Yup, Same Ole, Same Ole

I don't have anything real special to say today. Friday it will just be my squad leader (who was at ait with me) and I will be the only ones holding down the shop. No it's not because I got in trouble. Last week 2nd and 3rd squad worked on the weekend so to compensate they get Friday off, then next week we swap. There shouldn't be much to do but a few inspections so it shouldn't be a bad day, just long. Other then that there is not a whole lot going on.

Here was my view out the window this morning.

It was a perfect day today. Clear skies, mid 70's and a slight breeze. Perfect weather for working onside. Hope the weather is like that back in the states for everyone today.

My Trips to Yongsan

A few posts ago I mentioned that I would be posting about my trip to Yongsan. Yongsan is a military base pretty much in Seoul. I believe it is one of the biggest posts in South Korea. I go here often as it has many stores and things to do. However recently I have gone off the base with two of my friends and we have been exploring the many shopping districts around Seoul but overall just sightseeing.

I hope you are in the mood to see lots of pictures because I have a lot of them. 

This is one of the tallest buildings in Seoul. We decided to take the elevator to the top floor (33) to get a good view of this . . .

When we got done looking at the view we decided to try to take the stairs to a higher floor but couldn't get anywhere. However we found out that the door leading into the stairwell on the 33 floor locked behind us, so we had to take 66 flights of stairs down to the ground level. No fun, but I guess that's what we get for going where we weren't supposed to be.

Some booths for street vendors.

Craved figures outside a shop.

This guy was copying this painting onto this large cloth right in the middle of the street.

A national monument. This bell tower was built, burned down, and rebuilt since 1396.

This family was performing next to this small river running through Seoul.

There was lots of figures like tennis players, soccer, softball, etc. hanging form these arches for the Olympics.

  I even got to see the Olympic torch without even having to go to Beijing. This was near a large tv playing the Olympics.

Elvis even decided to show up to watch the Olympics.

That's all I have for know so until next time Me and my new friend are saying goodbye.

A Day in the Life of an Armament Dawg

Today I figured I would give you all an inside look at the goings on inside an armament workshop and out on the flight line. So I will cut right to the chase.

Here you can see the armament dawg in his natural habitat. There are some workbenches that also serve as wonderful seats and there are lots of drawers to hold hundreds of screws, bolts, washers and lots of other fun things.

Here is a view of the other side of the shop. This is a prime example of what we have been doing lately since there is not much work to be done.

This is a picture of one of Pfc. Sandridge standing next to the inspection board. This is the board that has the 24 aircraft and all the due dates of the inspections on it.

This is out on the flight line. The Huey you see flying is part of the ROK air force. The helicopters aren't too bad when they fly around, it's the jets sitting on their flight line with full  afterburners, taking off, and landing that are obnoxious.

The Apaches lined up.

This is Pfc. Mackin doing the most common task - a 14 day gun inspection. He is inspecting the gun for anything wrong and making sure everything is clean.

  This is the hanger where I work.

These are the barracks.

Well that's all I have for you today. Have a good day.

Korenglish #1

For those of you who don't know what korenglish is you can check this out. Basically it is when the Koreans want to translate something but get it wrong. I only have a few pictures of them today.

What exactly happens when you get towered?

I bet that took a while to do.

This is more just a funny sign then anything else.

Well, I though I had more signs then that but I was mistaken. I am always on the lookout for signs like this so hopefully there will be more to come.

So Many Pictures

I was just sorting through all my pictures and realized that I have taken a ton of them. There is so many of them that I want to post I might be doing some posts of just pictures. I don't know yet though.

I tried to get some pictures of the monsoon rains but they did not turn out and it just looks foggy so I will not post those. However I recently to a trip to Yongson which is a army post in the middle of Seoul. I have gone there quite a bit to buy things or just to get away from camp eagle. This was the first time I left the post and went out into Seoul however.

A fake crossing guard. He moved as we were passing and scared us.

Man sleeping in tunnel.

E-mart - a HUGE store filled with nothing but electronics.

1 floor of nothing but camera's

  Next floor - nothing but cell phones

Home appliances. This fridge had a display on the front with all sorts of fancy settings.

This is the view from the roof of the building, which used to be a sports stadium.

And these are the stairs leading into the store. The car is a painting for a car dealer and the other is flights of stairs with fountains under them but the water ends when the stairs ends and starts again when the stairs star. It's really hard to explain but it was a cool effect.

Stay tuned for more on my most recent trip to Yongsan, Life in the armament shop, and even a few Korenglish pictures.