For the record, I don’t think babies being dropped on their heads is funny. Unless it’s, like, a Beanie Baby, but even that wouldn’t be too funny ’cause it would just crumple on the floor.
It’s only rained twice since I’ve been in Djibouti, and Wednesday night was one of those times. And when I say it rained, I mean for at least a few days the value of my CLU will go up because now I’m sittin’ on waterfront property. Hell yeah!
Actually, it sucks, because now we have the three m’s: mud and more mosquitos. Yes that does count as three m’s. Count ‘em – they’re all there.
-Farva
Hey chief, you wanna get the chocks?…………………..
Dropping a long zippered sun god on their head would cause no damage, even if it was pre SUPT
It only damages the deck…
Yeah, gotta love those m’s. Not to mention that the storm was severe to the point we couldn’t fly because the fueling trucks weren’t willing to move on the flight line. Something about combustible materials and the prevalence of lightning…. Pansies.
I do the same thing Ken. Nice to know that our pilots have the mentality of a 16 year old with only a Glider license
Rain huh? I need to get a tarp for my bike.
He must know patience and humility like freakin’ Buddha, because I don’t see how he’s keeping his composure for this long.
when are more often updates coming? It feels like I am checking this website at least 5-10 times a day!
Ah haha – you got me there. For a second I thought you were serious. Man, I’m thankful for every week that goes by when I don’t miss a regular update, let alone a contractual deadline. If I get a Member’s strip done it’s a miracle, and I’ve got at least two other projects I can’t talk about in the works. More updates? No time soon, LOL.
updates on comments are still worth a check back.
Farva, the fact that you have time to do ANY updates while deployed impresses the crap out of me. You just keep doin’ what your doin’.
Waiting for the classic Dad Line: “Boy, you’re not too old for an ass whoopin’”
I’ve been to Djibouti several times (fortunately, only for stopovers, we were on our way to Reunion Island). We didn’t really care about the 3 m’s but about the 3 h’s : Heat, Hot as Hell.
Hey now, I once fell on my head (My momma said that I ‘lept from the child seat’) and I don’t wanna be a Air Force Fighter pilot. Phooey on that, I’m aiming for being a Marine (possibly infantry). >.>
Not going to touch that one.
THAT’s what she said.
Wait, are you a “she”?
Nope.
Errrrrruh, potential devil pup. Um…enjoy that. Hahaha
what a crew chief does know is how awesome it is to ground a pilot with that attitude
Just remember that all the rain, mud, and mosquitos are those indicators that the world will end on the 21st at 0600. That means you have less than 24 hours to start cranking out more strips
Fuck it then – I quit.
. . .since I’ve been in Djibouti. . . STS
I’ve been to Djibouti several times (fortunately, only for stopovers) STS
From the ‘STS’ I can guess there’s something funny in this sentence, or some sort of double entendre, but I don’t get it. Could you please help an Americanophile French NCO?
Well, I suppose ‘Djibouti’ is pronounced like ‘Jibooty’, and if you say “…since I’ve been in Djibouti” it sound like “…since I’ve been in Jibooty” or “…since I’ve been in the booty”, I guess.
Thanks Jeff
Did the rain seep in from the light fixtures, vent and A/C? My CLU had an in-door pool during the rainy seasons of 2007 & 2009.
Yes, yes and yes.
Contained Living Unit….????? sound like a sci fi pod for cryogenic freezing
CLUs and CHUs… coulda been a Quonset or a Nissen hut long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away
Coulda been a poncho and sleeping bag. Just to put things in perspective lol
Ok so I know there have been a few times I’ve said that you might have been just a little too hard on Barbie. I don’t even remember when it was, but it was said and I sincerely appologize. My dad was a crew chief. I know you’ve got a burn coming, you love knocking Barbie down a peg more than anyone. I don’t know what it is, I don’t know when it is, but show no mercy.
I always thought the three M’s in Djubuti were Mud, Mosquitos, and Malaria
This made me LOL, and reminded me of when my oldest daughter, at the tender age of 5, was carrying her baby sister one day when I told her to “put her down”. She immediately complied…by just letting go.
I’ll let her know that she can apply for pilot training…
Huh. When I was in the sandbox (lovely metropolitan Mosul), the CHU didn’t leak, but we either had stifling heat, freezing cold, sandstorms, or M&Ms. I’ve said it a zillion times – if there wasn’t oil over there…..
I could very well be heading to the ‘Boujti (STS) sometime during my stay in the suck.
Well, in *my* office, I can walk around in my undies! How bad ass is that?
Falling on my head never caused anything
Did the rapture take the forum? I cant seem to find it.
Ok, is STS an AF acronym?