• .. .a Cadillac is no longer something you drive.
  • … the water you drink is warmer than the water you shower with
  • …Salsa dancing in PT gear is risqué
  • …you have more AAFES pogs in your pocket than change
  • …the only fashion statement you can make is changing the color of your reflective belt
  • …you have Predators checking your six o’clock
  • …it rains one hundredth of an inch and the place floods
  • …you can outrun traffic on foot
  • …your barber is the same guy who cleans your toilet
  • …your clothes go to the laundry “Large” and come back “Small”
  • …the best pick up line you’ve got is “I’ve got a vehicle”
  • …you dry your hands with toilet paper before every meal
  • …someone jumps out from behind a barrier with a flashlight and tells you to take your hands out of your pocket
  • …you buy Italian gold from a Sri Lankan working in a Kuwaiti gold shop in the middle of Iraq.
  • …you check to see if your flood insurance cover you while here
  • …all your neighbors drive white pickup trucks.
  • …all your neighbors are truly “trailer trash”
  • …your window opens to a picturesque scene of sandbags
  • …your 6:00 AM wake up call is “Boom … Alarm Red, Alarm Red, Alarm Red”
  • …you are more worried about your socks showing while in PT gear then getting hit by a mortar
  • …the grass is always greener, but you still wouldn’t want to be on the other side of the fence
  • …you see a guy in full battle gear driving a Humvee trying not to spill his latte
  • …you are watching a “chick flick” with 300 other guys with machine guns
  • …you live in a gated community and your home is still a trailer.



I got this awhile back, feel free to add your own "special" memories...