He Saves Lives n Shit

So a couple of years ago I was living with Brett in a tiny apartment. It was the summer and he was at work and I blew a fuse while trying to blow dry my hair and use the AC at the same time. I had NO CLUE where the fuse box was and had to call Brett at work. I knew he did Search and Rescue (SAR) for the Coast Guard but I hadn't yet heard of anything he worked on. I called and called and finally he picked up. I told him the situation and he told me where the fuse box was. Then he told me when the lights come back on to switch on the TV. He then hung up. I turned on the TV to see a huge SAR case that Brett was working. There were casualties and it was big. I felt very very little. Since then I have learned my lesson. My husband saves lives. He makes management calls with people's lives at stake. I buy media.

Brett now does enforcement and response for the GC. Here are some pretty cool pictures of a vertical delivery they did from a Helo to an international shipping carrier. Pretty cool huh?

Spouses Watch Out!

so I'm posting a lot today. I might have to take a few days off.

A couple months back when Brett was still in OCS we hung out with some local Boston CG people. I met a bunch of great couples and one of the women asked me to join a Yahoo Coast Guard Spouse group. I did and I've regretted it ever since.

At first it was OK. I knew these women were nothing like me. They were gossipy and all of them were 24 with 2+ kids (typical right) with screen names like "honeypoohbearlover" and "hugsandkissesformyman". Shit like that makes me want to gag. Regardless - I had something in common with these women and I was going to stick it out.

Then the emails started rolling in with members asking for baby clothes and talking about their "DH's" whatever that stands for (in the context of their husband but what is the "D"?). It was annoying but like a bad car crash I wanted to sit and watch.

A week or so ago a woman emailed in saying this "Hello hope your all well and doing great! I'm going through a divorce. It was a long time coming and I am back with my family in RI. We only took the clothes on our back literally it was one of those get in the car and drive now situations."

I was shocked that this random women mass emailed the entire group to tell them about this situation and bash her husband. Ummm hello - its the f***ing Coast Guard! Its like 30,000 members - pretty sure all our husbands know this guy and now we are all thinking he beats the shit out of her or something.

I left the group today. Being the bitch I am, I sent an email to the group leader and told her that I didn't appreciate the mass email and that I hope that my husband isn't that woman's boss because that could be pretty bad. I also said that I didn't want to be a part of a group of women that gossip to "support" each other.

Am I being too extreme? I figure if this group is for the spouses to support each other and our husbands why on earth would someone want to put something like that in my head. I have met some wonderful CG wives but most of the women that I hear about are like this. They have husbands that DON'T talk to them so they have to talk to OTHER women to find info out. Try marrying a man that actually TALKS to you! If you don't know when your husband is coming home then there is something terribly wrong with your marriage. I'm probably going to be beat up after this post by an anonymous CG Spouse.