012708 Vultures we are
Iraq has two seasons. One is a hot, dry season (summer) the other is a cold, wet season (winter). Right now we're still in winter and it's cold and wet and dang muddy. Unusually enough, the base is now on WATER RATIONS. Laundry is curtailed, only disposable dishes are used in the DFAC (dining facility), and 'combat showers' are required. Now the Tigris river, which is full to its banks, flows less than a 'click' (kilometer) away. From what I've found out, the Army was paying some local to watch the water inlet (for the base water supply) to be sure nobody blew it up. Well, the Army either decided not to pay him or reduced his fee and LO AND BEHOLD 'someone then blew up' the water inlet when 'he wasn't watching'! If you've watched a few Sopranos episodes then all of this makes perfect sense. If this doesn't make sense, you may be living a sheltered idealistic American life. Anyway, I suspect the Army will start paying this guy again and I'll be back to my Hollywood showers.
We also receive 'stuff' every now and then from the states. We've received letters from school kids, care boxes, etc. Usually anything received goes in the breakroom here and like vultures, we pick it apart quickly. Last week we received a big box of coffee from the Yellow Ribbow Society of Cincinnati and a box of 'pocket flags' from the Pocket Flag Project. It seems there is a group of weblos in Colorado somewhere working on their humitarian badge by folding 4x6 inch plastic flags into 1x2 inches and sending them to Iraq. I'd say of a box of 50, all were gone in two days.
Vultures we are (yea, I got one).
Iraq has two seasons. One is a hot, dry season (summer) the other is a cold, wet season (winter). Right now we're still in winter and it's cold and wet and dang muddy. Unusually enough, the base is now on WATER RATIONS. Laundry is curtailed, only disposable dishes are used in the DFAC (dining facility), and 'combat showers' are required. Now the Tigris river, which is full to its banks, flows less than a 'click' (kilometer) away. From what I've found out, the Army was paying some local to watch the water inlet (for the base water supply) to be sure nobody blew it up. Well, the Army either decided not to pay him or reduced his fee and LO AND BEHOLD 'someone then blew up' the water inlet when 'he wasn't watching'! If you've watched a few Sopranos episodes then all of this makes perfect sense. If this doesn't make sense, you may be living a sheltered idealistic American life. Anyway, I suspect the Army will start paying this guy again and I'll be back to my Hollywood showers.
We also receive 'stuff' every now and then from the states. We've received letters from school kids, care boxes, etc. Usually anything received goes in the breakroom here and like vultures, we pick it apart quickly. Last week we received a big box of coffee from the Yellow Ribbow Society of Cincinnati and a box of 'pocket flags' from the Pocket Flag Project. It seems there is a group of weblos in Colorado somewhere working on their humitarian badge by folding 4x6 inch plastic flags into 1x2 inches and sending them to Iraq. I'd say of a box of 50, all were gone in two days.
Vultures we are (yea, I got one).
posted by Chris in Iraq @ 9:10 PM
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