Shocking changes while I've been gone
So I'm back at my normal duty station after 7 weeks on TDY and unwinding this weekend before getting back to normal crappy garrison work. I've been gone so long that the airport was completely renovated while I was gone, and I didn't recognize the terminal at all. Also, one of my regular restaurants closed down, and the main highway in town is undergoing really inconvenient road construction.
I came home last night to notice some unusual stuff in my shared kitchen/bathroom area with my roommate. It was really late, so I didn't think anything of his completely transformed taste in food, and his shift to cheaper shaving cream. And he had always been so good about keeping clean - why was the bathroom a mess?
I found out in the morning. I knocked on the door to basically let him know that I was back after 7 weeks, and to offer to help clean the bathroom some. Well, some new guy answered the door. Uh, ok. Awkward introductions follow. And then:
NewRoommate - "So yeah I figured nobody lived here after the first month."
me - "Yeah, I've been on TDY in Hawaii. So, uh, what happened to OldRoommate?"
NR - "Oh I don't know, but I got here at the end of April and I heard he was in jail or something."
Man, that means it happened the very next day after I left here on Apr 29. He was a good guy, too, as far as I can tell - one of the few combat arms guys under the age of 21 that I actually liked. I guess I'll take care of his coffee maker and dishes until he comes back. I hope this new guy is as cool as the last one.
I came home last night to notice some unusual stuff in my shared kitchen/bathroom area with my roommate. It was really late, so I didn't think anything of his completely transformed taste in food, and his shift to cheaper shaving cream. And he had always been so good about keeping clean - why was the bathroom a mess?
I found out in the morning. I knocked on the door to basically let him know that I was back after 7 weeks, and to offer to help clean the bathroom some. Well, some new guy answered the door. Uh, ok. Awkward introductions follow. And then:
NewRoommate - "So yeah I figured nobody lived here after the first month."
me - "Yeah, I've been on TDY in Hawaii. So, uh, what happened to OldRoommate?"
NR - "Oh I don't know, but I got here at the end of April and I heard he was in jail or something."
Man, that means it happened the very next day after I left here on Apr 29. He was a good guy, too, as far as I can tell - one of the few combat arms guys under the age of 21 that I actually liked. I guess I'll take care of his coffee maker and dishes until he comes back. I hope this new guy is as cool as the last one.
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