Hello from Ft. Bragg, NC/Sumter, SC

rican1884 · 07-15-09, 05:11

1. How did you wind up at Autopia?

I'm on a lot of nissan and mazda forums and someone posted up this site for anyone that had questions on how to properly take care of your car.

5. What's the best thing you learned on Autopia?

research, research everything and use the search button.

9. Where are you from and where do you live now?

I'm from Brandon, FL but i'm now working as a contractor for the Army out of Ft. bragg but transferring to Shaw AFB, SC this week to be with my family.

12. Would you ever pay someone else to detail your car?

yes at least the first couple of times until i can finally get it right myself.

bigfoot · 07-15-09, 05:14

: to autopia

bigfoot · 07-15-09, 05:15

: to autopia

rican1884 · 07-15-09, 05:58

juncos mi familia es de ponce. gracias por el greeting.

MuttGrunt · 07-15-09, 08:12

welcome to autopia, and as a guy stationed in the 82nd airborne division for 4 years... good to hear you're now away from bragg / fayettenam

rican1884 · 07-15-09, 08:48

yup i'll be glad to be out of here, i've had some good times in the year that i've spent here but man some of the soldiers around here can really be asses it's like they have to compete with every other male possible in order to establish their dominance. FYI i have nothing against the Army and personnel it's just some of the younger guys just take it a little too far on their off duty time. Me, i'm prior AF so i'm partial....LOL

MuttGrunt · 07-15-09, 09:11

^ hey i feel you.
as a former infantry paratrooper - i can tell you that there was a lot of that - especially from guys with ...uh.... "softer" jobs. you'd go somewhere in town and suddenly everyone is SF / Delta magically. so many young dudes making up lies to try to impress others... it's sick. and don't get me started on how trashy / ghetto fayettenam is...

rican1884 · 07-15-09, 09:22

LMAO hell yea finally someone understands thankfully i'm living out in hope mills not too bad. I go out to big apple every wed and i just hear some of these guys telling their little war stories and tuff and when i see them on post it turns out they're an admin leg and doesn't even have a combat patch so he's never deployed it's hiliarious oh and every female here somehow has a child or three. Anyway that's my soapbox rant for today.

MuttGrunt · 07-15-09, 11:09

i hear you. hope mills is a nice area at least. the big apple is infamous for wannabe's hanging out. and the local women.... don't get me started. my buddy was getting hit on by an UGLY woman that wouldn't leave him alone until she found out he wants an O-2 or O-3, but rather an E-4.

I'm still trying to figure out what's worse: Iraq, Afghanistan, or Bragg...

bufferbarry · 07-15-09, 05:52

lol bashing on army guys huh? lol welcome to autopia 11b here!

PhatHoodDetail · 07-15-09, 08:34

let me join in i was 1/39 fa attached to 82nd. ahhhhhhhh the good ol days. any of u there when they had a club called the stab and jab next to bk? when i left about 2-6 mths later they had the sniper on ardennes( i think thats how its spelled) where every1 jogged at. 1 of the reason i got out every1 was going crazy.