Comments for Time 2 PCS: Military Living & Traveling Okinawa Japan http://time2pcs.wordpress.com Sat, 17 May 2008 16:43:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Household goods weight restriction lifted for Kadena AB! by Kim Crider http://time2pcs.wordpress.com/2008/03/17/just-in-weight-restriction-lifted-for-kadena-ab/#comment-13 Kim Crider Sat, 10 May 2008 13:34:26 +0000 http://time2pcs.wordpress.com/?p=33#comment-13 We did not realize with the full JTR allowance that we would not be authorized the "borrow" furniture to replace the items that we did not bring. We were informed by our TMO office at our loosing base that we should still bring limited items as they would be provided still when we arrived in okinawa and space here was limited. WELL...not true!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you are authorized to bring your full household goods then you better bring your furniture! They will only loan you furniture for 90 days and then they take the loaner furniture back. We ended up having to purchase bedroom furniture and other items, when we have perfectly acceptable stuff in storage in the states. However, once it is in storage you can only get it released from storage if you take the entire shipment. Make sure you bring bedroom furniture, living room furniture and anything else you need to make your stay comfortable or you will have to purchase furniture as well once you arive. It was a very costly miscomunication and the tmo office/housing office here was unwilling to bend on their rules to help accomidate us. I hope this posting helps some of you from having the same thing happen. Several families that came here the same time as us from differnet bases were misinformed as well and also had to purchase furniture. We did not realize with the full JTR allowance that we would not be authorized the “borrow” furniture to replace the items that we did not bring. We were informed by our TMO office at our loosing base that we should still bring limited items as they would be provided still when we arrived in okinawa and space here was limited. WELL…not true!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you are authorized to bring your full household goods then you better bring your furniture! They will only loan you furniture for 90 days and then they take the loaner furniture back. We ended up having to purchase bedroom furniture and other items, when we have perfectly acceptable stuff in storage in the states. However, once it is in storage you can only get it released from storage if you take the entire shipment. Make sure you bring bedroom furniture, living room furniture and anything else you need to make your stay comfortable or you will have to purchase furniture as well once you arive. It was a very costly miscomunication and the tmo office/housing office here was unwilling to bend on their rules to help accomidate us. I hope this posting helps some of you from having the same thing happen. Several families that came here the same time as us from differnet bases were misinformed as well and also had to purchase furniture.

]]> Comment on Household goods weight restriction lifted for Kadena AB! by Rhonda Williams http://time2pcs.wordpress.com/2008/03/17/just-in-weight-restriction-lifted-for-kadena-ab/#comment-12 Rhonda Williams Wed, 07 May 2008 20:47:33 +0000 http://time2pcs.wordpress.com/?p=33#comment-12 I am coming to Camp Foster in August. Will I have my full weight or is it restricted? Thank you. I am coming to Camp Foster in August. Will I have my full weight or is it restricted? Thank you.

]]> Comment on Finding a job & employment in Okinawa Japan by NFT http://time2pcs.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/finding-a-job-employment-in-okinawa-japan/#comment-11 NFT Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:48:10 +0000 http://time2pcs.wordpress.com/?p=38#comment-11 Hi, Can you tell me if there is any American Company hiring in Okinawa? I am currently living in GA, but getting ready to move to Okinawa in August this year. I have Japanese Nationality. Thanks :) Hi,

Can you tell me if there is any American Company hiring in Okinawa? I am currently living in GA, but getting ready to move to Okinawa in August this year. I have Japanese Nationality.

Thanks :)

]]> Comment on Car broken down? What do you do now? by hdr http://time2pcs.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/car-broken-down-what-do-you-do-now/#comment-10 hdr Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:47:30 +0000 http://time2pcs.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-10 I thought MCCS did away with their club card and the benefits.... I thought MCCS did away with their club card and the benefits….

]]> Comment on Oura Wan Beach & “The Cottages at Oura Wan” by Bb Rock http://time2pcs.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/oura-wan-beach-the-cottages-at-oura-wan/#comment-4 Bb Rock Mon, 03 Sep 2007 23:42:57 +0000 http://time2pcs.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/oura-wan-beach-the-cottages-at-oura-wan/#comment-4 Thanks, Kendo - great information. But is it available to ordinary citizens? Do we have to have an affiliation with the military? Bob Thanks, Kendo - great information. But is it available to ordinary citizens? Do we have to have an affiliation with the military?

Bob

]]> Comment on Did you know. . .about the Emergency Room on Camp Lester? by Doug Kendo http://time2pcs.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/did-you-know-about-the-emergency-room-on-camp-lester/#comment-3 Doug Kendo Mon, 03 Sep 2007 23:13:19 +0000 http://time2pcs.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/did-you-know-about-the-emergency-room-on-camp-lester/#comment-3 I was treated there on an emergency basis about February of this year. Until then I had no idea that I could use that facility. The physicians working there and others were very friendly and their manners were excellent. I forgot but when leaving I chatted for a few minutes in Japanese with the Okinawan staff that manned the phones there. Three years ago I was involved in a motor cycle-car accident nearby that Naval hospital. I did not know that I could have used that facility. I went back to Seattle for medical help. A very exceptional hospital. And a splendid staff. Doug Kendo Tacoma, Washington nakazato@comcast.net I was treated there on an emergency basis about February of this year. Until then I had no idea that I could use that facility.

The physicians working there and others were very friendly and their manners were excellent.

I forgot but when leaving I chatted for a few minutes in Japanese with the Okinawan staff that manned the phones there.

Three years ago I was involved in a motor cycle-car accident nearby that Naval hospital. I did not know that I could have used that facility. I went back to Seattle for medical help.

A very exceptional hospital. And a splendid staff.

Doug Kendo
Tacoma, Washington

nakazato@comcast.net

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