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This is a non-patch related story about some experiences I have recently had.   Before I start I need to first give you some background information.   First, I love mocking puerile catch phrases.   I also am a very demanding customer: I expect businesses to treat me professionally and honestly.   I respect clear and forthright answers to issues, even if I may not initially like what they have to say.

About two weeks ago now I came home from a bike ride and noticed a crack in the glass of the picture window in my living room.   This is a large window with a central portion about five feet across and a narrow flanker on each side.  The crack was in the wider central portion.   Luckily that section is divided into four panes, one above the other.   The bottom pane was crack, from top to bottom.   It needed to be replaced and was beyond my skill level.

So, I started calling local glass shops the following Monday, June 30.   I knew this was the Monday before a major holiday so I expected businesses to be working a shortened week.   Still I did not find it unreasonable to expect folks to be working that Monday.

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Careful readers will have noticed that in previous posts on North Carolina section conclave and area fellowship items I jumped from 1954 to 1956.   Last Saturday Woody Woodruff paid me a visit and helped me fill in this gap, and let me scan a lot of other items from his collection.

No patch was issued fro the 1955 Area 6-A Fellowship, host by Croatan 117 at Camp Croatan.   Instead a neckerchief slide was made for the brothers who attended this event.

The design is made from molded plastic.   The Indian head is raised, but the text is not.   There is a plastic loop on the back.

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