territorialmillworks Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Monday I deploy for a year to Afghanistan as a gov contractor. My wife has falsely accused me of missing blacksmithing more than her to which I responded that one is a devotion and the other an addiction!! So I'll have to 'feed the need' vicariously through iforge. The motivation is paying off the house so I can retire and we can smith full-time and travel when we want... More later........Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 good luck to you keith - blacksmithing and wife - both important! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I'm thinking if you're lucky you'll meet a smith in Afganistan and having something in common the next thing you'll be swapping lies, drinking beer and being buddies. Best luck and God speed Keith. Frosty the Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcraigl Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 Good luck Keith. Keep yer head down bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zampilot Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 Good luck and shoot straight, even if a contractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmeineke Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 Will be praying for you. Thank you for serving our country! Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul42` Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 Keep safe Keith! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWHII Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 Good luck and be safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Keith, I'll keep you in my prayers as you go in harms way, stay safe! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Creek Blacksmith Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Keith, Keep your head down,keep safe, and come back home. Will be praying for you and your family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLD Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 be safe and thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McCoy Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Good luck and God speed and remember, "A happy wife is a happy life!" :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Why give up blacksmithing? A simple hole in the ground forge, a chunk of scrap to hammer on, some charcoal and a small bellows and you are good to go! (when I spend a summer in Germany I managed to find an open air museum where the smith was happy to let me play a bit---actually he demanded I show him how to weld up a billet I had brought with me...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragons lair Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Keith, keeping your head down is good keeping your butt down also rates very high. The bad guys don't care if your a contractor/medic/clergy or ground troop. Packing may be against the rules but do it if ya can. An old jarhead told ya. Ken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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