M-technik-3 wrote

Cycled across the country from Dover AFB to Travis AFB then tried to space A back only to realize AD can't Space A in the States....Sucked having to pay to fly back.

Locked up in a Riyadh jail for getting caught with a Saudi Princess in the car unescorted. I wasn't dating her, I was dating the friend. We both went to jail after Muttawa chased use around for 35 minutes and I high sided the Jeep Cherokee on the transfer case on those dreaded high curbs trying to reverse direction. The USTMSA commander got us out. Got a suspended bust but by the time I got home I had my stripe back and I was leaving Special Duty after 3 years. That was tour 2 in SA the 11 months at Al's Garage

Was on Baghdad Brake fire, not fun for our few other Heavy guys here. Dirt Bike/Hot Tube on the forward ramp airshow.

DubaiRich wrote

We have a few things in common. What year were you at the Garage? I was there in 2000. My last assignment, after leaving USMTM, was Travis AFB...where I retired!

Did the Muttawa have their sticks while chasing you?

swcrow wrote

Was a Casualty Affairs Officer after I redeployed from OIF.....walking a wife through why her husband can't have an open casket funeral......I never wish that job on anyone....ever

M-technik-3 wrote

That and bringing home the Fallen and the Cermonies at the end of the mission where the family were waiting for their loved ones sobbing. Those trips SUCKED.

NIevo wrote

Coached a 16u Babe Ruth Softball team that made it to the World Series.

That's all I got

NIevo wrote

Coached a 16u Babe Ruth Softball team that made it to the World Series.

That's all I got

NIevo wrote

Yeah, it was a cool experience. I had 2 daughters playing at the time, both won awards from the tournament. Pretty proud dad/coach. Sucks when they get old and can't play anymore:(

Esteban wrote

Yes, you should be proud. My son made allstars every year and I was super proud of him as well.

There was one scary experience: he got hit in the head with a bat from some kid practicing his swing without looking. My son got a skull fracture and some bleeding in the brain. Was terrifying at the time but he made a full recovery, thank God.

JJ 911SC wrote

Took a leak from the High-Level Walkways of the London Tower Bridge back in the late 70's. Not much security or camera back than

NIevo wrote

Yep, that is always scary when your kid gets hit. I'm glad to hear he was/is ok!

2000cs wrote

Early in 2006 I was on a flight returning to Detroit from NYC most likely and had been upgraded to first class. I was seated when a woman probably about 60 boarded and sat down with a small dog (like a peke or some such). She was crabbing back and forth with the flight attendant, the sort of crabbing that might get you kicked off a flight today. Something about letting the dog out of its carrier until take off, or not. Very agitated.

After we took off, I asked her what was up, why so tense. She explained that she was going to Detroit to make sure everything was ready for the Super Bowl (XL), and was part of the advance team for the Rolling Stones (half time), specifically Mick. We talked about that and I asked how she got that job, and she said she was following the band in the late 60s and got hired to do some roadie stuff, then to be a band assistant, then personal assistant for several of the band members culminating in her working for Mick. She commented that there was no expectation when she met the band and was first hired that any rock band would last so long or that she would have a 30+ year career with them.

Lots of cool stories from her, really nice once she calmed down.

My company was active in the XL committee, took down a couple of derelict buildings in the Super Bowl village (no permit, did it at night), and I hosted a group with seats at the 50 yard line. The only time I’ve been to a Super Bowl. Steelers beat the Seahawks that day.

PurpleZ wrote

Had a cat video go viral with one video over 65 million views. Ed Sheeran even tweeted about her quite a number of years ago, earlier on in his career, I didn’t even know who he was back then, but one night I got near 100k views with comments like Ed Sheeran brought me here. I was like who? Lol.

Esteban wrote

Is there a link so that we can view it?