On Jan 6, 11:35 pm, georgecleveland wrote:
On Tuesday my eldest got on a flight in Minneapolis heading to Philly.
From there he took a bus to Cape May, New Jersey. Destination, the
U.S. Coast Guard Training Facility. He is, even as I type this, in
Coastie boot camp.

Been there. Done that. But, you knew that.

The Jersey shore is a much loved vacation spot for many in the urban
northeast, and New Jersey IS "The Garden State" after all. But not in
the winter. Even I and my 18 year old compatriots saw the humor in
that.....strolling the boardwalk in Atlantic City in December of '69.

Semper Paratus.

Remind him to keep those pants legs rolled up!

giles