Back in the USA

Landed in DC about hour ago. Good to be back on free soil. I'll be catching a flight to Dallas in about an hour. Can't wait. Slept most of the flight from Dubai thanks to some meds. Almost there see you soon.

At the Dubai airport

Got here a bit ago and just had some Marry Brown fish and chips..was very yummy

In Dubai...Heading Home

Spent the night and today in Dubai. It is so hot here it is crazy. I was in such a hurry to get home I forgot to pack a shirt to wear tonight on the flight. So i waled down the street to get one and it was like walking in an oven. Got the shirt but first had to go to McDonnalds. Priority's first. Any way Ill be landing in Dallas in about 24 hours and am so looking forward to it. Just talked to Kim and it is supposed to be hot there too. But it is home and Texas so what else would I expect there....Later...JB

Wow a new plane

This is a nice plane safi got. About time. Even a little leg room...amazing..talk to you from Dubai....JB

On my way

I'm on the buss to the plane...with luck we will be in Dubai in 3hours

30 hours and counting

I'm out of Kabul on vacation on 30ish hours. So in need of a break after the last few months of high paced stuff going on. I get home Sat and am so excited to be there....Later...JB

T-53

Hours that is until I leave Kabul.....God Willing...Later...JB

3 and 1/2

On a positive note I get out of here for a break in a few days and am so looking forward to it....Later....JB

Thief Strikes Again

6 Hard Drives, 2 memory modules and a processor are missing this morning from our offices. When we came in this morning there was 6 of the 7 computers in my training room were missing parts. And of Course we stooped searching people last week because they thought it wasn't fair and they thought we didn't trust them. And of course nowbody knows anything.....Again

I am so pissed right now about this and it was avoidable but someone decided to let them have another shot at more of our equipment. And now we have to fix another 6 computers and spend money on things we shouldn't of had to.

Leave in 5, Home in 7

Days that is........Wooooohooooooooooooooo

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Nine days and counting

Lock Down....AGAIN

There is another conference going on in Kabul. This time 60 nations will have reps here. Can you imagine the Rock, Paper Scissors that went on figuring out who had to come here.

INFO ON CONFERENCE

So it looks like more days will be lost on the program that I'm sure we will have to make up. Had an odd thing happen the other day. A hard drive came up missing from a computer. The culprit opened the computer, removed it and put the cover back on. It was found missing when the next person came in to use the studio and the computer wouldn't boot....go figure. We were searching everyone leaving the building but that has stooped now because everyone was complaining about it and upper management said to not search people going out. So I guess it is what it is now.

Ill be at the house working for the next few days and home in less than 2 weeks...Later...JB

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Ill be leaving Afghanistan in 14 days and be home in 16 days. Cant wait for the time at home.

It's been a few days...I Know

Well we made it back from training in Dubai and since then I went to Gardez for an Evaluation of another RTA AM Station. Not sure why they want Am stations here, They cant afford to run them.

Below are a few picture I took on the base in Gardez. As you can see Sears and Wal-Mart and moving into Afghanistan now. At the Wal-Mart they wouldn't let me use Kim's employee discount card and sears doesn't take Sears Credit cards. I guess some of the troops missed home a little to much and renamed the shops. Was fun to see.

Day one in Dubai

Day one is over and our minds are full and we have 2 more days left. The hotel is fantastic as always and nice to be able to do some walking around. The meals at the hotel are great but I think we will be going to junk food out for lunch. Junk food low level light is on and a 1/4 pounder is needed. I think we have about 10 hours of video so far and will make a movie of the training for future use...well back to it...Later...JB