Me too... a tailored tweed (!) suit from "Alexanders of Oxford Street."
Was just the thing to wear when prominading (?) In Bordeaux.
Always got mistaken for a Brit tourist.
On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 3:25 PM, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> As I remember very well when living overseas in the 60s and then
> stationed there in the 70s. Bought some nice woolen clothing while in the
> UK.
>
> >
> >That's not how it works, Chris. The PX (Post-Exchange) system (AFEX for
> the
> >Sir Force) provides service men and women, and their families, a safe
> place
> >to purchase all kinds of civilian goods and household supplies...
> essential
> >when in ovberseas bases. Great prices, too.
> >
> >On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 9:56 AM, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Hmmm... That might be useful, though I don't know of anything made
> >> in this century that I would go out of my way for. Maybe they'll come
> >> across some forgotten inventory from the Spanish-American War.
> >>
> >> >
> >> >Whoops - Looks like I cut that short. Here's the actual release:
> >> >
> >> >https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-
> >> View/Article/1049503/department-of-defense-extends-
> >> online-military-exchange-shopping-privileges-to-v
> >> >
> >> >On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 9:27 AM, Rick Beckrich <ribec@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> ( Yeah - the PX. Where I got my first Leica! )
> >> >>
> >> >> https://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1049558/dod-
> >> opens-online-e
> >> >> xchange-shopping-to-veterano
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >
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