Day 198

Today was probably the worst day I've had in Afghanistan. I can't
even describe all the things that went wrong with my visit. But here
are some of the highlights:

- The helo planners moved my flight times EARLIER at midnight last
night, so I found the changes when I came into work.
- The helicopters took off without my DVs because they thought they
were at breakfast.
- I had a C-130 break while at a FOB today, so the party there was
stranded for an extra hour.
- The Generals don't like the itinerary and two of them just decided
they aren't going to RC-N. This means that if I didn't change things,
it would have fallen squarely in the "Fraud, Waste, and Abuse"
category, for which there is an explicit paragraph that outlines how
it's bad to do that, and whatnot.

They are not happy people, and they are a pain in the rear to work
with. I think we'll all be quite happy to send them on their way in a
few days.

Today I would have driven the hour out to the range to put some holes
in targets with a very large gun. Good night.