Friday, February 6, 2009

Pros and Cons of Living by a Marine Corps Base

Cons

  1. Living so far away from family ( this has been revised thanks to Emily)
  2. The traffic is rediculous
  3. You hear helicopters at lest once every hour
  4. Every once in a while a helicopter sounds like it is going to land on the roof of your apartment
  5. Then the car alarms go off and if this happens in the middle of the night it takes forever for people to turn them off
  6. There really is no excuse not to go to the gym because it it free
  7. You have to show you ID at the gate
  8. You never know your neighboors because people move every few months
  9. The commisary is always busy no matter what time of day

Pros

  1. You can go to the gym for free
  2. You can shop on base
  3. The commisary is tax free
  4. You never know your neighboors because they move every few months
  5. The Exchange
  6. Most Christmas shoppin can be done on base
  7. It is the only place in California that people actually obey the speed limit
  8. People think it is cool

Feel free to comment and yes I realize that I used some of the reasons twice

2 comments:

Emily and Casey said...

You forgot the number one con of living on Base---being so far away from the cutiest Nelson and Williams kidos!! We are excited to see you soon!

Em

Brook Wms said...

I know... so hard- I wanted nothing more than to be home when we lived in Texas, but looking back- WHAT A GROWING EXPERIENCE... it is going to be sooooooo important in life that the two of you rely on each other FIRST!!! This is a sure way of doing that- and besides even though we miss you both like crazy- you are always doing such cool, fun things!!! Love you both!!