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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 08:28 AM
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Just talked to one of our delivery drivers here...82 yrs old and was a shipmate on the USS Bogue from 1943-1946...Sank 13 submarines..we had a nice conversation about life in general and about his past...Just made my day
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 08:33 AM
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Conversating...is that like conversing?
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 08:36 AM
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I love hearing their stories...

It's just hard to tell sometimes which is true and which isn't :chuckles:
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 08:36 AM
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old people >*...I love having conversations with old people
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 08:37 AM
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Its cool to get a first hand perspective on history
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 03:57 PM
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theres an old guy at work. he saw me limpin, i was like injured my ankle. next thing you know hes telling me about his buddy who was in WWII and had shrapnal stuck in his ankle for 30 years and didnt know it. there were signs something was wrong though. the chronic pain and inflammation in the area h:.
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 04:09 PM
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i like old dudes that were in wars. my g-pa wasn't in a war though, so he's boring.
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 04:11 PM
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oh ya. old man dave is also a pervert. one of the ladies at work was complainin to me bout how dave was staring at her hard nipples. strong ac ftw. :chuckles:
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 06:39 PM
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What's with people old enough to have fought in WWII still working? They should be wearing white pants in Florida or something.
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 07:22 PM
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i like it when people dont remember what stories they've already told you, and they repeat the same stories. and you dont want to cut them off becuase its rude
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