Buffiniraq

Here is another week gone by already...see Colette, I told ya it'd fly by!!! LOL Worked on the Postal Facility this week (building with huge steel columns in background)and got some good things accomplished. Steel columns going up and masonry walls being laid in between. Still behind schedule but we're goingflat out. Another group of Turkish contractors coming on base this next week to begin working 24/7 with 1 day off every 2 weeks. Thought I'd show yall a pic to give you an idea of the magnitude of this facility. This view is from the North looking South toward Bagdhad about 40 miles down the road. The Major is the OIC in Baqubah and was visiting last Friday. This pic is for William.
Now for a domestic note: Last night my AC compressor went morte and temp was a cool 103 so I decided it would be better if I came to work (where it's cool). Soooo, about 12:30 AM I came here and kept busy catching up on reports and critical paths of construction stuff until around 6 AM when I picked up another PE at the hootches and went to breakfast. Here it is 5 PM 35 hours later and I'm still waitin for my AC to get coolin! Sgt Harris (our S-4)says it'll be done before sundown and that's good enough for me. Last pic is of the guys gettin ready to take a good friend of mine back to Baqubah after his visit. We met going thru training in Winchester and we've been friends ever since. He's our Resident Engineer (my boss) in Baqubah about 50 miles east of here and 1 fine gentle man. Been a big help to me making adjustment from civilian life back to Corps and military environment after 40 years...anyway, I was checkin out the game plan for getting him back to Baqubah safely.
Gotta run to the hootch while the cool breeze is blowin...LOL Only 122 in the sun today and room is "cooled" to 90! Lovin it, just lovin it...just make the dough, roll it and put out there on a pan...best and cheapest oven ever. You guys at Michaelangelo's would love it...LOL