The FReeper Foxhole Profiles "Kit" Carson - Aug. 16th, 2004

www.desertusa.com ^ | Bob Katz

[SAMWolf]

Thanks Lee Heggy.

Interesting how today we take salt for granted.

[SAMWolf]

Morning Colonel Flagg.

I barely seem to recall a "Kit" Carson TV series as a kid. I think Crockett and Boone overshadowed him though. Hard to beat Fess Parker and Disney.

[SAMWolf]

Nice to know I'm not alone. :-)

[Cannoneer No. 4]

The Rocky Mountains were full of Canadians. They invented the fur trade.

ETIENNE PROVOST

[Samwise]

Howdy SAM.

I'm still fighting that malware infection. It keeps coming back!

[Valin]

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[Cannoneer No. 4]

Ceran de Hault de Lassus de St. Vrain

[Lee Heggy]

Yeah Sam, I remember as a kid on the farm we didn't have a freezer so what we couldn't keep cool in the springhouse ot in the rootceller was usually salted/smoked or pickled to preserve it. It was a treat to duck into the springhouse on a hot day and have a dipper of cold milk. We would also put a couple of bottles of grapejuice or cider in a bucket that had a lid on it and holes in the bottom and then lower it into the well. Real tasty stuff. Simpler times that I miss.

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Good morning EGC.

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Good morning Cannoneer.

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Good morning Mayor. It's a constant battle between my "young" mind and my aging bones. ;-)

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I remember the argument they had. Global warming would cause cooling in some parts of the world, warming in others. Gee, what a prediction. LOL.

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Neat stuff on the mountain artillery. Thanks for all the extra information.

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A solemn flag-o-gram today. Thanks PE.

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Morning feather.

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Mornin' Lee. Thanks for the elucidation. ;-)

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Good morning alfa6.

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Hello Valin. Monday...here we go again.

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Good morning Colonel. This post finds you well I hope.

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Let us know if you hear any local news while there about the veterans gathering. ;-)