It was better than the barracks near the Airbase because that was getting hit on a regular basis every night by multiple rocket attacks that didn’t ...ause a whole bunch of casualties but kept most everybody from getting a good night’s sleep. In retrospect, that probably was their intention in the first place. The scout was fixed up pretty good in a cement block house with bars on the windows and a little bomb shelter under the ground that would come in handy in case of emergency. It looked like. I watched a lot of TV, and ate a lot of ice cream.It took two months before Rick confronted me, and told me I needed to find a way to put this thing away. He stood in front of me after I stumbled out from the shower, unprepared, and unable to defend myself. What can you do when all you have is a lime green towel?Rick insisted that we needed to talk. He took me by the hand, and convinced me to lie on the sofa so he could berate me. At least that's the way it seemed. In fact, he was ready to help. She had that aggressive look in her eyes – the look I remembered seeing just before my last surgery.Colleen and I had made sure there were plenty of snacks and refreshments out for when the girls returned, and we enjoyed small talk as we all munched. The early April weather was unseasonably cool, and it was supposed to drop into the high thirties by midnight. We had no plans to go out. An evening in, with the gas fireplace adding warmth and ambiance to the atmosphere, sounded most excellent.. I stood up as fast as i could and grabbed hold of my butt with both hands. It hurt, it really did and tears were cascading down my face. i looked round on the floor and found five pins still there. i gathered these into two before i assumed a position above them, rather like i had with the mouse traps. Lowering myself onto these was even harder than before for i now really knew how much it would hurt... and, besides, i had more control this way round. In the end it took two real attempts to.