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| Subject: Happy Trails to ya, Mate If I remember correctly, Blue takes flight on Friday. Shipmate, it was great seeing you again and being able to share some grub and a few cool ones with you. I hope your stay at Kathy's was a great one. Give Daniel and Pamella a hug for us and a hello to all when you get back home. I know, I can say for all of us of "Swine of the Highest Order" CHEERS, MATE!!!!!   | |||
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Master and Commander Posts: 1262 Location: Va.Beach,Va. | Subject: RE: Happy Trails to ya, Mate Blue,Have a safe trip home.See you at the next Swine convention. Light a fire under POD's sorry arse and bring him with you next time. | ||
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Plankowner Posts: 9165 Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | |||
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| Subject: RE: Happy Trails to ya, Mate OLD GUY???? Why I never!!!! Mad Dog/Paul, do you realize what you just posted?  I don't think the States could take both at the same time. Well, maybe, come to think of it. Blue can handle to food and POD can handle the brews. Might work! Light a fire under POD's arse might be hazardous to your health. He probably would throw a blue flame like an Atlas Missile. Edited by Ralph Luther 2009-04-15 11:55 AM | |||
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COMSUBBBS Posts: 2540 Location: Wappingers Falls, NY | |||
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Great Sage of the Sea Posts: 606 Location: Citrus County FL | |||
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Master and Commander Posts: 2357 | Subject: Thanks Ralph and Shipmates.... ...Once again it has been a pleasure to be in your country and to also catch up with some of you - sure wish I could have seen more of you and for longer, but, the time in DC was great. That sure was a memorable time celebrating the life of Warshot at Arlington, and other places after. I am sure he would have been happy at the turnout and the moments we all shared together. Sadly, my time with Kathy is coming to an end, in more ways than one. The distance and time apart is one, but there have been other issues and that being one 14 yr old. But, life goes on.....it hasn't been an easy decision, but has been one we both knew there were problems with us being together. I am sure, positive, that if we were in the same postcode/zip code, we would have a much better chance at this, but with only seeing one another every so often, it's almost impossible. I actually thought I could do this with having done my time in the navy, being at sea, away from the woman I love, but this has just been too hard. Maybe it's because I am NOT at sea that I am finding it harder? who knows. Anyway, she is one hell of a lovely woman, as those of you who have been lucky enough to have met her would know. Life, sure does suck the big ones at times. Anyway, till we meet again my friends.... keep safe and keep smiling! Paul /Blue | ||
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Great Sage of the Sea Posts: 561 Location: Belleview, Fl | Subject: RE: Happy Trails to ya, Mate Blue my friend, I am sorry that you and Kathy are parting ways, it may be the time and distance that seperated you but you never left her even though you were not with her and her son stepped in between you and that happens a lot here... There is no advice that I can give to you other then to say that if you let her go you may be a big fool... 14 year old boys here in the states are the most selfish little pains in the arse that you will ever meet and IF they don't believe that you meet up to "their" dad's standards then you will catch 20 kinds of hell until they graduate and then have kids of their own and then and only then will they understand how good you were to their mother. One thing that I have learned as a step father is not to try to be their dad, you have to be their friend and then hope that the mother will support you when you try to discipline them and it for me was a very difficult learning curve that I finally understood AFTER I asked for the divorce.. There is a web phone site called SKYPE and that has allowed my son to see his mom whenever he wants to see her in real time and talking for nearly free for as long as they would like to talk, if'n I was you mate I would see if I could get that in West Oz so that you can stay in contact with Kathy and bring the life back into what you have with her. If that doesn't work my friend smile at night when you go to bed because you both were changed for the better just by being together and your lives will always be a little brighter because of that. Take care shipmate, one day you and I will be able to set down and have some of John Bays Lobsta's and a couple of cans of Fosters and laugh about ports that we have been to and who can eat the most food. Darrin | ||
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