tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post6783608159041282816..comments2024-02-28T20:56:23.768-06:00Comments on Sipsey Street Irregulars: Absolved: Chapter 23, The Four Fingers of DeathDutchman6http://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-31204105344659302842010-03-11T00:49:10.844-06:002010-03-11T00:49:10.844-06:00Not to be picky, but in the interest of proper lex...Not to be picky, but in the interest of proper lexicon, the relief trip in paragraph 29 (I think it's 29) would have been to the latrine not the head, unless they were in the Navy or Marines. Just saying.<br /><br />rustynail<br />III/OKrustynailnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-55803921063880411312009-11-01T19:35:07.685-06:002009-11-01T19:35:07.685-06:00As one of the very small percentage of USAF person...As one of the very small percentage of USAF personnel who has had to exist on MRE's for more than a few days at a time, I learned about half-way through my first deployment to bring a LARGE jar of Metamucil or equivalent, and to get fresh fruit and veggies at every opportunity. Now that I'm a SNCO, many of the FNG's make jokes about age infirmaties, until a week or two after the start of their first extended MRE-fest...<br /><br />PavePusherPavePushernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-45552692871974148852009-10-25T15:34:43.173-05:002009-10-25T15:34:43.173-05:00Ahh, the memories of learning how to handle eating...Ahh, the memories of learning how to handle eating field rations... Remember it well, and with the 101st. Geez, did you have to open the memory box? My gut hurts thinking about it. (g) Good story. Air Assault !! IIITaznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-26188594052795461052009-10-24T18:11:30.908-05:002009-10-24T18:11:30.908-05:00E-Damn-Normous laughter! Thanks!
I don't do...E-Damn-Normous laughter! Thanks! <br /><br />I don't do much of that these days...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-44395330223850045372009-10-24T15:05:36.227-05:002009-10-24T15:05:36.227-05:00I got as many laughs from the comments as I did fr...I got as many laughs from the comments as I did from the post. Got to get the book. We had C's in Nam. With enough Beer and Tobasco my folks sent me by the case most were tolerable. Except scrambled eggs and ham. I want to barf just thinking about those. Rice in a banana leaf saved many a meal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-40811067078566481322009-10-24T14:05:46.146-05:002009-10-24T14:05:46.146-05:00Amen on the Tabasco! Even after they started putt...Amen on the Tabasco! Even after they started putting the little bottles in each meal, I carried an family-size bottle in my ruck. <br /><br />Oh and thanks a heap for reminding me about the beef and pork patties, you sick sadists. I've been trying for years to forget about 'em.<br /><br />BoarHawgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-63906979782155091772009-10-24T09:24:44.690-05:002009-10-24T09:24:44.690-05:00Being a Chicago boy, I never could get into the &q...Being a Chicago boy, I never could get into the "put Tabasco on everything in the Chow Hall" mode like the guys from Dixie; I just endured it.Crustyrustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09478587825608882510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-64544877746544815912009-10-23T23:42:46.800-05:002009-10-23T23:42:46.800-05:00Great read! Can't wait for the rest.
Re: MREs...Great read! Can't wait for the rest.<br /><br />Re: MREs and C-rats:<br />One word - Tabasco.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-56719615793448817812009-10-23T23:18:09.817-05:002009-10-23T23:18:09.817-05:00I never had the pork patties, but the "beef&q...I never had the pork patties, but the "beef" hockey pucks could have patched a tire!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-13139617172378520902009-10-23T19:10:27.642-05:002009-10-23T19:10:27.642-05:00this is the second time I've read this chapter...this is the second time I've read this chapter and I laughed my ass off both times..<br />Dr.D IIIDr.Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-23770760111361685992009-10-23T18:55:21.592-05:002009-10-23T18:55:21.592-05:00"The case went into a 1952 stand-up freezer i..."The case went into a 1952 stand-up freezer in 1997 and has been at -40F for 12 years. I thawed the case in the livingroom for a week and opened up a few. They taste just like 1995. 1992 M&M's suck. "<br /><br />Hell, I've still got a case of 1970's LRRP's in the attic. Might not be there much longer. ;>)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-91748284477992404812009-10-23T16:47:13.731-05:002009-10-23T16:47:13.731-05:00Yup, I was in the same time as B. Woodman, when th...Yup, I was in the same time as B. Woodman, when the MREs first came out.<br /><br />Dehydrated pork patties. Yum.<br /><br />The only good thing in the early ones was the dehydrated fruit :p<br /><br />They got better as time wore on, but not a whole lot. I retired in '03 so I'm not up on what's in 'em now, though.<br /><br />Crusty<br />IIICrustyrustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09478587825608882510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-20813248741440842362009-10-23T15:16:43.257-05:002009-10-23T15:16:43.257-05:00By the mid-1990's (manufacture date, not distr...By the mid-1990's (manufacture date, not distribution date!) MRE's in brown and early tan were getting pretty-okay IF you knew how to prepare them (and which to starve through instead of eat).<br /><br />Yes, Water- you need to drink a canteen of water while preparing the M.R.E. It helps to make you temporarily less empty so that you might chew slower. Digestion starts at the teeth, so chew well. <br /><br />When out on exercises st OsanAB they gave us 4 MRE's a day AND let us go to chow halls if we were close enough, so the unopened packages got dumped into duffel bags for later that became never. I scrounged original cardboard and bands and re-packed them into my wall locker. They came home with me to the States in personal property.<br />The case went into a 1952 stand-up freezer in 1997 and has been at -40F for 12 years. I thawed the case in the livingroom for a week and opened up a few. They taste just like 1995. 1992 M&M's suck. <br /><br />Rumor always was that Vegetarian and Kosher MREs' were more expensive and better. Any truth? <br />I once asked about this and was told to talk to my Rabbi or SDA priest or the all-purpose Chaplain (oops, I'm not Jewish or SDA, and it felt like trouble I didn't need). <br /><br />It might be time to find some retort food packaging equipment and start putting everything in MRE packaging. <br /><br />Cheers.pdxr13https://www.blogger.com/profile/04663894695994248670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-32864788643759198572009-10-23T13:38:22.920-05:002009-10-23T13:38:22.920-05:00Hilarious! And more accurate than I care to rememb...Hilarious! And more accurate than I care to remember. I used to avoid the cheese packets like the plague. And the jalapeno cheese? Yeah, that only complicated matters...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-76616462396578887932009-10-23T13:04:49.928-05:002009-10-23T13:04:49.928-05:00Hi Mike,
My comments on the first installment not...Hi Mike,<br /><br />My comments on the first installment not-withstanding, count me in when you look for allies. I'm ready to fight, and right now.<br /><br />Your writing is exceptional, by the way. The story you're giving us glimpses of is perfect for the situation. I pray the old adage that the pen is mightier than the sword holds true, and that the powers that be take heed; otherwise, we're in for hell on earth until it's over.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07000423065458380753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-37698363522339357502009-10-23T12:54:28.164-05:002009-10-23T12:54:28.164-05:00Ha! Those of us who encountered the generation 1 d...Ha! Those of us who encountered the generation 1 dessicated pork pucks laugh at the four fingers of death.<br /><br />The constipation issue has a simple solution. You just have to remember that, compared to typical chow hall or home cooking, MREs are low moisture. You need to take in more fluids than you might think. Of course, under field conditions you're often water-limited.<br /><br />Good tale.Carl Bussjaegerhttp://www.bussjaeger.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-13210603069933209992009-10-23T12:08:23.967-05:002009-10-23T12:08:23.967-05:00One of my favorite chapters.
Thanks for reprinting...One of my favorite chapters.<br />Thanks for reprinting it!<br />Jim USMC<br />IIIdrjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-25484810652887482102009-10-23T12:01:53.637-05:002009-10-23T12:01:53.637-05:00It never fails. Everytime I read the passage abou...It never fails. Everytime I read the passage about the head trip after a couple of weeks on MRE's, I giggle like a schoolgirl. Painful memories but your description NAILS it. Gallows humor but even so I giggle.Diogeneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06728053309068254820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-42850952664017708942009-10-23T11:56:25.100-05:002009-10-23T11:56:25.100-05:00Awesome keep writing...Awesome keep writing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-4442569243867669912009-10-23T11:41:40.183-05:002009-10-23T11:41:40.183-05:00heeheeheeheeheeheeheeheeheeheeheeheeheeheeheeheeheeheeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-68031445090475826112009-10-23T11:26:38.235-05:002009-10-23T11:26:38.235-05:00OMG! ROFLOL! Times 2!
I was in when we transitione...OMG! ROFLOL! Times 2!<br />I was in when we transitioned from C's to MRE's, and I can attest as truth everything written in this chapter.<br /><br />I'm Tom Bodett, and we'll leave the outhouse light on for you.<br /><br />B Woodman<br />SSG (Ret) US Army<br />III-perAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-46401211427905748592009-10-23T10:49:07.042-05:002009-10-23T10:49:07.042-05:00Laughing with watery eyes. That's excellent. ...Laughing with watery eyes. That's excellent. Can't wait to get the whole thing.Jerome Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798043652487364914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-83884595754696007952009-10-23T10:38:24.764-05:002009-10-23T10:38:24.764-05:00I - personally - LOVE charms. Free sugar/free ene...I - personally - LOVE charms. Free sugar/free energy. I've survived a lot of shiat, candy ain't going to kill me.<br /><br />I don't expect to survive anyway, so... I'll take your charms if you're 'fraid to eat 'em!<br /><br />DDDDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-27655752376319245642009-10-23T10:27:40.550-05:002009-10-23T10:27:40.550-05:00Well said, amigo!!Well said, amigo!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-68294525413843012012009-10-23T10:02:55.899-05:002009-10-23T10:02:55.899-05:00I almost pissed myself laughing. Nice Jjob Mike. ...I almost pissed myself laughing. Nice Jjob Mike. I can't wait for the rest of the book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com