Sack Lunches :
I put my carry-on in the luggage compartment and sat down in my assigned seat. It was going to be a long flight. 'I'm glad I have a good book to read. Perhaps I will get a short nap,' I thought.
Just before take-off, a line of soldiers came down the aisle and filled all the vacant seats, totally surrounding
me. I decided to start a conversation.
'Where are you headed?'
I asked the soldier seated nearest to me. 'Petawawa. We'll be there for two weeks for special training, and then we're
being deployed to Afghanistan.
After flying for about an hour, an announcement
was made that sack lunches were available for five
dollars. It would be several hours before we
reached the east, and I quickly decided a lunch would help pass the time...
As I reached for my wallet, I overheard a soldier
ask his buddy if he planned to buy lunch. 'No, that
seems like a lot of money for just a sack lunch.
Probably wouldn't be worth five bucks.
I'll wait till we get to base.'
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