My African Adventure

[LANTIRN]

I know you are going to be on the opposite side of Africa for a while, but if work finds you near by there are some cool things you might try to see. In Tunisia is the original filming location of the Lars Moisture Farm from Star Wars you can tour. In Ethiopia there is a small monistary that tradition says houses the real Ark of the Covenant. You can't see it; only one monk is allowed to, but they have guarded it for hundreds if not a thousand years and it would be a cool place to see. Not sure you will have the time or desire for touring but if in the neighborhood it might be cool.

[GrayStangGT]

I'm not sure the color turned out right. But this bolt of cloth is the same orange you see in all those ISIS propaganda videos. I'm not sure why it is sitting out on a table in the hotel.

I clicked straight from this thread over to fox news and the main story is about ISIS beheading its own looking for spies and a picture with 4 guys dressed in the orange, be safe over there.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/06/06/isis-kills-dozens-its-own-in-hunt-for-spies.html

[KBScobravert]

I know you are going to be on the opposite side of Africa for a while, but if work finds you near by there are some cool things you might try to see. In Tunisia is the original filming location of the Lars Moisture Farm from Star Wars you can tour. In Ethiopia there is a small monistary that tradition says houses the real Ark of the Covenant. You can't see it; only one monk is allowed to, but they have guarded it for hundreds if not a thousand years and it would be a cool place to see. Not sure you will have the time or desire for touring but if in the neighborhood it might be cool.

Thanks. All my travel in country is official business only BUT I will be able to take R&Rs 3 times a year.

[KBScobravert]

I clicked straight from this thread over to fox news and the main story is about ISIS beheading its own looking for spies and a picture with 4 guys dressed in the orange, be safe over there.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/06...for-spies.html

A desperate act of the insane. They may be dumb but the rest are thinking "shit, ahmed, it could be our own heads next!".

[Mach1]

Thanks for sharing!

[KBScobravert]

Thanks for sharing!

You're welcome. But wait there's more.

I took our Labor General Foreman to the market and to see the butcher today. He just got here yesterday and is a chef, a damn good one, by trade normally. So he's agreed to help the hotel's cooks and prepare some better food.









The Butcher!!
Not a hand washed one between the 20 of them probably. You won't find a single cleaning product such as bleach, soap or even water. Meat hasn't seen anything cooler than 100 degrees F in it's entire life. It was one of those places I wished I never stepped foot into. No wonder we get sick and it is a miracle I am still alive after eating this stuff for 2 months.





He charges more for the half with the tail, I assume.

[Mach1]

Damn, do the temp rules on meat really matter if the smell test passes and you cook it hot enough?

[KBScobravert]

Damn, do the temp rules on meat really matter if the smell test passes and you cook it hot enough?

It's the first thing he did, was smell it.

Dude putting in work making us a pizza dinner.

[krazy kris]

Looks like a costco deli to me!

[KBScobravert]

Looks like a costco deli to me!

I ate it. Very tender. Could have been cooked a little longer. Tasted alright but needed seasoning. Tomorrow we are picking up a half a lamb to grill. I'm not so sure, I will be going back to the butcher to pick up meat again. The smell is still in my nose and it was all I could smell while eating it.

[Rick Modena]

Damn, Keith, you cant find a J.O.B. here in the states that will pay you near what your getting there? I guess I will answer my own question, you probably wouldn't be doing it if it did.


Stay safe man...

[KBScobravert]

Damn, Keith, you cant find a J.O.B. here in the states that will pay you near what your getting there? I guess I will answer my own question, you probably wouldn't be doing it if it did.


Stay safe man...

This seems to be the work that fits me. I'm happy doing it vs working a 9-5 or slaving in the fracking industry. After not even 2 full months here, I am caught up on bills and a month ahead plus a week on mortgage and a month ahead on other bills. No big purchases or vacations this year and I will have debt back to zero by December and able to start stacking savings away again. My move in a few weeks to Cameroon will net me more each month too since I will be getting perdiem.....that is going to the Cobra fund.I

I certainly miss my wife and kid. I'm sure I will cry like a little bitch when Hailey comes running to me at the airport.

[mstng86]

This seems to be the work that fits me. I'm happy doing it vs working a 9-5 or slaving in the fracking industry. After not even 2 full months here, I am caught up on bills and a month ahead plus a week on mortgage and a month ahead on other bills. No big purchases or vacations this year and I will have debt back to zero by December and able to start stacking savings away again. My move in a few weeks to Cameroon will net me more each month too since I will be getting perdiem.....that is going to the Cobra fund.I

I certainly miss my wife and kid. I'm sure I will cry like a little bitch when Hailey comes running to me at the airport.

Sounds like its all working out for you then.

I would love a reset like that. The daily grind of 8-5 and making sure bills get paid is hard on the mind.

[blandnuts]

Cool pics again.

It would be rough being away from the family, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

[SMKR]

Thanks for the updates