Still Here...

I know it's been a while since I've posted. Since I moved up here to camp victory and changed jobs, It's pretty much been ground hog day. I keep telling myself that I'll post tomorrow and then the days seem to all run together and I don't realize how long it's been. I guess that's good in a way because time is going by rather quickly.

I have actually gone out a couple of missions since I've been up here. I'm still attached to the task force so I will still have to do missions every once in a while. But since I'm not on a team anymore, I won't be my main job to do that.

So, now that my days are filled with limited excitement, my mind has become occupied with other things. One of them being what I like to call "The blue splash". Anyone that knows me well knows that I always try to find the humor in things. Also, anyone reading this blog that has ever deployed or spent a good majority of time doing their bathroom business in port-o-potties knows what I'm talking about. You never want to do #2 right after the port-o-potties get emptied because all that's down there after the cleaning is a big vat of that blue liquid that is primed up for splashing back up and hitting you square in the a**. And I really don't know what that liquid is made up of but the fact that it's used to temporarily store human crap means that I don't want it anywhere near my rear. Plus, I hear that it stains. It's best to go when it's been used a few times because once there is "stuff" in there and the splash factor is greatly reduced. I have yet to learn the physics behind how much "stuff" needs to be in there in order for you to receive no splash. So, if there is not much in there, I usually throw a good stream of toilet paper down there to make sure and cancel out the splash factor.

So, I spent a couple of days doing reconnaissance and figured out the cleaning crew's schedule for the port-o-potties in my compound and now utilize the facilities prior to the daily cleanings. You know it's going to be a bad day when you're getting ready to do your daily "business" and you hear the rumble of the cleaning trucks coming into the compound an hour or so early. War is Hell!!!!

Thought I'd give a glimpse into the lighter side of things here at Camp Victory!


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