Hello from Kuwait!

PfcAJ · May 11th, 2006, 01:03 AM

Hey all!

I'm at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Just puttin up a post because I havn't got a chance to in a few weeks.

Its extremely hot (115 F today) and extremely flat. I should be here for a week or 2 before moving up to Baghdad. No cavediving for me for 6 months or so

Take care!

***ericfine50*** · May 11th, 2006, 03:20 AM

Good Luck and Take Care. Keep us updated

Be Safe and Thank you

dlegros · May 11th, 2006, 08:07 AM

Where's that in terms of local geography?

I used to live in Fintas, about 1hr down the Coast Road from Kuwait City, just north of Fahaheel.

Dom

PfcAJ · May 12th, 2006, 01:41 AM

Buehring is in North central Kuwait. I am very unfamiliar with the area so thats my best explanation. Its even in lattitude to the top edge of the bay. Hope this helps!

dlegros · May 12th, 2006, 08:27 AM

Quote: (Originally Posted by PfcAJ)

Buehring is in North central Kuwait. I am very unfamiliar with the area so thats my best explanation. Its even in lattitude to the top edge of the bay. Hope this helps!

Vaguely, I did leave Kuwait 20 years ago!

Fintas is here

Good luck in the sand, my hospital is a Centre for Defence Medicine and we have a few medical/nursing staff out in the Gulf.

Dom

QBU · May 13th, 2006, 12:22 AM

Quote: (Originally Posted by PfcAJ)

Hey all!

I'm at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Just puttin up a post because I havn't got a chance to in a few weeks.

Its extremely hot (115 F today) and extremely flat. I should be here for a week or 2 before moving up to Baghdad. No cavediving for me for 6 months or so

Take care!

AJ,

Glad to hear/see you post. Keep your wits about you and stay safe. Thanks for being there for the rest of us. If you need anything, PM me and I'll send out a care package of stuff. Can't send you a cave to dive in, but seriously anything you need that can be sent via US mail.

Janos · May 14th, 2006, 11:01 AM

I was working in Kuwait a few years back and did a few dives in the sea. Very sandy, but we found billions [1] of cuttlefish so it was a very nice dive.

Janos

[1] - Approximately

PfcAJ · May 18th, 2006, 08:06 PM

I made it to Abu Ghraib after being pingponged around Kuwait and Iraq. The land here is very lush and green. Not what I expected.

A bunch of kids waived at me and my guys on the way. Things like that make you feel like you're making a difference. They all seem so happy, even though some of the places they live in are so run down, and they have nothing at all. It makes one appreciate the simple things.

GLOC · May 18th, 2006, 08:39 PM

That is my experience of travelling around with the RAF. You may be travelling through a rundown town with no real infrastructure, but the kids are immaculately dressed waiting to go to school with a smile of their faces. Yes, it does make you realise how lucky you are sometimes.

My experience of Kuwait has been split; 8 yrs ago staying in a nice hotel ferrying stuff around in a C-130 from Cyrups to Dhahran, 3 yrs ago sitting in a tent in Kuwait International wearing a gas mask at 3 o'clock in the morning having been woken up by the air raid sirens and then singing happy birthday to one of the crew who I was getting airborne with that night to fly a trip into Iraq.

Good luck out there.

May 11th, 2006, 01:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
PfcAJ(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 139	Hello from Kuwait! Hey all! I'm at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Just puttin up a post because I havn't got a chance to in a few weeks. Its extremely hot (115 F today) and extremely flat. I should be here for a week or 2 before moving up to Baghdad. No cavediving for me for 6 months or so Take care!

May 11th, 2006, 08:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
dlegros(Offline) 20% Ninja 80% Rebel Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Birmingham Posts: 245	Where's that in terms of local geography? I used to live in Fintas, about 1hr down the Coast Road from Kuwait City, just north of Fahaheel. Dom __________________ Dom I reject your reality and substitute my own DIR-RA

May 12th, 2006, 08:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
dlegros(Offline) 20% Ninja 80% Rebel Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Birmingham Posts: 245	Quote: (Originally Posted by PfcAJ) Buehring is in North central Kuwait. I am very unfamiliar with the area so thats my best explanation. Its even in lattitude to the top edge of the bay. Hope this helps! Vaguely, I did leave Kuwait 20 years ago! Fintas is here Good luck in the sand, my hospital is a Centre for Defence Medicine and we have a few medical/nursing staff out in the Gulf. Dom __________________ Dom I reject your reality and substitute my own DIR-RA

May 13th, 2006, 12:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
QBU(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Okinawa Posts: 121	Quote: (Originally Posted by PfcAJ) Hey all! I'm at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Just puttin up a post because I havn't got a chance to in a few weeks. Its extremely hot (115 F today) and extremely flat. I should be here for a week or 2 before moving up to Baghdad. No cavediving for me for 6 months or so Take care! AJ, Glad to hear/see you post. Keep your wits about you and stay safe. Thanks for being there for the rest of us. If you need anything, PM me and I'll send out a care package of stuff. Can't send you a cave to dive in, but seriously anything you need that can be sent via US mail. __________________ "C"

May 14th, 2006, 11:01 AM	#7 (permalink)
Janos(Offline) "Two Sheds" Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Surrey Posts: 400	I was working in Kuwait a few years back and did a few dives in the sea. Very sandy, but we found billions [1] of cuttlefish so it was a very nice dive. Janos [1] - Approximately __________________ You can lead a horse to water but you can't climb a ladder with a large bell in both hands - Vic Reeves www.hellfins.com/shed

May 11th, 2006, 03:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
*ericfine50*(Offline) Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: MA Posts: 622	Good Luck and Take Care. Keep us updated Be Safe and Thank you

May 12th, 2006, 01:41 AM	#4 (permalink)
PfcAJ(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 139	Buehring is in North central Kuwait. I am very unfamiliar with the area so thats my best explanation. Its even in lattitude to the top edge of the bay. Hope this helps!

May 18th, 2006, 08:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
PfcAJ(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 139	I made it to Abu Ghraib after being pingponged around Kuwait and Iraq. The land here is very lush and green. Not what I expected. A bunch of kids waived at me and my guys on the way. Things like that make you feel like you're making a difference. They all seem so happy, even though some of the places they live in are so run down, and they have nothing at all. It makes one appreciate the simple things.

May 18th, 2006, 08:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
GLOC (Online) Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fleet, Hants Posts: 1,963	That is my experience of travelling around with the RAF. You may be travelling through a rundown town with no real infrastructure, but the kids are immaculately dressed waiting to go to school with a smile of their faces. Yes, it does make you realise how lucky you are sometimes. My experience of Kuwait has been split; 8 yrs ago staying in a nice hotel ferrying stuff around in a C-130 from Cyrups to Dhahran, 3 yrs ago sitting in a tent in Kuwait International wearing a gas mask at 3 o'clock in the morning having been woken up by the air raid sirens and then singing happy birthday to one of the crew who I was getting airborne with that night to fly a trip into Iraq. Good luck out there. __________________ Gareth Images of Life Photography DIR Team Foxturd Travels Underwater and Further Afar If you don't have the time to do something right, where are you going to find the time to fix it? - Stephen King