Unsettled Tom

True story

LOL!

True story, my boss was 5’2” and sat in the front seat because he thought it was hilarious for me to be folded into thirds to fit in the back. It was even more hilarious to him that I was claustrophobic, until I popped that door open going down Highway 1 in Kandahar. I was immediately reassigned to the back of the rabbit truck and I couldn’t have been happier!

That's a great story, and a hilarious meme. Just picturing you opening the door like that is too funny. They were probably wondering if you were going to jump out or something! I feel bad I don't know what a rabbit truck is though.

Thanks for the kind words! It was an experience 🤣🤣🤣 the rabbit truck is the very first one in the convoy, it goes a ways out in front of everyone else in case it hits an IED. Sometimes I’ve heard it called the tripwire or similar. Good times!

And a lesson in perspective, too. Most people wouldn't want to be in the rabbit truck but you were actually more comfortable there because it didn't mess with your anxiety. Well thank you for your service!

There was room to stretch my legs a bit, the smoking lamp was always lit and we the driver had patched his iPod into the vehicle intercom headsets, so we always had jams. I drove rabbit truck back when I was in the Iraq Invasion, felt like second nature

Out of curiosity, what sort of music went along with a ride like that? XD

Pretty much anything and everything. I was a big fan of Five Finger Deathpunch, Metallica, Drowning Pool but don't think I didn't have a couple of Britney's tracks on the rotation!

I can definitely see some Metallica: Battery, Master of Puppets, or Fight Fire with Fire. I'm guessing Coldplay didn't make the list? XD

But it is...

Good point

I can’t comment on my other account. Won’t send me the verification code to comment, but I made this anyway. Claustrophobic probably wasn’t the best word. I meant it as the seatbelt was uncomfortable and felt too confining. Probably should have phrased it along the lines of the seat belt feeling too tight so unbuckled it.

I mean I made this meme when I said I made this

You must be truly mighty. I've never managed to unbuckle those, but maybe it's just my terrible luck?

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Why would you unbuckle your seatbelt if you were claustrophobic anyway

Doesn't matter where you are XD

yeah I kinda regret posting that 'cause I thought you meant "motion sick" ._.