SSM just reminded me that some one the other day told me I am a minority - as a white " British" male I was a bit disturbed by this until I thout about it - I work with a bisexual Scottish girl and 3 people from the West Indies!
Does this mean I should apply for grants and extra benefits and claim loads of free stuff thou?

Recently Marines in  Iraq wrote to Starbucks because they wanted to
Let them know how much they liked their coffees and to request that they
Send some of it to the troops there. Starbucks replied, telling the
Marines thank you for their support of their business, but that Starbucks does not support the war, nor anyone in it, and that they would not send the troops their brand of coffee.
So as not to offend Starbucks, maybe we should not support them by 
buying any of their products! I feel we should get this out in the open. 
I know this war might not be very popular with some folks, but that
doesn't mean we don't support the boys on the ground fighting street-to-street and house-to-house.
If you feel the same as I do then pass this along, or you can discard it and no one will never know.
Thanks very much for your support. I know you'll all be there again when I deploy once more.

 
Sgt. Howard C. Wright
1st Force Recon Co
1st Plt PLT
PLEASE DON'T DELETE THIS. .. ALLOW IT TO BE PASSED TO ALL IN MEMORY OF ALL THE TROOPS WHO HAVE DIED SO THAT WE MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE TO SUPPORT THEM OR NOT!!

Also, don't forget that when the  Twin  Trade  Towers were hit the fire 
fighters and rescue workers went to Starbucks because it was close by
for water for the survivors and workers and Starbucks charged them! ! !

JUST A NOTE TO THIS: STARBUCKS HAD STORES ON SEVERAL MILITARY BASES IN THE UNITED STATES. THEY ARE NOW BEING REMOVED BECAUSE OF THIS.
There are also 227 stores across the  UK and there's no doubt that our
soldiers would get the same response from this company.

Cos some of us were duty ( boo hiss ) when our dept had it's run ashore, we held our own
Went to Lost Paradise water park - they almost got the name right
One of us, lets call her Helen, managed to have her locker key thingy dissabled and couldn't remember which one it was ( there aren't any numbers on the keys - just the lockers! )
Management wouldn't open the one we thought it was till all others had been claimed !So the rest went on and numpty that I am said yeah ok I'll hang on! 2 bloody hours later............ Anyway we missed the meal we had booked so "H" said ok I'll pay for yours It was a Asian fish restuarant Very nice meal with a few bottles of Rose d'Anjou ( chilled the bloody life out of thou .... )
Bloody place wouldn't take her card so guess who paid for that???
On the plus side did manage to post me postcards there ( law 9 )
so if your expecting a card with a dolphin on it.... it's on its way

Well I probably am
Have been shopping again hmmmmmmmmmmm
Retail therapy - ok?
Was only going for a couple of things
However...
managed to buy another watch ( 7 ok? )
got me knew trainers ( shoe whore )
Oh and a neew mp3 player - same as me blue one, but red
And loads more stuff that I defo needed - or might do?
The point of this is really to say that the Americans really look after their services! Where as we would get a small Spa shop with a post office counter, this Yank PX has ....
A bloody great shop that is subsidised to the max, selling everything from trainers and t-shirts to food and beverages of all US major brands!!!! Want a subsidised Harley? Yeah, no probs! Or a BMW? Same again!
Huge food mall with every sort of coffee shop and fast food place you'd need! Gym the size of Essex, and a bar with cheap Fosters
Why can't we be looked after like this