and I had met a few people while doing security. I ended up getting a job as a receiver in a warehouse environment.

In Kuwait it is hot in July and August and it is a good idea to have a roof over your head. Now, the down side of the job was that it was a huge pay cut. One of the good points is that I got to live in a 5 star hotel for 3 mos. The Palms Resort was right on the ocean in Samiya which was a very nice area. It was quite a change from a dusty old tent in the epicenter of biting insects. Aside from houseflies, Kuwait doesn't seem to have many bugs.

While I was on the plane going back to Iraq, I decided that I had had enough high adventure to last for a long time. It was now clear to me that if I was to continue working in this part of the world, it was going to have to be in Kuwait or I should wisely head back home. Certainly, my family in the US and England had influenced my decision. I was getting lots of feedback at that time. At that time, the lead story in Iraq was of the contractors from my company had had just been killed and their bodies were hung from a bridge up there. I had not been bothered by fear but I was a little concerned about the night-time patrols that took me outside the protective guard of the military base since I carried no weapon to help protect me if I ran into trouble.

So at that time, I made the decision to quit my security job at that time and go back to Kuwait with the next convoy going south. At that time, I had no idea if I would be able to find another job within my firm in Kuwait. On this trip, I drove the suburban and had three fellow contractors with me. It was a fast moving convoy this time. I had my speed up to 180 kph which is about 120mph at one point. There wasn’t any way I was going to lose my place in this high rolling military convoy. As you can imagine, I made it back in record Time. As the focus of Kuwait came into view, my speed was reduced considerably and then even further when we came upon a truck fire in the road. It was blocking the highway so I followed the other vehicles as they crossed over the medium to the other lane of traffic. One of the great things about the desert, sometimes you can make your own road. Once past the big fire, the cars and some trucks crossed back over to the other side again.

Once we got down to Amgara in Kuwait, I stopped at a security site where I was able to put the Suburban into its much needed car wash. After washing off the two plus inches of Iraq desert mud, it was now white in color once again and showroom clean. Once back in the office, I was allowed to use the car for a couple more days while I looked for another job with the same co. There were no Security openings in Kuwait at that time so I ended up with a job in the materials dept. One of my previous jobs was in inventory control and I had met a few people while doing security. I ended up getting a job as a receiver in a warehouse environment.

In Kuwait it is hot in July and August and it is a good idea to have a roof over your head. Now, the down side of the job was that it was a huge pay cut. One of the good points is that I got to live in a 5 star hotel for 3 mos. The Palms Resort was right on the ocean in Samiya which was a very nice area. It was quite a change from a dusty old tent in the epicenter of biting insects. Aside from houseflies, Kuwait doesn't seem to have many bugs.

ear but I was a little concerned about the night-time patrols that took me outside the protective guard of the military base since I carried no weapon to help protect me if I ran into trouble.

So at that time, I made the decision to quit my security job at that time and go back to Kuwait with the next convoy going south. At that time, I had no idea if I would be able to find another job within my firm in Kuwait. On this trip, I drove the suburban and had three fellow contractors with me. It was a fast moving convoy this time. I had my speed up to 180 kph which is about 120mph at one point. There wasn’t any way I was going to lose my place in this high rolling military convoy. As you can imagine, I made it back in record Time. As the focus of Kuwait came into view, my speed was reduced considerably and then even further when we came upon a truck fire in the road. It was blocking the highway so I followed the other vehicles as they crossed over the medium to the other lane of traffic. One of the great things about the desert, sometimes you can make your own road. Once past the big fire, the cars and some trucks crossed back over to the other side again.

Once we got down to Amgara in Kuwait, I stopped at a security site where I was able to put the Suburban into its much needed car wash. After washing off the two plus inches of Iraq desert mud, it was now white in color once again and showroom clean. Once back in the office, I was allowed to use the car for a couple more days while I looked for another job with the same co. There were no Security openings in Kuwait at that time so I ended up with a job in the materials dept. One of my previous jobs was in inventory control and I had met a few people while doing security. I ended up getting a job as a receiver in a warehouse environment.

In Kuwait it is hot in July and August and it is a good idea to have a roof over your head. Now, the down side of the job was that it was a huge pay cut. One of the good points is that I got to live in a 5 star hotel for 3 mos. The Palms Resort was right on the ocean in Samiya which was a very nice area. It was quite a change from a dusty old tent in the epicenter of biting insects. Aside from houseflies, Kuwait doesn't seem to have many bugs.

ch is about 120mph at one point. There wasn’t any way I was going to lose my place in this high rolling military convoy. As you can imagine, I made it back in record Time. As the focus of Kuwait came into view, my speed was reduced considerably and then even further when we came upon a truck fire in the road. It was blocking the highway so I followed the other vehicles as they crossed over the medium to the other lane of traffic. One of the great things about the desert, sometimes you can make your own road. Once past the big fire, the cars and some trucks crossed back over to the other side again.

Once we got down to Amgara in Kuwait, I stopped at a security site where I was able to put the Suburban into its much needed car wash. After washing off the two plus inches of Iraq desert mud, it was now white in color once again and showroom clean. Once back in the office, I was allowed to use the car for a couple more days while I looked for another job with the same co. There were no Security openings in Kuwait at that time so I ended up with a job in the materials dept. One of my previous jobs was in inventory control and I had met a few people while doing security. I ended up getting a job as a receiver in a warehouse environment.

In Kuwait it is hot in July and August and it is a good idea to have a roof over your head. Now, the down side of the job was that it was a huge pay cut. One of the good points is that I got to live in a 5 star hotel for 3 mos. The Palms Resort was right on the ocean in Samiya which was a very nice area. It was quite a change from a dusty old tent in the epicenter of biting insects. Aside from houseflies, Kuwait doesn't seem to have many bugs.

back over to the other side again.

Once we got down to Amgara in Kuwait, I stopped at a security site where I was able to put the Suburban into its much needed car wash. After washing off the two plus inches of Iraq desert mud, it was now white in color once again and showroom clean. Once back in the office, I was allowed to use the car for a couple more days while I looked for another job with the same co. There were no Security openings in Kuwait at that time so I ended up with a job in the materials dept. One of my previous jobs was in inventory control and I had met a few people while doing security. I ended up getting a job as a receiver in a warehouse environment.

In Kuwait it is hot in July and August and it is a good idea to have a roof over your head. Now, the down side of the job was that it was a huge pay cut. One of the good points is that I got to live in a 5 star hotel for 3 mos. The Palms Resort was right on the ocean in Samiya which was a very nice area. It was quite a change from a dusty old tent in the epicenter of biting insects. Aside from houseflies, Kuwait doesn't seem to have many bugs.

and I had met a few people while doing security. I ended up getting a job as a receiver in a warehouse environment.

In Kuwait it is hot in July and August and it is a good idea to have a roof over your head. Now, the down side of the job was that it was a huge pay cut. One of the good points is that I got to live in a 5 star hotel for 3 mos. The Palms Resort was right on the ocean in Samiya which was a very nice area. It was quite a change from a dusty old tent in the epicenter of biting insects. Aside from houseflies, Kuwait doesn't seem to have many bugs. You might say that it was way too hot at a temperature of between 120 and 140F during the daytime. It has plenty of scorpions and snakes though as well as lizards. It was fun living at the Palms Hotel with its upscale restaurants, starbucks and 3 pools.

After about three months, we were moved to a place called the Flamingo which was about a 1/2 star in comparison to the Palms. There was no longer fruit on the table or newspaper outside my door. All good things come to an end, it is said, and so we have to enjoy what we have when we have it.