GR translation: a dark figure in white webbing

[Mike Jing]

I was thinking of the belt as well. Thanks for the reply, Michael.


On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 12:51 AM Michael Bailey <
michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mike Jing wrote:
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> V.83.15-18, P84.41-85.3   The sentry, a dark figure in white webbing,
> stands port-arms in your masked headlamps, and you must halt for him.
> The dogs, engineered and lethal, are watching you from the woods.
> Presently, as evening comes on, a few bitter flakes of snow begin to
> fall.
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> What does the "white webbing" refer to exactly?
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> There’s a type of military belt called a web belt.
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> https://militaryuniformsupply.com/products/rothco-military-web-belts-with-buckle?variant=31470632697913&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2MWVBhCQARIsAIjbwoMQLQU7-FU5Mv86qSnwumke5i1fLgnnZ9o9XQf04wlqxgT_xoxi_wEaAtJXEALw_wcB
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> When I was a safety boy - 6th grade crossing guard - they issued us
> something like the above, but it also went up over one shoulder.
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> https://www.safetyflag.com/products/8-belts-armbands/140-fluorescent-reflective-safbelts?gclid=Cj0KCQjw2MWVBhCQARIsAIjbwoPVZDSBZOSzQFyw29h20pEx4C6hjP-gJZZCsMraZf3EyNjoJSLu7kkaAji3EALw_wcB
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> (Ours, like the guard’s in the passage, were white)
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> Gratuitous personal reminiscence:
> I got demoted to the loneliest corner for “goofing around too much.” My
> erstwhile safety-boy comrade at the super busy corner ratted me out!
>
> Got to admit, from this vantage, that does look like a pretty good call.
>
> Thirteen Mile Road Beaumont Hospital entrance traffic not a good comedy
> venue!
>
> Corner of Hillside and Yorba Linda with 6 customers a day much better for
> practicing stand-up. (-;
> No hecklers or ambulances to worry about.
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