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11-21-2012, 08:25 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Aug 2006
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And has...........
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12-07-2012, 11:02 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Oahu
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Gratefully stolen from ArmyWifeNetwork.com.
If you immediately recognized these Christmas ornaments then you're probably from a military family.
If you have no idea what these are, then you might never understand...
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12-08-2012, 04:29 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Charleston, SC
Posts: 13,566
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Nords, they look like stickers from luggage maybe? Receipts that are attached to stuff when you move, maybe?
No military family except my sister's husband who is reserves but was called up a few years ago to go to Germany for a year.
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12-08-2012, 06:02 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Flyover country
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Alas, all too recognizable. Inventory stickers. The movers put one on each box, and the numbers correspond to line items on the inventory sheets describing (very, very approximately) the contents of the box.
As a 2nd Lt, my boss's wife told me to expect that on every move, roughly 10% of my household goods would be lost, stolen, or damaged, and I would never recover anything but a tiny fraction of that from making a claim. She was dead on.
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12-08-2012, 06:02 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Texas: No Country for Old Men
Posts: 50,004
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Even though it has been more than 30 years since our last PCS we still have a few stuck to old pieces of furniture.
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12-08-2012, 06:44 AM
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Administrator
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 22,973
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Our last move was in 1986 and we still have boxes in the attic with those stickers on them.
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12-08-2012, 06:51 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Charleston, SC
Posts: 13,566
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Wow, so I was close. And it sure helps me understand the lack of retirement wanderlust of the military retirees. We've moved a few times, but just across town, and always with our own plus a friend's pickup truck.
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12-08-2012, 07:03 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 1,558
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Well, that's quite a creative idea for those stickers....I have many in many colors still stuck to my furniture.....
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12-08-2012, 07:25 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 798
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We finally got rid of the last box that had one on it a few years ago. And my last PCS was quite a while ago. Never actually lost anything on a move, but there were always some broken dishes or glassware.
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12-08-2012, 11:29 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 192
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This sight instantly caused a jarring feeling in my stomach! We are not military but nonetheless PCS every couple years. I am almost constantly pulling those stickers off of our stuff. When I hit the point where I've got them all, it's time to move again . . .
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Originally Posted by Nords
Gratefully stolen from ArmyWifeNetwork.com.
If you immediately recognized these Christmas ornaments then you're probably from a military family.
If you have no idea what these are, then you might never understand...
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12-08-2012, 01:55 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: New Orleans
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Niko
This sight instantly caused a jarring feeling in my stomach! We are not military but nonetheless PCS every couple years. I am almost constantly pulling those stickers off of our stuff. When I hit the point where I've got them all, it's time to move again . . .
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I still found some 30 years later, "hidden" underneath chairs and such.
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12-08-2012, 06:14 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Bossier City
Posts: 2,183
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I presently have about 30 boxes and other un-boxed items with these stickers on them.
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03-01-2013, 11:19 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: San Diego
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No one want's to see a photo of me but I'd thought I'd use this thread to update the old timers. Back in the day when we found out we were haven't our second daughter, I actually put a poll up here with our top 10 names for a vote. Olivia won! Well, she's growing up quick, as are the other two!
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03-01-2013, 11:23 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: San Diego
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Yeeps, only three per post? The others:
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03-01-2013, 11:30 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Collin County, TX
Posts: 9,294
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Love the photos...man, time is going by so quickly! (yep, I'm one of the old timers)
..and I love your new avatar laurence.
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03-01-2013, 11:33 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 1,440
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Recent pic of DH and I
Counting the days until we can take off on a last minute cruise instead of having to plan a year in advance!
Although post-retirement suits and ties will probably not exist!
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03-01-2013, 12:11 PM
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#1177
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Gone but not forgotten
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Sarasota,fl.
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Congratulations Lawrence on three gorgeous girls !
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03-01-2013, 01:04 PM
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#1178
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 12,483
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lisa99
Counting the days until we can take off on a last minute cruise instead of having to plan a year in advance!
Although post-retirement suits and ties will probably not exist!
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Great looking couple............
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03-01-2013, 01:50 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 3,528
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Lawrence, you have 3 gorgeous girls. I can't believe where the time has gone. I remember the poll. Thanks for sharing pictures of your girls.
Lisa99, Beautiful picture!
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03-01-2013, 04:35 PM
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#1180
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 984
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Here is mine...
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