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Permalink Reply by Riptide11/128 on
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Yep, we seem to be in an area which seems to have a history of remaining unscathed during tsunamis, although if we ever have a big on out here in the subduction zone just offshore, we'll pretty much be wiped off the map. Getting out of here is not going to be an option. The wave will strike so fast and the bridge out of here will likely be destroyed during the quake, it will just be a matter of how big the wave is and can we get to high enough ground fast enough. LOL
There are so many icky viruses going around right now, it's hard to tell if we've got one or several. There are multiple symptoms, so who knows. I'm just feeling like a whiney little baby and I wanna feel BETTER NOW! LOL Oh my gosh RC!! That's right! That dang tsunami warning couldn't have come at a worse time for you and hubby! Holy crap! Are you having a nice quiet time? LOL...the house all to yourself? I just hope that crust stays stable, so he doesn't have to deal with it again. Like you need anything else to worry about, right!?
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Hey Mel - glad to hear all is well out there on the coast, at least as far as the tsunami is concerned. Sorry you're all sick, it's been going around our office too - hope to avoid it, or at least get it now and not in a few weeks, wouldn't want to be sick for PIR. What a crazy week!! Got hubby off to Hawaii this am for Tiger Cruise - nothing like starting out your day at 3:30am with tsunami warnings at his destination, OMG! But everything there is fine and looks like they we have their weekend in Honolulu and head out to San Diego on schedule. Hope you are all feeling better, will get off an email to you tomorrow!
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Permalink Reply by Bebe on
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Good morning ladies...unbelievable the happenings and devastation of the last day. We had tsunami warnings yesterday morning...some big waves but nothing major. We are about 3 miles inland from the beach but still when you see whats happened no one will ever know...and really how do you prepare.
On a positive note =)...denverGF 26 more days! can you believe it?! All the sadness I felt is getting better every day.
Have a great weekend ladies. Riptide and RC get better...that sickness came around here just a week or two before my SR left...he and hubby got it the worst...Mom? well you know we never get sick LOL!!!
Take care ladies...ordered my ribbons from lalaribbonqueen. Even my 24 year old said he'd wear one-which I thought he'd be too cool to do....I do have a question: is there a protocol or something about giving a gift to our SR after PIR? My SR wants an Ipad (who doesn't). That's all fine and dandy but is there something more appropriate for such a huge feat...something with a real significance and meaning?...Like getting through BC isn't enough LOL -I crack myself up---I would never have been able to do what our SR's are doing.
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Thanks so much Bb! Yeah, it's a good thing you didn't have anything in the marina there at Santa Cruz, ( I have family in the area). Boy that marina got torn up, didn't it.....as well as Crescent City. They took a beating. I'm just praying they don't end up having a nuclear meltdown over there in one of their plants. It's bad enough they had that explosion. Who knows what the real story is going to be about the severity of that one! Oh man. It's not a good time to live in NE Japan. Bless their hearts.....what a tragedy!
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Permalink Reply by DenverGF(Kristin) on
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From my understanding, all the gift-giving depends on what your sailor is doing after bootcamp. If he is staying in GL for A school immediately then they move all of their stuff across the street and can have a phone, etc because they are not technically in BC anymore. If they leave the state to go somewhere else I have heard you can meet them at the airport to give them their belongings. I've heard watches are popular...but I'm sure an iPad would be great! I was going to get my bf one (he worked for Apple...that is how we met haha) but I am holding off to see what he wants for sure in case it is a new computer instead!
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Ladies...23 days can you believe it! I am getting so excited. Visit the main PIR 4/8/2011 page if you haven't. Craig joined the group and has posted some killer information.
Take care....
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That info Craig gave was great! Thanks so much for letting us know! Only 3 weeks left ladies!!!
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Did anyone get letters this week or phone call? I haven't nor did my SR's gf...=(
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Bb, it has been such an incredibly quiet week. I keep chanting the mantra.....no news is good news, no news is good news. LOL I went back and looked at some more family stuff, which said that if they'd failed tests or anything that would hold them back, they'd be given a call. No call, no bad news! That's my story and I'm sticking to it. LOL I, too, appreciate the information from Craig. Good stuff. Well, we've got battlestations coming up before too long and the final PT test, right? I hope all of our SRs did great on the inspections this week. No letter today, hopefully, some good news tomorrow. Hang in there all (((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))
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Hey, I'm right there with you on the no news is good news, can't seem to say it enough!!! It has been quiet this week, was really hoping for a phone call - oh well, there's always tomorrow :-) On the brights side - only 3 more weeks!!!! I can't wait.
Any sunshine out there on coast? It's been on and off here - rain, sun, more rain, clouds....... and it feels colder that when we were at or below freezing - I am soooo ready for sping!!!
Hope everyone gets letters tomorrow, and maybe a phone call this weekend!
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I feel exactly like you Roberta and Riptide...No News is Good News...and just praying they do good. Yes, there is tomorrow and even this weekend.
20 days from tomorrow...I hope it goes fast.
So Cal is kind of chilly today. We had beautiful 80ish Monday and Tuesday; expecting rain this weekend...but at least we've gotten some sunshine and the rain has slowed for a while. I usually have some sort of tan right about now LOL!
Take care ladies...we're in the homestretch....
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We've actually had some sun breaks here and there. It's not quite as cold as it has been....at least not freezing! We've only had "showers", which makes it nice. We've been working outside a bit and getting a few things accomplished. Today it's hot tub repair day. We've developed quite a few narrow cracks in it this year, so I've got it emptied and am going to get it repaired TODAY. Oh I miss that hot tub. It would have been nice to have it up and running while going through the "flu"....sweat those little buggers out of our systems. LOL With my other son in track, I'm sure he'd be utilizing it like crazy right now too, if it was up and running. Oh well.....it will be filled, up and running, come Sunday. The weather is supposed to be nice on Sunday and Monday...some serious hard labor planned for outside on those two days, so having the hot tub up and running is VITAL!! These old bones just don't appreciate hard labor like they used to. LOL
My dear friends, I hope we hear from our SRs today, at least letters! I just got another one into the mail for him.....a phone call this weekend would be awesome, wouldn't it? Thank goodness my SRs girlfriend makes sure and lets me know, via FB, just as SOON as she hears anything too. Bless her heart, that little gal faithfully writes to him every day..in between her college classes and homework. That makes my heart feel so good. If something happens and I miss a day, it's nice knowing that she's got one in the mail. :-) My boy's being looked after. :-) God bless ladies....No news is good news, but good news is like manna for the soul!! LOL ((((((HUGS))))))
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