Words I never in a million years

[camwyn]

thought I'd ever hear anyone tell me:

"You are not going to Iraq!"

... don't worry, I wasn't even considering it. I was telling my mom that the chapter had gotten an email from HQ about how chapters were gonna have to get ready to go on a war footing, considering the preparations Shrubya is making. This generally means ramping up our AFES (armed forces emergency services) division. I was going to tell mom that someone at work asked me 'if we have a war, are you going to be sent to Iraq?' - because he was thinking of how I get sent places for Disaster Services - but mom stopped me before I could finish the sentence.

Freaky idea, though.

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My dad was on a business trip to Cairo, and he and mom stopped in Greece for a couple of days before going on to Egypt. This was right about the time that Saddam decided to annex Kuwait, and the airports around the Gulf states started closing.

Dad's comment was: "Did you ever think when we got married that someday we'd be sitting in a hotel room in Athens, arguing about whether or not we were going to Cairo?"