day 45
June 01
I still do not have the ability to update my blog very often, once internet connection is made at the man camp things will improve. this should happen in a couple weeks.
I have finally moved out of the tent and into my quarters at the man camp, this is a nice change as now i have a private room with my own bathroom and shower. This is a big deal here in Iraq, some thing one takes for granted in the states.
We are still haveing major problems getting the contractors equipment and materials to Bucca. Kuwait border just does not play well with others. We did get 20 semi trucks through Wednesday night with mostly man camp equipment. The trucks hit the gate here at the base at 6PM, It was 4 in the morning by time we got them on to post. Drivers names did not match the list, truck numbers did not match, manafest messed up, drivers with fake passports and the list goes on. I worked a 23 hour day when all was said and done.
The second contractor for the second contract of expanding the prison was awarded and they are now on site setting up. I am the gov rep for that contract also so my work load just doubled, if that is even possible, is have to be in five places at the same time most of the day now. All I can say is “come on Sept” as this is the scheduled completion date for both projects.
It actually rained today, something that does not happen in this part of the country very often, a whole ten drops fell I think. It sure can lightning here though, what a show.
So far I have lost my bulistic sun glasses, and have no lighter. these are two big problems, no sunglasses means you can’t hardly see, the sun is extreemly bright and the sand is blowing all the time. I walk around half squinty eyed, but more sunglasses are on the way. the second issue, lighters, the px here has been out for two weeks, this is raising heck with my favorite bad habit of smoking. actually we are about out of everything here due to the border crossing closeing. convoys are backed up and activity has exculated in the area. these are two bad combinations. we were eight hours away from closing the chow hall and eating MRE’s, as well as generators on there last bit of fuel, eight trucks of food and fuel made it through and we were saved, now food and fuel convoys are a priority and so all other trucks are also held up, like the ones i need for my projects.