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Old 02-23-2009, 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Graebarde
caffeen and sugar anyone? take the instant coffee packet (or two or three) and one or more sugar packets. pop'em dry..

and 40 years ago there were little white pills dispensed for certain individuals on certain operations on a regular basis.

I have used that trick as well. Even better, the new MRE <well new in the late 80s and early 90s> came in a foil lined package. We'd just bite them and suck on the instant coffee, then put the foil and bite down on a tooth with a filling, ah yeah, nothing like that metal on a filling taste/feel to wake you up.
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