the crazy life

UXO work in Iraq

2006-06-21T06:36:00.000+04:00

Well for those wh o know, I am in Iraq doing UXO clean up in the middle of the dessert. It has been preaty damn hot here. About 120 and a few times reaching 140. The work is a little on the dangourous side but hell it is why we get the big bucks. I got to go home for the first time in 5 mo at the middle of May. I had a real great time playing to with my two daughters. T, the older one had a feild day and a dance recitel while i was home. She did great in both of them. Little nana, well she got a new bike to play with and she loved it. It was very hard to come back here and leave them. I think i will do this till May next year so that i dont miss even more of their lives. I miss the green of the Tennessee hills. I got the chance to go to the smokies with the family and do a little cook out. It was a lot of fun for the girls. They love the mountains.

It has been a long time

2006-04-14T17:03:00.000+04:00

Sorry it has been awhile. The company I work for has moved me three times in the last three mounths. I am now doing EOD work instead of security due to a stortage in the EOD field. Not bad expect the contract is diffrent so that means the support is diffrent. The company in charge of our support is terrible. They are to supply us with food and shelter. The food is outrageous. For instasnce for berakfast this moring we got a little box of cereal and a SNICKERS bar. That is right A SNICKERS bar. Then for lunch we got a MRE which i can not complain about since the Army guys have to eat them too. Now for dinner, I have no idea what it was or is but I am quite sure that my dog would not eat it and she eats everything. We work with a bunch of Iraqis cleaning up some blown up bunkers. It is hard dirty work but not so bad because at the end of the day we get to blow up what was found that the first explosion did not take care of. Right now we have a lot of teams all over Iraq and we are kicking there Ass on having the most ones complete. We owe a lot of this to our Iraqi heavy equipment operators. They kick some butt. Well I see you on the flip side

My new home away from home

2006-02-19T00:04:00.000+03:00

Well now, I finally made it to my actual duty station. I was first sent to Kuwait to in process. Then to Baghdad to process the Corp of Engineers. After all the in processing was done they decided to to send me to the International program. I am now at Camp Slayer in Baghdad. We are right next to the airport which makes for loud nights. The job that I am doing, for those that do not know, is as follows. I work for a Company that has a contract with the US ARMY. I have about 300 Ugandaians that I along with 12 others are training to work with and eventually take over the guard post here in Baghdad. I will be working with the Army to make sure things go right. It is long and hard work but, It is also fun. We are close to one of the Palaces that Saddam had. It is real nice and I will take some pictures for you to see later. Till then

I am HERE

2006-02-07T09:34:00.000+03:00

Well after a week at Ft Bliss Tx, we took off for Chicago. After Chicago, we were on our way to London England for a nice 12 hour lay over. That gave us plenty of time to see the downtown of London. It was very nice but also cold and over cast. Imagine that, overcast in London, who would have thought. Well, after our nice stay we were back on the plane headed for Kuwait were we had to inprocess and prepare to head for Baghdad. I have a few pics to post in the next few days. I will keep in touch.

2006-01-25T02:36:00.000+03:00

Well, finally got all the bugs worked out about the new job. As a matter of fact , I have allready got a promotion. Pretty good since I have not even left the states yet. Apperently my new boss in Iraq saw my resume and wants me to be the liasion supervisor between the company and the Army. It intells a nice little pay raise as well. I will be leaving on the 29th for some base to inprocess. I am looking forward to going but I will miss the family.

Like pulling Teeth out of a bear.

2006-01-17T22:09:00.000+03:00

Man, as you know I am changing jobs. If you don't , well I am. I am going back into the UXO job (like the bomb squad in a way). I am slated to leave for Iraq on the 29th of Jan. However though, the company I am going to work for is hard as hell to get information from. I understand they are busy but damn. We leave in less two weeks and they just now got me the info on how much we will be making. And when I call them it is like I am pestering them. Well that is right I am pestering them and I will till they give me the damn info I need. It is not like I am asking for much is it. Hell I am going to Iraq for them. All I want is to know is a date we are leaving ( one that is not changing all the damn time). Well I will get of my soap box now. Thanks for the ear ( eyes ) to talk to (type to).

Hear is a little eye candy for the guys (or girls)

Internet Quiz

2006-01-12T06:10:00.000+03:00

Your results:
You are The Flash

The Flash		90%
Green Lantern		90%
Superman		85%
Batman		75%
Supergirl		70%
Spider-Man		65%
Hulk		65%
Catwoman		65%
Iron Man		65%
Wonder Woman		50%
Robin		45%

Fast, athletic and flirtatious.

Click here to take the Superhero Personality Quiz

New Years resolutions

2006-01-04T05:36:00.000+03:00

My New Years resolutions are:

1. To get into shape. I am 6 foot and only 185 pounds so I am not over weight. I just want to get rid of the love handles.

2. To work on my relationship with my wife. You know be more understanding and listen to her about her needs

3. To get out of debt.

4. To get out and enjoy life.

2005-12-29T06:24:00.000+03:00

Well I found out that the company I have been looking at got the Overseas contract to Iraqi. I will be leaving in mid January. I will be working as a Bomb Tech, teaching the Iraqi Army how to do EOT work. I am exited and upset at the same time. Exited about doing EOD work again, But sad about leaving my family. The career change is good in that I will be able to better support my family with the rather large pay raise. Keep an eye on my blog and I will have some pics for you to see soon.

Love Triangles

2005-12-17T03:54:00.000+03:00

I was at work on Thursday night talking to some the guys and found out that we had a new problem at work. Love Triangle! I work with about 300 guys and about 20 girls, can you see where this is going. Appently, one of the new girls is having sex with about 5 of the 300 guys. And the sad thing about they did not know about the others. Apparently they where all talking and someone mentioned they where doing her and they started putting 2 and 2 together. Needless to say they were not happy with each other , did I mention that we all carry guns where I work at. So the pucker factor went up a notch or two. One of the problems with dating people you work with.

Bity typing

2005-12-10T03:20:00.000+03:00

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My little girl wanted to type for you

Bomber Girls

2005-12-08T02:11:00.000+03:00

I don't no where it comes from, but I have always liked the paintings of the girls on the noses of old World War II bomber planes. I am sure that Kat will say it is because I am a pervert. That might very well be true. What ever the reason, I still think they are cool. With that being said, here are a few that I have found. Again I don't mean them to be offensive. If you know where any more sites of Bomber Girls are let me know.

Work

2005-12-04T20:42:00.000+03:00

First, I want to thank everyone for their post on my blog. I have been busy looking at possible changing jobs. I currently work for a Nuclear Facility in Tennessee as a police officer. This job pays great but is the most boring job I have ever done. We have to work long hours also. The plant is a DOE Facility but has a contractor that is over security. This company does not have the best employee relations. So after being with them for 3 years I have decided to do what I wanted to do 3 years ago when I got out of the military. I have decided to go back into the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) field. This, however, is contract work which is what made me decide to work at the Nuclear plant. So Kat, my wife, is not so happy about it. I love EOD work and know that there is plenty of work to keep me busy. This will also allow me to work towards becoming an environmentalists with expertise in hazardous Waste Removal. As you can tell, this job will take my away from my little girls which is the worst part about it. But, in a few years I will be a Senior EOD Tech. That will allow me to be more stable. Not to mention, I can always fly the family out to some of the locations giving them the chance to see the world. I will be working in places like Hawaii, New York, Seattle and various foreign countries. I am looking forward to it. Thanks for listening.

10 things I hate about the days before christmas.

2005-11-28T01:43:00.000+03:00

1. Putting up the fake tree.
A. the fake needles get all over the place.
B. the kids are always in the tree, as are the cats.
C. making it look real is always a real pain.
2. The hords of people shopping.
3. The traiffic is always backed up around town due to all the people shopping
4. Digging for the christmas tree and all the other stuff associated with it.
5. Untanggling the lights and making sure they work.
6. Putting the lights on the roof. 2 story house makes for a long fall with a sudden stop at the end
that really hurts.
7. Daddy can we put the tree up? Daddy can we put the tree up? Daddy can we put the tree up?
I think you get the point.
8. As if putting up one fake tree was not enough to drive you crazy, your wife tells you that
there are four more.
9. Having to wait to open the gifts
10. How about you telling me what you think 10 should be!!!

2005-11-27T06:25:00.000+03:00

Meaning of the EOD Insignia

THE WREATH is symbolic of the achievements and laurels gained by minimizing accident potentials, through the ingenuity and devotion to duty of its members. It is in memory of the EOD personnel who have given their lives while performing EOD duties.

THE BOMB was copied from the design of the World War II Bomb Disposal Badge; the bomb represents the historic and major objective of the EOD attack, the unexploded bomb. The three fins represent the major areas of nuclear, conventional, and chemical/biological warfare.

LIGHTNING BOLTS symbolize the potential destructive power of the bomb and the courage and professionalism of EOD personnel in their endeavors to reduce hazards as well as to render explosive ordnance harmless.

THE SHIELD represents the EOD mission which is to protect personnel and property in the immediate area from an inadvertent detonation of hazardous ordnance

Welcome

2005-11-27T03:22:00.000+03:00

Hey everybody, welcome to the crazy life blog. (my daughter helped pick out the name.)
I will have the blog expert (my wife) help me modify the blog later.