Projects

As most of you know that Erin and I always seem to have projects going. Fortunately most of the home projects were finished up before I had to deploy. It just so happens because I like projects so much that I get to do them here as well. One of our most recent projects was to open up a road for the Iraqi's. This will be a common theme throughout the deployment as we turn back more property and control land back to the Iraqi's.

This is one of the most common pieces of equipment that is used in our line of work. The movement of barriers is accomplished through the use of contractors. Most of the equipment operators are highly skilled at operating the machinery although I am not entirely positive they always follow OSHA regulations. This picture shows the barriers that are going to be moved to open the highway.

This photo gives a little perspective on the size of these barriers. They are 12 feet high and are about 12,000 pounds. It is best to stay clear when they are moving.

Since this project was in "The Red Zone" we needed to work with Iraqi security. The Iraqi soldiers love getting their picture taken. If they see a camera they ask you to take their photo.

These two photo are of the other side of the barriers. I have no idea why they call it "The Sunken Highway".


This is just one of the projects that you will probably get to read a blog entry on. The project that I am currently working on is a water leak. Erin you can stop laughing now! I know plumbing has not always been my forte, but I think I am learning some new techniques from the Iraqi's. I will try to get some good pictures to share this experience with you. Until the next post...masalama (good bye in Arabic).