I'm not sure of his specifics so I'll let him answer. The rice I would have boiled on the propane burner and most hooches had a microwave, by now they are traded over/bought by arriving units from departing ones.
Adam Churvis wrote: >>From your description, it sounds like he won't be able to microwave the > microwaveable meals unless by some stroke of luck someone had a microwave > oven shipped to them personally. It also sounds like he won't be able to > cook those rice side dishes that require adding to boiling water and cooking > for seven minutes. > > Did I get that right, or am I reading too much into what you said? > > I'll make sure to send plastic eating utensils. > > Respectfully, > > Adam Phillip Churvis > President > Productivity Enhancement > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 9:33 AM >> To: cf-community >> Subject: Re: Bruce Sorge, please reply >> >> Mess kits have been gone for a long time. >> >> MREs come with spoons :) If we're on a FOB we eat in a chow hall. >> >> We had a microwave sent to us and one guy had a griddle sent so he >> could >> do Virginia ham. No hotplates are allowed to be run in most instances, >> there have been too many fires from them, I personally won't sleep in a >> hooch with one. Had a propane burner used mainly for heat, but did get >> some chicken on the local economy when we were in Ghazni we boiled with >> ramen and stuff for a soup. >> >> On the bigger FOBs food is actually provided by civilian contractors >> and >> can be pretty good, you also will have things like burger king, pizza >> and even Chinese food on Bagram and Victory. >> >> Also we were able to get limited supplies of other food stuffs from the >> PX, coffee, tuna pouches, ramen. >> >> The list you've made is incredible and will really be appreciated. >> Variety being I think the hardest part of it, you're always eating the >> same stuff, drinking the same stuff, re-watching movies, rereading >> books >> and magazines. >> >> I've said it before Adam, but it should be said again, you're a good >> man. >> >> Adam Churvis wrote: >>> I assumed you have things like a microwave and a hotplate and a >> saucepan, >>> and that potable water is in good supply. >>> >>> Do you have a mess kit, or is all that handled in the mess tent? >>> >>> Respectfully, >>> >>> Adam Phillip Churvis >>> President >>> Productivity Enhancement >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 5:33 AM >>>> To: cf-community >>>> Subject: Re: Bruce Sorge, please reply >>>> >>>> Wow, >>>> I am overwhelmed, really. Never expected anything like this. Know >> that >>>> I >>>> will be sharing these things with the Joe's (soldiers who are >> privates >>>> and >>>> Specialists typically). This is all much appreciated. I am really >> not >>>> sure >>>> on size/weight restrictions sending mail here. I know that I had no >>>> problem >>>> sending a coupld of tough boxes to my home last time I was deployed. >>>> Again everyone, I am truely thankful and extremely overwhelmed. And >>>> since we >>>> won't have a PX on our patrol base, this stuff is really going to be >>>> extra >>>> special. >>>> >>>> Bruce >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:270965 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
