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Subject: Re: This doesn't look like Kansas!

Author: 3haw-@bluefrog.biz

Date: Nov 9, 2003, 5:54 PM

Post ID: 1715158710



David, WHoever you are stay safe over there. We are supporting you back
here. Your Guzzi is waiting for you. Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: <psabr-@aol.com>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 2:02 PM
Subject: This doesn't look like Kansas!


 You know, Iraq isnt all that bad. The weather has been fantastic,
beautiful skies, warm days and cool nights. More stars than I've seen in
many years. Only problem is that my bike is 8000 miles away and I cant work
in it.
 
Actually, life isn't too bad over here as a civilian. We have hot and
cold running water, showers and flush toilets. Some or all of these work,
just not all at once. The foods pretty good at the mess halls, but I eat
about half my meals as MRE's.
 
I've been at Camp Anaconda, near Balad, Iraq, for about two weeks now.
The first couple of weeks were fairly exiting. Several times a night you
would hear mortar shells landing somewhere on the base. They's usually stop
after the army answered with a 155mm cannon. It's been fairly quiet since
then, or else I've just slept through them all. Been really quiet since
Ramadan started on the 27th.
 
All I can say is I'm looking forward to getting back home in a year so I
can practice polishing my aluminum bits, broken cables, wiring harnesses,
and putting my Ambassador on the road again, finally.
 
Y'all take er easy,
David Whitmore

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