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Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Only in Iraq

The other day, I gave myself a half of a day off. I went to my trailer with the intent of finishing up my latest Vince Flynn novel, when I heard a knock at my door. When I opened it, there 3 LNs (local nationals) an Indian KBR employee and a Soldier carrying an M-16 were standing there. (kinda sounds like the beginning of a joke). The soldier was escorting the LNs, who were the mussel for the KBR guy. The KBR guy tells me, “We have to work on you air conditioner.”
“Sure”, I reply, what else could I say?
Then, the LNs pull the A/C out of the wall and walk away with it. So, there I was with a gaping hole in my wall. It was about 45 degrees outside and we have a good 40 knot wind blowing. Dust covered everything and my new artwork was flapping my walls. At least it rained the other day so that kept most of the sand from blowing. Only in Iraq…

1 comment:

Tony said...

You are very lucky because they normally repair the AC when it is 130 outside. By the way, that temp may melt your flamingo.

Sounds like you need a frig. Check people who are leaving for creature comforts such as TV, frig, bike, etc.