Eff. You. See. Kay.

[soldiergrrrl]

Unless something really bizarre happens, I will not be at Gothic War.  I am glad as hell I did not spend the money for plane tickets to Atlanta.

I am on recall for state active duty orders, in preparation for Hurricane Gustav.  I am guessing this prep is so that we do not leave Texas citizens in the lurch and so that we can respond quickly and appropriately to any landfall of this storm.

That does not, however, mean that I am not pissed as hell.  I understand this is part of my job, but the next person who mentions it to me is going to get an Army retention coffee cup in an uncomfortable and intimate place.  Do not tell me I signed up for this.  I know that, however it does not mitigate the fact that I still would like to have a damn life and it doesn't actually make me feel any better.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Surely they need Guard presence in Sweetwater? :)
But seriously, that sucks.
-bobmage

[soldiergrrrl.livejournal.com]

I wish!

[garpu.livejournal.com]

Suck. :( although I'm sure you could find someone, somewhere who has the particular kink of liking getting an Army coffee mug shoved where the sun don't shine.

[soldiergrrrl.livejournal.com]

You know, I probably could find someone who'd like it. That just makes me shudder and giggle.

[garpu.livejournal.com]

I'm currently downloading all of fanfiction.net NOthing surprises me anymore. ;)

[soldiergrrrl.livejournal.com]

ROFL! You know, after reading most of that place, nothing would surprise me either.

[desert-vixen.livejournal.com]

LOL! Glad to have expanded your horizons.

DV

[montieth.livejournal.com]

[technomage.livejournal.com]

Okay, you had my complete sympathy... until I read the list of tags on this post and snorted coffee all over my keyboard.

[soldiergrrrl.livejournal.com]

Which tag was it that made you snork coffee?

[technomage.livejournal.com]

The accumulation, taken as a whole, created a blustery, complaining, resigned sarcasm that reminds me most well of those moments we service was thrust upon me. I see your plight, understand it, and laughed, not cruelly, but in camaraderie. I hope Gustov avoids you.

[soldiergrrrl.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I actually looked at the tags I used and ended up cracking up.

I'm in a much better mood now.

[technomage.livejournal.com]

My job here is done... (whoosh)

[soldiergrrrl.livejournal.com]

LOL! I just tried to friend you, but stoopid work blocked it. :-( So, I will do it when I get home.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

Sing along now, to the tune of the old Mickey Mouse Club Show:

F - U - C     K - E - D     A - G - A - I - N

[soldiergrrrl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, no kidding. There are days when, no matter how much I love my job, it sucks.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

I've often led my troops in a chorus of that song.

[soldiergrrrl.livejournal.com]

ROFLMAO!

[wcg.livejournal.com]

Fucked Again, In The Ass!
Fucked Again, In The Ass!
Forever let us bend over and smile!

Smile! Smile! Smile! Smile!

[soldiergrrrl.livejournal.com]

ROFLMAO!

Okay, that just made my former Marine readiness NCO crack the hell up.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

We've got a million of 'em.

[dracphelan.livejournal.com]

Incase Gustav does hit Texas, and you end up having to save my mom and sister (north of Port Arthur), Thank You! As a matter of fact, thank you for just being prepared.

[soldiergrrrl.livejournal.com]

Oh, hon. You're welcome. Really, I do love my job and the fact that we get to help at home is so awesome, but there are days when I just want to scream.

[dracphelan.livejournal.com]

I understand the need to vent. I also think our troops can't be thanked enough.

[soldiergrrrl.livejournal.com]

If I didn't get something out of it, there's no way I'd keep doing it. ;-)

But thank you. It's an absolute honor to serve my country and my fellow Texans.

[liamstliam.livejournal.com]

Since you didn't fly to Atlanta, you can check the faire for Southwest from wherever you fly out of to Manchester, NH. on Jan. 30, 2009, returning on Feb. 1, 2009, unless you decide to stay longer.

It's Birka, the SCSA event that is practically a Con and is the best shopping this side of Pennsic.

It is held in a nice hotel with great airline connections.

[atomicsappertom.livejournal.com]

WONDERFUL!

Another opportunity to excel and to serve your fellow Texans!

No offense, but I'm watching the satellite tracking on Gustav pretty closely myself. Hurricanes are no joke in the Caribbean and Central America. Given the "very light construction" techniques here, even a tropical wave can be a big problem.

Stay safe and keep us posted as you can.

[soldiergrrrl.livejournal.com]

It's not that I don't love what I do, it's just that God seems to think it's His job to mess with my plans. *facepalm*

If we're lucky, this will blow over, and we'll all be spun up for nothing. If not, we'll be where we need to be, hopefully before we need to be there.

I'll keep everyone updated.

[momwolf.livejournal.com]

You know the saying - If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.

[atomicsappertom.livejournal.com]

It's all about the pre-positioning and mobilizing the troops sometime before there's a foot or three of water in the roads.

I assume you're just on alert for the moment.

[montieth.livejournal.com]

Oh, and ya know, it could be worse. You could be part of a TxNG deployment to support that Cesspit known as New Orleans...AGAIN.

[soldiergrrrl.livejournal.com]

If it hits LA, we're going. Let's hope someone's learned a few lessons since then...

[brandyeileen.livejournal.com]

I can't believe it! I wouldn't think they'd need to move you out anytime before Monday, so I would think Sunday would be sufficient prep time. They aren't even going to HAVE A CLUE about where Gustav will make Gulf landfall until about then, anyway! Oh, hun! *hugs*

You are welcome to come disappear out here with me, if you still want to get kind of away.

[deafelis.livejournal.com]

Ha, but when someone gets the notion to be prepared for anything, it's the not knowing (and therefore not being able to properly plan around it) that is the hardest on everybody else. :/

That, and the commanders I've worked with usually don't want to try to recall people off of vacation - they'd rather keep them home in the first place.

Bleah, all the same.

[brandyeileen.livejournal.com]

I keep forgetting it's a holiday weekend for some people out there.

I haven't really had a holiday since my husband deployed... I mean, there have been holidays, but they weren't fun times for me.

[deafelis.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I can understand that. My husband is working all weekend, and since I don't get any time off for not working, it's not much of a weekend for me, either.

{reflective} That said, thanks for reminding me that at least I get to see him when he comes home at night. When does your husband come home? Also, may I friend you? (and stop hijacking soldiergrrrl's LJ ;) )

[brandyeileen.livejournal.com]

Pfft! I don't hijack her lj!

Sure, you can friend me if you want to; I'll even friend you back!

R&R in January, redeployment home in July.

[deafelis.livejournal.com]

No, I meant I can stop hijacking her LJ - poor phrasing on my part. :)

Did you forget that

[amykb.livejournal.com]

there are angry little men with bad haircuts who can't get a date locked in a basement room of the Pentagon, and their entire purpose in life is to monitor military family plans and write orders to screw them up? I work hard to foil their plans, but still figure they are going to win 3 out of 5 times...

[dekarch.livejournal.com]

Love you.

Wait and see. This thing could go any way in the next few days. Love you!

[spearweasel.livejournal.com]

I'm very sorry to hear that.

Re: Did you forget that

[desert-vixen.livejournal.com]

(((( ))))

DV

[oscagne.livejournal.com]

Geeze, it's almost enough to make you wish the damned thing would hit. If it doesn't, if feels like you sacrificed for nothing. If you did have to go you could say, "I had to miss war, but at lease I ."

[deafelis.livejournal.com]

Heh - I looked at all of those tags and wondered "does she really want to remember this *that* much?" :)

Hope you have a good, relaxing weekend anyway. :)

[soldiergrrrl.livejournal.com]

For some reason, when I looked at this, my Google calendar prompter gave me a prompt to enter "coffee mug shoved where the sun don't shine...."

I'm cracking up.

[deafelis.livejournal.com]

LOL !!

[citymusings.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry that this ruined your plans. *hugs*