Bruno 28 here from Scotland Oct. 19-21---TE dinner!

[salsabike]

Yeah, that's more what I had in mind--then BC can throw the next NW America TE party. Although Iceland's geology is really fabulous...my dad was stationed there as a radio operator in WWII. Either way will work. I'm just glad we have this settled.

[boy in a kilt]

I'm not sure if Canada is extraditing deserters or not. A couple of years ago, there was a kid who'd headed for Canada after deserting. Don't remember if he returned of his own accord or was returned by Canadian Authorities.

However, it would also mean I could never return to the US for any reason other than turning myself in. Once I did that, I would be convicted of a federal offense which means I'd never be able to vote, hold office, own a weapon or get a professional license.

Also, I would spend the rest of my life dealing with the fact that I was too chickensh** to honor my commitment to the US Government and my soldiers. My opinions on our reason for being wherever we end up are irrelevant. I still have a duty to my soldiers to bring as many of them as I can home alive.

[salsabike]

Hey. We know. This was just meant as a joke, you know. Never meant to be taken seriously, not intended as any kind of political statement. I am very sorry if it appeared otherwise. I would never make such a suggestion seriously, here or anywhere else.

[boy in a kilt]

None taken. One of those conversations that went one way, then the other.

[kelownagirl]

I knew it was all in jest as well, and was just going along to the fun of it. (However, I would support a deserter if they came here.)

[boy in a kilt]

Given my previous adventures in Canada, liver damage is definitely possible. Particularly if I ever find the pub in Victoria that I used to frequent when my ship was there. Good stout.

Or, Iceland. Do they have stout in Iceland? Can I get studded bike tires in Iceland?

[kelownagirl]

Hey, did you happen to be in a pub at the Esquimalt base on June 24,1993? I had the most fun with a bunch 'o French sailors celebrating the Fete Nationale that night...

[boy in a kilt]

Sorry, no. I've put back a few at that particular establishment, but I'd been out of the Navy for about nine months by then.

Now that I think about it, the last time I was in Canada was August 1992.

However, there is a pretty good chance that I was at a bar somewhere in the Portland area.