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One HELLUVA Weekend

instrumentofwarinstrumentofwar Member Posts: 1,545 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited April 2002 in General Discussion
Okay, the stress has been relieved, at least a bit. I don't know if ya'll remember, but I was having my wife fly over to Sofia, Bulgaria to spend my 4 day pass with her (fighter's managment pass program/FMPP). With some help from my fellow members I had everything set up. Tickets, hotel res., limo to pick her up, flowers, champagne, candles, etc. set up in the room.(hey I haven't seen her for 5 1/2 months give me a break ) Started out and was for the most part a PERFECT weekend. Well Saturday night rolls around and we go to "sleep" Is it just me now or when you are dependent on a time schedule, you would think that your fellow NCO's would look out for you. Not certain mud puppies (Ids I say this with tounge in cheek brother....you have seen what MP's can be like when they are running an FMPP setup). You would think that they would make it a point to inform us that when in Europe daylight savings time is a week ahead of the states. NO....Long story short my wife misses her plane. Not only this but the MP's have the * because noone showed up for their brief, suprise there turd. So here we are, some 150+ joes trying to clear the hotel, when I realive my wife has missed her plane. At this time I am also informed by the hotel staff that my debit card cannot be accepted by the hotel, they aproved it but they thought it was an actual credit card.Mind you the MP's are pretty much not caring about the fact that my wife is stranded in Bulgaria with no support from them and they're trying to rush me off to the bus at this point "a wall fell on my hand preventing me from striking an E8 MP" resulting in a broken hand. OK sounds like she got her stuff straight with the airlines and a CPT spotted me the cash for the bill. I am off now leaving an extremely frightened wife who is trying to no avail to curtail the tears I knew would come. I would call that night when she got it.Curtain closes evening arrives (o dark thirty actually) and no word from the wife. Not her mom, grandmother, her aunt, or the woman watching the house. She was supposed to arrive 530EST in Syracuse. No word.... I stay up all night waiting calling her moms and grandmothers every 15 min, mind you this is the FIRST time she has ever flown or been out of the states. Finally word comes that she was held over in Venice, Italy for the night. She had to call collect because the 3 phone cards she had on her could not be used at certain phones. Now she's supposed to be in Monday, early afternoon.Today rolls around. No word, her mom is at the airport waiting. Everyone else is waiting by the phones, except the woman at our house watching the dog. Nope, she had an asthma(sp?) attack this morning and was rushed to the hospital, the only one who knew was her sister, who didn't have the numbers to anyone, and noone can go check on her because it's a closed post and the only three people she knws with ID's are either out of country or are at the airport. I checked the messages and find that my wife has tried to call collect several times, the latest being around 400pmest. No details, just the operator asking if we would accept a collect call from my wife. No word but at least I heard her voice, and she sounded safe.That was the last I heard unti I just got off the phone with her sister, and apparently they are on thier way back from Syracuse with my VERY exhausted wife. I really don't know how much significance this has to most of you, but ya'll have always been here to listen and offer help. I just needed to vent. There is just this enormus feeling of helplessness when you have a loved one who you you need to help, but due to circumstances you are beyond offering assistance.And do you want to know the kicker? The first things she wanted to know were 1. is her babies hand alright? and 2. did I get in trouble for her missing her plane? I don't think I have ever felt so much relief in my life.
When in doubt...."FRAG OUT!"
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  • Matt45Matt45 Member Posts: 3,185
    edited November -1
    IoW-Sounds like the typical long distance travel comedy of errors, compounded with some real anxiety producing circumstances!!!!I'm glad you got to see your Missus, and even gladder that all worked out just fine, (The exception being your hand, mebbe you should think about raising some kind of stink with your immediate chain of command/concern?).Hang on to that girl IoW- she sounds pretty special.
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  • robsgunsrobsguns Member Posts: 4,581 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    That is why I never even considered letting my wife leave the country without me being by her side the whole time. Isnt going to happen. Now, tell me, was seeing her worth it? I'm betting you'd do it again, huh? Glad it all worked out.
    SSgt Ryan E. Roberts, USMC
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  • idsman75idsman75 Member Posts: 13,398 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    InstrumentOfWar--This MudPuppy thought about you and your wife as soon as he was off on Friday night. I called your home to wish your little lady a happy Easter because I forgot that she was going to be with you this past weekend. I was hoping she'd be able to pass on those happy Easter wishes when she talked to you. I was very happy to find out that she had made it out to Bulgaria to see you. There are idiot-MP's just like there are idiot DAGBY's in the Army. Oh well.
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  • kimberkidkimberkid Member Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    instrumentofwar,I don't mean to step on your post but, I can identify with your anguish! They are tougher than we give them credit for!My wife and 11 month old daughter were flying the morning of 9-11 ... 1/2 way to their destination all airports were shutdown (while they were still in the air) and they were stranded at Denver International ... instead of sitting around waiting for someone at the airport to fix her problem for 2-3 days, she immeidently found a bus that would take her the rest of the way to her destination ... before they were all grabbed up by other travlers ... she arrived 10 hours late but safe & sound ... Although there were a lot of upset & stranded travlers that day; several people went out of their way to give her a hand with luggage, carseat and child ... so if anyone remembers helping a little Korean woman and her child on that fateful day ... again, Thank You!
    Sometimes the most obvious, IS the most elusive!kimberkid@gunbroker.zzn.com
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    ? otherwise, you'll find an excuse.
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  • instrumentofwarinstrumentofwar Member Posts: 1,545 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks guys. In retorspect I feel kind of like some worrying old woman. She's home safe and sound with nothing TOO eventful happening. I think it's just the unknown sometimes. Kimberkid, yes I know you're right, that they are more capable than we give them credit for at times. Ids can vouch. I think there are some people who would rather deal with me in a dark alley than mess with that 105# ball of fire. I know when to stop. Just cause they can take care of themselves though, it doesn't make it any easier. She'll always be my little angel
    When in doubt...."FRAG OUT!"
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  • idsman75idsman75 Member Posts: 13,398 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    IOW--You found yourself one hell of a keeper. Yes indeed. I wouldn't put my 185 lbs against her 105 lbs on my best day. Talk about a little ball of fire.
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  • PupPup Member Posts: 217 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    IofW....You forgot to finish the story. What happened to the champagne?
    Politicians, like diapers, should be changed often and for the same reason.
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  • Submariner .Submariner . Member Posts: 165 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    glad it all worked out buddy,it aint easy bein a military wife just ask mrs.submariner.she has been through the wringer with the military,hell half the time they wouldnt tell her where to schedule flights or anything cause all of uncle sams u-boats movement are t.s..been their done that,glad yours went so smoothly
    Truck Driver,Submarine Veteran,Rusty Wallace fan,and piss poor typist E-MAIL WNUNLEY@USIT.NET
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