Kevwood

You can if the shipping is outrageous... You guys can't even begin to believe what these damn strut bars are going to cost me in the end!

dynomite05

I will gladly take a donation if you don't want to ship them. lol

kostas86

Last time I shipped some stuff over, the ports in Greece were on strike!!! I didn't get it at my house for over 2 months after it arrived at the port

dynomite05

Having your stuff held hostage must suck!

Kevwood

Very kind of you mate but I think I'll just see this one through, we've waited long enough! I would imagine (actually know, I have the PM's...)that there are a few guys here that think I'm full of ***** regarding all my mod talk and NO action for the last 6 months or so I don't blame them, lots of internet posers out there.

My clearing agent called me today and said the container is going to be opened and inspected tomorrow, then delivered to my villa on Thursday

kostas86

Sweet! The long wait will finally be over!

Jamesbbh

If you want to meet my brother and his Ranger Team in a hostile mountain area at about 12,000 ft. up in Afghanistan I can send them with him at the end of this month haha.

Kevwood

It would be awesome to meet your brother just for the sake of meeting him. Where does he transfer in from? All the boys going into Iraq go through Kuwait, most my Canadian friends who served in Afghanistan transfered through the UAE (that's all changed now...).

Jamesbbh

He's based in Ft. Benning, GA right now. I don't know how they will be getting in there. He said they are going to be living at 9,000ft and "working" at 12,000, lol. He couldn't even tell me where they were going to be in person, so it must be pretty serious. He said they were going to have to cook/kill their own food if they don't want to eat MRE's bc they are so far away from any actual U.S. installment. He got battery powered socks (recommended by the guy he is replacing) for christmas bc it's going to be F'ing cold up there.

Kevwood

I'll send him a chicken shawarma for Valentines Day...

dynomite05

A BIG Thank You to your brother, James! I know I don't have the stones to go over there.

Kevwood

You would if they offered you a CF rifle...

Jamesbbh

Thanks guys, I'll send the praises to him.
The chicken-haha
Yea him and his buddies live for that stuff, when they aren't deployed they're always spearfishing in south america or some other crazy adrenaline producing activity. Matt was telling me he couldn't wait to get over there! WTF! This is his 9th deployment.

Kevwood

It becomes a way of life. I remember working on a report in a hotel room in Sana'a (Yemen) when a huge gun/RPG fight broke out in the street and I actually got mad and muttered "come on guys, I need to concentrate..."

You know you've got issues when!

dynomite05

lol, that was a good one.


People like that would go nuts behind a desk.

So you've stopped carrying as many change of underwear, huh?

Kevwood

I've got quite a few stories to tell, Yemen (as above), India (in cities during attacks), Pakistan (same as India, blew up my hotel 6 days after I left), Sudan (worst place I've ever been)... Next time I'm in NY we'll have a beer and nervously laugh about them

What is life without adventure right?

dynomite05

I'm looking forward to it. To answer your question, What is life without adventure right?, Disneyland.

Kevwood

I hope I see it that way one day mate!

By the way, shipping funds sent via paypal...

dynomite05

Got it. Thanks for the little extra. I will keep you posted on the status.

Kevwood

Thank you for all your time.

dynomite05

Anytime brother!

Kevwood

Thought I'd drop a quick update as I haven't been on for a couple days - container cleared Thursday morning (Wednesday night US) and was delivered to my villa. As you can imagine, it's a bloody mess here trying to find places to put stuff after not having it for 5 years and it's all different voltages...

Anyways, 17 boxes of car parts and I haven't opened one yet, trying to keep the wife happy by 'prioratizing'... One thing to rub into Badblack a little though - I got an AMS pulley in hand before you did!

More updates to follw tomorrow afternoon. It's 1am here now and I'm self medicating with a bottle of JD.

dynomite05

Sounds good Kev. Congrats, I know that must be a big weight off your shoulders. And now you have the exciting job of sorting everything out. Sometimes it's better to leave your stuff for last. You will be able to take your time and enjoy opening every box without any nagging.

Kevwood

lol, spoken like a true married man Wes!

ahmadk

Let the modding begin ...
lookin forward for the end results