Who gets to work 6 hrs a day, 5 days a week in the field? How do you have a "weekend" in the field? That baffles me. I'm sure there's plenty of digging, cleaning, or wrench turning they could help out on.
Improvised rocket-assisted mortars? I'll bet that's fun to assemble.
Seen the Powerpoint Ranger patches? Maybe one can be made for rockets and mortars.
I don't know how they get away with doing so little, but it really bugs those of us who have to do more. I wish they would put them all on some sort of detail list, but we have private Uganda mercenaries doing all the guard posts, and locals doing sandbag detail and garbage, etc. All of which I think are bad ideas, but I don't get to run this Army.
IRAMs are a annoying little invention from our helpful neighbors in the IRGC. Cut the rocket motor part of a 107mm rocket of, weld it to the back of a hospital oxygen cylinder or 55gal drum or somesuch, and fill the drum with explosives. It doesn't fly very far or aim very well, but it does let you launch a heavy charge. I got to be one of the first recipients of those last tour at FOB Rustamiyah.
No microwave this time, and since we've got only 140 days left, I don't know if I want to bother. I've got a hot water pot, and there's a microwave in the office. Food is always welcome, though. The DFAC is getting pretty dull.
As I said before, assembly sounds like fun. I wonder (out of morbid curiosity) what genius came up with that idea. Were you one of the first to take a look at the debris? You had to have thought, "WTF is THAT thing??!!"
Micros only in the office this time and hot water only.....hmmm, I'll bet I can think of something.
Send me your address or have the missus send it will ya?
Never got the hang of them....ladyshadowphyreMay 9 2010, 00:46:33 UTC
More beef jerky, pretzels, and a fresh, new DVD of baby videos is on its way to you as of this coming Monday. I'd mail it sooner, but the post office was closed before we left the house and will still be closed tomorrow.
Also, sorry for not answering the phone. You managed to call five times in the space of the six minutes that I was upstairs handing off Helaine to her grandparents.
Wow - walking? My boy is babbling like crazy - just not so much that you can understand. We will have to have a baby summit when you get back. He's a flirt and likes pretty girls. So watch out.
Baby summit? Now I've got pictures in my head of them wearing tiny Communist Officer suits and ties and having very solemn discussions of babble at elaborate tables in a huge hall.
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Improvised rocket-assisted mortars? I'll bet that's fun to assemble.
Seen the Powerpoint Ranger patches? Maybe one can be made for rockets and mortars.
Need any sent to you? More microwavable stuff?
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IRAMs are a annoying little invention from our helpful neighbors in the IRGC. Cut the rocket motor part of a 107mm rocket of, weld it to the back of a hospital oxygen cylinder or 55gal drum or somesuch, and fill the drum with explosives. It doesn't fly very far or aim very well, but it does let you launch a heavy charge. I got to be one of the first recipients of those last tour at FOB Rustamiyah.
No microwave this time, and since we've got only 140 days left, I don't know if I want to bother. I've got a hot water pot, and there's a microwave in the office. Food is always welcome, though. The DFAC is getting pretty dull.
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Micros only in the office this time and hot water only.....hmmm, I'll bet I can think of something.
Send me your address or have the missus send it will ya?
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Also, sorry for not answering the phone. You managed to call five times in the space of the six minutes that I was upstairs handing off Helaine to her grandparents.
One day more....
P.S. We love you.
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And yay for new icon. \o/
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