This is an odd ad!

[Bob Carriere]

Quite the marathon....... sure made a lot of people happy..... including me!!!

Until the next time.

Bob C.

[jim fraser (RIP)]

it was a great pleasure to meet you finally rob.very much appreciated the delivery of the jeep parts.kindest regards jim.

[rob love]

Funny thing about Jim is that when I was there he asked me if I wanted one of his company ball caps. What a crazy question....I am from the prairies. Those (and toques) are the only hats we know.

Then he asked me if I wanted one in camouflage........

Two new hats in the stable, the next thing he was offering me was a company jacket. I had to get out of there before he issued me a tow truck.

Lots of hospitality out that way. My only regret was that I did not have more time to spend with everyone. The short hours of daylight just wouldn't allow it.

[Michael R.]

Jim may not have known about your requirement for new socks . . .

[chris vickery]

And underwear...

[Martin Dauphinais]

After reading what Jim has done to you Rob, I feel a little bit cheap... However, I do not have ball cap, sox or underwear has the others are stating but I'm a wine and spirit importer on the side... I should have brought you a bottle of wine, but not sure if you drink wine when wearing your ball cap?!

[rob love]

However, I do not have ball cap, sox or underwear

This does sound like a problem. Talk to your Commanding Officer or maybe the chaplain, and perhaps he can arrange something. Or if you post your address here on MLU, perhaps the forum members will mail you some.

Martin:

You are starting to fit in here, but try not to join the degradation of the long-timers. Before any trip like this, I calculate the worst case scenario, and pack that many days worth of socks and undergarments, with one set to spare. And of course there is always a dry pair of socks in the console.....as any soldier knows, there is nothing like a dry pair of socks on a wet pair of feet to raise morale back up.

On the August trip, the socks went out the back window each night, and by the third day, so did the running shoes. Happy to report that there was zero losses in this department during this trip.

While your offer of spirits is appreciated, I gave up that stuff years ago. I cannot afford to maintain my hobbies and that avenue.....other people can pay the government the sin taxes. Just pay it forward at some point to someone else on the forum, and life will balance it all out.

Now to try and get this thread back on track, here are a couple shots taken during the unloading yesterday. In one shot, it was to try and show how close the safety chains were to the ground. I thought it was the tongue weight, which in the end, while it turned out to be OK, it was the 2 Jeep engines and the box of rims, flywheels, and brake drums that had the truck's hitch dragging.

Also happy to report that the flag that Bob applied to the end of the barrel made it through the whole trip. I did see several of the dreaded MTO trucks along the route, but they left me alone. I suspect that, upon seeing the experienced flag, they realized they were working with a seasoned pro and did not want to hassle him.