My encounter with local freeper

[nadinbrzezinski]

so here I am taking care package for a troop in Afghanistan. This time we know the kid, he is the nephew of a friend of ours, who is a tad misguided but that will not stop me from putting a care package for the kid... (and before you say it, uncle has not kept us with news, and he already served, ten years USMC)

Anyhow I bring this bag of stuff to the UPS Office and tell them, FPO can I get the Customs Dec Form?

Lady in her twenties turns and looks at what is in that bag, from the usual candy, to a DnD core book, to toilet paper and toothpaste and... foot powder... so she says, "why send them toilet paper, I am sure the military is providing them this."

"no Ma'am they are not, the supply chain is quite broken."

"So where is that going to?"

"Afghanistan."

"Can you be more specific?"

"Nope, OpSec, I have no clearance exactly where his unit is at."

"So they don't have toilet paper, this must be the liberal press. I've heard otherwise."

"From people you know in the service?" MY BS meter was going off the scale at that point.

"No from World Net daily, you know the real press."

I smiled, took out my DoD card and told her... "well I guess Submarine Squadron Seen lied to us then when they requested these kinds of supplies last year before my husband retired as a USN Chief... and I guess the Army and the Marine Corp support groups are also getting mis informed by no less the Department of Defense." I smiled wickedly at that moment. "exactly what Main Stream Paper has covered the problems with the supply Chain by the way, because I owe the editor a pat on the back for covering a real story nobody is covering and has not covered since this whole mess started."

"Well if you say so."


She had this lovely American Flag pin, with a lovely yellow ribbon on it... I smiled wickedly, "by the way you are in your twenties, want to REALLY support the troops, either join them. Don't give me that BS that this is not for your type, or you have other priorities... oh and I also did my time... then again you COULD start demanding that the privatized and fully stealing Halliburton Supply Chain actually feed the troops, provide them with essentials et al. That way I will only have to send oh I don't know, games, candy and Reading material. by the way, have you sent a care package to any troop?"

She chose not to answer, turned away and walked out of the store in a huff... the manager said, that usually they can tell who speaks the truth, for any care package their type sends includes bibles, not ahem, essentials.

Quite honestly I think they are starting to feel the heat.

[proud patriot]

1. "world net daily ...the real press" LOL

:rofl: what a poor misguided soul

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. gets funnier her eyes really got big when she realized that

card I was holding WAS the real article, I mean all the troops and families are behind the pretender doncha know?

[FreedomAngel82]

16. No, no it's

those darn liberals! :eyes:

[blm]

63. Sure they are...she read it on World Net.

Thankyou for this very telling story.

[tanyev]

3. Bam!

:yourock:

[AuntieM1957]

4. Am I the only one who wants to impale them on their stupid

freaking pins and magnets?


How about a yellow ribbon right through the eyeball, lady?

Or a fish magnet hanging out your a**?

Lord, how in the name of all that's decent do these freaking fools think that buying a piece of crap magnet or pin made by some underage child in a third world country is going to help anyone but some fat middle-aged stockholder!!!!!!!



:grr:

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Nope I have been konown to give them enlistement papers

on the spot and cards from recruiters... I guess none of them truly want to support the troops.

[AuntieM1957]

11. There's an enlistment office about 3 miles from my home

I think I'll stop by tomorrow during my Saturday morning errands, and pick up a few.

That is a great way to defuse their "support" speeches.

Thanks so much for the tip.

And thanks for your families service to our country.

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. It will defuse it,

and what is worst we continue to serve in small and grand ways, hubby went from navy to police...

[buddysmellgood]

24. That is excellent. Where do I get enlistment cards? Do I have to go to

a recruiting office, or can I get them on the web?

[nadinbrzezinski]

33. you can get them on the web,

shoot I usually just google and print, as to the recruiters, find a local office and get some of their cards, they will apreciate it, if one of these folks actually helps them make their quota... not that they will call but shoot some folks with lots of money actually do serve, rarely, but they do

[prairierose]

66. No, you are not..I feel...

exactly the same way. It's getting so that whenever I see one of those stupid yellow ribbons, I want to scream at the person driving the car & don't even get me started on the pirahna fish symbols......

[nadinbrzezinski]

68. Just remember, the yellow ribbon orginally

was developed to identify people who had a family member over there, tie a yellow ribbon around the oak tree.

When I see them, I look. If they have DOD stickers I smile, if they don't, well them enlistment forms are left on the windshield these days

[cbear70]

6. that was great

:woohoo: :woohoo:

[blue sky at night]

7. bless you for what you do......

i need to know a troop to send a package to. USO the best bet??
On Edit: I went to the USO site to find out about donations:
check it out DU'ers

http://www.uso.org/pubs/8_20_10417.cfm

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. This time it took me a while to get the adress

will ask for permision and see if I can share...

In fact this kid was reluctant to give it to his uncle, family issues, a nice opera, but that is a whole different matter.

Otherwise, ask locally, who knows if you live near a base... yuo may be able to talk a family into adopting them...

[DistressedAmerican]

8. Great Post! Nominated (I'm Sure Some Of You Will Join Me - Well Deserved)!

I love encounters like that! Nothing like a little truth to break down a bushbot. Facts cause them to short circuit!

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Yep it did smell like chicken

;-)

[AuntieM1957]

12. kicked

[I Have A Dream]

25. However, it won't change the way this young woman thinks one iota.

People like her are so mind-controlled that it's really scary. I swear that they're using subliminal messages on right-wing newscasts to get this type of unwavering support from people.

[nadinbrzezinski]

34. Oh fully agree

but it is the pu8blic embarrasmnet that is worth my time

[I Have A Dream]

37. I totally agree with you. I wouldn't have missed the opportunity...

no matter what. You handled it so much better than I would have though.

[nadinbrzezinski]

38. Treating them with respect and an even tone of voice

you know like they are not accostumed to, drives them completely batshit.

;-)

[FreedomAngel82]

13. Good!

Good for you for standing up for the truth. And she said World Net Daily is real news? LOL!

[GreenPartyVoter]

14. Bee-YOU-tee-full! *high five*

[SharonRB]

15. Good job!

They need to be put in their place.

[stepnw1f]

18. Shit... That Was Good

Real Good!!!!:evilgrin:

[are_we_united_yet]

19. Oh man

that story was better than sex.

[nadinbrzezinski]

20. Heck we try

;-)

[are_we_united_yet]

21. LOL!

:)

[Maddy McCall]

22. I am the daughter of a mail man.

Here's your next step. Call her postmaster. Demand that she be reprimanded for instigating a political discussion with you. (Mail personnel are expected to refrain from partisan political expressions--they can't have partisan stickers--not even on their personal vehicles that they use to deliver mail (rural carriers)-- and they are not supposed to politically engage clientelle while on the clock.)

Should you get no satisfaction from the postmaster, ask for the contact information for his or her superior. Call that superior--probably a district superintendent--and tell him or her what happened and that you will be using USPS service to mail him or her a formal complaint. Ask if you need any particular forms (you do) to file that complaint, and ask where to get the forms.

Follow through on this. I promise that you won't be sorry.

[I Have A Dream]

28. It wasn't my understanding that she worked there.

The OP said that the woman walked out of the store in a huff (or something like that).

[Maddy McCall]

30. Ok. I read it too quickly.

Thanks. Disregard.

[nadinbrzezinski]

35. No, not USPS, UPS

slightly different animal and she was a customer too

[Bigmack]

23. If they sent bibles....

... and the troops need toilet paper....

Hey... the troops got bibles, they've got TP!

Letter from mom or girlfriend or bible or Ladies Home Fucking Journal... it's all good!

[jmowreader]

31. Ladies Home Fucking Journal?

Is that a porn mag? :evilgrin:

[Burried News]

26. Thanks for sending the care package. It's time for my wife and I

to send another. Both family members are back from their tours and even we forget their replacements.

[Swamp Rat]

27. Huzzah!!!

:kick:

[driver8]

29. That is classic!! Well done!

I am nominating this too! I think I am going to start carrying enlistment forms in my car. Let the hypocrites put their money where their mouth is!

My dad is a retired chief and I did six years in the Navy. I wish I still had an ID card.

Nadin...what did your husband do in the Navy?

[nadinbrzezinski]

36. Quartermaster, US Submarine Service

[driver8]

39. I have a lot of friends who served on subs...

I was a nuc machinist mate. I volunteered subs but got sent to a carrier.

[nadinbrzezinski]

42. Life I guess,

thanks for your service

[mitchtv]

51. Thanks for YOUR service, too Nadine

Shut them down , one freeper at a time.

[nadinbrzezinski]

57. Yep, we will one ffreeper at a time

;-)

And when I said I also did my time, I spent ten years as a red cross medic in Mexico, and quite a bit of it as part of the reserves, long story. So I have worn a uniform too... and abu graib drives me batty for obvious reasons

[YOY]

32. Real Experience and firsthand knowledge

The ultimate STFU!

You Rawk nadinbrzezinski!

[Catherine Vincent]

40. Now that's what I call a BITCH SLAP.

:thumbsup:

[KarenInMA]

41. So are you related to the Soviet PM?

[nadinbrzezinski]

43. No, Brzezinski is a very common Polish name

think Smith

[KarenInMA]

45. Wow! really?

That's cool. My ancestors came from France and Holland, via Canada a few generations back. My mom is working out our "family tree" from several generations. She's found scandals!! gasp!

[Catch22Dem]

56. I knew a Bolislav Brzezinski

This was in NYC in the early 90s. I guess he'd be about 55 now. Man, this guy was a RIOT!!! He threw some killer parties back then. Rich as hell too. Nice pool in back.

[leesa]

44. I agree they are feeling the heat. I had a guy flip me off across two

lanes of traffic yesterday for a long time while we waited for the light. It was hysterical. I waved and smiled at him. God, they are dumb!

World Net Daily???? So you actually met someone who reads that rag?

[nadinbrzezinski]

46. Aparently

took soem work not to laugh and keep this respectful... as I said, respect drives them absolutely batty

[KarenInMA]

50. why? you have a 'bush is an asshole" sticker?

[Straight Shooter]

47. An American flag with a yellow ribbon on it.

I admire your reserve in not barfing all over it. Actually, you did great! Thanks for sharing. :patriot:

[nadinbrzezinski]

48. Sad part is the same cheap probably made in China

pin that I wore while my husband was actually deployed, these asshats don't even know the meaning of the yellow ribbon, they just see military families wearing them... as to reserve, as I keep saying treat them with the respect they don't deserve, that drives them absolutely batty

[KarenInMA]

53. like this?

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[nadinbrzezinski]

55. no, not quite that one

they were sold at the exchange, literally a US Flag with a yellow ribbon wrapping around it... seemed appropriate to wear while hubby was deployed, since then it has joined our extensive pin collection

[Rebellious Republican]

49. My grandmothers farm did not have indoor plumbing until the early 70's

Yep thats right, she had a single holer (Outhouse for you city folk). I found old JC Penny catalogs preferable over corn cob's.

Not wishing to sound sac religious, but maybe the troop are putting those bibles to an essential use.:evilgrin:

I know, poor taste, but this is an unholy war! :spank:

[spuddonna]

52. What an awesome story!!

And thanks for sharing it!

I think that it's a crime that these men and women are scrounging for basic supplies, let alone the armor issue... I wonder if the Army hadn't 'outsourced' supply jobs if things would have been better for these soldiers... I honestly can't believe that Halliburton is doing a better job!

I heard horror stories from my uncles about WWII and Nam, but I sincerely worry that our guys are going to get stuck in a majorly f'd up situation, like Khe Sanh or Tet... The mayor of Baghdad was ousted this week, and there was little talk about it in the press... things are bad in Iraq...

[nadinbrzezinski]

54. You welcome

I think they will wake up someday, in this case, when her all paid vacation to Fallujah papers show up... (Draft)...

And yes things were FU in WW II... but we also had Truman go around preventing the kind of graft we are seeing now. Hell Willis Jeeps went out of bidness because they ran an honest bidness... and did not overcharge.

As to things getting bad, they are bad, and I expect them to get even worst, and no I don't expect the stenography corp to even cover a tet sized event or wost, not prudent you know... would not be prudent.

:mad: :mad: :mad:

[nadinbrzezinski]

58. kick for the night crew

and I am still chucking over this lady... I guess she does not care either

[DistressedAmerican]

59. Saturday Kick!

[in_cog_ni_to]

60. Man, I just LOVE you!

:hug: You did it again! You never fail me. :) THAT was AWESOME!

That's one of the arguments my 12 year old son uses when one of his friend's starts talking about Democrats not supporting the troops. He asks them how many care packages they have sent to Iraq and tells them we have sent many. It shuts them up and embarrasses the hell out of them because, of course, their freeper parents would never think to do something like that...it's considered CARING....which is NOT a freeper virtue. :evilgrin:

Great job, nb! :toast:

[bleever]

61. Thank you. That was great.

:patriot:

[BamaLefty]

62. Yes, They Are Feeling The Heat

Even here in rural, southern Alabama where Bush picked up 75%. Believe me, the tide is turning... even where I live.

[Coventina]

64. Now THAT's gonna leave a mark!!!

WELL DONE!!!!!

:toast:

[Tsiyu]

65. You hero, You. : )

:yourock:

:patriot:

[nadinbrzezinski]

67. By the way, if any body wants the FPO for this troop

I have now permision from uncle to share... boy I guess Alex will be a popular man down at Camp

;-)

Just send me a PM