Janie,
This is the first of several entries I will make into the crushingly boring
pile of irrelevant information collectively know as "our trip".
Once upon a time in a land torn by war and lots of other things, there was a
carpenter named Bald Bob. It came to pass one day that Bob had to travel
from Wonderful War Eagle to Terrible Taji to be subjected to almost
limitless frustration collectively know as "clearing for R and R" - a truly
heuristic experience.
The adventure began at 2200 hours local time when our hero was waiting for a
helicopter to take him to Terrible Taji. He wondered if events were not
somehow tainted when his name was not on the manifest. He incorrectly
assumed that things were indeed fine when he got on the flight anyway
because there was room.
Bob soon discovered that this was no routine flight, but what his boss calls
the "VIP tour". This "VIP tour" consists of a flying over Baghdad and
environs for two hours in a nocturnal glow and making seven stops. The view
was breathtaking - or maybe it was the sewage?
The coup de gras was one of the final stops were two firefighters got on the
bird and occupied the final two seats with themselves and two huge and heavy
sea bags each. These large items were born on the laps of the other lucky
travelers. The close up view of the OD green canvas was incomparable and
the smell.... What ever happened to the "two bags only and forty pounds
total weight - no exceptions" rule. This is obviously for lesser mortals
than these two. Our hero did not doubt that if he had tried such a thing,
he would have been thrown - bags and baggage - into the Tigris River to feed
the crocodiles from a height of about 250 feet.
Tune in later for more adventures with Bald Bob, Beautiful Baghdad and
Terrible Taji.
Janie,
You can cut and paste this as needed. The practice of blogging is frowned
upon in war zones - how provincial!
This is the first of several entries I will make into the crushingly boring
pile of irrelevant information collectively know as "our trip".
Once upon a time in a land torn by war and lots of other things, there was a
carpenter named Bald Bob. It came to pass one day that Bob had to travel
from Wonderful War Eagle to Terrible Taji to be subjected to almost
limitless frustration collectively know as "clearing for R and R" - a truly
heuristic experience.
The adventure began at 2200 hours local time when our hero was waiting for a
helicopter to take him to Terrible Taji. He wondered if events were not
somehow tainted when his name was not on the manifest. He incorrectly
assumed that things were indeed fine when he got on the flight anyway
because there was room.
Bob soon discovered that this was no routine flight, but what his boss calls
the "VIP tour". This "VIP tour" consists of a flying over Baghdad and
environs for two hours in a nocturnal glow and making seven stops. The view
was breathtaking - or maybe it was the sewage?
The coup de gras was one of the final stops were two firefighters got on the
bird and occupied the final two seats with themselves and two huge and heavy
sea bags each. These large items were born on the laps of the other lucky
travelers. The close up view of the OD green canvas was incomparable and
the smell.... What ever happened to the "two bags only and forty pounds
total weight - no exceptions" rule. This is obviously for lesser mortals
than these two. Our hero did not doubt that if he had tried such a thing,
he would have been thrown - bags and baggage - into the Tigris River to feed
the crocodiles from a height of about 250 feet.
Tune in later for more adventures with Bald Bob, Beautiful Baghdad and
Terrible Taji.
Janie,
You can cut and paste this as needed. The practice of blogging is frowned
upon in war zones - how provincial!
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