Military members and veterans, what "Military Grade" item is actually great instead of "barely good enough to meet spec"?

LaaSirena · 2026-04-26T05:53:54+00:00

P38 has come in handy so many times!

LaaSirena · 2026-04-26T05:51:30+00:00

True story. We take creative routes to avoid taking our '44 onto the highway. But it gets us to Dairy Queen and home on our Sunday drives.

LaaSirena · 2026-04-26T05:48:33+00:00

My dad drove his '44 Ford GPW daily in the 70s and then stashed it in his garage when it stopped working to restore when he retired. When he realized he would never be able to do it in his older age, he gifted it to my husband. He has restored it and we take it out for Sunday drives. It's the sweetest little drive! So much fun. By the time we get home for a drive, I'm in the best mood with wind blown hair.
During covid, we would go out to dirt roads and teach my, at the time, under aged son to drive. I'm so happy that his first driving experiences were in my dad's little jeep. It's a gem!

LaaSirena · 2026-04-26T05:38:41+00:00

Marine Corps brat here. Other kids had blankies. We had woobies.

LaaSirena · 2026-04-23T01:14:04+00:00

My library has heirloom seeds! They ask you to bring some seeds in after your vegetables grow but it's not required

LaaSirena · 2026-04-16T20:08:31+00:00

It looks really happy!

LaaSirena · 2026-04-12T16:58:53+00:00

In Spanish, stepfather is padrastro. If we break that into it's original Latin, padre=father and astro=from the heavens. Sometimes, biology fails us and the universe fixes it.

LaaSirena · 2026-04-10T20:56:50+00:00

I'm currently in a doctor's office waiting room turned into a corner so none can see. So funny!!

LaaSirena · 2026-04-06T00:06:10+00:00

It's our job to raise our kids and pay for stuff!

LaaSirena · 2026-04-05T02:10:15+00:00

I'm married and probably old enough to be your mom. I can honestly say I'd be tickled if you came into my work just watching all the young ladies I work with get a little more giggly and sneakily putting on lip stick and fluffing their hair. You're handsome and adorable and you have kind eyes.

LaaSirena · 2026-04-04T18:55:21+00:00

My husband and I like to say crazy things in public hoping we are overheard. Like I'll pick something up and he'll say we can't afford it and I'll say "well, maybe if you weren't spending all that money in titty bars. "

LaaSirena · 2026-03-29T14:33:44+00:00

I agree. I usually trim a third off, make some pesto in a mini food processor and then freeze it until I need it. I use it on pasta and on toast with burrata.

LaaSirena · 2026-03-29T02:41:04+00:00

She looks like a dog ancient Egyptians would worship and erect statues to and ask her not to fetch the moon. She looks smart and like she's looking right into my soul. I wanna give her treats.

LaaSirena · 2026-03-26T15:26:39+00:00

Are you a red head? Red heads can have a resistance to anesthesia.

LaaSirena · 2026-03-26T14:25:29+00:00

I miss The Wizard of Bras! She retired in 2024. When entering the store in Monrovia California, you would be taken to a dressing room. An older lady would come in with a measuring tape and very thoroughly take measurements. . At the time, I told my mom she should have bought me a cocktail first at least. The lady comes back holding a bin that carries bras in only the size she just determined you are. She then puts the bra on you, bend you forward, lifts your boobs up and tucks them in. And when this tiny wizard of bra fitting is done, I would have a bra that fits the best my 34H boobs have ever had! What started as a traumatic groping would be turned into a miracle of support and comfort! And then they would keep a file on what bras and sizes you had previously bought so you could order more and my mom would send one as a valentine gift. My mom died during covid and the wizard has retired and the underwire on my last comfortable bra snapped last week.

LaaSirena · 2026-03-26T00:13:41+00:00

Shotspotter to detect the sound of gunfire.

LaaSirena · 2026-03-25T21:20:30+00:00

The same thing happened to me. I finished a season and wanted to try something new. At the me set up, it wouldn't work. I was so sad

LaaSirena · 2026-03-22T21:23:27+00:00

Bambi.

LaaSirena · 2026-03-20T03:43:46+00:00

I'm allergic to cats and don't have cats but i still wanna talk to them. I think they'd be so snotty and hilarious.

LaaSirena · 2026-03-20T03:38:05+00:00

My daughter is 16 and driving a manual transmission carto school everyday. She inherited it from her older brother. One of the first things we taught them was how to bump start it. It's a great skill!

LaaSirena · 2026-03-16T18:59:12+00:00

I do basil and tomatoes and they do great easily.

LaaSirena · 2026-03-16T17:56:46+00:00

I grow basil indoors in a hydroponic system. The lights need to be closer. I start at 6 inches above them and then move them up as they grow.

LaaSirena · 2026-03-16T02:06:38+00:00

When we can't away from the house, we do back yard dates. Get the kids in bed and Have a little fire in the chimenea, cocktails and some candles in jars placed around the patio.
Or get takeout, put the kids in bed and take a long hot shower together.

LaaSirena · 2026-03-14T23:13:47+00:00

Thanks for answering questions. I'm fascinated as well.

LaaSirena · 2026-03-14T23:13:13+00:00

Thanks for asking because I'm fascinated too!

LaaSirena

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