020312 And it's snowing again...

020312 And it's snowing again...

There are a lot of similarities between Kabul, Afghanistan and Colorado Springs, Colorado.  One of which is the weather.  Right now there are snowy and icy conditions in both regions and both cities expect a significant snowfall this weekend.  It started snowing here in Kabul last night and it's still (lightly) snowing today.   There are about 12 inches of new snow on the ground and it's expected to snow off and on until tomorrow night.
In the days it will warm up above freezing and at night it'll drop below freezing.  This produces excellent conditions for ice cycles (as you can see in one of the pics.)  For the most part, this turns an otherwise dreary brown environment into one of white fluffy amusement.
The pic of the Robcorfawad Shop is one of the many shops on base.  They sell, coats, shoes, fake watches, wooden boxes, etc.  There are several of these shops on base and if you want it, they can probably get it for you.  This shop had some great 'fo-lexs' (fake Rolex) watches but he also wanted $180 for the watch.  I've seen the same 'fake-quality' in Kuwait for less than $100 so they were over priced.  But to be fair, the guy did offer me a 100% Customer Guarantee! (LOL).

R/Chris