Dustdevil in Iraq-with pictures!

[unknown]

Lol! Yeah, that is the norm in the Arabic world.

I should have gotten pics of the bathroom, with the funky toilet and the bidet. It's actually a very nice hotel, too. They just do things very different there.

Well obviously they don't know nor do they understand it is so much more comfortable (and fun) with a larger bed!

I mean for us we write songs about sleeping single in a double bed-- well that is the makes for a more interesting version -- sleeping double in a single bed!!!

[DFDEMS]

Hopefully they hooked you up with business class for the flights from Dubai on.

Took three days to get out of Iraq, then three days of bureaucracy in Dubai, and a day of travelling home.

[Dustdevil]

Hopefully they hooked you up with business class for the flights from Dubai on.

Hey Ghetto! Where you been? Good to see ya!

Yes, they put me in First Class with a nurse-paramedic escorting all the way to my door. The only glitch was on the first flight, when the flight attendant was insisting that I lower my foot rest for taxiing and take-off. She couldn't seem to grasp the concept that, with my entire leg in a full cast, preventing me from lowering it to the floor, that wouldn't work. I was about half expecting her to drag the captain back to argue about it, but the purser finally told her to let it go. But yeah... I loves me some First Class!

[kuo34]

Glad to see you're still in one piece, even if a cast is holding you together! Welcome back home!

[DFDEMS]

I didn't think we did escorts anymore but I think your talking about the A*^ company I would bet so that makes sense.

I am sure your up on the alphabet stuff and how to keep getting paid while at home. If not let me know and I will send you the stuff I got in the mail.

How long do you plan on taking the vacation?

[katbemeEMT-B]

Hey Dust,

Glad to see you're still smiling. You had me a little concerned when you said you were injured. Take care and heal quickly.

Kat

[Dustdevil]

I didn't think we did escorts anymore but I think your talking about the A*^ company I would bet so that makes sense.

Yeah, you got it. They were the ones who provided the escort, and an excellent one he was. The trip would have been a disaster without him. One of my co-workers, who was headed out on R&R anyhow, escorted me as far as Dubai, which also was a Godsend.

I am sure your up on the alphabet stuff and how to keep getting paid while at home. If not let me know and I will send you the stuff I got in the mail.

I don't think the cheques have started coming yet, but supposedly it won't be a problem, as there was no dispute over "job related' status of the injury. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for simplicity.

How long do you plan on taking the vacation?

Orthopod says at least 12 weeks before he'll clear me to full duty. That would put me at around the first week of March. I'm hoping that is the max, as I really want to get back. The healing is actually coming along much faster than I would have expected. I can take small steps on the leg now without any serious pain, which really surprises me. Right now, my arms and shoulders hurt more from all this crutch ambulation than my leg does, lol. I can get through the night with less than 40mg of Vicodin now, so that's got to be a good sign, eh? Now, if I can just avoid doing Houston all over again.