Need a beer

I added a couple pictures of a C-17 taking off a few days ago.  It's pretty cool how fast they can climb and bank for such a big plane.  I know it's not big compared to something like a C-5, but it's almost the biggest plane that lands here.

 

Today was one of those days where every time I turned around my problem child was needing something.  I need to get more people on base, can you sign these?  My CAC has expired, can you write an LOA and tell me where to go?  I don't have any signed submittals (4025R), can I get a copy of all the transmittals; better yet a scanned copy?  (Me:  "What happened to them?"  KTR  "UMMM, I don't know??"  Me:  "You lost all of them, even the ones I just gave you?"  KTR:  "Umm....Maybe....no....I don't know.")  I'm sorry we have boulders in our backfill, we didn't know you'd notice.  I'm sorry I don't have a hard hat on, I'm not really in the job site, just on the job site.

 

I think they were trying to keep me occupied because I was trying to write a couple of serial letters on poor safety and job performance.  They're not done but I haven't given up yet!!  It's only 2100 so I have a couple more hours to get them done.  OH NO, they just sent me another email asking for something else!!

 

OK, thanks for listening (reading) to my venting.  To those of you that know me; it's been a month without my kegerator and today's the first day that I have really missed it.  Whoever picked 03 NOV on the board wins the cash.  Though I doubt any of you would have thought I would have lasted this long.

 

On a more serious note.  We have a local that works for us as an interpreter and escort, as do other units throughout the FOB and Afghanistan.  Most on the FOB sleep in one of the tents on base.  However, our's sleeps on our compound and uses are facilities, which are probably the best on base.  He was asked to help out by going outside the wire on our projects in the area and interpret when we inspect.  He politely declined because he is from this area and doesn't want to be seen helping us because of the insurgents/Taliban in the area.  Unfortunately most Afghans that work with us are in the same situation.  Most seem to enjoy working with us and enjoy the job.  Maybe it's the money and having a job, maybe it's a chance to build back their country, or maybe the chance to earn a visa to the US.  Whatever the case, it has to be a difficult decision to work for us.

 

It looks like I've been slacking on pictures so I'll try to get some more posted soon.