Imishini Yokuhlanza Izinqola Nemikhiqizo Yokuthunyelwa Kwehlane
Ngokujabulisayo, akudingeki sikhathazeke ngalokhu futhi, futhi nansi indlela elula kakhulu yokusebenza yokuhlanza isikhali ngafundiswa ngaphambi kokuba ngithumele futhi ngisebenzise ngempumelelo enkulu phakathi nohambo lwami lonke e-Iraq.
Ngesikhathi usesekhaya uhamba ku-Wal-Mart, Isitolo sakho se-Sporting Goods, noma www.CheaperThanDirt.com bese uthole i-.22 caliber inyoka. Lokhu kumane nje intambo enomphetho owodwa kube usayizi oqondile wembiza kaM16. Ngakolunye uhlangothi kukhona isisindo esinqunyiwe osifaka kulowo owamukelayo futhi wehla emgqonyeni. Mane ubeke amafutha amancane ekupheleni komthamo bese uyidonsa, (khumbula njalo ukudonsa indlela inhlamvu ehambela ngayo ... nakuba kungenakulimaza umgqomo ngenyoka elula, kuyumkhuba omuhle wokuthola ukungena).
Uma usufika e-Kuwait ngenkathi ufika e-Iraq noma e-Afghanistan, shaya i-PX futhi uthenge imikhiqizo emine. Owokuqala umkhiqizo okuthiwa i-Simple Green Decreasing Wipes.
Bafika esitsheni sepulasitiki esibonakala sengathi abantwana bayasula. Lezi zisetshenziswa uma isikhali singcolile ngempela. Kuzohlanza lelo daka elibi kakhulu lase-Iraq le-peanut butter-like like fashion. Amabili kulawa macwecwe wokusula kufanele ahlale kuze kube yilapho uhamba uhambe bese ubuyela e-Kuwait. Ngaphandle kokuthi ngabe u-Infantry noma u-anal on isikhali sakho, kuleso simo ngingahle ngincoma ukuthola ama-tubs amathathu.
Bangase babe nazo ngisho nase-Iraq manje kepha ngingazithola zibe yi-Kuwait eza ukuqiniseka.
Eminye imikhiqizo engizoyincoma kufanele ithengwe ngayinye ngoba ingabuyekezwa kuma-PXs e-Iraq futhi uzoba nokuningi okwanele ukuthwala iNyakatho.
Umkhiqizo wesibili umoya okhishiwe, (umkhiqizo awunandaba) oyisebenzisayo ekhaya ukuhlanza ikhibhodi yakho yekhompyutha. Lokhu kuyamangalisa ukuthola isihlabathi sogwadule nokhula ngaphandle kwezindawo eziqinile zesibhamu sakho, kanye ne-laptop yakho, i-IPOD noma enye enye ye-elekthronikhi oletha nayo. Uzobhekana nakho okuningi kwalokhu kodwa ungakhathazeki, wonke ama-PX ayithwala.
Okulandelayo, bheka okuthiwa i-Tuf-Glide nge-Sentry. Kuyinto ibhodlela elincane lamafutha akhethekile ne-alder dispenser. Inaliti ikuvumela ukuba uthole inani elifanele lamafutha nje lapho udinga khona. Ungasebenzisi i-Rem-Oyela, i-WD-40 noma ngisho ne-CLP ekhishwe ngamasosha njengoba engenzi lutho kodwa eheha isihlabathi. Lona umkhiqizo omuhle ukuthwala nawe futhi uqondise nje ukudonsa kulezo zimbobo zokumamukela kuyo yonke imishini uma ubona isenzo esiningi. Lokhu kwenza ngempela umehluko omkhulu ekuthembekeni kwe-M16 yakho.
Umkhiqizo wokugcina yi-Tuf-Cloth ngu-Sentry. Lezi izigqoko ezincane ezingxoxweni zikaZiploc.
Lesi yisinyathelo sokugcina sokuhlanzwa kwezikhali ezigwadule. Sebenzisa ukuze usule phansi izingxenye zomuntu ngamunye ngaphambi kokuba uphinde uhlanganise isibhamu sakho. Isebenza ngengubo enhle yamafutha amahle angeke athambe uthuli kwisikhali sakho, ummese, nanoma yimiphi imikhiqizo yensimbi.
Uma izigqoko ziqala ukuma, vele usebenzise kancane kancane amafutha kaTuf-Glide ngqo kubo esikhwameni futhi azobuyela ekuphileni. Enye yalezi zimele zigcine izinyanga eziyisithupha uma uzigcina uphawu. Uma uthenga entsha, thatha i-rag endala bese uyigcina emaphepheni omagazini we-M16 yakho ngenkathi isisekelo sokugcina isihlabathi nothuli.
Ngokulandela ukugcinwa kwezikhali eziyisisekelo nokusebenzisa le mikhiqizo emine njengoba ngikufundisile, isikhali sakho sizohlale sishaya uma sidingeka futhi njalo sidlule ukuhlolwa kuka-First Sergeant ... kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kuyingozi kanjani. Okuhle kunakho konke, le nqubo iyashesha futhi kulula.
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