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  1. 28-09-2010, 23:43 #1
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    Hi all just back from Afghan and thought i would share some pics of the FOB where i did some bushey stuff.....

    hope you like them and thanks for looking........chris.



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    comments welcome, just some bits and bob's from the last 7 months.......
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    WOW !

    superb piccys mate ! glad your back safe.

    as always, my thanks and respect to you and your fellow comrades.

    stay safe my friend
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    Always good to see pics of what you guys get up to over there, I have a couple of mates out there at the moment who always come home with some good tales.

    Good to have you back home safe
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    Thanks lads its good to be home but i now have a stinking cold......lol.....
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    Good work mate, much appreciated
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    get rid of the cold by eating decently....you look like you could do with a good feed !! LOL !!
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    Welcome back Chris.

    Was that photos of rat packs and a pit BBQ?

    I take my hat off to you mate, never mind Bleep tests, the Slop Jockey/Chef's course is by far the toughest in the Army.

    Hence the reason no one's ever passed it...

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    hey dont say that Robbi i put 5 kg of pure greek god on......lol
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    I'm hungry now.

    Thanks Chris, for the photos and doing what you do.

    My youngests boyfriend is going next week for the first time.
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    ok try these pic's. the landy pic was just after we removed the GPMG and 50 cal and javlin....lol



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    I did my share mate.....
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    best wishes to him barn owl and tell him to keep safe for me........
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    No one doubts you did your bit Chris, that goes without saying, least of all me.

    Glad you're back mate.

    Just some inter service/mob banter.

    The amount of "warry" pics/ "Life" Magazine/Bebo photoshoots I've seen... Nice to see some of camp routine/normality.

    Your BBQ would have made a change from umpteen weeks of Menu C that's for sure.
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    Thanks Miyagi, just doing my little bit, went out quite a bit to. menu D was the one 4 months of it, awesome.....lol
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    What gives with the third pic?

    All I can see is a shipping container, some jerry cans and a shovel standing upright on it's own...

    Have you lost weight or were you being Karen Carpenter in "Stars in their FOB"?
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    Good to hear you're back safe

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    Menu D? Not sausage and beans for the whole tour?

    Hahahahahahahaaaa...
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    Quote Originally Posted by lannyman8 View Post
    best wishes to him barn owl and tell him to keep safe for me........
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    the ground was nails to dig with out a pick and im sweating my bits of which you cant realy see, i was just having a break for 30 secs. the iso is full of menu D for my sins......lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by lannyman8 View Post
    the ground was nails to dig with out a pick and im sweating my bits of which you cant realy see, i was just having a break for 30 secs. the iso is full of menu D for my sins......lol
    Hahahahaa.

    Dig a shell scrape and turn it into a fire pit - clever.

    It's back to pay as you dine now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lannyman8 View Post
    Hi all just back from Afghan and thought i would share some pics of the FOB where i did some bushey stuff.....

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    You ate the scorpion??

    Seriously thanks for sharing. Which FOB is this then?
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    Always grand t' hear from thee.
    Looking forward to being back on the wintery moors eating rabbit roasted over a cold fire?
    I've hidden the 'Greek God' picture from the wife, just in case it proves to be competition for my own godly physique (Baccaus).
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    Great pics dude, has the the spartan programme infiltrated every det now?, thats a good looking scorpion,
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    Welcome back fella, good to see you kept yer head down. Got a mate from my unit over there now being "busy as hell". Off myself next year with the LDG, joy lol.
    Menu D is lush - honest!
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    Glad you got back safely fella, now when you cold eases off its got to be time to get out into the wet countryside for some bushcraft over here
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    oh god, dont remind me, pay as you starve, awesome...NOT!!!!!

    the scorpion was in my boot after infiltrating during the night. it met a quick dispatch with a can of white death.... it was FOB Wishtan which is now closed and denied which is the only reason i have been able to put the pic's up.

    a cold fire with roasted bummy sounds awesome after 45 deg c for 7 months.....lol

    im affraid op massive reaches all trades when on tour, the lack of room and anything to do tends to do that. im also trainning for a course, just hope i can keep it up bask in sunny N Yorks....

    bushcraft in the uk is sounding awesome, i just need to let the wife know now....lol.... im after some quiet places to go for over night and the odd day trip and im open to offers and tag alongs as i have almost 3 months off. again i may have to book time of with the wife....lol...
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    the spider is a Tiger spider and bites but does nout but nips you. the other spider (not got picture sorry) is a Camel spider which bites and has venom of sorts and if untreated can kill a small person im told by the locals.
    the other picture is just to prove Afghanistan get rain....lol.... and oh yes it did rain alot when it did, which then left 8" of siltey clay horid mud and no waterproof boots.......awesome....
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    What was the general ambient temp range at Night?
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    Good to see you back safe big man. A mate of mine is possibly off out there soon.

    menu D for 4 months eh? oof. bet that got a tiny bit dull!

    all the best

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    Welcome back from your tour....I hope you get some peaceful quality time off before you have to go out again.
    Thanks for the pictures; it's good to get some views from the serving soldier.

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    scorpions are quite edible i believe, glad to see your back in one piece and the spids didn't get you interesting to see the tiger spider as all everyone ever posts is pictures of the camel spider, just because its a ruddy great beast.
    you guys weren't seriously on menu D the whole time? the enemy didn't need to get eyes on the base, they could prolly hear you lot tooting from the other side of a mountain range...
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