Greetings from the land of ice!

:Ice and the sound of humming generators.Fema got us water last night. blackberry is better than not but I miss my internet connection, Oh the things we take for granted like electric,water,heat. Heck I just wanted to say hi & hope your all doing well. Were making it pretty good all n all, They say we might have power by tuesday night. YEEHAW

 

You must be down south? Altus area? They have it bad to.

 

Hang in there!

 

Sound like an adventure
When I travel I miss my favorite fast food restaurants first, and internet access second


Alex

 

Thanks men I'm hanging in for full adventure ,LOL , TB2010 you must know the area I'm 18 miles due east of Altus were at 86 hour's & counting W\O power & I'm total electric. I see a propane tank in our future if for nothing more than warmth & a way to heat water. Hot meals,showers,internet that's living boys !!!

 

where in the world is altus?? from my warm room in sunny england it sounds like the last days of Cpt Scotts ill fated treck!!

Are you living and surviving? playing, in the wilds for the good of humanity or being an american and looking for more things to shoot!!!??!!

 

Good old Altus! I spent about three weeks there going to school when I was active duty back around 1980. If it is still the same, nothing beats the scent that drifts in from the end of the runway, especially if the wind is just right and it is an exceptionally hot summer day! Plus, you can see forever on a clear day and when a C-5 Galaxy was on final, it would hang in the sky for what seemed like days! You could note its position, go away for a while, and when you came back it looked like it never got any closer!

 

my wifes family is right there in altus. Great old mother in law. Im glad they live a hour and half from me It pulled the meter from there house. There hoping power will be back by the end of the week. Man what a long week. Even longer if they come and stay with me

Hope you get power soon.

TB2010

 

Silver Trooper HaHa yep that good ole feed lot just across the Hwy south of the base ,, you know you've heard it smells like money LOL ..

TB2010 Good ole moma n law she should be back in business as the power came back a day or two ago but many in the rural area's are still W/O power heck they even shut down the air base ,, I would have thought they would have fired up some of those generators and burn some JP fuel .

 

We're getting pounded here in Chicago right now with snow... expected 14"... will snow ALLLL DAY... I just geared my car back up and fitted it with 5 sand bags in the truck, come-alongs and an extra shovel. I'M PREPARED! (albeit, nothing compared to your deal...)

 

Heck.... We just got hit by (Officially) 31" of snow (with drifts up to 5 feet) and now they are caling for 10" - 20" more tonight and tomorow. The piles of snow in front of my house are already taller than my Hummer.

I can't move south fast enough and get out of this dreadful state.

 

Rick Where the hell do you live??? You got an H2? or H3?

 

Rob, snow on SG roads is as common as hen's teeth, so please pardon if I sound silly. I understand that during winter or heavy snowfall, motorists will affix chains to their tires but what do you mean by "I just geared my car back up" and why the 5 sand bags?

Ron in SG... hot and humid with no snow!!

 

Because I have rear wheel drive (SRT8 300C) that is terrible in the snow... The extra weight from the sand bags over the rear tires/axle REALLY REALLY helps. I took all my snow "survival equipment" out of the trunk because it's heavy and eats gas + we haven't had much snow till now. I just put it all back that's all

 

drats... and I thought it had something to do with ratios in your car's gear box! LOL!!

 

I thought the sandbags and shovel were for if you got stuck in the snow... you could lay em under them thar tars and drive up outta dere...

 

When I was working overseas I would just fill the bed of the 4x4 pickup up with snow, and then I would drive anywhere, usually without bothering to lock the hubs.

The nice thing about this solution is as the weather would warm up, your ballast would self compensate.

The plan might not be optimal for Rob's application...

 

Well, ya, I can do that too

 

"...you may all go to hell and I will go to Texas."
--David Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836)

Come on down!

 

I love that quote!.... I REALLY love that quote!

Rob... I live in between Baltimore and Annapolis... The almost exact center of these storms. Baltimore said that wwe have broken all records with 6 feet so far between the two storms. I think it finally stopped. I have spent the past 4 days contantly digging, scraping and shoveling.... Plus I am not out of JD... So you know what THAT means.... I'm hittin' the licka sto at some point tomorrow! One way or the other!

 

Yeah, well... you see how well THAT worked out for him...

mnem
Texas... I'm full of it.

 

LOL, you betta stock up on that Jack!

 

YUP! Instead of dying a mere ex-congressman from Tennessee he became a hero of the Republic of Texas revolution against Mexico and Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna.

 

And thar she blows !!! Rick & Rob hang on , I've seen in the news your getting hammered . Weve had power back since Tuesday night but I have friends who are on day 15 W/O power so I came out really good ..

I gota say thats a darn good quote , I don't care who are , Thats a daisy

 

Guys I feel your pain!

The temperatures here are in the mid-thirty's and they are talking about 2-3" of snow and the town is in a panic! The Airport is closed and everyone is raiding the supermarkets!

I have loaded the the Saiga AK's and have my generator ready on the back deck! As bleak as the outcome may be, presently my fiancee and I are determined to survive this!

Please keep us in your prayers.........