Hi Ranger Steve! Forgive the humor. I must say, it has been cold and miserable here in New York, and it must be terrible duty. I spent many years doing schooner deliveries during the winter, on the North Atlantic sometimes, and I know what standing still in the cold and wet is... I gave one of the fellows a CD of my band to cheer him up in the cold. A fellow from Dublin! It is getting rare to find someone from over on the job these days, eh? Well, stay well and warm... and hope you get the duty guarding Micky Dees, at least the coffee is better!!!! By the way, we (now ex-) marineers DO go for coffee and doughnuts! We'd die in Maine in the days, without Duncan Doughnuts!
All the best,
Larry
PS Good to hear about the change of diet! Old traditions and resultant styriotypes die hard... as per the name copper and peeler, eh?