Paul: As an onlooker and eavesdropper on the likeable Simcoe list, I've often enjoyed your ....er...um....musings. Glad to hear that Ruth is doing well, and that you are also. At the risk of Muriel (and Mike More) shutting me out, I do have a question. Why would colour blindness allow one into the WWII Navy more easily than to the Air Force? Huh? Remember the old Navy principle: "port light red, starboard light green"? (Meaning 'heads up' if you see red and green lights - or either - approaching your ship at night on a dark ocean from either one strange vessel or several ). The jocular, morbid sailors' rhyme went somewhat like this: "If you see red across your bow, Steer to starboard and do it now. If it's green you chance to spot, Ease to port and worry not. But if you see both red and green, Pray like Hell, and steer between......." Cheers. And Muriel - I'll try to be good henceforth, if I don't have to try too hard. Max ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul and Ruth Robins" <robins0379@rogers.com> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 6:27 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] heredity conditions > > > > As you can see folks, I am a month behind on my reading !!!!!!!! > Thanks for the List . it is Great Therapy !! > Paul Robins > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: June-11-07 5:49 PM > To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com > Subject: heredity conditions > > Ten "worst" heredity conditions: (some we know and some that are > interesting) > > baldness, ..... I am too tall, for others to look down on my thinning pate > > > lactose intolerance, .. HAVE a Grandson who went thru' this. He adjusted to > GINGER ALE on his cereal, instead of milk !!!!!! > > acne, .. fortunately, we missed this one > > having twins, NEVER THOUGHT OF THIS AS A CURSE ... ONLY A BLESSING ... > seems to turn up every second Generation. My Great-Grandfather had two sets > of boy-girl twins. His Granddaughter, ( my paternal Aunt ) had two sets of > boy twins. Ruth and I have a set of identical boy twins, my sister had a set > of boy-girl twins, and we have two Granddaughter expecting next month . more > later. > > heart disease, .. been there, done that !!! No respecter of gender, or > age. > > obesity, .. ain`t we All .... > > bullying, ... think we have beaten this out of any who may have inherited it > !!!! > > color blindness, .. why my Brother joined the Navy, instead of the Air Force > ... couldn`t read coloured signals !!!!!!! > > breast cancer, .. missed us, Thank God !!!! > > alcoholism. ... I`m working on it !!!!!!! > > from MSNBC > > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19084513/ > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Max .... Figured that somebody would ask the question ! Brother JIM had an off-setting talent . he was a STENO , master of the typewriter, and an accomplished writer in his own right. Didn't make it to sea until February 1944, but was the Secretary to the Commander, a Capt McKay, of the Canadian Minesweeper Fleet. Aboard the Flagship, H.M.C.S. THUNDER, they saw service on D-DAY and swept the Brest Harbour, under the German Guns, in preparation of the American Cruisers flattening the town. Couldn't tell red from green , but made Chief-Petty-Officer-Writer, by time he was discharged, in May 1946. But he got to fly, later in his career. Retired as a Vice-President of Canadian Pacific Airlines, Operations, in 1979. Thanks for asking !!!!!!! Paul Robins _____ From: MAX SUTHERLAND [mailto:maxandmarilynsutherland@rogers.com] Sent: July-10-07 11:21 PM To: robins0379@rogers.com; can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] heredity conditions Paul: As an onlooker and eavesdropper on the likeable Simcoe list, I've often enjoyed your ....er...um....musings. Glad to hear that Ruth is doing well, and that you are also. At the risk of Muriel (and Mike More) shutting me out, I do have a question. Why would colour blindness allow one into the WWII Navy more easily than to the Air Force? Huh? Remember the old Navy principle: "port light red, starboard light green"? (Meaning 'heads up' if you see red and green lights - or either - approaching your ship at night on a dark ocean from either one strange vessel or several ). The jocular, morbid sailors' rhyme went somewhat like this: "If you see red across your bow, Steer to starboard and do it now. If it's green you chance to spot, Ease to port and worry not. But if you see both red and green, Pray like Hell, and steer between......." Cheers. And Muriel - I'll try to be good henceforth, if I don't have to try too hard. Max ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul and Ruth Robins" < <mailto:robins0379@rogers.com> robins0379@rogers.com> To: < <mailto:can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 6:27 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] heredity conditions > > > > As you can see folks, I am a month behind on my reading !!!!!!!! > Thanks for the List . it is Great Therapy !! > Paul Robins > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: June-11-07 5:49 PM > To: <mailto:can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com > Subject: heredity conditions > > Ten "worst" heredity conditions: (some we know and some that are > interesting) > > baldness, ..... I am too tall, for others to look down on my thinning pate > > > lactose intolerance, .. HAVE a Grandson who went thru' this. He adjusted to > GINGER ALE on his cereal, instead of milk !!!!!! > > acne, .. fortunately, we missed this one > > having twins, NEVER THOUGHT OF THIS AS A CURSE ... ONLY A BLESSING ... > seems to turn up every second Generation. My Great-Grandfather had two sets > of boy-girl twins. His Granddaughter, ( my paternal Aunt ) had two sets of > boy twins. Ruth and I have a set of identical boy twins, my sister had a set > of boy-girl twins, and we have two Granddaughter expecting next month . more > later. > > heart disease, .. been there, done that !!! No respecter of gender, or > age. > > obesity, .. ain`t we All .... > > bullying, ... think we have beaten this out of any who may have inherited it > !!!! > > color blindness, .. why my Brother joined the Navy, instead of the Air Force > ... couldn`t read coloured signals !!!!!!! > > breast cancer, .. missed us, Thank God !!!! > > alcoholism. ... I`m working on it !!!!!!! > > from MSNBC > > <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19084513/> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19084513/ > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to <mailto:CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com> CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >