From the wife at home:
I thought this was funny in a pathetic sort of way so I am passing it along at A's request.
Hope you all are well. We are doing well under pressure, but the relief pitchers (the in-laws) will be coming in tomorrow to give me a much needed break. I got my fourth child (10month old godson) on Saturday so life is interesting. I couldn't do it without help... you know who you are...Thanks.
From the husband in the desert:
I thought that I would give you some little known facts about living here at PSAB. Feel free to share these with others so you can all see how we spend our waking moments.Hey everybody,
You need to put at least five ice cubes in your glass if you are going to get ice tea. It melts quickly.
The bottle of Saudi hot sauce with the white label is much better than the one with the yellow one.
The bottle of ketchup is actually made in Oman.
No one can eat just one or three cookies. It is either two of four (or more…like two dozen).
If you want to watch a movie at the 2030 showing you need to get there at least 45 minutes early, or you will not sit next to your bud.
There are people who bring pizza to the movies and will eat loudly no matter where you sit.
There are only 6 salt shakers here and they are all always at the other tables.
The TCNs at the alterations shop will not acknowledge you unless you are ready to spend over 30 bucks.
The last barber on the left is the only one who will spend more time cutting your hair than talking with the other barbers (I think he doesn’t speak Arabic or whatever language they speak).
There is only one TCN from other than Pakistan or India and he works at the chow hall on the other side of base.
The first three laundry rooms you go to will be in use, the fourth is always empty, just go there first, but then it would be filled because it is the first (figure that one out).
Everyone knows how to play dominos, spades, hearts, euker, and cribbage.
If you want a lounge chair at the pool without having to wait 30+ minuets you have to get there before 1100.
There is only one good foosball table, the one with the yellow and black players.
The French stink and wear silly swimsuits.
The other chow hall always has cheese on the salad bar, but you never get to the right one.
The apple juice must have drugs in it because it is that good.
You will loose a sock in the laundry room, and see five others on the floor that someone else lost.
When you want chicken for dinner, they will be serving fish, when you want fish, they will be serving chicken.
The freedom fries are great with chili and cheese sauce (I have not tried them yet, but might some day).
When you want to get home, the bus will be full and you will have to wait for the next one. When you are not in a hurry, the bus will be empty.
It will always be windy when you start to play darts (at the pool i.e. outside) and will stop when you get done.
Every hour someone will get the whistle blown at them for horseplay around the pool usually slam dunking the basketball thing they have.
There are four things that must be done every day: Eat three meals, workout, check email at the LRC, and check the shelves at the BX to see if they got anything new in during the last 24 hours.
Just when you figure out your schedule, they will change it “for the better”.
The entire base of Tinker is over here, and you will run into someone everywhere so just get used to it.
There is no reason to wear dress clothes to the pool, no one is going to notice your nice Gucci shirt.
Everyone knows at least 47 new uses for duct tape.
No one will laugh at anyone during karaoke night, is just isn’t right.
They will have a huge tray of the cookies at karaoke night and push them till everyone is drugged up on them.
Muscle fitness magazines are a good source of looking at chicks (these have been replaced with the new “Mens” magazines).
The cleanest bathrooms are at the pool and at the chapel.
You will always be told you didn’t put all the required information on your check when you cash it.
Those are just some random thoughts that I have had over the past couple of weeks. Some have come from listening from the others here, but most are my own observations that have been validated by the aforementioned conversations.
Well, it is that time for me to float off to sleep. They have just turned off the lights so I will go to bed now. You will be in my every thought. I love you. I miss you. More later. Me.