The journey into the abyss of no return

[Weldman]

So let’s see, in last six months we have had blizzards, -40° or colder temperatures, hail, tornadoes, wildfires… who wants be my neighbor out here now?

 

[Ridgetop]

Amazing that you were able to do all that you did. The Countymay be to broke to stump up for repairs to the dozer, but a "thank you" wouldn't cost anything.

 

[Weldman]

Amazing that you were able to do all that you did. The Countymay be to broke to stump up for repairs to the dozer, but a "thank you" wouldn't cost anything.

That’s right up there with a thank you from the President(s) for all I did there too. Not really needed, just doing what is right. Will say it haunts my sleep now in place of what use to, who knows what is to come of that.

 

[fuzzi]

So let’s see, in last six months we have had blizzards, -40° or colder temperatures, hail, tornadoes, wildfires… who wants be my neighbor out here now?

Cabin at 4:20?

 

[Weldman]

Cabin at 4:20?

Camper that burnt down. Propane tanks were going off they looked at me and asked what that was and I said propane tanks going off there is a camper back there. They schit themselves on that answer and said they didn't know there was one back there. Seriously all these map satellite imagery programs and y'all didn't know it was back there?
Here is how big it got, blue dot is where I am and the one with my name is where the well is to the south.

 

[Baymule]

I think I’ll stay in Texas. We have fires, floods, thousand degrees with ten thousand percent humidity and drought. BUT we don’t have -40 degrees!

 

[Mini Horses]

I don't have -40 either!! No complaints. No desire to sample

 

[fuzzi]

I don't have -40 either!! No complaints. No desire to sample

I've never experienced -40°, but once in Connecticut we had a few days of -20°. I won't forget...the screech of car door hinges, the crunch of the vinyl seat cracking underneath me, the intense cold of that seat, and the shaking of the car's engine when it cranked. It was a '68 Buick, 350 v8, started almost immediately.

 

[rachels.haven]

I've never experienced -40°, but once in Connecticut we had a few days of -20°. I won't forget...the screech of car door hinges, the crunch of the vinyl seat cracking underneath me, the intense cold of that seat, and the shaking of the car's engine when it cranked. It was a '68 Buick, 350 v8, started almost immediately.

You forgot the feeling of the skin on your butt and thighs quickly freezing UNDER all the insufficient layers and its cold fingers crawling rapidly towards your bones...Grrrr, it's enough to make me crabby just thinking about it. And frozen hair and ears (that does it, now I'm crabby). And the windows randomly shattering when it got even colder at night. Life in thermals and wool socks under all the normal clothes and sweaters yet still being too cold. Ducks freezing to the ground. Nope, toasty coastal where I am is fine even if the locals are pathetic entitled weather weenies. Zero desire to be as extreme as Mr. Weldman.

Our (newer) cars would only start if they were heated garage kept or had a plug in heater thinger under these conditions. Your car must have been a well kept beast.

@Weldman , did all the locals make it out?

 

[farmerjan]

Our gas cars always started in CT when I was a kid growing up.. and in my early 20's in the 70's... NO garages... we had to shovel/push the snow off and we got quite a bit back then.... Had a plymouth duster and then my 79 Ford supercab 2wd p.u....... Now diesel trucks would get plugged in at least an hour or more before wanting to start them... the fuel would gel in the tank and lines, so you cut it with kerosene... Oil/fuel tanks for the fuel oil heat systems were buried in the ground in order to keep them from gelling....