Woke up a bit early this morning. There was this very loud noise all around me. Sounded like I was trying to sleep inside a popcorn machine. As it turns out, sometimes they get some very big thunderstorms here in Iraq. When I got out of bed and looked outside, we were actually getting some small hail! The sky was scary dark. Looked like it does back home when it's threatening tornadoes. By the time we got out of breakfast, it was almost nighttime dard again outside. Very spooky. Looks like it's supposed to rain for the rest of the week.
You would think that living here in the desert, a rain storm would be a welcome relief. Not so much. As it turns out, the dirt here has some interesting qualities. There is a lot of clay and stuff in it. So, when it gets wet it turns into this very thick, very sticky kind of glop. Sticks to your boots, then attracts gravel. By the time you walk from the car to the chow hall or something, your boots weigh about 50 pounds (OK, I'm exaggerating, they only weigh about 49 pounds!). Then it gets tracked all over inside all the buildings. It's just a big chocolate mess. It did however cool things off a bit. That's a nice change.
2 comments:
You have taken some pretty cool pics! That stinks that it turns so gooey. Keep postin the pics! I love it!
Great blog. Sad to hear you guys are still fighting the uniform fight....oh, my!! Check out my blog when you get a chance.
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