Catalyst said:
NAAFI ... Still my favorite store on base though.
Not mine once my card had been compromised, though, and I never went back.
Catalyst said:
Yes, but the Dutch shop had most of my favourites anyway, was closer, and hadn't pissed me off.
Catalyst said:
It always amused me how the camp would run out of the same items over and over....everywhere. Usually at once too. Hair conditionner, mens deoderant, mens shaving cream....etc.
Thai sauce in the messes, blue fluid for the port-o-potties... It depended upon which convoys got burnt in Pakistan, I think.
navypuke said:
Is the internet viable enough to stream webcam video,
Like, those sites?
Don't count on it.
Global Connect filters some things out, including You Tube and similar sites. Service at Old Canada House sucked a lot of the time, but was better at New Canada House and the boardwalk.
You can get into the US Freedomtel net on the boardwalk as well, as no login is required, and it is unfiltered. It works fairly well at about 0300-0400ish.
navypuke said:
even may I ask an online game or two?
Apparently the paid "service" does, at least for some people some of the time.
navypuke said:
I'll have to pack alot of bootbands I think cause whenever I wear the army stuff, I tend to lose them like nobodies business.
Lots of places to get those, including the PX, New Canada House, and the Sea Can Store.
Strike said:
As for a swimming hole, there are a couple, but I would only suggest swimming in them if you want to deal with dysentery.
Dysentry would probably be one of the least of one's concerns.
If one had a powerful radioactive isotope on one's person and dove into the Poo Pond, however, one could perhaps emerge as some sort of superhero with amazing but unpopular powers.
Overwatch Downunder said:
The INet was very unreliable at the best of times, and was only switched off when we had an incident. This was turned on again once HQ released info to the public etc.
Same for Global Connect, the free service provided for us, including the telephones. The paid "service" and Freedomtel were unaffected. The Heron guys have their own satellite internet, provided by their company. Anybody else could do that if they got enough people to kick in. They could save money and get far better service.
Overwatch Downunder said:
The only real free time we had was 5 days 'decompresing' at Ali Al Salem in Kuwait on the way back to Australia, and that was a waste of time. We were CB'd to the immediate area due to Force Protection.
Too bad. Cyprus was maaahvellous, albeit a bit drunk in the evenings. It was also rather expensive for some. A list of room damage expenses (mainly furniture items, and 85 Euros for barfing on the carpet) was included in our info package, and a couple of our guys found new, previously unlisted ones.