Henry's Web Log

You don't know how good you've got it, until you wind up without it.
Here's my new living space in Basra.

We have about a 5 foot by 7 foot living area, fortified with masonry bricks on all sides, and sandbags overhead our matress. That's my mattress, with my sleeping bag on top, in the lower right of the photo. This is the way the British have designed it, and I suspect the US will make some CHANGES as we move in and the British head home. For one thing, I've banged my head too many times! It must be what it's like to sleep in a submarine!
Our tent is a single layer of canvas, but we do have warm air (or cool A/C) pumped in. Still, when temperatures dip below freezing, the canvas is no match, and inside temperatures reach the low 40s. Lately, it's been better, though, around 53.
You'll see me wishing for these temperatures come this summer, though!
And notice my t-shirt: GO HOKIES!