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This group is for anyone with sailors on the Comstock to come for advice/help! Any questions you have feel free to ask and someone in this group will be able to help you get the answer you need!
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Latest Activity: May 9, 2022
This is one of the many pics I took after ship had left pier and was on its way toward the coronado bridge! Awesome sight!
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Please read this post - really cute!
Started by cheffiona. Last reply by Kurtmansmom Jul 24, 2014. 1 Reply 0 Likes
You know when your soldier is deployed when ....1. You sleep with your cell phone on your pillow2. You use an entire bottle of his cologne so you can smell him around you3. You get nervous every time…Continue
What can you send out to ship when deployed?
Started by Kurtmansmom. Last reply by Kurtmansmom Jul 23, 2014. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Suggestions on things to send and what needs to be on the address? Thank you.
DEPLOYMENT
Started by cheffiona Mar 3, 2011. 0 Replies 1 Like
TO ALL ABOARD THE USS COMSTOCK MAY THE SEAS BE CALM, AND THE DAYS GO QUICKLY AND BRING YOU ALL SAFELY BACK HOME!Continue
cake/pie in a jar directions
Started by Elane Feb 27, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes
for any that want to make something very much welcomed on the ship, last time around. I found this site on the web, I've added some comments about when I tried it.…Continue
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Comment by kab on March 29, 2011 at 7:49pm
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Good ideas Elane and everyone. I have done the same - sealed every edge of box, pack so there is no extra room, put entire contents in large plastic bag etc. I hope they enjoy everything that they will be getting and opening up(I say 'they' since I think my LO can't eat everything!!
On one of the sites - someone posted that they were told not to send anything homemade with eggs or milk products - because of the temperatures in shipping - and they may go bad. Was going to send oatmea/raisin cookies but may not. I seal almost everything in plastic bags or containers - so he can use for cooking or storage. Hopefully they are not too crumbled etc upon arrival.
Thank-you my online 'friends' for sharing - we are all in this together -- to help support our loved ones and the friends/ family at home
Welcome RDRPP --
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Comment by Elane on March 29, 2011 at 6:58pm
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Welcome to the group RDRPP
Try looking in the store for the cheap plastic like Gladware to put/pack the cookies in after wrapping them in saran/wax paper. A cheaper alternative to Tupperware. I got some that were like $1.00 for 4 or on clearance cheaper. Sailor can then use the container for "cooking" things in like Ramen noodles, Easy Mac packages, etc. Vacuum sealing them would help as well..it won't protect the shape but it will the freshness tho. The more full the box is the less chance of stuff shuffling inside the box. I use wrapped candy (tootsie rolls, jolly ranchers, Starburst or fun packs of Skittles) to fill in the "cracks". using ziplock bags around most everything that might split or dent, will help keep it from being all over everything. Like the pudding cups I sent today. I also tape shut every edge of the box, for 2 reasons: 1 to keep the creepy crawlies out and 2 to help maintain the integrity of the box. Hopefully we can all let each other know what works or not.
I consider you all my extended "Navy family" and hope we can all support/help each other during this "cruise".
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Comment by cheffiona on March 29, 2011 at 6:25pm
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@navynana Other than my homemade truffles the only ones I will eat are Sees! Yummy!
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I'm ready to pack the Easter box for mailing. Went to the See's candy store this am. and got some of his favorites. Hope they are not one big blob when they arrive. also found individual servings size of chips/salsa, buffalo chicken (can) and crackers. Tupperware is a good idea. I have used lots of packing material and plastic bags in previous boxes. We'll see.
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@RDRPP wow lot of bags lol!
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Comment by RDRPP on March 29, 2011 at 3:16pm
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I would just put 1 layer of cookies in the bag & sealed it, it took like 10 bags for all the cookies I made! Lol!
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@rdrpp yes I think Tupperware would be ok I have some the size of the mailing boxes did u individually wrap them before vac sealing them I was wondering if they would stick together during transit? I used to send cakes and muffins when she was in A school but then it only took 2 days to get there. Thank you for your advice.
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@cheffiona from my experience, the vacuum sealed bags keep things fresh, but the travel crumbled my husbands cookies. If I were you I'd vac-seal them & put them in a Tupperware bowl or an empty coffee or pringles can
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Good morning/afternoon every one! Missed chatting with B yesterday as I was back at the docs, blood pressure again had to have EKG wow will this ever end!
Hopefully will get to chat with her today sometime! I send a bunch of those camo plastic eggs filled with jelly beans but when I handed them to my friend who works at the local post office i think some of them must have opened and you could hear the jelly beans moving all around the box lol! Oh well they will still be edible! I dread to think what the chocolate bunny i sent will look like when it arrives probably all melted! Oh well just have to drink it!
I have some breakfast bars that I make Oats & Honey and Date & Cranberry I was thinking of sending some and putting them in vac seeled bags, maybe even freezing them before shipping! Any ideas? Do you think they would make it?
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my hubby just said when his dad in the Navy for 26 years they never hardly heard from him at all so thank God for technology!
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