Letter 35: November 17, 1942
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November
17, 1942
Dear
Nell
You mentioned in one of your recent
letters that you enjoyed a certain letter from me when I was stewed, well here
I am again but just feeling in a good mood. I stayed in tonight & have
wrote 4 letters & have been drinking as I write consequently I am feeling a
bit lubricated. I received 300 cigarettes from you the other day Ellen &
thank you ever so much, the packages are in 25’s now, with a different aircraft
on every package, swell idea.
I received a couple of letters from
you since I wrote last & thanks for all the news, I see your still single
& haven’t mentioned any new runner ups for a husband, watch your step my
girl (speaking from a man that’s travelled this world a bit) some day you will
fall hard & he will just ignore you, if I wasn’t your brother I would
really turn the heat on you, you breaker of hearts.
You mentioned that you were off the
wagon well that’s what I like to hear, by War Savings Bonds, help the war
effort.
You spoke about the University
students from the east helping with the harvest, the poor farmers with those
stupid Joes farting about.
Nov
19 Here I am again but sober, the Mess closed up
the other night so I had to quit writing. I couldn’t finish it last night as
Netta & I had tickets for a dance. It was a very good dance to & we
both enjoyed ourselves. I am Duty Pilot tonight as it gives me a good chance to
finish this letter.
I received some comforts from the
Canadian Red Cross last week, which were sure swell, a pair of socks, gloves,
mitts, as sweater, scarf, pyjamas. They are sure well knit & the wool is
lovely. There was Canadian Liaison Officer here the other day (he travels
around to all RAF camps & interviews any Canadians to see if they got any
troubles) I asked him about my posting & he said he’d see if he could do
something but thought I would be here for awhile yet. Your boyfriend in Calgary
sure has had some tough luck & I pity him. I can understand how he feels
because I darn near got washed out at I.T.S in Regina on account of eye trouble
if you remember. But then there are jobs on the ground which are very
interesting & there are lots of other fellows who can’t fly on account of
some defect.
I passed my 500 hr flying mark the
other day so now I’ll be sweating on my 600 hr total. This last month I’ve been
doing quite a bit of flying & thus I’m going to appreciate my leave which
starts this Sunday (Nov 22) I’m going to Scotland to Auntie Janet’s this time.
Netta & I went to a good show
the other night, James Cagney in “Captains of the Clouds” it sure is a picture
made in Canada about the Bush pilots & the RCAF, I sure enjoyed & got a
big thrill slao; seeing those Harvards going through there paces.
I haven’t received the chocolate
that you sent me Ellen, I sure hope it gets here, I sure have had good luck
with my parcels & letters up until now so I hope it keeps up.
You asked me if I wanted anything
special for Christmas. Well Ellen thank you ever so much for asking but really
there isn’t anything I need at the present time, but if I need anything at
anytime I’ll let you know.
Well Ellen I guess this is about all
the news for this time so I’ll say goodbye for now, hoping you have a MERRY
CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR
Your loving brother
Fred
If
a woman wears a nightdress to bed, what would her husband wear
Answer-
A hole in it.
You
corrected me on Overseas thanks, its Pembrey not Pembrek
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