When we first moved into the area, our landlord also used to be with the diplomatic service. I've probably heard a very similar set.
On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Maureen <[email protected]> wrote: > > My brother-in-law's father was in the US Embassy service for over 40 > years - France, Mexico, Italy, and numerous other postings. His job > was to do the actual work of an Ambassador as the person in the job > was almost always just a figurehead. The BIL basically grew up in > these embassies. The stories he tells will curl your hair. > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> You'd think that given the importance they'd leave it to professionals >> rather than well heeled political contributors. But lets not single >> out the current administration, this has been endemic for the last 60 >> years or more. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:347356 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
