'Just reminded me of my 3 years in Nebraska, 4 years in Michigan UP and a year in Greenland; 'sposed to be 76F here tomorrow. ;<)))))))))
But I DO agree, that IS a mighty fine part of our country, regardless of the occasional white scenery and low temps, and really does have some of the finest people in the world. (Not counting some Chicago politicians, of course.) ;<))))) Wilton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wonko the Sane" <don.b...@gmail.com> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 11:08 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Sell Fuel Efficient Cars Act > Chill, Loren. LtCol Wilton was very much tongue in cheek. It was a USAF / > USCG dig. > Inter-service rivalry. > > As for Siberia, take a look out your kitchen window right now and then get > back to me. Jefferson got 5.5 inches of white stuff today and it was -2F > when we ran Megan to Fort Dodge yesterday morning to get her wisdom teeth > yanked out. According to my computer, it is 8.6F in Carroll at the moment. > > On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 9:09 PM, Loren Faeth <lfa...@leadingchange.com>wrote: > > > 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/bec 4d870/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 > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20081216/b6 ce5923/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 _______________________________________ 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
