memory Book CD-R to U.- - -gH]]
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Fm: DPhil777@aol.com Subj: Re: Memory Book Yes received same
last week but have not as yet opened. Will run it later
this week.. To whom do want it forwarded ? I have one name
Joe Schafer, Tinley Park. IL... Happy Holidays, Don
Philbrick [[FOR DON
PHILBRICK: Please mail the Memory Book CD-R to Joe Schafer,
9354 Drummond Dr., Tinley Park, IL 60477 FOR
JOE SCHAFER: When U receive the CD-R please send that fact
to me. Then either download or print it. Then mail
the CD-R to: Peter Edmond, 169 Lakemere Dr., Southbury, CT 06488. FOR PETER EDMOND: When U receive the CD-R
please send that fact to me. Then either download
or print it. Then safeguard the CD-R until I send U
instructions on where to mail it next.- - -gH]]
Fm: ercgreen To:
Hagan, Rocky A (FL51) Cc: Jimmy Q Nolan
; 601@kyis.net Subj: The Memory Book Rocky
Moran: Did U mail the Memory Book CD-R to James Q. Nolan,
814 North Ave., Hopewell, VA 23860. For Jimmy Nolan: When
U rx the CD-D fm Rocky Hagan, download or print the Memory
Book and then mail to Ronald Hudson, 608 Miller Ave.,
Leitchfield, KY 42754 For Ron Hudson: When U rx the CD-R fm
Jimmy Nolan, download or print the Memory and then mail to Elder
RC Green, 3094 Warren Rd., Indiana, PA 15701 Please expedite the
handling. Many thanks- - -gH
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Fm: HOWARD C STEPHENS, SR Subj: Re: The MEMORY BOOK ROUTING
INSTRUCTIONS Elder, Yup! I did get a copy of the memory
book on CD. After loading it to my hard drive, I mailed it
back to you (a month ago?). Hope you received the CD
by now. Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas.As
always."Steve" Stephens
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Fm: ercgreen To:
Don & Lois Philbrick Subj: Memory Book Hi Friends, Did U rx
the Memory Book yet? Please inform as I've found several
new vet's. Thanks- - -gH
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Fm: Dean Cannon, rasmatas@highstream.net> Subj: Re: Virus Alert///ACTION HERE
Elder I read your msg and the msg from Robert Dandrige, I deleted
the sulfnbk.exe and recovered it after reading other msg's
saying it was bad joke scammed on us. I use Norton 2001
anti-virus. Have a Fine Holiday,from Dean...CUL...
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Fm: Ric Moser ricmoser@ij.net Subj: RE: Virus Alert The sulfnbk.exe
virus is a hoax. Do not delete the file. It is one
of the many internet virus hoaxes going around and you may
cause damage to your system by following the
directions. For further info, go to http://vil.mcafee.com/topViewed.asp.
Ric Moser/Hudson, FL/SP5/05H2L27/Det 27&4-4,67-68
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Fm: Roger Glubka glubkar@kornet.net Subject: RE: Virus Alert This is a virus
hoax. People who delete this file are deleting a
valid Windows utility that restores long filenames.
Please click on the VIRUS Hoax link below to verify this
information. You can also check this website all the
time to check on the validity of virus warnings and/or hoaxes
before sending them on.
http://www.europe.datafellows.com/hoaxes/sulfnbk.shtml
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From: DPhil777@aol.com Subject: Re: Virus Alert Thanks for the
warning. I found it also on my hard drive and followed
instructions to delete. Hope other recipients were able to check
it out and remove it. Happy holidays to you and
yours. Thanks for all you work on the reunion
project. Don Philbrick/Humble, TX/LtCol/S4/Det
27,67-68
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Fm: Daryl Waite k9jpq@hotmail.com Subjt: C* Virus, Junk mail, aerial photos,
bear joke Elder: It is a mystery why some A.H.s waste
valuable time just to make life miserable for others, ie
e-mail viruses and now the fakers that con us into virusing
ourselves. How much better life would be if these
energies were turned to something constructive.
You have probably noted my subjects start with C* (Turk.
flag). This is added before transmission, ie if I open
a virus accidentally, and it sends from the address book,
the C* will be missing and be a tip off! Also, in
individual listings, they are prefaced with FRD for friend,
ITC for college contacts, etc. When I access
an address, I remove these three letters before
transmission. A virus would not remove the 3-letter
code, and address would be invalid. Just some
suggestions.
Junk mail plagues us all. I now use the hotmail filter, and
it works to a degree. Out of 20 junk mails today, 2
got into the inbox and three from "ercgreen" were
classified a junk. (rescued them back to the inbox.)
Good filter, but still has to be monitored. At
least this way, you can dump all the junk at once.
Nice aerial photo (drawing) in recent mailing. Aerial
photos have been around since before the airplane.
Some were taken from hot-air balloons, and some were even taken
with kites and camera with delay triggers.
Recently received pix of 1600 lb Kodiak(?) bear someone bagged
in Alaska. Reminds me of a story I once heard.
Man surprises bear, bear charges, man remembers he had
recently come over a barb-wire fence. Decides to make
run for fence, slides under it just as bear jumps for
him. Bear slides 30 ft. down the barb-wire! To make a
long story short, he was once a ready teddy. Now, he's a
ruined bruin! Daryl Waite/Carthage, IL/SP4/Det 66/DE63-JA65
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Fm: Daryl Waite k9jpq@hotmail.com Subj: C* Additions A few responses to
Hartranft's recent Days entry:
Why does weather have cold and warm fronts, not cool or hot?
Military intelligence - forget it - that one's been
kicked around too much anyway!
Why no zeros in roman numerals? Appears the Romans didn't
have a concept of zero. The concept of a zero was
borrowed from the arabic writings during the middle ages,
when the West was
leaving the dark ages. Much ancient literature was
preserved by the Arabs, and during the Renaissance much was
being translated from Arabic into the European
languages. When in math a zero appeared, the
translators merely translated it as a 0, or a hole.
(ref: TLC / Discovery channels) Note that in Arabic
countries, the numerals are not written as 0, 1, 2, 3 ----- but
characters have same meanings. Streetcars and buses were
numbered in both styles in my trip to Cairo.
Daryl
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This is pretty neat how it works out.
This is amazing SEX math!!!!!!!
DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
It only takes about a minute.......
Work this out as you read. Be
sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out! This
is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun (& it's
about sex). First of all, pick the number of times a week that
you would like to have sex .........(try for more than once but
less than 10) Multiply this number by 2 (Just to be bold) Add 5.
(for Friday Night) Multiply it by 50 (being a bit stupid)
I'll wait while you get the calculator................
If you have already had your birthday this year add 1751.... If
you haven't, add 1750 .......... Now subtract the four digit year
that you were born. (if you remember) You should have a three
digit number The first digit of this was your original number
(i.e., how many times you want to have sex each week). The next
two numbers are your age.
IMPRESSIVE ISN'T IT?
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Fm: LOGSVS@aol.com
Subj: memory book hi elder,
I received the cd from bill hartranft last week and it sure
brought back a lot of memories. You guys did one great job,
and I can appericate the amount of work involved. Please
let me know whom you wish to send a copy to next. best regards,
tony cady, det 27,11/62-4/64
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From: Walters, William Subj: FW: How Old Is Grandpa? How Old is
Grandpa?
One evening a grandson was talking to his grandfather about
current events. He asked what he thought about the shootings at
schools, the computer age, and just things in
general. The granddad replied, "Well, let me
think a minute....... I was born before television, penicillin,
polio shots, frozen
foods, Xerox, contact lenses, Frisbees and the pill. There was no
radar, credit cards, laser beams or ballpoint pens. Man had not
invented pantyhose, air conditioners, dishwashers, clothes dryers
(well the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air) and man
hadn't yet walked on the moon. Your grandmother and I got married
first, and then lived together. Every family had a father and a
mother, and every boy over 14 had a rifle that his dad taught him
how to use and respect. And they went hunting and fishing
together. Until I was 25, I called every man older than I, 'Sir'
-and after I turned 25; I still called policemen and every man
with a title, 'Sir'. Sundays were set aside for going to church
as a family, helping those in need, and visiting with family or
neighbors. We were before gay-rights, computer dating, dual
careers, daycare centers, and group therapy. Our lives were
governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common
sense. We were taught to know the difference between right and
wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions.
Serving your country was a privilege; living here was a bigger
privilege.
Draft dodgers were people who closed their front doors when the
evening breeze started. We thought fast food was what people ate
during Lent. Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along
with your cousins.
Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings
and weekends-not purchasing condominiums. We never heard of FM
radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys
wearing earrings. We listened to the Big Bands, Jack Benny, and
the President's speeches on our radios. And I don't ever
remember Any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy
Dorsey. If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan' on it, it was
junk. The term 'making out referred to how you did on your school
exam. Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were
unheard of. We had 5 & 10-cent stores where you could
actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents. Ice cream cones, phone
calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel, and
if you didn't want to splurge you could spend your nickel on
enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 post cards. You could buy a
new Chevy coupe for $600, but who could afford one. Too
bad, because gas was only 11 cents a gallon. In my day grass was
mowed, coke was a cold drink, pot was something your mother
cooked in and rock music was your grandmother's lullaby.
Aids were helpers in the principal's office, and chip meant a
piece of wood. Hardware was found in a hardware store and
software wasn't a word. And we were the last generation to
actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a
baby. No wonder people call us old and confused and say
there is a generation gap. How old do you think I am????
This man would be only 59 !!!!!!!!!!!
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