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I shipped another 6 knives and shears to Steve today as a test. They went insured again, but in a bigger, lighter package. With luck, they should arrive in about two weeks.

I'll try filing the insurance claim next Tuesday. They go out of their way to make claim-filing inconvenient, with hours of 8:30-10:30 M-F only. Working two day shifts a week puts a crimp in my PO visits.

Hello all. How's everyone. It's been a while. I just got back from a 14 day road trip to Kuwait. Believe it or not the camps are much nicer in Iraq. We never thought we'd miss Iraq, but after a week there, we did. We went down to escort a new Air Force unit back to Mosul to work with us. Right out of the gate they got screwed by the Army with some pretty bad trucks. We ended up towing most of them back, and one was on fire as we drug it through the front gate. Wasnt their fault though. Trucks aside, they impressed me, as most of the trip was spent sleeping under the stars. They were real troopers with the conditions, although they did get a little scared in Baghdad when we got stopped for an IED. It was kinda fun to watch. We sat in the middle of the highway eating an MRE while they laid prone under their trucks ready to fight. No one told them too, they just did. There was also about 25,000 Marines on their way in. Most of them this was their second rotation in Iraq. g'nad, pay attention here while I say something good about your brothers. They impressed me even more than the Airforce. At one of the overnight camps we set up our cots for the night and prepared to sack out. I looked around and all the Marines were in their sleeping bags, asleep on a bed of rocks! That's hardcore. The scary part is they even looked comfortable. Any way, it was a long trip and I'm glad to be back. Look forward to chatting with everyone soon.
Steve