28 May 08 Covered Porch

28 May 08 Covered Porch

The battalion has a back porch area where people can gather for a bbq
or a small Army cermony. About a week ago, someone (Army) decided to
get a large mesh tarp and have it put up over the porch as the direct
sun can be pretty intense during the summer. Now Army personnel are
here for up to a year and if they're here one summer, they've usually
rotated back to the states by the following summer. Also during the
summer we'll get the most intense wind storms and sand storms. And
about this time last summer, the Army personnel (different team then)
decided to put up a similar tarp over the porch. Well, during the
first wind storm, that tarp was ripped apart and subsequently taken
down. This new tarp is more mesh and it's resting on a wooden base.
So maybe this time the covered porch will last past the first wind
storm?
R/Chris