Wow, i did not know i was missed
Hi everyone, sorry it has been so long since i have posted, JAKEBUD just IM'ed me and let me know people are looking for me. Well, i am alive and well and although my unit is on alert, we are not getting activated yet.
I was also not in the middle of the WTC tragedy either, i was far from there, actually in the middle of the Pacific ocean on the USS Boxer coming back from Pearl Harbor. I "dissapeared" Sept 1st when i flew to Hawaii to meet up with my friend who is a Capt in the USMC and i then cruised back to San Diego with him on the ship with the 11TH Marine Expeditionary unit based out of Camp Pendelton. We were scheduled to arrive in SD on the 13th so when the terrorist attacks took place, i was only hearing bits and pieces of the story. It did not really hit me untill i saw TV and saw the videos of it. When we arrived in SD i left the following day on the second flight out of San Diego. When i arrived home in NY and saw the devastation first hand, the last thing i could think about was enjoying myself and doing my usual things like working on my truck or coming on here and talking about it. I just stayed off the computer for weeks. Work at the gun store went through the roof and i was working 16 hour days there for awhile. Now i am still doing that but have spent the last few weeks travelling to Slipknot (the band) shows helping out a friend. That right now takes up most of my time and i find literally only minutes of free time between work and sleep. I am also STILL waiting for my transfer to the Bronx with CSX.
I have missed the TDR but had no idea that anybody seemed to really notice i had vanished. And as i mentioned, i just could not think about my hobbies with all that is going on right now, my mind is just not in it.
I will try and make time to come on more now, to talk to friends and find out what is new with our Rams. And maybe even help out if i can. My truck is fine, and i have done nothing to it since the last time i posted (Aside from put fuel in it).
Have to get going now, I am in Albany NY right now at the Pepsi Arena and Slipknot goes on stage in a little while so i best be going.
Will be back soon, Look forward to reading all the stuff i missed. See ya