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>>> "Chuck Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/11/2006 2:18 PM >>> Larry: I will keep your son in my thoughts and prayers that he returns safe and sound..I know you must be worried sick, but you just have to trust that his training will get him through safely, Chuck ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 2:22 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: DDT > Chuck: Same with me. I hunt and fish because of my father (who died in > 1992, age 80). Never missed an opening. I looked forward to these > events so much, that my two sons and I are confirmed fishers and > hunters. Actually, my oldest son Mike will hunt with me this fall, but > the younger, Christopher, is in the US Army, (armored infantry) and will > be deployed to Kuwait/Iraq on the 27 of this month. He has been my best > hunting and fishing partner. We hope and trust and pray that he will > serve honorably and return safely. I will have my fishing partner back > when he returns. (fishing related item) > > Larry J > >>>> "Chuck Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/11/2006 > 12:01 PM >>> > Larry: This is sad but true.. I fish at the local Public Park Lake a > lot and > see kids there fishing, but NO Daddy (or Mom) with them at all. My > daddy was > never a well to do man, but he didn't have to be,. He passed away in > 2002 > and the best times I ever remember with him is when we went fishing > together.When kids are grown, things like time (not money) spent with > them > doing things like fishing is what will stick with them... Chuck > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 9:20 AM > Subject: [VFB] Re: DDT > > >> Jimmy: They play war sitting in front of the TV with a game box. > They >> don't have a Dad to take them fishing. >> >> LJ >> >>>>> "Jimmy D. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/10/2006 4:14 PM >>> >> Remembering back to the summer of 1946 during the polio epidemic, >> myself >> an all the kids in our town where I grew up were restricted to our > own >> >> yards for fear that we'd contract the polio virus. Believe me, that >> was >> a long, hot and miserable summer, since it ruined our daily game of >> ARMY. My pals and I were going to build a fort as our command center > ! >> >> I also remember the foggers coming around every day that summer, >> spraying DDT to kill the mosquitos. DDT may have been bad, but it > is >> credited by the World Health Organization with saving 90 million > lives >> >> during the period it was used. >> >> JIMMY D >> >> P.S. Wonder how many kids play army these days! >> >> >> Jim Collins wrote: >> >>>Yes indeed - where did it come from? And I believe that to cause > such >> a >>>noticeable rise in the fish, it must have been pretty heavy use. >> Someone, as >>>Jimmy says, is definitely in deep kimshee. >>> >>>Jim Collins >>> -------------- >>>Fishing is not a matter of life or death. >>>It's much more important than that! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >
