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Nice camping Jason! We went tent camping in May before it got too hot... looks nearly like an identical place. In fact I even have pics with my black lab sitting there lol. Now that it's basically 100 in the day and barely getting below 80 at night... I don't think I can tent camp. We used to (pre-kids) be able to go for Fri night - Sun afternoon. Nowadays, it feels like too much work for that short of time. Now it's like we need minimum of 4 days to really enjoy the time and make all the prep and cleanup worthwhile.
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Yeah, I'm not doing 80 at nite without AC!!! It's mid 60's at nite here still.
We pack different levels of stuff for longer or shorter trips and I use kid slave labor to set up and break down camp! If they complain, I tell them everyone needs stuff to tell their therapist later in life.
We pack different levels of stuff for longer or shorter trips and I use kid slave labor to set up and break down camp! If they complain, I tell them everyone needs stuff to tell their therapist later in life.
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[QUOTE= I tell them everyone needs stuff to tell their therapist later in life. [/QUOTE]
That is so funny but so true. When has anyone ever came out and said my parents raised me right I just refused to be a model citizen, it's always someones else's fault.
Today was my last mission outside the wire!!! The General that I advise gave me a going away plaque. I have also attached a pic of the plaque and me and the 2 interpreters that we use. Tomorrow I start turning in some of my gear in perpetration on getting the heck out of here!!
[/QUOTE]That is so funny but so true. When has anyone ever came out and said my parents raised me right I just refused to be a model citizen, it's always someones else's fault.
Today was my last mission outside the wire!!! The General that I advise gave me a going away plaque. I have also attached a pic of the plaque and me and the 2 interpreters that we use. Tomorrow I start turning in some of my gear in perpetration on getting the heck out of here!!
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Congrats Chief!!
You would probably be able to answer this. Would you say (Very generally speaking) that the citizens of Afghanistan and Iraq, etc... are glad to have our Troops there and helping - not only to stabilize but just to teach and be a stable influence (vs crazy terrorists...)? I ask because the liberal media and our classy President would really like us to believe contrary to that...and that we should not be interfering with all these foreign Countries, as the people don't want us there. Give us your thoughts as someone who has "Been there and done that"... And as always, Thank you for your service!!!!
You would probably be able to answer this. Would you say (Very generally speaking) that the citizens of Afghanistan and Iraq, etc... are glad to have our Troops there and helping - not only to stabilize but just to teach and be a stable influence (vs crazy terrorists...)? I ask because the liberal media and our classy President would really like us to believe contrary to that...and that we should not be interfering with all these foreign Countries, as the people don't want us there. Give us your thoughts as someone who has "Been there and done that"... And as always, Thank you for your service!!!!
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I would say that yes a majority of the average citizen's do want us here. Kabul has about 7 million people and below is a snapshot of a daily way of life here. Fresh meat is hung out outside with no refrigeration. Trash is thrown in a pile on the sidewalk and maybe once a week a garbage truck picks it up. Not put in a trash can just thrown on the street. The rivers and canals all smell like raw sewage, because they are.
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From: Thomaston
Chief
Let me know when you get to Benning and we can get together .
I think for us all getting together to pull parts we should postpone till after Labor day. Hopefully it will cool of some by then.
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Let me know when you get to Benning and we can get together .
I think for us all getting together to pull parts we should postpone till after Labor day. Hopefully it will cool of some by then.
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Will do,
Yea it's hot as snot here too. It has been over 100 the last 3 days but we don't have the humidity. I don't want to hear it's a dry heat, it still is horrible.
Yea it's hot as snot here too. It has been over 100 the last 3 days but we don't have the humidity. I don't want to hear it's a dry heat, it still is horrible.
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From: Thomaston
Actually that heat is more dangerous than our heat. Without the humidity the air wicks the sweat away so there is a greater chance to overheat. You get to come home commerical or Air Force?
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From what I can tell It will be Air Force from here to Kuwait, Contract civilian from Kuwait to Texas and civilian from Texas to Atlanta. I ate something that didn't agree with me and I was sick as a dog yesterday. I got my clearance paperwork today and started the checkout process!!!
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From what I can tell It will be Air Force from here to Kuwait, Contract civilian from Kuwait to Texas and civilian from Texas to Atlanta. I ate something that didn't agree with me and I was sick as a dog yesterday. I got my clearance paperwork today and started the checkout process!!!
sucks on eating the dog or goat that mad you sick
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