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05.31.04 (4:42 pm) [edit]
I made it to Ft. Benning. I'm here at the CRC site with many other people, civilians, soldiers, and sailors alike. It's very odd being around other services and such, but kind of nice. Most of the people are very relaxed, they knew they were leaving their home, as they are on active duty. Still we're being treated decent. I haven't gotten much sleep as we have late nights and get up early, so I plan on going to be early tonight. We got done at Medical today. That was a big joke, the doc looked at my paperwork, asked me what my lexapro was for and when I told him anxiety and depression, he's like, ok, no biggy, here's a rx for more pills. During peacetime I was 'non-deployable' because of those meds. LOL how things change when they need you!
Tmw we do more paperwork and get our gear from CIF, then weds. we have to qualify again, and thurs we get our desert uniforms, then somewhere between Friday and Sunday I'll be shipping out. Looks like I'm going to Afghanistan, but after that, i don't know! I'll have to see when I get there!
I will try to call people during this week, but I only can as the lines at the phone allows and such. I have an easier time getting online, as not many people brought computers. They do have a nice rec room with TV's, pool tables and internet hookups, so it's much better than nothing!
I miss everyone very much, but luckily I'm with people I met at Ft. Sill, so I know a few people here besides Sgt. Creep and I am hanging with them.
I'll write more tmw!

posted by: newbie (reply)
post date: 05.31.04 (4:46 pm)

Hi Kid!Everyone's here for "the gathering" and I'm gojg to print out the blog so they can all share - maybe someone will want to drop you a line. We called Tim and burned his ear for awhile.
Sure wish you could be with us, but you are definately on everyone's minds. I'll email the link to see Aurstin's new official baby pictures - by tomorrow. Love you bunches!!! Mom



posted by: newbie (reply)
post date: 05.31.04 (9:47 pm)

Hi...talked to Tim today and we have had a nice day with Jamie, Shelly, Matt, Miles, Jeanie,
Ron and Evie. We miss you and love you very much. Thanks for hte update. A day like today brings what is important in life....friends, family and love. DAD


posted by: newbie (reply)
post date: 06.01.04 (6:24 am)

well, sorry i missed you yesterday:( i liked it better when you stayed on line longer at the hotel hehe

the kids have been busy. dee and i are having fun swimming with them why the weather is still not tooooo hot. both are water babies so they really enjoy it. And their new love is the train at the new braunfels park. i think they could both stay on it all day;) well, i think what noel really likes about it is all the people waving. she sure likes people. she must not really be ours haha

well i hope to catch you later. noel is about to climb up here and take over!!


posted by: newbie (reply)
post date: 06.01.04 (1:38 pm)

So I saw this and had to pass it along to you. It may not entirely beat some of your bad day stories... but it sure has to come close :).



Rob is a commercial saturation diver for Global Divers in Louisiana.
He performs underwater repairs on offshore drilling rigs. Below is an
E-mail he sent to his sister. She then sent it to radio station 103.2 on FM
dial in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, who was sponsoring a worst job experience
contest. Needless to say, she won. Just another note from your bottom-dwelling brother. Last week I had a bad day at the office. I know you've been feeling down lately at work, so I thought I would share my dilemma with you to make you realize it's not so bad after all.

Before I can tell you what happened to me, I first must bore you
with a few technicalities of my job. As you know, my office lies at the bottom
of the sea. I wear a suit to the office--it's a wetsuit. This time of
year the water is quite cool. So what we do to keep warm is this: We have a diesel-powered industrial water heater. This $20,000 piece of
equipment sucks the water out of the sea. It heats it to a delightful
temperature. It then pumps it down to the diver through a garden hose, which is
taped to the air hose. Now this sounds like a darn good plan, and I've used
it several times with no complaints. What I do, when I get to the
bottom and start working, is take the hose and stuff it down the back of my
wetsuit. This floods my whole suit with warm water. It's like working in a Jacuzzi.

Everything was going well until all of a sudden, my butt started to
itch. So, of course, I scratched it. This only made things worse. Within a
few seconds my butt started to burn. I pulled the hose out from my
back, but the damage was done. In agony I realized what had happened. The
hot water machine had sucked up a jellyfish and pumped it into my suit.

Now, since I don't have any hair on my back, the jellyfish couldn't
stick to it. However, the crack of my butt was not as fortunate. When I scratched what I thought was an itch, I was actually grinding the jellyfish into the crack of my butt. I informed the dive supervisor of my dilemma over the communicator. His instructions were unclear due to the fact at he, along with five other divers, were all laughing hysterically. Needless to say I aborted the dive.

I was instructed to make three agonizing in-water decompression
stops totaling thirty-five minutes before I could reach the surface to begin
my chamber dry decompression. When I arrived at the surface, I was
wearing nothing but my brass helmet. As I climbed out of the water, the medic,
with tears of laughter running down his face, handed me a tube of
cream and told me to rub it on my butt as soon as I got in the chamber.

The cream put the fire out, but I couldn't poop for two days because
my butt was swollen shut. So, next time you're having a bad day at
work, think about how much worse it would be if you had a jellyfish shoved up your butt.

Now repeat to yourself, "I love my job, I love my job, I love my job."


posted by: kratesis (reply)
post date: 06.01.04 (4:45 pm)

Reply to: Greg
Thanks Greg, that WOULD suck!!! ;-)