1 Nov. I cannot believe it’s November. Hope everyone is well and had a nice Holloween. I went thru the Trick o Treat thing last night with the Bean on my mind. Lot’s of cute kids that would have cracked her up.
I last spoke with her on Thursday and conditions have not really improved. She is still living in tent city, but now the tent is full (not sure how many folks but I’m guessing it’s a 24-man tent) so the noise level is going up and the privacy level is going down.
Her container evidently never completed the 60 mile drive and currently resides in places unknown. There is supposed to be another container making its way in the coming days, but with the setup time, the Bean will be “tenting” it for the next 10 days or so at the very least. It’s not just the inconvenience of not having a place to live, the container is also provides the work area so Bean’s work area is also nonexistent. No desk, no place to plug in a computer, no work/storage space to manage your working files. Significant constraint when you’re a Contract Administrator. Phone service is also very challenging. If we get in a 10 minute chat we’ll get preempted at least twice. But then again, it's pretty nice to actually get a phone call. It's a lot better than a MARS radio patch call (LOL, yep, all you old schoolers know what I'm talking about), so I'll dial back that whine a notch or two.
She’s hanging tough, but I know she’d like to get into a better work rut (okay, routine). Some good news - she now has an official mailing address. We all know how nice it is to get a card or letter when we’re away from home, so if you can find the time to drop Kathy a line, I know she’ll appreciate it. Also understand, it may be challenging for her to get back to you in a timely manner, if at all. I think she had 184 hours on her last two-week timecard so her days are pretty full. Her snail mail address is below. A regular 1st class stamp is all the postage that is required.
DCMA
FOB Fenty
ATTN: Kathy Cross (CA)
APO AE 09310
Shouldn't the Name Tag Read Beanie?
The Bean & Me
Hiking the Santa Rita Mountains
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5 comments:
I know Kathy is getting frustrated but things will hopefully get better soon. We think about her daily and hope she keeps safe. Will write to her soon at her new address. Jude
Again, thanks to you Randy for the update. I have a card in the snail mail as of today.
Glad to hear you survived all the trick or treaters. Bet the kitties stayed hidden.
Poodle
Dude, did you not prepare her for the "hurry up and wait?" At the very least you need to let her know that her first container will show up the day after she gets her replacement container. Things have not changed since you were in laddie.
Randy - So good to hear from a former neighbor & friend. Kathy, take care of yourself and know I will be thinking of you and praying for your safety. T.Tatum in Alabama!
So good to hear from you and read the enteresting postings. Take care and know that I am praying for you both. Always good to hear about what is happening so we know what we need to pray about. Kathy Smith
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