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Fort Hungry-Lizard
For the last two weeks I've been living at Fort Hunter Ligget, CA; which for those of you who don't know is in the middle of ****ing NO WHERE!!!. We are talking about hours of driving until I can reach anything close to resembling civilization. 
The base used to be an active duty Armor post but in the 1980's it got turned into an Army Reserve base while nearby Fort Ord got closed down. The whole post consists of a few barracks, a PX (which is open 10am-4pm Monday through Friday), a chow hall, a post office (open 3 day per week), a bowling alley (closed most of the time), a few administration buildings, and a bar/restaurant which is the posts one redeeming feature. Other then that it's just mile after mile of hills, streams, and oak trees.
Under other circumstances I think I'd like to camp here but working 15 hours+ per day seven days a week just takes the fun out of everything. Luckily, we're starting a new training exercise and I'm going to be working the night shift so I can at least post on poly during the day.
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December 15, 2003, 21:36
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The closest things to FHL is Camp Roberts (0.5 hours drive away), which is a national guard post and the only base more pathetic then FHL, or a place called King City (o.75 hours drive away), CA which as far as I can tell is a virtual colony of illegal Mexican farm workers. King City consists of a few fast food joints, a couple of gas stations, and a number of Mexican dive restaurants. King City doesn't even have a bar much less a night club.
Pitty me people. 
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December 15, 2003, 21:41
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they closed the base I was born on.
Im going to go sit in my room curled in a fetal position with my baby blanket now...
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December 15, 2003, 21:47
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you're the one who signed up for the military. in a sense... it's your own damn fault.
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December 15, 2003, 21:51
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King City has a good Carl's Jr.  I go through there on my way to San Louis Obispo 
My Brother-in-Law is stationed out of Fort Roberts, which I also have to pass on the way to SLO... Yup, waste lands... Sucks, sorry man...
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December 15, 2003, 21:53
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Luckily I'll be leaving in another week to go home for Christmas.  However, after that I'll be going to Fort Bragg, NC which simply must be the anus of our nation.
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December 15, 2003, 21:55
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Would they Bragg about the anus? 
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December 15, 2003, 21:55
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sphincter. i think that was the word you were looking for oerdin.
edit: damn tags.
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December 15, 2003, 21:57
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Originally posted by Japher
My Brother-in-Law is stationed out of Fort Roberts, which I also have to pass on the way to SLO... Yup, waste lands... Sucks, sorry man...
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I was out at Camp Bob yesterday to do convoy training. The purpose is to teach everyone how to react if your convoy is ambushed. It was good training.
Still Camp Bob is as old and run down as can be imagined. The state of California has really dropped the ball on maintaince since they took over the post from the Federal Government.
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December 15, 2003, 21:59
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I think you, Oerdin, are going to be replacing him, my B-law. He's reserves and hauls tanks for the 101st... is that what you'll be doing?
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December 15, 2003, 22:01
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Nope, I'm doing predeployment training before heading out to Iraq. My domestic point of departure is Fort Bragg then it's on the C-141. If I'm lucky I might get a brief lay over in the UK or Germany before landing in Kuwait.
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December 15, 2003, 22:16
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Thats the problem with the Army, all your bases are in the middle of nowhere so you can play in the dirt and mud and go on all those nature hikes
Then again, now that I think about it, I spend months at a time on a bobing cork miles from the shore with a few hundred guys...... damn, what the hell was I thinking?
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December 15, 2003, 22:18
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Then again, now that I think about it, I spend months at a time on a bobing cork miles from the shore with a few hundred guys...... damn, what the hell was I thinking?
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Now I know the navy is gay
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December 15, 2003, 22:32
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Re: Fort Hungry-Lizard
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Originally posted by Oerdin
For the last two weeks I've been living at Fort Hunter Ligget, CA; which for those of you who don't know is in the middle of ****ing NO WHERE!!!. We are talking about hours of driving until I can reach anything close to resembling civilization.
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I spent 3 months straight there in '85 testing the Sgt York A.D.A. system. After two months, the cows were looking mighty fine , let me tell you! 
There are some beautiful sunsets (and sunrises) to be seen on Bald Mountain and Alpha Site, but other than that, there's nothing there, except lots of alcohol.....
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December 15, 2003, 22:37
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Kings Bay Georgia is about the worst the Navy gets for bases. It is about an hour from Savannah, Macon, or Jacksonville. The base is Okay, but there is little around it. Which I guess makes sense bieng we store nuclear missles and fleet battlistic missile boats there. But I am not a submariner so I don't have to worry about that.
The Airfarce has some pretty horrendous locations, since they need room to crash without killing things. And, you know, communing with aliens.
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December 15, 2003, 23:25
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Re: Re: Fort Hungry-Lizard
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Originally posted by Darsnan
I spent 3 months straight there in '85 testing the Sgt York A.D.A. system. After two months, the cows were looking mighty fine , let me tell you!
There are some beautiful sunsets (and sunrises) to be seen on Bald Mountain and Alpha Site, but other than that, there's nothing there, except lots of alcohol.....
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I ran into a couple of guys in Monterey who were working on the Sgt. York in 1984. I was in Monterey 1984-1985. Life was good.
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December 15, 2003, 23:35
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Re: Re: Re: Fort Hungry-Lizard
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Originally posted by Sikander
I ran into a couple of guys in Monterey who were working on the Sgt. York in 1984. I was in Monterey 1984-1985. Life was good.
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Monterey is beautiful! I went there for an on-post chess tournament in the spring of '85. Wonderful views on the coast! Lots of good food - really hated leaving there!
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December 16, 2003, 00:40
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Yeah, Monterey is a great post. To bad I'm not there.
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December 16, 2003, 10:15
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Kings Bay Georgia is about the worst the Navy gets for bases. It is about an hour from Savannah, Macon, or Jacksonville.
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Awww, poor baby, got an hour commute. Welcome to that rat race. Course, I pity your choices. I live in Jax, and I been through Macon. :shudder:
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December 16, 2003, 10:29
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Well, I've been up for 20 hours and my shift is finally coming to an end.
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December 16, 2003, 10:42
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It's the army, what did you expect? Showing off at bars in your posh uniform and scoring chicks? At least they are only shooting blanks at you right now. Where you are going soon, they will not.
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December 16, 2003, 11:50
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Welcome to wonderful world of why the f*** is this place called a fort?
I am at Camp (fort) Polk currently so I sympathize with you.
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December 16, 2003, 17:06
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Oerdin, wanna have a Apolymeet when you get back to SD?
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December 16, 2003, 18:01
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It could be worse Oerdin: you could have the aesthetics of an interior design too, or be gay. Or both (cough, cough).
At least we now know the true reason behind the U.S. army's 'invention' of the internet. So bored people with access to guns don't go postal.
Just stay away from clocktowers and grain silos, Oerdin. And come back from Iraq in one piece, unharmed. I'd miss your misrepresentation of socialism, and your enthusiasm for the Celts and Turkish coffee.
I'm having an Australian grown coffee at the moment, which I think you'd enjoy- it's called boomerang blend, but despite the touristy name is actually rather good.
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December 27, 2003, 01:05
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Oerdin, wanna have a Apolymeet when you get back to SD?
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I'm in SD now and I'm game if you are.
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December 27, 2003, 01:06
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Just for the weekend?
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With such viral bias, you're opinion is thus rendered useless. -Shrapnel12, on my "bias" against the SS.
And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worth while, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: "I served in the United States Navy!"
"Well, the truth is, Brian, we can't solve global warming because I ****ing changed light bulbs in my house. It's because of something collective." --Barack Obama
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December 27, 2003, 01:10
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Welcome to wonderful world of why the f*** is this place called a fort?
I am at Camp (fort) Polk currently so I sympathize with you.
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Aghhh, Fort Polk. I went there for JRTC back in 1996 and I am truly glade I never had to go back to that bayou again.
The SSG who was in charge of me ended up sleeping with what could be the ugliest woman I have ever seen in my life. We are talking fat, missing teeth, bad skin, and the works. I actually took a few pictures of them together in a bar and then kept taunting him with them until he finally retired two years ago. 
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December 27, 2003, 01:11
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You got an idea of where you want to meet? I just got $40 to last me until the 31s.
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With such viral bias, you're opinion is thus rendered useless. -Shrapnel12, on my "bias" against the SS.
And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worth while, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: "I served in the United States Navy!"
"Well, the truth is, Brian, we can't solve global warming because I ****ing changed light bulbs in my house. It's because of something collective." --Barack Obama
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December 27, 2003, 01:14
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Just for the weekend?
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I've been here sine the morning of the 23rd and I fly out on the 3rd. Anytime between now and the 2nd is good for me. Care to head out to the Gas Lamp?
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December 27, 2003, 01:17
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Sure, you got a place in mind?
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With such viral bias, you're opinion is thus rendered useless. -Shrapnel12, on my "bias" against the SS.
And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worth while, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: "I served in the United States Navy!"
"Well, the truth is, Brian, we can't solve global warming because I ****ing changed light bulbs in my house. It's because of something collective." --Barack Obama
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