The post title is an inside joke... the fam'bly knows that Sam has caused Cadbury-Schweppes to build a new Dr Pepper bottling plant whenever he was reassigned somewhere. That and the fact the Commander had his own PALLET of Dr Pepper delivered to his ships by air once a week when he was at sea. We've been unable to verify the rumor that the Navy designated Dr Pepper as a mission-essential commodity aboard USS MASON and USS MONTEREY in the past, but we don't doubt it.
So, good news. For Sam. As for the rest of us? Our mileage MIGHT vary.
High fructose corn syrup->Human Digestive System->Uric Acid->Gout and Kidney stones->Voila...
ReplyDeleteYou can always drink the Heritage version... made with sugar and not HFCS.
DeleteAh... the perks of command.
ReplyDeleteMy CO smoked cheap cigars (Dutch Masters Presidents, if I remember correctly).
We had cheap cigars in the Ships Store.
The Ships Store never ran out of cheap cigars, though other items were often in short supply.
SN2 was a DivO, not a captain. I suppose they have perks, too. ;-)
DeleteHeh. Tell SN2 that the new Zumwalt-class destroyers have a Dr Pepper plant built right into the design. It will be just forward of Mount 61.
ReplyDeleteObviously I'm kidding. Captain Kirk (really, that's the CO of PCU Zumwalt) hasn't signed off on the design yet. Apparently the Goat Locker is holding out for a coffee place. (Go figure.)
Apparently the Goat Locker is holding out for a coffee place. (Go figure.)
DeleteStarbucks? Peete's? ;-)
Thanks Dad... so much truth to what you wrote. I had the Dr. Pepper delivered to my state room when I was the Engineer; very much enjoyed my relationship with the SUPPO. I also met CAPT Kirk and toured DDG 1000... and can neither confirm (NOR DENY) the Dr. Pepper production capacity of the future USS Zumwalt.
ReplyDeleteHeh, on all counts.
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