relocated once again...

It's been a few days without the net out here... our satellite phone is a piece of shit and I can't call anyone... but we're back, at least for the time being.. Over the last few days, I've been relocated along with Blencowe, Bergeron and Maddin, to build up a patrol base. Well, we got started, paved a shower, built some observation posts, dug some piss holes, and everything got canned... Resources, time, man hours, all to shit... Was kinda choked... Got back from patrol yesterday and Forristall tells me I'm heading back to the section. I ask when and he says they're on the way to get me... Get you rhtings packed, you're leaving again... full stop on all projects. I'll save you the details on my irritable attitude afterward. So, anyway, back with the section and had a good days work.

Started off the day clearing a future ANA compound. Raking the scrub, piling it up, and then burning it in fine chimo style. Ole Hawk was on the prowl with his jerry can of gas and lighter. Well, we piled the stuff skyhigh and then ole Hawk himself lights the bugger up, along with his pants and the full jerry of gas. Well, I tell him in the panic that ensues, (cause hes ready to dump the gas) not to dump it, thinking the damn thing will burn out before it melts through. Well, it wasn't going out, so I literally ninja jump a 5 ft. high mud wall and run for cover. The rest of the posse follows suit. And what do ya know, The gas on the jerry did burn out before melting. We had a good chuckle after that. It seems as though we've been burning stuff all the time. I guess it beats putting it in bagss, taking it to the burn pit, and then lighting it. After that, had a little breakfast and then got to the chainsawing. We were cutting a tree because it was interfering with lines of sight. Well, the owner of said tree, said we couldn't cut it down to thre ground, but just the height of his mud hut that was beside it. So, Hawk, Me and the Tp Comd. Capt Hachey are out on this mud hut, which anyday now the roof is gonna collapse, chopping 50 lb. chunks of Afghani tree onto this guys roof top. I thought we were goin through. After about 20 minutes, we had an audience of about 30 Afghan men, all spectating and probably cursing our existence. Then the rains came... for about 10 minutes. Looks like we'll be getting wet over the next l;ittle while. So the guys finished building a fence while we were chopping, and then it was on to the bbq pit. We spotted some concrete blocks in the compound next door, so we hauled em out, and made a good 4 ft high foundation for the pit. Then we took smaller bricks and build the wind block. \the cement mix out here is garbage so we did er Afghan style and got our hands dirty with mud to be used as mortar. Well, I gotta tell you, its a pretty gnarly bbq, about 5 ft long by 4 ft deep. Now I guess all we need is power, a fridge for food, and the food itself. I think my breakfast this morning was noodles, my lunch was coffeee and noodles, and my dinner was 2 bites of KD and more noodles, oh yeah, and chicken noodle soup.

Anyway, now that we got net again, I can try to keep you posted more often once again. Power is limited so I have to sign off for now.l I miss you guys and think of you all the time. Later on... peace...