'Meant no disrespect whatever to the fine people of our midlands and the equally fine Coasties amongst them helping with our outstanding water navigation systems through these areas. 'Really meant to merely question the availability of CG rescue aircraft, response time, etc., in middle Oklahoma, Iowa, Nebraska, etc. Thanks for reminding me, though, that there is a much greater CG presence throughout the land than most of us realize. I DO still suspect, though, that CG AIR RESCUE assets in these areas are severely lacking. ;<)))))))))
Wilton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Loren Faeth" <lfa...@leadingchange.com> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 10:09 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Sell Fuel Efficient Cars Act > First off, this is not a god-forsaken part of the country. This part > of the country has been blessed with soil that is the most productive > in the world, along with adequate rains and a climate that is > considered temperate and liveable (at least compared to siberia) And > on top of that, we have some of the friendliest and most generous > people you will find anywhere. And, the most productive people in > the world live here, not on the east or west coast. > > My first exposure to the USCG was the Goldenrod, tending buoys on the > Mississippi, and the miles and miles of navigation aids along the > length of THE River. Once in a while we would see the W.M. Black > dredging somewhere along THE River. > > It was not until much later (in high school) that I figured out that > the USCG also operated on the coastal areas, not just on rivers and > the Great Lakes. > > The Goldenrod and many other boats were built in Dubuque IA. > > http://www.uscg.mil/Systems/gse/webCHOKEaa.html > > > > At 07:43 PM 12/16/2008, you wrote: > >Actually, the Coast Guard IS over in this God-forsaken part of our great > >country. > > > >Anywhere you find a big river (Mississippi, Missouri, etc.) there is a Coast > >Guard presence. Not normally any aircraft but they do have those strange > >floating things. Amazing as it is, there are active duty bases (other than > >recruiters) in Iowa. > > > > > > > >On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 7:22 PM, Wilton Strickland <wilt...@nc.rr.com>wrote: > > > > > I have no doubt whatsoever that you would respond without a blink if you're > > > nearby and able, but I doubt CG keeps many assets in mid-Okieland - you > > > knew > > > my question, and we both know the answer. You'd respond without a blink if > > > able, etc, but response time may be a little long in mid-Okieland. > > > ;<))))))))) > > > > > > Wilton > > > > > > > >-------------- next part -------------- > >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >URL: > ><http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20081216/b ec4d870/attachment.html> > >_______________________________________ > >http://www.okiebenz.com > >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > Loren Faeth > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
