There are lots of different names for the Nato Phonetic Alphabet; it is basically the 26 words assigned to the 26 letters of the English Alphabet. It starts like this: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo,etc. I am sure you know most of it especially if you have watched a lot of British Police TV programs (like “The Bill”) or army stuff on American television.
Anyway, I find that I do have to use this Phonetic Alphabet over the phone in Belize especially when I have to spell out my surname. Some of words just don’t work here! For instance, Foxtrot and Tango usually get a deadly silence…after all, why should you expect anyone to know about ballroom dancing? Lima is no good either…more confusion! Quebec what? Sierra…is that a “Z” and don’t ever say “Yankee” to an American! Oh and forget about Zulu…
Here is my unofficial Belize Modified Nato Phonetic Alphabet. It is largely unchanged except for a few alterations that can make communication a lot easier over the phone.
Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo,
Fox, Golf, Hotel, India, Jaguar,
Kriol, Lime, Miguel, November, Oscar,
Papa, Quick, Romeo, Snake, Toucan,
Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, Xray, Yellow, Zebra.
We have just delivered a fresh batch of our medicinal soaps to Vance Vernon Pharmacy in Punta Gorda. You will find Copal Medicinal Soap for treatment of rash, itch and insect bites:
Hello There!! We are officially Crepuscular!! I have been temporarily away from the keyboard, because it has been sooooo unbelievably hot. I can’t even sit next to the computer because anything that generates heat exacerbates the sweat fest. You are probably wondering what Crepuscular means….
Hi Guys, we have delivered a fresh batch of coconut cream to Green Supaul’s in Punta Gorda. This information might be useful to you:
Humans can’t get it right and the Internet definitely lets us down on weather forecasts. The plethora of animals making noises from frogs croaking to rain hawks cawing sometimes get it right. Wait for it…the most consistent sign of imminent rain (for us) has been the grader working on San Felipe Road. Guaranteed 97% with 3% Faith!. The grader came by today to move rocks about and flatten the road a bit. Standby for the torrential rain!!
You might think that it would be exciting to go the capital city of Belize, Belmopan, once in a while to go shopping. But alas, our habits and lifestyle have changed so much that we don’t find thrills and excitement in grocery shopping. This is especially when our wants have become refined and we only want very specific things. My short list would be chocolate eclairs, smoked salmon and Yorkshire tea…dream on…can’t get any of that here!
For the last year or so we have had problems starting the truck. When we turn the key in the ignition sometimes the engine starts and sometimes it doesn’t. Usually it takes a few goes before it gets started. It was becoming such a routine that the Catholic Gnome would turn the key with a Sardinian prayer. Finally I said to him that it was just getting too ridiculous and we should just get the starter replaced. I said to him,
Hi There!! Here are some pictures from the weekend event at the Grand Opening of Rail B Service Station on the Southern Highway, Toledo, Belize. We had fun…good to get out and socialise! There was a lot of interest in our Copal products; it is good to see that there is a demand for natural medicines. Anyway, here are some pictures:
See you at The Grand Opening of RailB Service Station today from 9am to 2pm. This is Dick’s Service Station on the Southern Highway, Toledo, Belize. We will have our popular Casa Mascia products including Copal Medicinal Soap, Copal Medicinal Oil and lots more. Many products will be at a special discounted price just for the special day. You can’t beat our Runaway Best Price!!