Back in guam...

I left this...

To arrive fir this...

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According to the news, TD11W has dropped 2.36" of rain since Sunday, but I call bullshit, closer to 5".  This storm has dragged up the east side of the Marinas and has dropped a of of rain!

Morning Humor!!!

Yep, Dumbshits!!!

Heh!!!

And, Another, Classic!!!

Heh and True!!!

Heh, Reigniting The Caliber Wars!!!

Restoring My Faith In Humanity!!!

They’re bitching about the heat and humidity in Hawaii.  Mean while in Guam…

A Bunch Of Shit I Didn’t Know About Grunts US Marines!!!

Heh, Dumbshits!!!

Nice, and I can relate.  This is my fourth (fifth?) trip to Guam this year since April and I’ve slept in my own bed less than 3 weeks since I went on rotation out here.  Like Bridgid, I’ve “roughed it” a few times.  Albeit, in a torpedo room of a fast attack submarine, living in the center stows with 23 other people.  We have hot water and coffee, but zero privacy and only ourselves to amuse us. If I’m testing the weapons systems, we have to kick everyone else out due to safety (I’ll get frowned upon for squishing a coworker) and these people find niches all over the boat.

We end up being our own best entertainment and counsel.  If someone asks for help, they get all the help that we can provide.

But they’re still stuck on a submarine, far from home and a depth that if we are exposed to, it’s fatal.

And we volunteer for this, and others (civilian shipyard workers) still want to volunteer to go sea to accomplish the ultimate test of a submarine.

Coffee. Hot.  Fucking.  Coffee…

Good Morning!!!

Faster, Please!!!

And we had a 6.4 magnitude earthquake a few minutes ago!!!

Guam and Hawaii Update (9/09 PM)

Guam (Typhoon Mangkhut)

Hawaii (Hurricane Olivia)

Typhoon Preps

As seen on the way to work yesterday.

For some reason, Movie Maker "Trim" is not working so fast forward to 0:45.

There's Preps, and than There's Preps!!!

Guam and Hawaii Update:

Guam (Typhoon Mangkhut)

Hawaii (Hurricane Olivia)

Guam Update:

Due to typhoon Mangkhut, we been ordered to evacuate.  We all have reservations for Monday, 9/10.  Current storm track and conditions courtesy the JTWC:

Mangkhut’s current CPA (Closest Point of Approach) is 7 nm to Naval Station Guam on Tuesday, 9/11 at 1:00pm with 115 kts (132 mph) wind with gust to 140 kts (161 mph). And the typhoon is strengthening.  Going to be ugly.

We were going to ride it out but the command said “Get Home Now”.

So instead of typhoon Mangkhut, we get to deal with Hurricane Olivia which should downgrade to a tropical storm and should hit 9/13:

 Than we should fly back to Guam on Friday 9/14 to pick up the pieces.

Fun Times (and Frequent Flyer Miles)!!!

Next Week Will Get “A Little Interesting"...

I’ve been in Guam since the 1^st of August, on this trip, and we’ve dodge 5 (I think) typhoons either to the south (1) or to the north (4) of us.

Next Week, Not So Much, Typhoon Mangkhut:

Guam Weather

Last week we had a typhoon pass to the south (about 150 miles) and this week we had another pass 400 miles to the north which resulted in the following (over 7" of rain this month, so far)!

Date Temperature (° F) Humidity (%) Precipation (in) Aug Max Avg Min Max Avg Min Max Avg Min 1 87 82 78 100 90 79 - 0.24 - 2 82 80 77 100 95 90 - 0.59 - 3 86 82 77 100 91 82 - 0.28 - 4 82 80 77 100 95 89 - 0.67 - 5 84 81 78 100 86 71 - 0.00 - 6 87 82 77 100 84 68 - 0.04 - 7 89 84 78 100 85 70 - 0.00 - 8 87 83 79 100 86 72 - 0.02 - 9 87 84 80 97 87 77 - 0.00 - 10 89 84 79 100 86 72 - 0.16 - 11 88 84 79 100 88 75 - 0.01 - 12 90 84 78 100 82 63 - 0.01 - 13 91 85 79 100 83 66 - 0.02 - 14 89 84 79 100 88 75 - 0.31 - 15 88 83 78 100 87 73 - 0.20 - 16 84 80 75 100 94 88 - 0.59 - 17 90 85 80 100 84 68 - 0.00 - 18 90 85 80 100 88 75 - 0.28 - 19 84 80 77 100 94 88 - 0.39 - 20 82 78 75 100 95 90 - 0.16 - 21 80 78 75 100 98 96 - 3.15 -