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[salemgold]

I am like you, but I cannot adapted to the cold. Lived in Texas my hole life. I can barely imagine 30 and below but negative 30 I think I would take my chances again in that Iraq heat at 140 and above. I really don't like the snow.

Me neither Sarge! I grew up in Ohio right on Lake Erie and the frigid cold is not for me! I could not go back if I had to

 

[salemgold]

It wasn't just the seasons, for ten years everyone told me that I would get used to the heat, I just never did. It was just always too hot and too sticky. And then coming into the AC all sweaty always felt nasty. There are only so many items of clothing you can take off before you are in your birthday suit and still hot... here I can always add another layer and get warm.

I don't mind the snow at the beginning of the season. It is always so beautiful and with the Mountains and the deer, elk and moose on the lake it is like a fairy tale... but winters are LONG here and by the end of winter... I AM OVER IT!

Yep and by the end of winter that clean white snow is not so clean and white anymore. YUCK!

 

[salemgold]

Hey moorea, I am planning to send the next pkg about mid November. Hopefully it will bring them a little holiday cheer

 

[markfm]

Ooh, gotta get working on that turkey with cranberry sauce eliquid

 

[kwcharlie]

me too DD, the heat in Basra [the summer before you came in] was tough, I describe it as living in a pizza oven, but 40 below in Russia was deadly, everyone got out but if the last gen set had failed in the camp, we only had two, we could have had fatalities, nothing could fly and the only truck that would run was a single Russian army one, all the Japanese and German ones stopped running at 30 below and we were 20 hours from help on dirt roads, but you know about that.
F that cold, that's why i moved from Bloomington IN after Nam, wanted "some seasons" different than it rains more but NO MORE COLD!

 

[Rosco]

It used to really creep me when the jungle night approached.

As your night moves in, I hope the only thing that bugs you guys are those sleeping while you have to stay awake.

To all - be well.

 

[salemgold]

Ooh, gotta get working on that turkey with cranberry sauce eliquid

Ooh mark! That would be awesome if you could come up with that We could send them a turkey dinner to vape!

Don't forget the dressing and gravy LOL

I could make banana pudding for dessert

 

[drewdrew]

me too DD, the heat in Basra [the summer before you came in] was tough, I describe it as living in a pizza oven, but 40 below in Russia was deadly, everyone got out but if the last gen set had failed in the camp, we only had two, we could have had fatalities, nothing could fly and the only truck that would run was a single Russian army one, all the Japanese and German ones stopped running at 30 below and we were 20 hours from help on dirt roads, but you know about that.
F that cold, that's why i moved from Bloomington IN after Nam, wanted "some seasons" different than it rains more but NO MORE COLD!

I hear you on that, I had some bad times in Iraq in 2006 winter. didn't snow but there was ice every were. I was doing night shift guard watch for 6 hours on then 6 off for 2 weeks. No shelter or heater standing in ice water in the dark, nothing to do no one to see or hear. one of the worst times I've had. I'll take the rain with out the cold.

 

[drewdrew]

Ooh mark! That would be awesome if you could come up with that We could send them a turkey dinner to vape!

Don't forget the dressing and gravy LOL

I could make banana pudding for dessert

That is pretty cool!

 

[salemgold]

I hear you on that, I had some bad times in Iraq in 2006 winter. didn't snow but there was ice every were. I was doing night shift guard watch for 6 hours on then 6 off for 2 weeks. No shelter or heater standing in ice water in the dark, nothing to do no one to see or hear. one of the worst times I've had. I'll take the rain with out the cold.

That had to be challenging to say the least

 

[drewdrew]

That had to be challenging to say the least

just a little, how are you doing today?

It has been a busy day for me.

 

[salemgold]

just a little, how are you doing today?

It has been a busy day for me.

I am doing well, thanks Hey Sarge, when exactly do you and AG get some home time? I think that AG said 6 months? maybe you could schedule that around the worst part of winter there?

 

[drewdrew]

I am doing well, thanks Hey Sarge, when exactly do you and AG get some home time? I think that AG said 6 months? maybe you could schedule that around the worst part of winter there?

We are able to go home for 2 weeks from a deployment. when the unit says you can go pretty much is when it is. we can pick a month but it comes down for a yes or this is when you can go.

 

[moorea]

The nagative 30 or 40 degrees days here don't really feel much colder then the negative 10 degree days, it just gets to a point where it is so cold it hurts your skin and you cant tell the difference. But the house is always toasty ( we have 4 wood burning stoves in it) and unlike other parts of the country people here are not against fur and it really does keep you warm.

Tempature is relative though. I assume a negative 40 degree day in Russia is much colder then here. I was born and raised in NY and humidity made a 20 degree day in the winter feel like a negative 20 degree day here. We have very little humidity so it is a dry cold which makes it better. I remember in NY when winter was coming you would get a chill in your bones that you really can't get rid of until spring.

Sarge, I hope you get to go home during a month to your liking?

 

[salemgold]

We are able to go home for 2 weeks from a deployment. when the unit says you can go pretty much is when it is. we can pick a month but it comes down for a yes or this is when you can go.

I keep barely missing you here Sarge

 

[salemgold]

Agreed moorea! Below zero is freaking cold!

 

[moorea]

Yeah, I've never been able to tell the difference between -10 and -30 either way my pipes are frozen (no showers), you can feel the icicles in your nose when you try to breath and it is as you so nicely put it, it is freaking cold (but when I have to go outside in that weather that is not the words I use!)

I'm heading to bed... Just wanted to say Goodnight and as always hope all is well in the desert.

 

[drewdrew]

The nagative 30 or 40 degrees days here don't really feel much colder then the negative 10 degree days, it just gets to a point where it is so cold it hurts your skin and you cant tell the difference. But the house is always toasty ( we have 4 wood burning stoves in it) and unlike other parts of the country people here are not against fur and it really does keep you warm.

Tempature is relative though. I assume a negative 40 degree day in Russia is much colder then here. I was born and raised in NY and humidity made a 20 degree day in the winter feel like a negative 20 degree day here. We have very little humidity so it is a dry cold which makes it better. I remember in NY when winter was coming you would get a chill in your bones that you really can't get rid of until spring.

Sarge, I hope you get to go home during a month to your liking?

I am this is my 3rd deployment and the more you get down the better the odds are for what you ask for. I wanted to be home for my daughters 3rd birth day and I got it. December so I will be home for Christmas also.

 

[drewdrew]

I keep barely missing you here Sarge

I here now!

 

[moorea]

I am this is my 3rd deployment and the more you get down the better the odds are for what you ask for. I wanted to be home for my daughters 3rd birth day and I got it. December so I will be home for Christmas also.

Well I was going to bed, but I had to reply to this first.

Your daughters 3rd b-day and Christmas that is awesome! My daughter was born in december too, Christmas eve to be exact. She'll be 14 this Christmas. I'm glad you won't be missing her 3rd as they go by really quickly and before you know it they are dating boys wearing make up and wanting no part of you!