ShantisMom Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Last night they had a special on the Travel Channel on Alaska. They made it look so clean, and amazing. They breezed by with a mention of Kodiak. And I am sure they did not go anywhere near your rental house. The Girls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sweetgsmom Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 We saw that program, waited to see if they showed Kodiak but really nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trudy Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Kodiak is not clean. Way too many dirt roads to be clean. Way too much fishing to be clean. It finally started to rain rain last night instead of just light and drizzle - I can now see that my car really is gray. It's been covered in dirt since about 10 minutes after we got it off the boat here. I can wash it and within 5 minutes it will be covered again. The pretty clean parts are the parts people don't live/work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 So now that you're there, Trudy, any thoughts on how living in Kodiak will impact your treat business? And I imagine your career prospects on Kodiak are pretty slim, so how will you be spending the next couple of years, particularly those stretches when Jeff is out at sea? Met any people you think you could hang with? ...............Chase (FTH Smooth Talker), Morgan (Cata), Reggie (Gable Caney), Rufus (Reward RJ). Fosters check in, but they don't check out. Forever loved -- Cosmo (System Br Mynoel), March 11, 2002 - October 8, 2009.Miss Cosmo was a lady. And a lady always knows when to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Sounds like she should start a property rehab business. <ducking and running ... but not too fast because she's a looooooooooooooooong ways away> Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trudy Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 These damn roads are going to eat my car. Heavy rain... not good for dirt roads. The pot holes they just filled in 2 days ago... back with a vengeance! Heavy rain in paved roads with deep routes... like driving in a river! I went to pick stuff up for dinner tonight - in a total of 3 places. 2 of the places (one was for a bottle of wine.... our stuff is in storage until the house is ready, so no access to my wine) can not figure out how the hell to do unit pricing. I saw so many that were wrong. Lots said $0.05 per ounce - Nope. Found one that said $26.99 per pound for Pancetta. So I said screw that for dinner and went with something cheaper. While driving back to the B&B I realized that was wrong... 6 ounce package was $4.99. Maybe a pound here is more than 16 ounces?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallgreydogmom Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Have you thought about getting a Jeep for the next two years? Then God sent the Greyhound to live among man and remember. And when the Day comes, God will call the Greyhound to give Testament, and God will pass judgment on man. (Persian Proverb) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Redrabbit Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Someone call HGTV - this looks like the start of a new reality series - fixing up housing for the dedicated folks in our military service! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 Kodiak should be a one year unaccompanied/isolated tour. No reason to make dependents live like this. One year for everyone, have 'adequate' base housing for all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippin Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Kodiak should be a one year unaccompanied/isolated tour. No reason to make dependents live like this. One year for everyone, have 'adequate' base housing for all. Did it used to be, once upon a time? Or has it always been accompanied? Mary Semper Fi, Dad - I miss you. Remembering Carla Benoist, a Greyhound/Pibble's bestest friend, Princess Zoe Brick-Butt, the little IG with the huge impact on hearts around the world - Miz Foxy - Greyhound Trish - Batman, the Roman-nosed Gentleman - Profile, the Handsome Man - Hunky the Hunkalicious - Jeany the Beautiful Lady- Zema, the most beautiful girl in the world - Jessie, the lovable nuisance - and my 3 Greys: my Angie-girl, my Casey-girl, and The Majestic Pippin, running forever in my heart. (I will always love you and miss you,my friends) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 as far as I know, it has been accompanied. Only a few of the Alaskan LORAN stations and Asian billets are unaccompanied. Kodiak should be included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubcitypam Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 I'm still waiting to hear the review of the Mexican food.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyTzu Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 I'm still waiting to hear the review of the Mexican food.... More like eskimo pie reviews. :rofl Wendy and The Whole Wherd. American by birth, Southern by choice. "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!" ****OxyFresh Vendor ID is 180672239.**** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 mexican was ok, nothing special. Nothing Trudy would eat off the menu, but just had them make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dragonmom Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 as far as I know, it has been accompanied. Only a few of the Alaskan LORAN stations and Asian billets are unaccompanied. Kodiak should be included. are you telling me that if someone in the us military is posted someone where the spouse HAS to go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kronckew Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 (edited) kodiak was accompanied when i was there in the early '70's (i wasn't married at the time tho). base housing was fairly primitive (at least for my CWO's, he had a wife & twin daughters living there), looked like they had been there since ww2. he moved once to bigger quarters, cleaned his place spotless, had a white glove inspection, failed twice, moved in to the new place, it was filthy - almost as bad as what you'd described, wonder how the last occupant got thru the housing inspection, so they wound up cleaning again too. sounds like the roads haven't changed much. the road from the base into kodiak has (had?) a couple really sharp bends, with a sheer drop of a few zillion feet into the bay on one side, and a sheer cliff going up a few hundred feet on the other, which i went thru one night at about 70 mph, caught the gravel accumulated in the bend, spun around twice, flipped and wound up on the side of the car & had to climb out the passenger window. luckily ended in the shallow ditch against the cliff face rather than going over the edge. pushed my car back onto the wheels (had help from a passer-by) and aside from a few scratches in the paintwork it was fine & i drove on home to the BOQ. i had a Saab Sonnet, sports car with fibreglass body & tubular aircraft steel frame, full skid pan, self sealing aircraft style fuel tank, radials, front wheel drive, i loved it. went to a CG off-base xmas dinner/party out in the boonies of kodiak one winter, it started snowing & by the time it was time to go home, there was about 6in. normal cars were getting stuck, and i had no trouble at all, even pulled a few out of the snow and back on to the road. there was a stuck 4wd jeep that couldn't get out of it's drift that i pulled out with my 1500 lb. saab two seater! i did have chains i put on the front tires which helped. anyway, best of luck. hope trudy gets along with the officer's wives club crowd, they can make life bearable (or not) hope you like salmon and crab, they're cheap (if you catch them yourself ) Edited July 4, 2008 by kronckew Regards, Wayne KronckeCAVE CANEM RADIX LECTI ET SEMPER PARATUSVegetarians: My food poops on your food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Honeysmom Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Last night they had a special on the Travel Channel on Alaska. They made it look so clean, and amazing. They breezed by with a mention of Kodiak. And I am sure they did not go anywhere near your rental house. I also saw part of the special on Alaska. They did make it look so beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IrskasMom Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Trudy and Jeff ..... I hope you are not totally down in the Dumps and out in the Wilderness in the middle of nowhere. We are here for you ( Extended Family ) and listen. Are Things looking at all up ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted July 5, 2008 Author Share Posted July 5, 2008 not really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trudy Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 10 day forecast... RAIN That doesn't mean good things for dirt roads. And who the heck wants to have to work in the yard - clean up pallets that are falling apart and left over bark so we can put down new pallets and get a few cords of wood - in the RAIN?? But it looks like we are going to have to do that now. So no, not really looking up yet, it looks cold, bleak and rainy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ArtysPeople Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 I'm not sayin' you should, but you always could set the Wikipedia record straight on Kodiak. For example, under "Climate and culture" it sounds like you guys have a lot to add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fliggie Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 What does accompanied v. unaccompanied mean, BTW?? My Photojournal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyTzu Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 It means bringing family or not. Wendy and The Whole Wherd. American by birth, Southern by choice. "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!" ****OxyFresh Vendor ID is 180672239.**** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubcitypam Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 I'm not sayin' you should, but you always could set the Wikipedia record straight on Kodiak. For example, under "Climate and culture" it sounds like you guys have a lot to add. Sounds to me like Jeff and Trudy better get busy huntin' fishin' and berry pickin' if they want to keep up with the Jones'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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