report on Grenada

[hornetguy]

greetings, one and all...
I made it back pretty much safe and sound from the island of Grenada. I was hoping to find some good buys on some south/central American stogs, but it was not to be.
Some folks told me I should be able to find them at the duty-free shop down on the harbor area, but then others told me they had been closed after the devastation of hurricane Ivan almost a year ago.
I did find a couple of places in St.Georges that sold a small variety of Cubanos, though.
So, on the last night, I relaxed with a R&J tubed Romeo #1 and a glass of Hennessey VSOP. I know I paid too much (almost double) for the smoke, but, it was worth it. Special occasion, good smoke, good drink, good memory.

 

[ParaGod]

Last time I was in Grenada, people were shooting at me.


Damn am I dating myself again :whistling: .

 

[ParaGod]

Ohh yeah, welcome.


Since I am lazy and probably did not see your initial thread.

 

[MilesMingusMonk]

Damn am I dating myself again :whistling: .

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Mike, meet Rosy........Rosy Palm. :laugh:

 

[bfreebern]

Rosey and her five sisters?

 

[Lumberg]

Last time I was in Grenada, people were shooting at me.

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You and stevehawk, eh?

 

[ParaGod]

Damn am I dating myself again :whistling: .

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Mike, meet Rosy........Rosy Palm. :laugh:

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Your a bitch you know that.

 

[MilesMingusMonk]

Damn am I dating myself again :whistling: .

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Mike, meet Rosy........Rosy Palm. :laugh:

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Your a bitch you know that.

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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

May your abalone shell be filled with only the finest ashes, Mike.

 

[ParaGod]

With the weather being so good, I have spent quite alot of time in the back yard lately. Plus our tomatoes are coming around nicely, not quite ripe yet, plus I planted 3 habanero plants and about 5 other pepper plants.

 

[stevehawk]

Last time I was in Grenada, people were shooting at me.

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You and stevehawk, eh?

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No one was shooting at me. Being in military intel (no oxymoron jokes, please) I wasn't chasing Cubans across the island. My team took over the telephone exchange in St George and "monitored" telephones for a week or so. It was fairly quiet where I was at.

The interesting part (for me anyway) was that the phone exchange was in the middle of being upgraded by the East Germans. I made out with a pretty cool East German field phone as a souvenir.

Plus, the local population was very happy to see us. Apparently, the Cubans weren't very nice to their hosts while they were there.

 

[Lopaka]

Must resist Intel jokes.....musttt.....

 

[ParaGod]

I was a door gunner at the time. I was brand new to the USMC, and was only 18.

I was aboard the USS Guam. A proud member of HMM-261.

I was a scared kid behind a gun. We went in to a couple hot lz's during this brief spat. I never want to do that again.

 

[hornetguy]

Last time I was in Grenada, people were shooting at me.

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You and stevehawk, eh?

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No one was shooting at me. Being in military intel (no oxymoron jokes, please) I wasn't chasing Cubans across the island. My team took over the telephone exchange in St George and "monitored" telephones for a week or so. It was fairly quiet where I was at.

The interesting part (for me anyway) was that the phone exchange was in the middle of being upgraded by the East Germans. I made out with a pretty cool East German field phone as a souvenir.

Plus, the local population was very happy to see us. Apparently, the Cubans weren't very nice to their hosts while they were there.

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yep.. there is still a handpainted sign on a small block wall saying thanks to the Americans for helping them out. I've got a pic of it.. I'll see if I can figure out how to post it.

 

[IgwanaRob]

yep.. there is still a handpainted sign on a small block wall saying thanks to the Americans for helping them out. I've got a pic of it.. I'll see if I can figure out how to post it.

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I'd like to see it - Use PhotoBucket to host.

 

[AVB]

Ditto.

Last time I was in Grenada, people were shooting at me.


Damn am I dating myself again :whistling: .

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