Ok here is it. I am getting seconded guessed on my job. I know my job and I have been doing A/C Hydraulics since 1987. You think I might know a thing or too. So if the powers to be can do my job better than me then let them and send me Home to wife and kids. There I feel better.
Ok had to go to this briefing today. Spent 2 hours and nothing said that was new to me or most of the folks in the room. Well until the the slide cam up of 9/11. My mind went back to that day and to where I was and all the emotions call back. The anger,the saddens for my fellow Americans. Those brave Emergency workers. We all know where and what we were doing that day. I think about that about at least once a week. But today to hear the speaker talk about growing up and looking across the river and see the Twin Towers. He lost friends that day. We all lost something that day. I knew what that meant for us as a nation. I knew what it meant for me and my Family. You can say what you want about the war. You have your right to free speech. Guess why you have the right to free speech? It started with those first brave Men that met and signed a certain document. When they signed it they knew that they were signing their death warrant. But the did it not it for them but those to come. Yesterday I watched as they brought a young soldier in on a chopper. I saw they Medic working on him at a fever pitch. The Medical folks carried him off. They rounded the corner and I saw the young nurse's head slump down. Well I took that as a bad sign. There is another brave soul a Hero that will be going home the hard way. So I ask this .... You remember where you were on 9/11/01? I do and I know why I am here. Every little thing I do ,every plane that I help get off the ground. Maybe just maybe I will be apart of getting those Heroes beyond the wire home and that another 9/11 will never happen. Support the Troops !!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Ok here is the Mass Post
Oct 18 2008 Got to talk to wife and kids today. Made me shed a tear. I am sitting here on my balcony overlooking the city and waiting to go to dinner. I love traveling but can not wait to stop traveling with out my family. But in a way they are with me each sunset or sunrise I see. Well is doesn’t sound mushy. Got to go it is 17:22 here and I am hungry.
Later.
Oct 19 2008 Ok I am here at Bagram. Got Here around 1400 local and could not get in my room due to that folks were sleeping. Last time we had all the same in one Hooch. So I finally saw my hole in the wall around 23:00. Got in the room those Butts put 8 of us in a room. There are some rooms with 5. Not sure what is up but me do not like. I walked around the Base some has changed but on the other hand not much. Hope to get the internet set up in my room after my meetings.. They do not have the wireless this time. SUCKS. Oh well hope to be able to call wife soon. I miss her and the kids already. It did feel good to see some of the folks that I have not seen in awhile. Man the ones that we are replacing had the biggest smiles. I have 40 + days to go. Well got to go for. Oh here is a big HELLO for Line 7 , Nestle. I passed the things out when I got here and let me say that you guys made some folks happy. I will post some pics as soon as I get a chance.
Oct 20 2008 Well … Still here this place is not a dream. I had to go make a quick repair to a plane. Blantos to the rescue. Oh it is so funny what some people think are important. They are so anal about small stuff that they lose the big picture. This is a war zone and we are here for the young guys out beyond the wire. Oh well enough of that soapbox. Hope to get out and about I got to get some stuff at the BX. Weather is …… DUSTY then some. Everyone is doing well. Amanda told me today that this is killing her. Sorry baby. Love you.
21/22 Oct 2008 Well were do I start. Had a good day today. I got to go hear the new Head cheese of the Air Force . He sounds very down to earth and answered all questions and did not try to side step them. Well while I was gone we had a job going on. I was gone about a hour and half. Job still going on. Blantos back into action. Well 10 minutes job done were is the beer. It was not that they could not do it I showed them a quick trick. Me work smarter not harder. Oh wait me no likey work LMAO. Got to talk to wife. She sounded so good. Her voice is music to my hears. Let me tell you about my Bonehead of a son. Alex my 11 year, plays football and he is good at it. Forgot about his game day. Then tried to get upset at Amanda. Well my phone right after I got off with Amanda was to them. I was nice but those of you that know me. Well I got my point across. Man I got to hear Devin and Caitlin too. Man I miss their smiles and hugs. Plus I want to hold Savannah and see Abby’s smile. Well Sophie, let me say that she has my wrapped tight around her little finger. Get a day off tomorrow. Oh boy!!!!!!
23 Oct 2008 Well did some walking around today. My friend Bobby, from the E/E shop, met up around 11:00 and I proceeded to show him the base. Since we have people sleeping all the time in our rooms we can not hang out in them. So we make a day of walking and looking around. Showed him where and how the laundry works. Yes folks we have a certain way to do it. We fill out a form turn the bag in and hopefully in a few days we can pick up our clean stuff. Then lunch, BX ( for about 2 hrs) Just walking shopping and looking. You know the way women do it. Then spent about 5 mins getting what I went in for. Went to the internet shop. Closed for the day. Damn it is a plot to keep me off the net. Blantos will not be silenced. We had diner and then we went to the USO for awhile. We then saw a flyer for movie night. Pineapple express. Stupid and funny movie about pot. I guess after this day Bobby and I might be considered a couple. Have to check with wife on that. Enough for now. Later folks.
24/25 Oct 2008 Well had some work to but nothing bad just small stuff. Have not really got my own space yet. In the room but hope to soon. Oh guess what no net yet. I am going to try and be nice in the morning and hopefully get it done. Ok world here is my thinking. What is the world coming too. I have been watching and reading about this upcoming election. There really is not any good guy to vote for. But today I overhead some folks talking about Obama. I have voted already and I will tell you later who it was. But back to my story. They were saying how better we will be with Obama than a Bush clone. Well folks here is the truth. They both will only do what congress lets them do. Oh crap got to go got a plane problem. Damn war. Ok 4 hours later me back. Ok getting older and I forgot the rest of the Obama story. Oh well might come back to me. Well will try call wife here a few. Later world.
28 Oct 2008 Long day not hard just long. No net it so when you get this it will be a mass post. Me very very very very very Pissed off and this @#@$^ net Provider. Ok Would some US company help or troops over here. We travel half way around they world to a country that until 2001 I will bet my left NUT ,that most of the folks in the US never heard of . Back to help, we could us some very good net provider here. Say for free. I paid $35.00 dollars got not net yet get a smile from this guy and he say It is fixed. Damn I have had it this BS and they fact we have to kind and worry about what they other guy thinks. It is about time that we do what we want and forget the rest. Hell with out us where would this place be. I see a ton of good being done but enough is enough. Just want to be able to at least read my wife’s blog and maybe just maybe IM with her. Not to much to ask. We can get enough $$$$ to change uniforms but god help us if the troops morale is good. Ok enough of my soapbox. Got to go crawl on to my top bunk. Yes we have 8 beds in a 4 man room. Right now 5 guys. Me odd man out. Last one in so I got top. Me going to fix that. ASAP. For those who read this and know me then you know that when I get on to something then watch. Out. Got to go.
Later.
Oct 19 2008 Ok I am here at Bagram. Got Here around 1400 local and could not get in my room due to that folks were sleeping. Last time we had all the same in one Hooch. So I finally saw my hole in the wall around 23:00. Got in the room those Butts put 8 of us in a room. There are some rooms with 5. Not sure what is up but me do not like. I walked around the Base some has changed but on the other hand not much. Hope to get the internet set up in my room after my meetings.. They do not have the wireless this time. SUCKS. Oh well hope to be able to call wife soon. I miss her and the kids already. It did feel good to see some of the folks that I have not seen in awhile. Man the ones that we are replacing had the biggest smiles. I have 40 + days to go. Well got to go for. Oh here is a big HELLO for Line 7 , Nestle. I passed the things out when I got here and let me say that you guys made some folks happy. I will post some pics as soon as I get a chance.
Oct 20 2008 Well … Still here this place is not a dream. I had to go make a quick repair to a plane. Blantos to the rescue. Oh it is so funny what some people think are important. They are so anal about small stuff that they lose the big picture. This is a war zone and we are here for the young guys out beyond the wire. Oh well enough of that soapbox. Hope to get out and about I got to get some stuff at the BX. Weather is …… DUSTY then some. Everyone is doing well. Amanda told me today that this is killing her. Sorry baby. Love you.
21/22 Oct 2008 Well were do I start. Had a good day today. I got to go hear the new Head cheese of the Air Force . He sounds very down to earth and answered all questions and did not try to side step them. Well while I was gone we had a job going on. I was gone about a hour and half. Job still going on. Blantos back into action. Well 10 minutes job done were is the beer. It was not that they could not do it I showed them a quick trick. Me work smarter not harder. Oh wait me no likey work LMAO. Got to talk to wife. She sounded so good. Her voice is music to my hears. Let me tell you about my Bonehead of a son. Alex my 11 year, plays football and he is good at it. Forgot about his game day. Then tried to get upset at Amanda. Well my phone right after I got off with Amanda was to them. I was nice but those of you that know me. Well I got my point across. Man I got to hear Devin and Caitlin too. Man I miss their smiles and hugs. Plus I want to hold Savannah and see Abby’s smile. Well Sophie, let me say that she has my wrapped tight around her little finger. Get a day off tomorrow. Oh boy!!!!!!
23 Oct 2008 Well did some walking around today. My friend Bobby, from the E/E shop, met up around 11:00 and I proceeded to show him the base. Since we have people sleeping all the time in our rooms we can not hang out in them. So we make a day of walking and looking around. Showed him where and how the laundry works. Yes folks we have a certain way to do it. We fill out a form turn the bag in and hopefully in a few days we can pick up our clean stuff. Then lunch, BX ( for about 2 hrs) Just walking shopping and looking. You know the way women do it. Then spent about 5 mins getting what I went in for. Went to the internet shop. Closed for the day. Damn it is a plot to keep me off the net. Blantos will not be silenced. We had diner and then we went to the USO for awhile. We then saw a flyer for movie night. Pineapple express. Stupid and funny movie about pot. I guess after this day Bobby and I might be considered a couple. Have to check with wife on that. Enough for now. Later folks.
24/25 Oct 2008 Well had some work to but nothing bad just small stuff. Have not really got my own space yet. In the room but hope to soon. Oh guess what no net yet. I am going to try and be nice in the morning and hopefully get it done. Ok world here is my thinking. What is the world coming too. I have been watching and reading about this upcoming election. There really is not any good guy to vote for. But today I overhead some folks talking about Obama. I have voted already and I will tell you later who it was. But back to my story. They were saying how better we will be with Obama than a Bush clone. Well folks here is the truth. They both will only do what congress lets them do. Oh crap got to go got a plane problem. Damn war. Ok 4 hours later me back. Ok getting older and I forgot the rest of the Obama story. Oh well might come back to me. Well will try call wife here a few. Later world.
28 Oct 2008 Long day not hard just long. No net it so when you get this it will be a mass post. Me very very very very very Pissed off and this @#@$^ net Provider. Ok Would some US company help or troops over here. We travel half way around they world to a country that until 2001 I will bet my left NUT ,that most of the folks in the US never heard of . Back to help, we could us some very good net provider here. Say for free. I paid $35.00 dollars got not net yet get a smile from this guy and he say It is fixed. Damn I have had it this BS and they fact we have to kind and worry about what they other guy thinks. It is about time that we do what we want and forget the rest. Hell with out us where would this place be. I see a ton of good being done but enough is enough. Just want to be able to at least read my wife’s blog and maybe just maybe IM with her. Not to much to ask. We can get enough $$$$ to change uniforms but god help us if the troops morale is good. Ok enough of my soapbox. Got to go crawl on to my top bunk. Yes we have 8 beds in a 4 man room. Right now 5 guys. Me odd man out. Last one in so I got top. Me going to fix that. ASAP. For those who read this and know me then you know that when I get on to something then watch. Out. Got to go.
Trying Pics ....... not !!!!
Ok Guys those of you that know me know that I had to wait for anything. Right now I am waiting for the pics to load. Very slow and I mean slow. Still waiting. I got to read Amanda's blog and I got all teary eyed about Devin crying because of he misses me. Got me in heart. Yes there is a heart just do not use it much. Ok gave up pics for now.
Ok I am on the Net
I will post the catch up Post soon .... Or have the wife do it. Ok folks I will enclose some pics and try to get every one caught up on what goes on in my world. The pic is for my lids... ok me too
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Just some thoughts I wrote down
Oct 15 2008 Here I am once again flying in a C-130 to another or in this case a place I left in 2007. Guess what I did not leave anything there. I love what I do just I am tired of leaving the wife and kids. I hurt more now than I have every in the past! We land in a few at St. John’s. Great place that I would love for the wife and kids to see. Looks to be cold and windy. Oh well been there when it has been worse. Now for my feelings Just talked to Amanda. She said that my Abby is taking it harder that we both thought. She is such a sweet a girl. They all are very very sweet and very good. Enough for now.
Oct 16 /17 2008 Here I am on the way to England. Six plus hours to sleep and dream about the family.I miss them and sounds funny but miss them more and more with passing hour. Oh well try and sleep and try and watch a movie. Here I am in England at a very cool Hotel. It is over 600 years old and has a cellar that is over 800. Very cool and very Haunted. Talked to the folks that run the place and they told us some stories and had every one on edge. Enough of that I love this place and it would be a great place for the family to see. The history in this country unreal. This building is older than the whole United States. Well have to shut computer down ……Damn battery.
Ok here I am just woke up from a nap on the way to Budapest, Romania. Never been there hope to see some of the sights. Will add more later.
Oct 18 2008 Got to talk to wife and kids today. Made me shed a tear. I am sitting here on my balcony overlooking the city and waiting to go to dinner. I love traveling but can not wait to stop traveling with out my family. But in a way they are with me each sunset or sunrise I see. Well I got to go before I sound mushy,it is 17:22 here and I am hungry. Later.
Oct 16 /17 2008 Here I am on the way to England. Six plus hours to sleep and dream about the family.I miss them and sounds funny but miss them more and more with passing hour. Oh well try and sleep and try and watch a movie. Here I am in England at a very cool Hotel. It is over 600 years old and has a cellar that is over 800. Very cool and very Haunted. Talked to the folks that run the place and they told us some stories and had every one on edge. Enough of that I love this place and it would be a great place for the family to see. The history in this country unreal. This building is older than the whole United States. Well have to shut computer down ……Damn battery.
Ok here I am just woke up from a nap on the way to Budapest, Romania. Never been there hope to see some of the sights. Will add more later.
Oct 18 2008 Got to talk to wife and kids today. Made me shed a tear. I am sitting here on my balcony overlooking the city and waiting to go to dinner. I love traveling but can not wait to stop traveling with out my family. But in a way they are with me each sunset or sunrise I see. Well I got to go before I sound mushy,it is 17:22 here and I am hungry. Later.
Here I am Still n Bucharest
Afternoon in Bucharest is very nice. I have slept and watched the folks from my room. Oh we got bent over the table at dinner last night. They saw us coming and then some. It was good but not $300 + us dollars. Tried to find a doll today and also the Harley shop. No luck Could not find Brad and the other guys and they have the address. Hope to get there on the way home. I do not have a bike but there are some bud at work that do and they love it when I bring them a shirt that none of their freinds have. Not many people in Spartanburg have shirts from Romania. I got to talk to the kids and each one made my cry. I miss them and I love them all. Ok enough of that. My wife is awesome. She did something that would be hard for me. The day I left my ex came to get the kids and her van had a problem. Amanda let her use our van until hers was fixed. That shows the size of her heart and how good of a Human she is Those of you that know what we had to go through do to my ex .... NUFF said. Got to go will put some pics up soon. TTFN
Friday, October 17, 2008
Here I am on the Fn road again
Well I left the family again and it sucks. Will write more when I get more time right now I am in Bucharest and my battery is low. Love you all and can not wait to see ya again. Hey Amanda love ya.Kids be good and Dad loves you all.
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