ITT FELEC services hired civilian contractors to run the DEW Line. In
my third year of college, one year after I left the ROUTP program, I
became quite disgusted with academia. A friend of mine was recently
hired as a radar operator and told me about the job in a couple of
his letters home. It was coming up on the end of term and I decided
what the hey and applied for the job. To my amazement ITT FELEC hired
me and sent me down to Colorado Springs for 6 weeks of training, then
I spent a year up in the arctic. It was a really interesting
experience. Would not have traded it for the world. Where else could
I have seen horizon to horizon aurora in greens reds and purples. The
second project was sponsored by the Canadian government. I taught
grades 5 and 6 for a year in a small NWT town called Rankin Inlet.
larry
>I thought you were an infantry guy Larry?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 1:12 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: Checking variable for a period "."
>
> At 01:04 PM 11/27/2003, you wrote:
> >--Original Message Text---
> >From: Larry C. Lyons
> >Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 12:59:59 -0500
> >
> >The last time I had thanksgiving back in Canada, I had moose and
>venison. -
> >A friend had just returned from a hunting trip up near Red Lake Ontario.
> >
> >I'm from Parry Sound, Ontario.
>
> Right off Georgian Bay. Lovely area. I'm from further west myself,
>Winnipeg
> and the interior BC - Revelstoke and Salmon Arm.
>
> >Caribou is Ok, I prefer venison however.
> >
> >I like both.
> >
> >BTW I spent a couple of years in the Northwest Territories, - Cambridge
>Bay
> >and Baffin Island.
> >
> >NWT...in a igloo? ;-D
>
> First year watching a radar screen the second on a government project -
> teaching inuit kids.
>
> larry
>
> >larry
> >
> >At 12:56 PM 11/27/2003, you wrote:
> > >Our (Canadian) Thanksgiving was October 13th. That must s*ck having
>your
> > >Thanksgiving so close to Christmas. Too much turkey.
> > >
> > >Hmm...maybe I'll have some caribou this year. Or beaver.
> > >
> > >--Original Message Text---
> > >From: Larry C. Lyons
> > >Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 12:48:36 -0500
> > >
> > >No they just like the fireworks.
> > >
> > >Actually while I don't mind helping out as I can, and I do understand
>that
> > >you're fairly new at CF, its somewhat irritating that a lot of your
> > >questions are very basic. As others have pointed out the answers are
>easily
> > >available, e.g. the one where someone referenced pg 170 of CFWACK.
>What
> > >I've always found that works for me is to use the lists (this one,
>CF-Talk
> > >or the [EMAIL PROTECTED] lists) as a last resort when I cannot
> > >find the answers elsewhere.
> > >
> > >That said, I'm not interested in torch fests today. So what are people
> > >having for their thanksgiving dinners, Canadians excepted of course.
> > >
> > >regards,
> > >
> > >larry
> > >
> > >At 12:30 PM 11/27/2003, you wrote:
> > > >Some people are just cruel.
> > > >
> > > >--Original Message Text---
> > > >From: Angel Stewart
> > > >Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 13:24:31 -0400
> > > >
> > > >*sits in balcony eating popcorn*
> > > >
> > > >-Gel
> > > >^_^
> > > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >From: Bushy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >
> > > >Slap.
> > > >
> > > >--Original Message Text---
> > > >From: Adam Reynolds
> > > >Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 16:52:35 -0000
> > > >
> > > >ouch!
> > > >
> > > >(but very true)
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >
> > > > find or refind.
> > > >
> > > > At this point, it might be a good idea to reacquaint yourself with
> > > >either
> > > > the Forta book or the CFMX language guides. These are pretty basic
> > > > questions you're asking. Most of which you ought to know by now.
> > > >
> > > > larry
> > > >
> > > > At 06:55 AM 11/27/2003, you wrote:
> > > > >How can I check to see if a period "." exists in a variable?
> > > > >
> > > > >Example:
> > > > >
> > > > >var = "/temp/test/filename.txt"
> > > > >
> > > > >The "." will not always appear fourth from the right. It could
>appear
> > > > >anywhere.
> > > >
> > > >---
> > > >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> > > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> > > >Version: 6.0.544 / Virus Database: 338 - Release Date: 11/25/2003
> > > >
> > > >
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