New Year in Kuwait

Tanks

The New Year went out with a BANG for the Biomed Division here. I got called in for a portable X-ray machine at 2030 and worked on it until 2350. It made the time go by much faster before the countdown for the New Year. For some reason, when the unit is switched on, it creates a loud explosion and a cloud of smoke. Perfect timing isn't it? While me and Jcid were struggling with trying to find the root of the problem, there was a party going on inside of our shop. People were singing and eating grilled ribs.

When 2006 came, I saw lots and lots of fireworks in the distance surrounding the perimeter. Looks like, the Kuwaitis were going crazy as well as us. We were making loud racket and throwing pallets on the ground. We were making some noise and screaming "Happy New Year" at the top of our lungs! Woopie! It was fun. One day closer to going home. After that, I went back to my top bunk in the open bay barracks and crashed for the night.