At 10:36 PM Tuesday 9/6/2005, Julia Thompson wrote:
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 09:30 PM Tuesday 9/6/2005, Julia Thompson wrote:
William T Goodall wrote:
http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1891072005
"THE United States has asked the European Union and NATO for
emergency assistance for the victims of Hurricane Katrina as salvage
efforts in New Orleans and other cities begin to move from rescuing
the living to recovering the dead.
Britain will send 500,000 military ration packs, the Ministry of
Defence said yesterday, as Germany and Italy announced military
shipments of their own. The 4,000-calorie British armed forces meal
packs are designed to last one person one day, with foods ranging
from Lancashire hotpot and chicken curry to fruit dumplings with
custard and Yorkie bars."
I'm trying now to imagine the reaction of someone who's eaten a
lot of gumbo and etouffe to their first taste of some of this, and
I'm not sure it's going to be pretty....
Especially if they Yorkie after eating it . . .
Ronn!, thank you for reminding me of one of the reasons I tend not
to eat at the computer.
I bow to your superior skills.
Heck, no skills were required. That one wrote itself. But you're
welcome for the reminder . . .
I Should Have Learned The Same Lesson One Night Some Thirty Years Ago
When I Was Eating Supper While Sitting At The School Mainframe And
The Computer Did Something Weird And I Nearly Choked On The Hamburger Maru
-- Ronn! :)
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