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Offline OTTOMATIC

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« on: February 18, 2004, 03:23:01 PM »
Recently I applied for a job in IRAQ.  Then pay is EXTREMELY well. Am I nuts?  ..................................................OTTO
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« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2004, 05:44:31 PM »
HEY HEY HEY OTTO would you like for me to take care of ANNABELLE? We have a man from our town going over there to drive 18 wheelers. They told him he would be working 100 hours per week. The pay is great but you will earn it. Please be careful. :grin:
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« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2004, 05:49:28 PM »
Short answer:

YES!!!
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« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2004, 06:02:24 PM »
I bet you are just going over there to pimp Annabelle. :-D  :)  :D
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« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2004, 06:25:40 PM »
I got to agree with GB with it being so unstable over there and with  the extremist over there hating Americans it would be the last place I would want to be. Even a gun to protect you over there does not mean much with our boys getting ambushed and killed every day. I guess no amount of money would get me to go over there.  Out of a lot of career choices this one is marked bad!! Jim
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« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2004, 06:26:50 PM »
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« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2004, 01:44:12 AM »
Actually I was in the mid -east in the 70's.  I am not going there blind.  Not everybody hated our guts.  $200 grand tax free is tempting.
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« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2004, 02:31:22 AM »
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Recently I applied for a job in IRAQ.  Am I nuts?

Do a cat have an @ss, ask Dali Llama???
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« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2004, 02:57:54 AM »
Not if it's a CATylatic converter.......................................OTTO
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« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2004, 03:56:22 AM »
Not if I see it out in the field... :shock:
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« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2004, 08:43:52 AM »
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Not if it's a CATylatic converter.......................................OTTO
:-D  :)  :)  :)  :-D
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« Reply #11 on: February 19, 2004, 09:56:03 AM »
:roll:  :roll:
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« Reply #12 on: February 19, 2004, 12:26:41 PM »
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Not if I see it out in the field...
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« Reply #13 on: February 19, 2004, 12:28:48 PM »
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Not if I see it out in the field...
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« Reply #14 on: February 19, 2004, 12:34:49 PM »
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Recently I applied for a job in IRAQ.  Then pay is EXTREMELY well. Am I nuts?  ..................................................OTTO


Hi Otto

You are NOT nuts, it all depends on what you priorities in life are.

I had the same opportunity as you way back in 1982 when I was offered a job in Tehran, Iran.  Now this was two years after the revolution and while they were at war with Iraq.

I took this opportunity.  It made me a lot of money and set me up for the rest of my life.

It is hard, leaving your family thousands of miles away as I would not take them into a war zone, but you weigh up the pro's and con's of the situation.

I did it.  It was hard.  I could have been killed and very nearly was on several occasions.

You pay your money and you take your choice.  It worked for me and my family.  I must add, you must have a solid relationship and a wonderful woman behind you to go through this.

I did this for six years, I missed a lot of years of my kids growing up.  My wife had to be Mother and Father to them.  I was like Father Christmas to them, turning up now and again and buying presents for them and then disappearing for weeks on end.

Like I said, it is hard, it is heart-breaking, but if you do it for the right reasons then the rewards will last you and your family for the rest of your life.

Good Luck to you, it is your decision.

Someone asked me once that if I knew then, what I know now, would I make the same decision to go out there again.  Both my wife and I answered that we would do it all over again.

It did not make me fabulously rich, but It did let me retire at 55 years of age with a very good Quality Of Life.

The decision is yours, I can only tell you that it worked for me and my little lady.


Neil

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« Reply #15 on: February 19, 2004, 12:45:39 PM »
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Recently I applied for a job in IRAQ.  Then pay is EXTREMELY well. Am I nuts?  ..................................................OTTO


Hi Otto

You are NOT nuts, it all depends on what you priorities in life are.

Dali Llama say one might differ if SURVIVAL to ripe old age be number one priority. :lol:
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« Reply #16 on: February 19, 2004, 12:49:07 PM »
U.K.  Thanks for the reply.    You helped me make up my mind.  IF  chosen I AM GONE.  
 I have no wife, children are grown and Anna is packing. My thoughts were to work there 3-4 years,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,OTTO



Dali:  I worked in a nursing home when I was younger.  QUALITY is what counts.   In reality when your time is up, you are going . Be it Iraq or choking on a piece of chicken
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« Reply #17 on: February 19, 2004, 12:59:04 PM »
OTTO

I wish you the best of luck in the world.  May your God go with you.  All I can say is ENDURE.  I know that my feelings for the Country and the People got worse as time went on in Iran.  I just kept thinking of what the benefits in the long term would mean to me and my family.

People used to ask me what was the best thing I looked forward to when getting home.  My answer was "A dry fart".  With you having worked out there already, you will know what I mean.

Keep safe Buddy, look after # 1 ALL the time.

Neil
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« Reply #18 on: February 19, 2004, 01:01:43 PM »
You best purchase a lap top to go.. and stay in touch...
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« Reply #19 on: February 19, 2004, 01:07:54 PM »
That is very true.  When I was out there, computers were for tjhe Corporates.  The only commications I had were by Telex and land lines that used to take up to four hours to make a connection.

Neil

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« Reply #20 on: February 19, 2004, 03:02:33 PM »
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when your time is up, you are going . Be it Iraq or choking on a piece of chicken
...or choking one's, ask Dali Llama? :eek:  :)  :)  :lol:
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« Reply #21 on: February 19, 2004, 03:20:50 PM »
Oh yes you are nuts!That part of the world hates us,I would stay right here in the good old U.S.A.
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« Reply #22 on: February 19, 2004, 03:57:44 PM »
Hey OTTO, you keep a close eye on ANNABELLE cuz they eat goats over there.    
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« Reply #23 on: February 20, 2004, 01:33:23 AM »
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Oh yes you are nuts!That part of the world hates us,I would stay right here in the good old U.S.A.
Dali Llama say now that be more astute way of viewing situation. :-)
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« Reply #24 on: February 20, 2004, 07:52:15 AM »
I'd go in a heart beat!  Just watch your back.  I was there in the mid 80s and during Dessert Storm.
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« Reply #25 on: February 20, 2004, 05:07:51 PM »
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I'd go in a heart beat!  Just watch your back.  I was there in the mid 80s and during Dessert Storm.


Your just saying that right now because your depressed due to lack of sunlight and its probably -20 right now.. Hang in there summer is comming....................... :lol: TT :lol:
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« Reply #26 on: February 21, 2004, 06:13:00 AM »
Annabelle is laughing at the thought of you trying to get along with the camels.

BTW, watch your butt......the turks seem to have the monopoly on trucking and they tend to get rid of the competition :(  A good AK47 and several mags should be considered as well as a decent .45........take care of yourself!!!!!!!
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« Reply #27 on: February 21, 2004, 08:26:42 PM »
Don't be too concerned about Internet access in Iraq.  They are setting up Internet "Cafe"s everywhere right now.  OH, and PLEASE send me some Cuban cigars!  *smiles*
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« Reply #28 on: February 21, 2004, 08:29:15 PM »
I was wondering how one goes about seeking employment in Iraq?

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« Reply #29 on: February 22, 2004, 02:34:48 AM »
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I was wondering how one goes about seeking employment in Iraq?

MJT


Mark you have a PM.....................................................OTTO
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