"What I did on Memorial Weekend" report...
Had to DJ a wedding & a private party on sunday (13 hours total)
monday, i sat at home eating hamburger helper & watching deadwood. and bought a bike jack from sears on sale with my money from the day before.
monday, i sat at home eating hamburger helper & watching deadwood. and bought a bike jack from sears on sale with my money from the day before.
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Southern Illinois
I called in sick for sunday. woke up sunday morning and could barely get out of bed, back all f'ed up again. I told the wife I was going to ride anyway. Got out on the rode not feeling to bad till I stopped and got off of the bike. I managed about 300 miles.
Road Master
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 822
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From: Huntsville, AL
I think we have the winner! Cant wait to make that run again. Only got to do it in the car last year as we took my folks....This year (hopefully next month) going to do that and the dragon.....
That part of the world is my annual vacation. Great roads, good food, awesome scenery....and not to expensive if you do it right....cant get much better
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 772
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From: Corpus Christi, TX
I spent my Memorial Day weekend in Iraq, earning the money to pay for all my bike mods. A few pics of my fun time:
At a checkpoint near Az Zubayr:
A "pickup bike" (yes, they attach pickup beds to motorcycles in third-world countries:
A tank, near the checkpoint:
And the hadji-girls occasionally uncover and give me a smile, from a distance (this one's from last year):
At a checkpoint near Az Zubayr:
A "pickup bike" (yes, they attach pickup beds to motorcycles in third-world countries:
A tank, near the checkpoint:
And the hadji-girls occasionally uncover and give me a smile, from a distance (this one's from last year):
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 772
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From: Corpus Christi, TX
You could say I'm working for the government, but it's the Iraqi government. I'm here to get the Iraqi Ministry of Oil back to drilling for themselves. My company provides power and control systems for modern drilling rigs. Generator controls, VFD's, and PLC's. I see to it that the systems are connected properly and make the rigs work like they're supposed to.
Unlike other Americans over here, I'm the sole ex-pat on this job, and I've yet to be targeted by rockets and mortars. Yet...
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Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 4,606
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From: Denver, Colorado
Thanks, but I'm not military. I was in the Marine Corps back in the eighties, and Ronald Reagan was my Commander-in-Chief.
You could say I'm working for the government, but it's the Iraqi government. I'm here to get the Iraqi Ministry of Oil back to drilling for themselves. My company provides power and control systems for modern drilling rigs. Generator controls, VFD's, and PLC's. I see to it that the systems are connected properly and make the rigs work like they're supposed to.
Unlike other Americans over here, I'm the sole ex-pat on this job, and I've yet to be targeted by rockets and mortars. Yet...
You could say I'm working for the government, but it's the Iraqi government. I'm here to get the Iraqi Ministry of Oil back to drilling for themselves. My company provides power and control systems for modern drilling rigs. Generator controls, VFD's, and PLC's. I see to it that the systems are connected properly and make the rigs work like they're supposed to.
Unlike other Americans over here, I'm the sole ex-pat on this job, and I've yet to be targeted by rockets and mortars. Yet...
-Convoy riding
-Lunch stand
-Military tour
-Bikini wash
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