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“I’m bored” is all the younger ones are saying. No video games, no TV and no internet. Chores don’t take too long since other than watch duty, no one is going outside. Watch duty was reduced to two hour rotation since the cold has settled in.
Seven days after the power went out a snowmobile streaked by and just kept going. Two people were on it and they were towing a trailer of some type. They were heading away from town.
Lisa told everyone she is working on a plan to keep us from going insane. Between the twilight days, the cold and lack of power, it is amazing no one has run off into the cold. The new past time is watching the glow of the fire. Everyone has noticed they are sleeping more.
The generator is running for two hours per day. That is enough time to run the fast chargers for the AA and AAA batteries and keep the laptops charged up. That also gives us 30 minutes to run the well and top off the containers we all have. Those in the campers are using a wagon to bring the 5 gallon containers in for water for the day.
Other than cooking, no one is using the propane for heat. The wood stoves are doing a great job in keeping the homes warm. The set up that has made the difference is the 4 inch cold air line to the wood stoves. Everyone worried we’d all die from CO gas, but the alarms have not even tripped. The cold air line runs under the wood stove to give a source of outside air to make it work efficiently. If we didn’t have that set up, the stoves would need us to open a door or window because the homes were sealed so tight.
The problem we all were having was condensation. The main source of the problem is around the windows and doors. We can scrape it off right now, because it is frozen on those places, but it will get worse if we all have to shelter in the basement. Beth, Craig, and Lisa said it could pose a health problem for all of us if we don’t find a way to keep it under control.
The idea we are going to try is to put a branch line on the cold air duct. The line will be sealed and we think 4 or 8 feet will give enough surfaces areal to pull the water out of the room. The other idea is to use an old brake rotor and put it into a room after it has been outside for a few hours. We already tested it and in was covered in frost in just a few minutes and collected a lot of moisture for at least an hour.
The toughest job is watching how much food we eat. Since our activity levels are down, we are eating less, but we are checking on each other to make sure we don’t drop too many pounds. At the moment, the ladies are very happy at the weight they have lost, but we know with the cold we need to have some fat in us. Everyone is doing what they can to make the meals exciting, but with what we have, that will be a stretch.
To be honest, if the winter runs as long as they say, Carrie says we will all be approaching starvation. That is something none of us have seen or experienced outside of what was shown on TV.
Three gunshots rang out . They sounded like they came from the front observation post. We all moved to a higher level of alert and saw Craig running up to us. He yelled that he needed help to drag the two deer he just shot. The both came out of the woods and walked right by him. He shot them both from less than 30 feet away.
Six of us walked through the 20 inches of snow and grabbed a leg to drag the two deer up to the garage. Craig had already cut the throats so they were bleeding out as brought them up. We put a tarp down, dressed them and hung them up to cool. Everything looked normal and we just had a nice increase in meat for everyone to have. The dogs will be thrilled to have some fresh bones to chew on over the next few weeks. The organ meat was cleaned and we started cooking it so we would have some other treats for the dogs. Short of food scraps, we had almost no dog food for the three dogs watching over us.
Several of the ladies had never seen a deer dressed, and watched so they could do it next time. Great care was taken to show them how to NOT damage the intestines and ruin the meat. They get to do it next time, but we will be watching over them.
Back in town the converted jail had 50 residents. That is all the Sherriff could find alive in the town. The rest were gone or frozen. The loss of power meant most people lost water and a heat. A majority of the homes did not have fireplaces so they had no way to heat. Some tried some tricks with a propane grill or gas stove, but that normally ended with deaths from CO or a house fire. 25% of the homes had one or the other accident in the first few days of the loss of power. Temperatures in the -40’s to highs in the -10 worked quickly to cut down the sick, the young or old. Hundreds are frozen in beds and no one can bury the bodies.
The diesel generator at the jail is working and that gives them enough power to cook, keep the oil fired boiler running and have for a few hours of light each day. The Sherriff had no idea how long the oil fired boiler would run with the fuel tank. He did know that the generator had enough fuel to run 800 hours at the current load levels. He has no idea what they will do, when the generator runs out of fuel. At best the group has months to live. It’s too cold for any of them to spend much time outside gathering wood or other supplies. The roads are snow covered and there is no way to escape. This group is too needy and wants everything done for them.
Four hours drive north, in Chicago, the latest cold front from Canada is on its way south. It is greeting all that are alive with -80 degree temperatures and winds gusting to 60 mph. The cold contracts the glass windows on many of the city buildings to the point that it is raining glass with each gust of wind.
A ham radio operator in Dekalb Illinois gives his last broadcast before his battery freezes. His broadcast says its so cold, his thermometer is not giving an accurate reading and his wood stove can barely keep up with the cold.
At our evening meeting, we hear his broadcast on our little Grundig shortwave radio . That information was all it took for everyone to start bringing more firewood inside and get the propane furnaces checked out one last time and turned on. We decided to suspend manning the OP’s till it warms up. No one will be moving around in this cold and wind. The last thing everyone did before coming in for the night was make sure the window plugs were covering most of the windows. Everything that we thought to reduce our exposure to the cold has been done. The coldest this area has ever seen is -30 and that lasted for about 12 hours. This could be for days or weeks.
I gathered the family and we all said some prayers before going to bed. Fire watches were in effect around the wood stove and items were moved 6 feet from the propane furnace. Each of the families checked in on the FRS on the hour, and there was nothing else we could do.
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“I’m bored” is all the younger ones are saying. No video games, no TV and no internet. Chores don’t take too long since other than watch duty, no one is going outside. Watch duty was reduced to two hour rotation since the cold has settled in.
Seven days after the power went out a snowmobile streaked by and just kept going. Two people were on it and they were towing a trailer of some type. They were heading away from town.
Lisa told everyone she is working on a plan to keep us from going insane. Between the twilight days, the cold and lack of power, it is amazing no one has run off into the cold. The new past time is watching the glow of the fire. Everyone has noticed they are sleeping more.
The generator is running for two hours per day. That is enough time to run the fast chargers for the AA and AAA batteries and keep the laptops charged up. That also gives us 30 minutes to run the well and top off the containers we all have. Those in the campers are using a wagon to bring the 5 gallon containers in for water for the day.
Other than cooking, no one is using the propane for heat. The wood stoves are doing a great job in keeping the homes warm. The set up that has made the difference is the 4 inch cold air line to the wood stoves. Everyone worried we’d all die from CO gas, but the alarms have not even tripped. The cold air line runs under the wood stove to give a source of outside air to make it work efficiently. If we didn’t have that set up, the stoves would need us to open a door or window because the homes were sealed so tight.
The problem we all were having was condensation. The main source of the problem is around the windows and doors. We can scrape it off right now, because it is frozen on those places, but it will get worse if we all have to shelter in the basement. Beth, Craig, and Lisa said it could pose a health problem for all of us if we don’t find a way to keep it under control.
The idea we are going to try is to put a branch line on the cold air duct. The line will be sealed and we think 4 or 8 feet will give enough surfaces areal to pull the water out of the room. The other idea is to use an old brake rotor and put it into a room after it has been outside for a few hours. We already tested it and in was covered in frost in just a few minutes and collected a lot of moisture for at least an hour.
The toughest job is watching how much food we eat. Since our activity levels are down, we are eating less, but we are checking on each other to make sure we don’t drop too many pounds. At the moment, the ladies are very happy at the weight they have lost, but we know with the cold we need to have some fat in us. Everyone is doing what they can to make the meals exciting, but with what we have, that will be a stretch.
To be honest, if the winter runs as long as they say, Carrie says we will all be approaching starvation. That is something none of us have seen or experienced outside of what was shown on TV.
Three gunshots rang out . They sounded like they came from the front observation post. We all moved to a higher level of alert and saw Craig running up to us. He yelled that he needed help to drag the two deer he just shot. The both came out of the woods and walked right by him. He shot them both from less than 30 feet away.
Six of us walked through the 20 inches of snow and grabbed a leg to drag the two deer up to the garage. Craig had already cut the throats so they were bleeding out as brought them up. We put a tarp down, dressed them and hung them up to cool. Everything looked normal and we just had a nice increase in meat for everyone to have. The dogs will be thrilled to have some fresh bones to chew on over the next few weeks. The organ meat was cleaned and we started cooking it so we would have some other treats for the dogs. Short of food scraps, we had almost no dog food for the three dogs watching over us.
Several of the ladies had never seen a deer dressed, and watched so they could do it next time. Great care was taken to show them how to NOT damage the intestines and ruin the meat. They get to do it next time, but we will be watching over them.
Back in town the converted jail had 50 residents. That is all the Sherriff could find alive in the town. The rest were gone or frozen. The loss of power meant most people lost water and a heat. A majority of the homes did not have fireplaces so they had no way to heat. Some tried some tricks with a propane grill or gas stove, but that normally ended with deaths from CO or a house fire. 25% of the homes had one or the other accident in the first few days of the loss of power. Temperatures in the -40’s to highs in the -10 worked quickly to cut down the sick, the young or old. Hundreds are frozen in beds and no one can bury the bodies.
The diesel generator at the jail is working and that gives them enough power to cook, keep the oil fired boiler running and have for a few hours of light each day. The Sherriff had no idea how long the oil fired boiler would run with the fuel tank. He did know that the generator had enough fuel to run 800 hours at the current load levels. He has no idea what they will do, when the generator runs out of fuel. At best the group has months to live. It’s too cold for any of them to spend much time outside gathering wood or other supplies. The roads are snow covered and there is no way to escape. This group is too needy and wants everything done for them.
Four hours drive north, in Chicago, the latest cold front from Canada is on its way south. It is greeting all that are alive with -80 degree temperatures and winds gusting to 60 mph. The cold contracts the glass windows on many of the city buildings to the point that it is raining glass with each gust of wind.
A ham radio operator in Dekalb Illinois gives his last broadcast before his battery freezes. His broadcast says its so cold, his thermometer is not giving an accurate reading and his wood stove can barely keep up with the cold.
At our evening meeting, we hear his broadcast on our little Grundig shortwave radio . That information was all it took for everyone to start bringing more firewood inside and get the propane furnaces checked out one last time and turned on. We decided to suspend manning the OP’s till it warms up. No one will be moving around in this cold and wind. The last thing everyone did before coming in for the night was make sure the window plugs were covering most of the windows. Everything that we thought to reduce our exposure to the cold has been done. The coldest this area has ever seen is -30 and that lasted for about 12 hours. This could be for days or weeks.
I gathered the family and we all said some prayers before going to bed. Fire watches were in effect around the wood stove and items were moved 6 feet from the propane furnace. Each of the families checked in on the FRS on the hour, and there was nothing else we could do.
Is it cold in here?
Mosinowner
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Nice.
Longbow your story made me dip in the to fund for one of these..
Vogelzang 96,000 BTU Cast Iron Boxwood Stove, Model# BX26E | Wood Stoves | Northern Tool + Equipment
Found it at a garage sale for $40, looks to only have been used a couple of times. Figured it could be used in many different locations I know of to keep heat going..
Thanks for making me think harder about wood heat.. Now I need more wood.. Who has some extra seasoned wood to trade or sell? PM me..
Vogelzang 96,000 BTU Cast Iron Boxwood Stove, Model# BX26E | Wood Stoves | Northern Tool + Equipment
Found it at a garage sale for $40, looks to only have been used a couple of times. Figured it could be used in many different locations I know of to keep heat going..
Thanks for making me think harder about wood heat.. Now I need more wood.. Who has some extra seasoned wood to trade or sell? PM me..
Copyright, Longbow Entertainment a Division of Upland Hills
The batteries in the temperature, humidity, and wind sensor froze the first night of the super cold blast and we don’t have a clue how cold it is. The outside reading are -- -- -- on the weather station. Inside it is 74.
The added earth and insulation covering for the pump, water lines and over the septic tank are working. When we don’t get water or the toilets back up, then we know we have problems. The buckets ready for the day those things shut down. The temperature probe in the pump house is showing 54 degrees so everything is working as planned.
6 days have passed and no letting up in the cold blast. The day is not much lighter than the night, but it keeps our internal clocks working.
The rope line between “homes” keeps us from wandering off in the darkest part of the night. Getting dressed to go between the living quarters is a major event. Exposed skin hurts not long after going out. Craig worked in a storage freezer and says it is much colder outside then the -40 he experienced in flash freezing rooms at the ice cream plant. The pool is up to a box of 30-06 ammo for the closest call to the cold temperature reading. The numbers range from -70 to -80. We know from the shortwave that those temperatures are up north, but have no way to know at our place. We tested the cold last night, and spit freezes before it hits the ground.
John came up from the basement with his wife to let us know what he has learned before with have our meeting today. The power is not out for good, but they had to shut down because the rivers could not supply enough water to cool the plant. Right now the plants are running enough to keep things warm and they are almost done winterizing them. The backup generators have less than a week’s fuel and they are should be secured for the long run. They even left a binder in several places around the plant with instructions to restart in case none of the power plant workers survive.
He is now on leave since any work is impossible. His boss will contact him some time in the future. We had a good laugh from showing me how he is going to keep his batteries for his radio charged. He has a very nice and useless folding solar charger! He also has a plug in unit, so as long as the generator works; he can still keep up to date with broadcasts.
He said we should discuss abandoning the one trailer that is not super insulated. Everyone working together should move the items that could freeze and relocate them into the house. It will save fuel and it is only a matter of time before they would have to move out. They have already hinted the time has come. The best they are keeping the trailer is 50 degrees by the wood stove and most of the time they spend is under covers or in a sleeping bag. The sleeping areas are about 40 degrees and the walls and floor are cold to the touch. Frost is building on the bare walls and some places on the floor.
The two deer in the garage are frozen and at least we got the hide off them. The garage will make a great meat locker for the next few days. They are covered so at least they won’t get freezer burn. Deer steaks are the group meal tonight, and they are cooking on the stove. The house smells great and the group meeting should be like old times.
Carrie greeted everyone as they arrived. The fire was loaded just before the meeting and that will help take the chill off everyone from the cold. Hot cider in mugs did the trick in warming everyone up. The stress of the cold was showing on everyone’s faces and the meeting was not like old times.
Several of the younger eyes were looking down from the loft as everyone talked. They giggled and ran from room to room upstairs. Burning off some nervous energy from being kept indoors for too long will help them sleep, said one of the moms. They got bored running around, and then decided the best show was spying on the adults.
The talk shifted to what if any game or farm animals will survive this cold. The consensus was nothing could survive this cold without any shelter. Hundreds of deer must be frozen in place and if we find them, they could be a source of meat. The problem is finding them and the other is no one can spend too much time outside to even attempt to look for them. Food at the moment is not an issue, and everyone but the kids are cutting back on meals. Everyone’s workload is down, so cutting back on meals will also prevent everyone from getting fat.
“The toughest job we have is just waiting. Until the cold breaks that is all we can do”, said John. The talk shifted to the move out from the trailer. With breaks and work rotation, it should take less than 4 hours to move them out. At the end of the meeting, everyone went to the trailer to grab some items and bring them to the house before calling it a night.
The super cold air was still and not a sound could be heard outside. About 10 miles away, everyone in the jail was taking shelter in the kitchen. The generator failed a few hours back and the fuel oil for the boiler has gelled and shut down the source of heat. Frost was building up on the walls and they don’t have any other way to keep warm. Several had left the jail and went looking for a place that they could stay warm. The problem is they weren’t dressed for the cold and the cold was messing with their hands and feet. They checked three homes and found them all to be trashed. The cold was now reducing the light from the flashlights. They walked into the fourth home and decide to use it for a shelter. They had no choice, without a light, they were now lost. The four of them jumped into a bed and used all the blankets they could fine to keep warm. For the night they had a chance. In the bathroom were three frozen adults and two kids that were using a kerosene heater to keep warm. They died from CO gas when the heater when it didn’t have enough fresh air to work properly. Shared body heat should work for the night. The all hunkerd down and cracked jokes under the blankets.
The batteries in the temperature, humidity, and wind sensor froze the first night of the super cold blast and we don’t have a clue how cold it is. The outside reading are -- -- -- on the weather station. Inside it is 74.
The added earth and insulation covering for the pump, water lines and over the septic tank are working. When we don’t get water or the toilets back up, then we know we have problems. The buckets ready for the day those things shut down. The temperature probe in the pump house is showing 54 degrees so everything is working as planned.
6 days have passed and no letting up in the cold blast. The day is not much lighter than the night, but it keeps our internal clocks working.
The rope line between “homes” keeps us from wandering off in the darkest part of the night. Getting dressed to go between the living quarters is a major event. Exposed skin hurts not long after going out. Craig worked in a storage freezer and says it is much colder outside then the -40 he experienced in flash freezing rooms at the ice cream plant. The pool is up to a box of 30-06 ammo for the closest call to the cold temperature reading. The numbers range from -70 to -80. We know from the shortwave that those temperatures are up north, but have no way to know at our place. We tested the cold last night, and spit freezes before it hits the ground.
John came up from the basement with his wife to let us know what he has learned before with have our meeting today. The power is not out for good, but they had to shut down because the rivers could not supply enough water to cool the plant. Right now the plants are running enough to keep things warm and they are almost done winterizing them. The backup generators have less than a week’s fuel and they are should be secured for the long run. They even left a binder in several places around the plant with instructions to restart in case none of the power plant workers survive.
He is now on leave since any work is impossible. His boss will contact him some time in the future. We had a good laugh from showing me how he is going to keep his batteries for his radio charged. He has a very nice and useless folding solar charger! He also has a plug in unit, so as long as the generator works; he can still keep up to date with broadcasts.
He said we should discuss abandoning the one trailer that is not super insulated. Everyone working together should move the items that could freeze and relocate them into the house. It will save fuel and it is only a matter of time before they would have to move out. They have already hinted the time has come. The best they are keeping the trailer is 50 degrees by the wood stove and most of the time they spend is under covers or in a sleeping bag. The sleeping areas are about 40 degrees and the walls and floor are cold to the touch. Frost is building on the bare walls and some places on the floor.
The two deer in the garage are frozen and at least we got the hide off them. The garage will make a great meat locker for the next few days. They are covered so at least they won’t get freezer burn. Deer steaks are the group meal tonight, and they are cooking on the stove. The house smells great and the group meeting should be like old times.
Carrie greeted everyone as they arrived. The fire was loaded just before the meeting and that will help take the chill off everyone from the cold. Hot cider in mugs did the trick in warming everyone up. The stress of the cold was showing on everyone’s faces and the meeting was not like old times.
Several of the younger eyes were looking down from the loft as everyone talked. They giggled and ran from room to room upstairs. Burning off some nervous energy from being kept indoors for too long will help them sleep, said one of the moms. They got bored running around, and then decided the best show was spying on the adults.
The talk shifted to what if any game or farm animals will survive this cold. The consensus was nothing could survive this cold without any shelter. Hundreds of deer must be frozen in place and if we find them, they could be a source of meat. The problem is finding them and the other is no one can spend too much time outside to even attempt to look for them. Food at the moment is not an issue, and everyone but the kids are cutting back on meals. Everyone’s workload is down, so cutting back on meals will also prevent everyone from getting fat.
“The toughest job we have is just waiting. Until the cold breaks that is all we can do”, said John. The talk shifted to the move out from the trailer. With breaks and work rotation, it should take less than 4 hours to move them out. At the end of the meeting, everyone went to the trailer to grab some items and bring them to the house before calling it a night.
The super cold air was still and not a sound could be heard outside. About 10 miles away, everyone in the jail was taking shelter in the kitchen. The generator failed a few hours back and the fuel oil for the boiler has gelled and shut down the source of heat. Frost was building up on the walls and they don’t have any other way to keep warm. Several had left the jail and went looking for a place that they could stay warm. The problem is they weren’t dressed for the cold and the cold was messing with their hands and feet. They checked three homes and found them all to be trashed. The cold was now reducing the light from the flashlights. They walked into the fourth home and decide to use it for a shelter. They had no choice, without a light, they were now lost. The four of them jumped into a bed and used all the blankets they could fine to keep warm. For the night they had a chance. In the bathroom were three frozen adults and two kids that were using a kerosene heater to keep warm. They died from CO gas when the heater when it didn’t have enough fresh air to work properly. Shared body heat should work for the night. The all hunkerd down and cracked jokes under the blankets.
grunt soldier
Master
lol 4 guys on a bed under tons of covers. i'm not sure even body heat could help them in that extreme cold.
Cpt Caveman
Master
They'll be dead by morning.
Longbow your story made me dip in the to fund for one of these..
Vogelzang 96,000 BTU Cast Iron Boxwood Stove, Model# BX26E | Wood Stoves | Northern Tool + Equipment
Found it at a garage sale for $40, looks to only have been used a couple of times. Figured it could be used in many different locations I know of to keep heat going..
Thanks for making me think harder about wood heat.. Now I need more wood.. Who has some extra seasoned wood to trade or sell? PM me..
If you have a truck or a friend with a truck, and a saw, you can get LOTS of free wood off of CL. Someone is always cutting down a tree or doing contrustruction, and wants someone to haul off the wood for free.
heh heh
The situation calls to mind "Master and Man" by Tolstoy. Don't worry, it is just a short story.
Also, too bad no one in the super-insulated house grabbed a couple de-humidifiers. Would take care of the condensation, and provide some extra water.
The situation calls to mind "Master and Man" by Tolstoy. Don't worry, it is just a short story.
Also, too bad no one in the super-insulated house grabbed a couple de-humidifiers. Would take care of the condensation, and provide some extra water.
heh heh
The situation calls to mind "Master and Man" by Tolstoy. Don't worry, it is just a short story.
Also, too bad no one in the super-insulated house grabbed a couple de-humidifiers. Would take care of the condensation, and provide some extra water.
They use too much power to run off batteries.
spencer rifle
Grandmaster
The gubmint says they are at increased risk for radon exposure and must undertake remediation measures immediately!
PeaShooter
Master
Saw this today...Maybe Longbow's fiction isn't so much...
Rapidly Inflating Volcano Creates Growing Mystery - Yahoo! News
Rapidly Inflating Volcano Creates Growing Mystery - Yahoo! News
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Kevin said from under the covers. “We will all die here or we can have fighting chance some place warmer”. The smell of bean farts under the covers was just too much for them all.
“Where is a warmer place other than the hell hole of the jail”, asked David. 20 minutes of banter and BS jumped from man to man. Then Mac said, “The storm sewers, I delivered those large square drain pipes three years ago, and I think the man hole is three blocks away”.
They all got up, took the metal bed frame apart to get some levers to pry open the man hole and went out to find the entrance. They gathered the supplies they had and placed them in pillow cases. Everyone stretched out to warm up and off into the cold they went. It took 10 minutes to reach to the area and 10 more minutes poking the ground till they found the man hole entrance. 15 to 20 inches of snow on the ground just made it 100 times harder to find the cover. Two of the guys pried the cover up and the other two lifted it and moved it to the side. A blast of warm moist air hit them in their faces. They all climbed underground and were shocked at how warm it was. Without thinking, the first man struck a match to light the candle. Luckily the place did not blow up and the storm sewer was dry.
David went back up the ladder and moved the cover almost over the entire opening. He left enough space so they could hear the wind and find the spot in case the candle went out. Plus they will be able to tell when “daylight hits”. In less than a half hour, they went from subzero to temps in the 40-50’s. Two hours ago they thought they were going to freeze to death before morning, and now they have a chance to make this a real shelter. When daylight hits, they are going to find items to make this place livable.
The jail is 7 blocks away, and with this cold that is to long trip to make to get supplies That part of the plan will have to wait till a later time to implement. They were all exhausted and to be honest, most were sweating. Sleep came easy, and they all know they were not going to freeze to death tonight.
45 miles west, at the University Geology building, Professor Morris used the Flir Thermal imaging camera to give him some temperature reading. The inside walls were -8 degrees and the fire hydrant just outside the entrance door was reading -79 degrees. He turned the camera around and took a picture of himself. He was so cold, thinking straight was difficult, but he wrote down the temperatures for someone else in the future to find. He knew hypothermia would soon be setting in and prayed that he will be with his wife and kids again…………… Then pointed the Flir at his two other associates in the room and they were at 45 and 38 degrees at the warmest spots. Soon all three would be at background temperatures and essentially invisible to the Flir camera.
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“Commander, feel free to evacuate the station when you need to. We have no way to resupply you and hope you pick a warmer spot to touch down. I trust your judgment, and enjoy the time off for the next 5 months. Try to even out the orbit so the ISS might be saved a 5 or 6 years after your departure. I guess we soon will find out how good the automatic systems are to keep the station in orbit, “ said the President.
The Commander signed off, and was happy NASA allowed his wife and fellow scientist to be on this mission that started 3 months prior. The other three crew members were from Japan, Russia and Germany. Those three were going to take the first capsule back to earth in one week and land in Africa. That will leave one remaining capsule for them to return back to earth in 5 or 6 months. They can stay up to 8 months, but don’t want to push the systems too hard, because they want to leave enough fuel to keep the station up as long as possible. They also want to leave some food and supplies for the next mission, so they can refuel and save the station.
The two smiled at each other and couldn’t wait for the second honeymoon……………………………….
Kevin said from under the covers. “We will all die here or we can have fighting chance some place warmer”. The smell of bean farts under the covers was just too much for them all.
“Where is a warmer place other than the hell hole of the jail”, asked David. 20 minutes of banter and BS jumped from man to man. Then Mac said, “The storm sewers, I delivered those large square drain pipes three years ago, and I think the man hole is three blocks away”.
They all got up, took the metal bed frame apart to get some levers to pry open the man hole and went out to find the entrance. They gathered the supplies they had and placed them in pillow cases. Everyone stretched out to warm up and off into the cold they went. It took 10 minutes to reach to the area and 10 more minutes poking the ground till they found the man hole entrance. 15 to 20 inches of snow on the ground just made it 100 times harder to find the cover. Two of the guys pried the cover up and the other two lifted it and moved it to the side. A blast of warm moist air hit them in their faces. They all climbed underground and were shocked at how warm it was. Without thinking, the first man struck a match to light the candle. Luckily the place did not blow up and the storm sewer was dry.
David went back up the ladder and moved the cover almost over the entire opening. He left enough space so they could hear the wind and find the spot in case the candle went out. Plus they will be able to tell when “daylight hits”. In less than a half hour, they went from subzero to temps in the 40-50’s. Two hours ago they thought they were going to freeze to death before morning, and now they have a chance to make this a real shelter. When daylight hits, they are going to find items to make this place livable.
The jail is 7 blocks away, and with this cold that is to long trip to make to get supplies That part of the plan will have to wait till a later time to implement. They were all exhausted and to be honest, most were sweating. Sleep came easy, and they all know they were not going to freeze to death tonight.
45 miles west, at the University Geology building, Professor Morris used the Flir Thermal imaging camera to give him some temperature reading. The inside walls were -8 degrees and the fire hydrant just outside the entrance door was reading -79 degrees. He turned the camera around and took a picture of himself. He was so cold, thinking straight was difficult, but he wrote down the temperatures for someone else in the future to find. He knew hypothermia would soon be setting in and prayed that he will be with his wife and kids again…………… Then pointed the Flir at his two other associates in the room and they were at 45 and 38 degrees at the warmest spots. Soon all three would be at background temperatures and essentially invisible to the Flir camera.
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“Commander, feel free to evacuate the station when you need to. We have no way to resupply you and hope you pick a warmer spot to touch down. I trust your judgment, and enjoy the time off for the next 5 months. Try to even out the orbit so the ISS might be saved a 5 or 6 years after your departure. I guess we soon will find out how good the automatic systems are to keep the station in orbit, “ said the President.
The Commander signed off, and was happy NASA allowed his wife and fellow scientist to be on this mission that started 3 months prior. The other three crew members were from Japan, Russia and Germany. Those three were going to take the first capsule back to earth in one week and land in Africa. That will leave one remaining capsule for them to return back to earth in 5 or 6 months. They can stay up to 8 months, but don’t want to push the systems too hard, because they want to leave enough fuel to keep the station up as long as possible. They also want to leave some food and supplies for the next mission, so they can refuel and save the station.
The two smiled at each other and couldn’t wait for the second honeymoon……………………………….
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