Red Cross = buracratic crap Suffice it to say the recent events in Colorado do not present the opportunity for some to get themselves national media attention. There are people who truly believe that
Years ago when a hurricane hit Florida my parents were affected. They were extremely complimentary on how the Red Cross responded and the help that was provided. Other reports said the same thing. Th
Years ago I bought a small generator. I realized that in this area there comes the occasional hurricane that knocks the power out for a while. So, being a resposible citized I equipped myself to prov
My bad experience with the Red Cross was in 1968. It may have helped a few folks from time to time, but overall, I've seen more negative than positive. In addition to watching them SELL food and clot
I can't believe with all the bad experiences people have with the Red Cross and United Way, they still MAKE money. Jim, your experience with the Red Cross is the same as mine. 1974, Seaman just trans
Jim wrote : For many years I have also refused to give money to the United Way unless I could stipulate where my donation went. A goodly portion of United Way agencies spend the bulk of your donation
For many years I have also refused to give money to the United Way unless I could stipulate where my donation went. Having years ago been the United way person where I worked, I gotta tell you that e
Hmmm. Guess I'll have to reconsider this year when United Way comes calling... Thanks for the info, guys! I can give directly to any charities I deem suitable I guess. Cheers!! Jim - 68 Midget in Dod
At various times, I have felt the same way regarding United Way and their decisions about how money is distributed. And it's true that designating it on the donor card effectively does nothing, excep
Now wait a minute! What kind of a Navy would have a seaman transferred to a "boat"? The only "boats" in this man's Navy were either pig boats or boatswain's mates. But a Seaman (E-3) with a wife and
You mean like the "boats" Arizona, Oklahoma, & Hornet. Or do they have to come back up to be a boat? Crash Boats are Navy vessels that go under the water Rick
HMMM, Always thought submarines were called boats. Larry -- Larry B. Macy, Ph.D. macy@bbl.med.upenn.edu System Administrator/Manager Neuropsychiatry Section Department of Psychiatry University of Pen
Adak ehh.. memories of the bad old days.. dear old Dad was a researcher in the Navy, Biodynamics. He, being a Doctor, never got the whole chain-of-command "thing" and really hated the showing up on t
hmm.. my cousin flew what he referred to as "the barrage balloon of the next war" with the purpose of dropping VERY VERY VERY LARGE warheads on the boats that were already under the water... ;-) Lest
I am afraid the ONLY Boat in the this man's Navy was a submarine and all the rest were "Targets". Not dumb and no disciplinary cases, we sent all those to the targets. Brent