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[inasia2008]

So how long have you all been in your respective places to date and where are you planning on going to next?
I think we are off to Tokyo after Misawa, as Mike needs to do ship duty, so another 3 years here in Japan! Totally different area though so will be sort of a new experience! If not Tokyo, then Hawaii, San Diego or Jacksonville!

[introducinlyric]

i've been in sydney forever....bah
am moving to melbourne sometime this year and then i'll finally be off on my world tour starting with New Zealand

[ScottWoz]

And you'll love it..

I've been in Australia just over a year, moving from place to place. Moving on to Asia real soon on another one-way ticket. Totally ready for a change, totally ready to see less and less of us westerners..

[introducinlyric]

And you'll love it..

I've been in Australia just over a year, moving from place to place. Moving on to Asia real soon on another one-way ticket. Totally ready for a change, totally ready to see less and less of us westerners..

wherabouts are you in australia now?
i envy you hehe my time is coming

[ScottWoz]

Back on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, just got back from the Snowy Mountains.

Good man. I think you'll like it here..

[introducinlyric]

when do u plan to leave good ol' oz?

[starlagurl]

I've lived in Ottawa, Canada for SEVEN years.

I don't know where I am going yet, maybe Boston?

[inasia2008]

Wouldn't it be cool if Scott and Introducinlyric met up in Australia! Could be the start of a beautiful friendship! In the manly sense.... LOL!
Boston huh! Nice.... lots of witches in Boston allegedly!

[mmbcross]

Scottwoz rocks! Looks like he is a rolling stone.

I've lived in Miami 25 years, with a 6-year hiatus in Guatemala. I've also lived in Peru 12 years and Brazil 10. We will be leaving Miami in about two years, but haven't decided where to go yet. Isn't life exciting if you don't plan it too much.

Inasia wants to go to Jacksonville? Are you kidding? I don't think you will find Jacksonville very exciting after Japan. On the other hand, it will certainly be different, yuh hear?

[inasia2008]

No no, I didn't say I wanted to go to Jacksonville! We have to go where the Navy send us!!!!!!! We don't get a choice! Even Mike said Jacksonville sucked LOL! I am not really keen to go to San Diego either, I went there last year and found it a bit stuck up for my taste, but Mike said Ocean Beach is better, I was in la Jolla last time! I really wanna go to Naples but the Navy wont send us there from here as it costs too much!

[mmbcross]

Naples Florida or Naples Italy?

[introducinlyric]

i think naples italy?

[inasia2008]

Yes Italy, the Navy do have a base in Italy! But it would cost them about $60k to move us there and they usually dont like to spend more than $10k at a time, they have much more important stuff to spend money on! Okay get this, they have designed new battle dress (the camoflage), for the sailors, you know that battledess is usually green for jungle or khaki for desert, well this is blue camoflage, I had to laugh, how the hell will that work on a big grey ship?

[introducinlyric]

Yes Italy, the Navy do have a base in Italy! But it would cost them about $60k to move us there and they usually dont like to spend more than $10k at a time, they have much more important stuff to spend money on! Okay get this, they have designed new battle dress (the camoflage), for the sailors, you know that battledess is usually green for jungle or khaki for desert, well this is blue camoflage, I had to laugh, how the hell will that work on a big grey ship?

60k to move you to italy...geez thats alot
as for blue camoflage i get what ur saying but im partial to blue as its my fav colour
but in contrast to grey it wont be anything "camoflage" about it

[inasia2008]

Exactly.......

[starlagurl]

I thought they always had blue camouflage...My friend had a pair of pants back in the day.

[mmbcross]

This sounds like the US$ 1,000 toilet seat! How can it cost US$ 60,000 to get you to Naples? The air fare from New York is less than US$ 1,000. What is the other $59,000 for? Don't take it personally, but I am a bit upset that I, as a taxpayer, am spending US$ 60,000 to send someone to Italy. I would go for free. Especially after my exciting evening behind the Italian Art Museum.

[starlagurl]

Well, they have to help them pack everything up, pay the movers, etc. etc. etc.

I have friends in the military too, and they don't have to do ANYTHING whenever they move. It's a nice life if you can stomach the culture of the institution.

[inasia2008]

Oops, well I am not sure it would cost exactly $60k, but basically I do know theydon't like paying more than $10k, may be the person who said $60k was exaggerating... But yes we do have packers/movers etc. and paperwork and flights! Plus we are in Japan and I suppose the cost of moving all that furniture etc. would cost a lot, even if it doesn't cost that much in flights!

[mmbcross]

Seems to me it would be cheaper to buy a whole new set of furniture when you arrive at your new base.