Baghdad weather-with 80 pounds gear

[w8liftinglady]

Thursday Night
Clear. Low: 84° F. / 29° C. Wind NW 6 mph. / 10 km/h.
Friday
Clear. High: 113° F. / 45° C. Wind WNW 11 mph. / 18 km/h.
Friday Night
Clear. Low: 87° F. / 31° C. Wind WNW 6 mph. / 10 km/h.
Saturday
Clear. High: 114° F. / 46° C. Wind WNW 8 mph. / 14 km/h.
Saturday Night
Scattered Clouds. Low: 89° F. / 32° C. Wind WNW 6 mph. / 10 km/h.

Have a nice day,soldiers.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Ah just peachy!!!!!!!!!!

Hell I remember carrying that weight during SAR missions in the desert...

God I feel sorry for those bastards

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

6. USAF Pararescue?

n/t

[msongs]

2. the bush compound has lots of tax payer funded air conditioning nt

[Bozita]

3. The troops ought to follow the Commander in Chief's vacation schedule.

Never work in August.

How very French.

My heart goes out to those troops.

[Help me help Earth]

4. Charity site that sends cooling vests to Soldiers:

http://www.trevorwine.com/index.php

It's run by the mother of a fallen Soldier. They collect money and ship vests with freezable inserts to military personal in Iraq (http://www.mistngo.com) to help them deal with the oppressive heat.

[Help me help Earth]

7. TTT! nt

[Posteritatis]

5. Shutting up about Halifax's weather now... (nt)