Had to go down to Arifjan two weeks ago in order to teach an evidence class for our Task Force. No idea why I was teaching an evidence class since I have only been the Alternate Evidence Custodian but whatever. We had to spend the night down there because the class was going to be all day and the trip is a “2 hr” drive (not if I am driving).
The boss and I had been given the luxury to spending the night with the Task Force in their barracks. Their barracks is one floor large building which is divided into maybe 10 individual rooms. There is partitions which separate the rooms and each room has bunk beds and wall lockers. Not much privacy at all. We had a good evening a bunch of us sat out in the common area and played Gestures for a few hours. It was actually hilarious. A few of the most funny acts were “Deer” where LT tried to pull off the deer in the headlights role and she actually looked like a small rodent about to get run over by a 18 wheeler. LT acting out “manure” still the same deer in the headlights look but pretending to poop.. then she picks it up….??? Finally there is Mr. T who is trying to demonstrate “beaver” he walks over to some cardboard and starts eating it….no idea what he was trying to portray…but he looked funny doing it. Good times-good times.
So I would have to say that the four of us from Buehring are spoiled in compared to the Soldiers of the Task Force. We have a small bathroom attached to our quarters. I decide that I am going to stop drinking any and all fluids after dinner so I don’t have to wake up in the middle of the night and sleepwalk to the dark and smelly port o potties. Guess how many times this girl got up to pee…. At least 4 times… are you stinking kidding me. Really I have the bladder of a 60 year old… no offense intended. The next morning I have to walk to a community shower trailer to shower… no big deal right…used to be the place to go for me in Iraq, when i was looking for some laughs and gossip. Nope! Not at All! Went in there and was surrounded by a bunch of old bags who all looked like someone pissed in their Wheaties! Heck I even saw a lady wearing a Moo-Moo! That was funny.
I am standing at the sink brushing my teeth and a girl calls out from behind the stall “Could someone pass me some toilet paper” Well of course, our nice LT was courteous enough to help the young girl! The girl comes out and says “Heck they don’t put extra rolls of toilet paper in the stalls anymore…” and the old bag standing next to me says “Don’t know why you are worried about toilet paper, you are about to get in the shower anyway” REALLY!!!! IS SHE SERIOUS? LOOK LADY YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE MIDDLE EAST WAY TOO LONG IF YOUR TELLING A SOLDIER TO NOT WORRY ABOUT WIPING HER BEHIND WITH TOILET PAPER AND JUST WASHING THE DINGLE BERRIES OFF WHEN SHE SHOWERS. THIS IS JUST A WHOLE NEW LEVEL OF GROSS.
I was so disgusted that I packed my things and left. That comment is worse and more gross then my boss going into the males latrine and seeing a dude eating an ice cream cone as he peed at the urinal. What next people? What next?
