The Official Status Update Thread: Part 89 - Planes, Trains and Automobiles

[churchmouse]

Yeah.....I was. A lot.

 

[SEIndSAM]

I remember those CM.

We had an International Scout. It was decent in 4wh drive, but the drifts on our road during the blizzard were impassable. When the county finally opened us up, it was with an earthmover front end loader.

 

[churchmouse]

I lived in Connersville at that time. I could get anywhere I needed to go until the cornfields. It was so deep from the wind that it took a front loader to get the roads cleared.
There was a little sub-division about 3 miles out to the west and they were without power. CB radios were the only way they could call for help. Every 4WD truck in town filled up and followed 2 front loaders out through the drifts to get food/fuel/medical to those folks. There was a long stretch I could not see over the sides of the path they cleared. You can see how tall my truck was.

Crazy times.

 

[chocktaw2]

That's a good story CM.

 

[SEIndSAM]

I lived in Connersville at that time. I could get anywhere I needed to go until the cornfields. It was so deep from the wind that it took a front loader to get the roads cleared.
There was a little sub-division about 3 miles out to the west and they were without power. CB radios were the only way they could call for help. Every 4WD truck in town filled up and followed 2 front loaders out through the drifts to get food/fuel/medical to those folks. There was a long stretch I could not see over the sides of the path they cleared. You can see how tall my truck was.

Crazy times.

That's exactly what our road was like. We had nothing to eat but Grilled Cheese and Hotdogs from the freezer for several days, to this day I can't hardly eat a hot dog.

 

[SEIndSAM]

I had a six month old brother when it happened. After 5 or 6 days we ran out of diapers, myself and my cousin rode our horses up to the RR tracks and rode the tracks to a small grocery 3 miles away to get diapers, milk and junk food. Froze our asses off. People forget that it wasn't only the snow, it got cold as hell that winter too.

 

[churchmouse]

That's a good story CM.

When we got to those folks (maybe 60 homes) they were elated. We brought some of them back to town and some were sick from the cold. They had been with out power for over 3 days.
To this day I have kept supply's/genny's and gear for such emergency's

Hey Sam.....I am frying up some Hotdogs tonight........

 

[SEIndSAM]

YUCK, you can have em!!

 

[churchmouse]

I had a six month old brother when it happened. After 5 or 6 days we ran out of diapers, myself and my cousin rode our horses up to the RR tracks and rode the tracks to a small grocery 3 miles away to get diapers, milk and junk food. Froze our asses off. People forget that it wasn't only the snow, it got cold as hell that winter too.

The wind was brutal. I had a great heater in the truck and it was still cold in it.

 

[chocktaw2]

I knew guys that would go out looking for folks that were hung up and needed a pull.

 

[chocktaw2]

Hey Sam.....I am frying up some Hotdogs tonight........

You're killing me!

 

[SEIndSAM]

How does your vans handle in the snow CT2 & CM.

We have an old dodge minivan that's like a pig on ice unless it has it's snow tires on.

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

Here it comes...

 

[chocktaw2]

Bring it!

 

[RedneckReject]

Bring it!

Noooo!!! This weather is the reason I won't have Christmas with my family tomorrow

 

[chocktaw2]

Face the enemy head on, bring out the snowmobiles, the four wheelers, ski's, any thing snow related.

 

[SEIndSAM]

I could donate a couple of Chihuahuas to make snowshoes!!!

 

[chocktaw2]

Noooo!!! This weather is the reason I won't have Christmas with my family tomorrow

Howdy, leave right now. You can get snowed in with them. And still have Christmas.

 

[chocktaw2]

I could donate a couple of Chihuahuas to make snowshoes!!!

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

I'm just praying for my 4cylinder Honda civic to make it to and from work tomorrow without getting stuck.