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.