HI Bob,   
      
   On Fri 2012-Mar-23 09:28, BOB BREED (1:123/140) wrote to RICHARD WEBB:   
      
    RW> Can see that, those domestically based can enjoy family   
    RW> life.  WE base 'em at sea when there's an anticipated need   
    RW> in the short term I think is what's seen here, even if we   
    RW> deliver 'em by plane or faster transport vessel   
      
   BB> From what I see, and San Diego is a Navy town, it seems the tours at   
   BB> sea are getting longer and longer and with shorter intervals between   
   BB> them.  In other words, the ships aren't in port as long as they used   
   BB> to be.  Now that the Navy is cutting back i wonder what impact that   
   BB> will have in re to ships at sea, longer or shorter times?    
      
   I could really see it, no matter how it shakes out, after   
   all I find it ludicrous to have to base troops in countries   
   that start telling us what freedoms our people can enjoy,   
   what they can read or view in their off duty time, etc.   
   Imho basing them at sea is the only intelligent solution,   
   get the diplomats and all that other minutiae out of it.   
      
    BB> Where is Bob?  He used to post in Memories now and again.  Did he   
    BB> die?   
      
    RW> His node's down, i'm hoping he'll come back again, he wont'   
    RW> be continuous mail as he'll be sharing duties voice and fido system on   
    RW> one phone line, but first he's hoping when he   
    RW> catches up a little bit he'll get another ups and some other hardware   
    RW> he wants.   
    RW>  I've still got his passwords in place   
    RW> and all here since I was his most recent feed.  Reminds me I need to   
    RW> give him a buzz this weekend.   
      
      
   BB> Ok.  I remember him saying he had to share a phone line. :)   Jeeze,   
   BB> those were the days ...   
      
   YEp, that was coming up on his radar anyway to save some   
   money, and then some equipment died.  I've got to remember   
   to call him this weekend, among other calls I"ve got to   
   make.  i'm hoping he joins us again.   
      
      
   Regards,   
              Richard   
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