He may be in Canadia.
Too bad you couldn't pay in $CDN. It would have been a lot cheaper at the
time
Dan
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> On May 28, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Rich Thomas
> wrote:
>
> Sounds like that guy needs to be put in charge of the VA hospital system.
>
> --R
>
>
>> On 5/28/14 1:29
WILTON wrote:
Yep, 'nother Sondy Tale already.
CHEAPSKATE DIPLOMAT
By Wilton Strickland
A $5 surcharge on top of whatever else they charged for breakfast, in 1978
dollars, would get my attention too.
Back then a teenager could insure a motorcycle for a full year for $14.
$5 would have filled
Sounds like that guy needs to be put in charge of the VA hospital system.
--R
On 5/28/14 1:29 PM, WILTON wrote:
Yep, 'nother Sondy Tale already.
CHEAPSKATE DIPLOMAT
By Wilton Strickland
After being on leave for two weeks and while returning to Sondy aboard
a USAF C-141 from McGuire AFB, NJ,
Yep, 'nother Sondy Tale already.
CHEAPSKATE DIPLOMAT
By Wilton Strickland
After being on leave for two weeks and while returning to Sondy aboard a
USAF C-141 from McGuire AFB, NJ, in June, '78, we stopped and remained
overnight at Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay, Labrador. The next morning,
w
A fine story, Wilton. I enjoyed it.
Gerry
On 5/19/2014 2:00 PM, WILTON wrote:
Yep, another silly Sondy Tale already.
DANISH VIGNETTES
By Wilton Strickland
In early December of '78, I flew from Sondrestrom Air Base, Greenland,
to Copenhagen on a Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) DC-8. As I
I think all of were glad to get away from her that morning.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Mitch Haley"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2014 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Sondy Tale - Danish Vignettes
WILTON wrote:
The lady screame
WILTON wrote:
The lady screamed
in German, "No! I paid for the tour, and you should do it in German!"
I recently read something from a criminal defense attorney that said a jury will
agree to whatever the most stubborn woman on the jury wants in order to be able
to go home (and probably to
Yep, another silly Sondy Tale already.
DANISH VIGNETTES
By Wilton Strickland
In early December of '78, I flew from Sondrestrom Air Base, Greenland, to
Copenhagen on a Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) DC-8. As I boarded the
aircraft, the SAS VP for operations greeted me immediately inside th
On Sun, 4 May 2014 20:38:43 -0400 "WILTON" wrote:
> The test required us to walk and/or run two miles (I think it was 2
> miles, may have been 1½ miles) in eleven minutes or less depending on
> our age.
It was 1½. When I did it last at McClellan in Sacramento, I lost track of
how many laps I did
Yes, of course, I passed. ;<)
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Hendrik and Fay"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2014 11:06 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Sondy Tale
How very unAmerican of you Wilton, this is not what we see in the movi
How very unAmerican of you Wilton, this is not what we see in the
movies, usually the winner makes references to female dogs and owning
the non winner.
However between the desire to be better than someone else and women
nagging, we managed to drag ourselves out of dark and cold caves into
warm
Yep, another silly Sondy Tale:
THE RUN TEST
By Wilton Strickland
The day after I returned to Sondy from a two-week leave in June, '78, the
non-commissioned officer in charge (NCOIC) of overseeing our Air
Force-required annual physical performance test told me that a staff
sergeant (E5) who w
Yep, another Sondy Tale.
THE RESEARCH PAPER
By Wilton Strickland
In February, 1978, when I left California for my assignment as Director of
Engineering at Sondrestrom Air Base, Greenland, I had just completed the
seminars portion of Air Force Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), an
intermedi
ed in its paper bag in his coat further helping
> it dehydrate. So of course it didn't decompose...
>
> I'm not pro McDs I'm anti-stupid. The above proves
>
>
>
> Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 07:36:52 -0500
> From: Dan Penoff
> To: Mercedes Discussion List
&
> This was the guy who left a smoldering roach in his Corvair one morning
and about 9:30 it finally ignited all the others in the ashtray and
burned the car up.
2-3 of the girls in my grade were given old Mustang IIs (Pinto-Stangs I
called them). One night, some girls were out partying, and ran ou
ked there I
used to amuse myself by seeing how many pickles I could get on to a hamburger
without somebody catching it. I once sent one out that had more pickles than
meat. It didn't get returned...
-Curt
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 13:29:15 -0400
From: Mitch Haley
To: Mercedes Discussion Li
ot pro McDs I'm anti-stupid. The above proves
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 07:36:52 -0500
From: Dan Penoff
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Sondy Tale
Message-ID: <368c0d18-80c9-4856-996e-0ec643b60...@penoff.com>
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Nope.
dy catching it. I once sent one out that had more pickles than
meat. It didn't get returned...
-Curt
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 13:29:15 -0400
From: Mitch Haley
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Sondy Tale
Message-ID: <5290e5eb.5000...@voyager.net>
Content-Type:
Yep, I'm feeling really deprived. ;<)
Wilton
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From: "Mitch Haley"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2013 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Sondy Tale
WILTON wrote:
Doesn't a Big Mac have lettuce, toma
WILTON wrote:
Doesn't a Big Mac have lettuce, tomato, pickle and all sorts of other
stuff on it? Yep, you're right if you noticed I've never had a Big Mac,
either - 'guess I've really missed out on a lot, but maybe I can "get
along" somehow. Pauvre moi.
How'd the 1970s jingle go?
Best as I
Original Message -
From: "Dan Penoff"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2013 7:36 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Sondy Tale
Nope. I'm talking about this:
http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/04/25/mcdonalds-burger-looks-the-same-14-years-later/
O
7;s frys because basically no fries ever mold.
> The combination of cooking technique and salt preserves them well.
>
> Curt
>
> Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 06:23:55 -0500
> From: Dan Penoff
> To: Mercedes Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Sondy Tale
> Mes
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Sondy Tale
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He didn't need refrigeration to preserve that Big Mac. I believe it has been
shown that they are pretty well self pres
quot;I can at least open the refrigerator door occasionally and
> look at it." I endured no such "suffering."
>
> Wilton
>
> - Original Message - From: "Alex Chamberlain"
>
> To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
> Sent: Friday, Novembe
rator door occasionally and
look at it." I endured no such "suffering."
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Alex Chamberlain"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 11:08 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Sondy Tale
On Nov 22, 2013
On Nov 22, 2013 4:01 PM, "WILTON" wrote:
>
> Well, here's one, anyway.
>
> JUST DON'T MESS WITH THE PEPSIS
> By Wilton Strickland
>
Another great one, Wilton, thanks.
So did you manage to stay well-supplied with Pepsi throughout your tours in
Greenland? I would think you'd want something warmer
Wilton wrote:
> By the way, I MEANT "palate," not "pallet." ;<)
I read right thru it enjoying the story.
Thanks.
mao
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Thanks.
By the way, I MEANT "palate," not "pallet." ;<)
Wilton
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From: "OK Don"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Sondy Tale
Thanks again for the story --
Thanks again for the story ---
On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 6:00 PM, WILTON wrote:
> Well, here's one, anyway.
>
> JUST DON'T MESS WITH THE PEPSIS
> By Wilton Strickland
>
> By late spring of 1978, while I was Director of Engineering at Sondrestrom
> Air Base (now Kangerlussuaq), Greenland, some goo
Well, here's one, anyway.
JUST DON'T MESS WITH THE PEPSIS
By Wilton Strickland
By late spring of 1978, while I was Director of Engineering at Sondrestrom
Air Base (now Kangerlussuaq), Greenland, some goods that were normally
shipped by ocean-going vessel were beginning to be in short supply.
kely in Oregon, I suspect, but I haven't known 'em.
;<)
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Gerry Archer"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2013 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Sondy Tale
Myrick is a not uncommon name;
er) I've known.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "OK Don"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 11:40 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Sondy Tale
No real connection to your story (that I know of), but Myrick is not a
common name in
I think that family in my home town of Nashville, NC, is the only Myrick
family (man, wife, adopted daughter) I've known.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "OK Don"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 11:40 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] O
No real connection to your story (that I know of), but Myrick is not a
common name in these parts, yet I live on Myrick Airport, here in OK (33OK).
On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 6:43 PM, WILTON wrote:
"What's her name?" "Anne Myrick," he answered. I exclaimed, "She's the
pretty, sweet little 3 or 4-year
Thnks.
Wilt
- Original Message -
From: "Craig"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Sondy Tale
On Fri, 8 Nov 2013 11:07:02 -0500 "WILTON" wrote:
Yep, another Sondy Tale and a little mo
On Fri, 8 Nov 2013 11:07:02 -0500 "WILTON" wrote:
> Yep, another Sondy Tale and a little more.
Great! I like your Sondy Tales!
> Wonder how many and how often we cross such interesting paths and never
> know it. Because of this, I'm more likely now to ask a new
> acquaintance, "Where are you f
Yep, another Sondy Tale and a little more.
SMALL WORLD
By Wilton Strickland
(The following tales of some unexpected, chance meetings illustrate what a
really "small" world we occupy. Though these meetings occurred much more
recently, surprisingly, they relate directly back to my time as a tee
Yep, we discussed that, and they danced around it - we finally agreed that
we'd cove the corners.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Randy Bennell"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2013 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Sondy Tale
A good question might be why they did not send you the right liner??
I have some experience with that sort of thing as I worked building
swimming pools for 3 summers while I was in university. By then we had
pretty much moved away from using sand and instead used what we called
pool pad. It wa
Yep, 'nother Sondy Tale already.
THE SWIMMING POOL
By Wilton Strickland
At Sondrestrom Air Base, we were proud to have the only swimming pool
(indoors and heated, of course) in Greenland. I don't remember the exact
dimensions, but probably about 20 feet by 40 feet by 4 to 5 feet. Not long
a
Dieselhead wrote:
PreXACKLY! When I lived in paradise, I heard many military and
military family members whining about "there's nothing to do."
They were insane.
Somebody complained about being in Pearl Harbor, and the Japanese
were not dropping bombs on him? Either they're insane, or they
Dieselhead wrote:
PreXACKLY! When I lived in paradise, I heard many military and military
family members whining about "there's nothing to do." They were
insane.
Somebody complained about being in Pearl Harbor, and the Japanese were not
dropping bombs on him? Either they're insane, or t
WILTON wrote:
Just another little thing that makes living in
Greenland enjoyable instead of the boring misery that it could be
otherwise."
-
I was stationed in a number places during my 25 years in the USAF. One of
the things I noticed was that a person's attitude had a lot
hat, too.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Scott Ritchey"
To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'"
Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2013 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Sondy Tale
WILTON wrote:
Just another little thing that makes living in
Greenland enjoyable instead
WILTON wrote:
Just another little thing that makes living in
Greenland enjoyable instead of the boring misery that it could be
otherwise."
-
I was stationed in a number places during my 25 years in the USAF. One of
the things I noticed was that a person's attitude had a lot
'Nother Sondy Tale:
CELESTIAL PHENOMENA
By Wilton Strickland
During my tour as Director of Engineering at Sondrestrom Air Base, (now
Kangerlussuaq) Greenland, in 1978, I observed at least three very
interesting celestial phenomena due to its far north location above the
Arctic Circle and very
My youth was wasted in Europe and Latin America.
I had no idea that I did not fit in while in the land of white folks. It
seemed natural to learn the language, or else, how was I to get around,
purchase goodies, or keep out of trouble? No difference in a child's mind than
being in the US, o
There is an important lesson in here that I learned as a youngster
who was able to travel outside the country:
When visiting other countries/cultures, follow some simple rules:
1.) Respect your host's culture. Never ridicule, disrespect, or
dismiss their culture, language, country, etc. Just
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Dan Penoff"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, June 07, 2013 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Sondy tale
There is an important lesson in here that I learned as a youngster who was
able to travel outside the country:
There is an important lesson in here that I learned as a youngster who was able
to travel outside the country:
When visiting other countries/cultures, follow some simple rules:
1.) Respect your host's culture. Never ridicule, disrespect, or dismiss their
culture, language, country, etc. Just b
How 'bout anther Sondy tale?
SPEAKING DANISH
By Wilton Strickland
For the first few days I was at Sondrestrom Air Base, Greenland in February,
1978, occasionally, whenever I would ask a Danish contractor engineer or
workman a question about the progress of a particular project or work, he
wo
OK, here's a Sondy Tale for "filler." ;<)
FLYING WITH DANISH AIR FORCE
By Wilton Strickland
Sometime during the summer of 1978, I flew three days with a Danish Air
Force C-130H crew out of Sondrestrom Air Base, Greenland, where I was
Director of Engineering. During the morning of the first
People are usually too timid with the chest compressions. You have to push
really hard. Sometimes the subject's ribs will break- that just means you did
it right!
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 5, 2013, at 11:44 AM, Dan Penoff wrote:
> Funny how these things come full circle - there are some peop
Thnks.
Wilt
- Original Message -
From: "Craig"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Sondy Tale - Havbro's Down!
On Fri, 5 Apr 2013 11:25:03 -0400 "WILTON" wrote:
The president of Hav
Some rudimentary "first aid" long before CPR became "fashionable/popular."
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Randy Bennell"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Sondy Tale - Havbro&#
Funny how these things come full circle - there are some people now saying that
CPR can be a bad thing because it's often done incorrectly.
Dan
On Apr 5, 2013, at 11:33 AM, Rich Thomas
wrote:
> Well, those stupid TV shows must have had some merit. You should send this
> to the actors of tha
On 05/04/2013 10:25 AM, WILTON wrote:
'Nother Sondy Tale; 'don't think I've posted this before; if so,
please pardon the redundancy. 'Hope it's not too long for a Friday
(Moose Day).
HAVBRO'S DOWN!
By Wilton Strickland
I cannot help but think that the most amazing thing is that you had not
Well, those stupid TV shows must have had some merit. You should send
this to the actors of that Emergency show, I vaguely recall what they
looked like, wasn't one of them Randy something? They would probably
get a kick out of it, and it would give them some sense that their
acting actually d
On Fri, 5 Apr 2013 11:25:03 -0400 "WILTON" wrote:
> The president of Havbro's company in Copenhagen, Danish Arctic
> Contractors, sent the Air Force and me a letter of thanks and
> commendation for having such "a well-trained officer who knew exactly
> what to do in such an emergency." As I said
'Nother Sondy Tale; 'don't think I've posted this before; if so, please
pardon the redundancy. 'Hope it's not too long for a Friday (Moose Day).
HAVBRO'S DOWN!
By Wilton Strickland
One morning about mid-January, 1979, I was sitting at a briefing table in
Havbro Nielsen's office at Sondrestro
'Nother Sondy tale:
CARGO SHIP ELECTRIC PROBLEM
By Wilton Strickland
During the summer of 1978, while I was Director Engineering at Sondrestrom
Air Base, Greenland, the Base Commander called me early one evening and
asked me to go over the Officers' Club and talk to the captain of a cargo
shi
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