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Originally Posted by Cole
Of course not. Being the typical sexually charged high school student I was, I enjoyed showing up to class every day, being taught by a very attractive woman in her mid 20's. once I was of legal age, I ran into her at a bar and she bought me drinks all night. Plus, that class taught me how to sew by hand and machine, a skill that came in handy more than once in the military.
After doing long ruck marches, and settling down in the biv sites, I'd religiously get my sewing kit out, thread a needle, then put the needle through my blisters and leave the thread in overnight. Guess who didn't complain about blisters the next morning? Not to mention, I can hem my own dress pants, let out my dress pants and suit jackets, do minor repairs on clothing and if I'm in the mood, I could go out to the fabric store and make my girlfriend a one off purse.
It ended up being a very useful skill, even if it is underused nowadays.
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Well, you have a point there.
I learned to sew by sewing up sacks of grain on a combine.
Yep, it was hot in July when the wheat ripened. The top of the combine was just over the thrashing header so it was dusty. With sweat pouring off my brow, I feverishly filled and sewed up the sacks of grain that weighed almost as much as I did ...... then kicked them into the shoot.
If I fell behind, my Dad had to stop the combine, which would make him mad ....... if a sack of grain broke open, guess who was down on their hands and knees at the end of the day, scooping up the grain with his hands .. ??
As far as the Army and blisters, after spending my childhood running barefoot 9 months out of the year ...... no combat boot could blister my feet........
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