Where is everyone #5

They're predicting another 1/4-1/2" of rain tonight, and snow/ice Saturday and Sunday.

 

Home: Only got 4 inches of rain and a lot of wind. Very happy with that just may not have power for three days. Then started looking for that power cord hug in an odd place. I don't know, wasn't me, ain't seen it.
I learned this during Katrina and OSHA was not there. Strip about two inches off of the wire and bend it in a 180. Put that in the correct generator plugs and there you go. Past that it gets complicated switching power around and having a well. We have all had a hot shower and ran water for the large animals. Even have internet access.
Hope how to do that helps someone else.

 

The roads closed as of 7:50 Pm this evening.

Road Closures
Updated 7:50 PM

108th Nickerson to Centennial
95th Dean to Sallee
95th Herren to Dean
85th Old K61 to Mayfield...
82nd Dean to Pennington
82nd Kent to Mayfield
69th Yaggy to Hendricks
69th K96 to Nickerson
56th Nickerson to Riverton
56th Yaggy to Eisenhower
50th Wilson to Pennington
43rd Hendricks to Pennington
43rd Yaggy to Wilson
43rd Nickerson to Herren
17th Riverton to Whiteside
Bone Springs Pleasant Valley to Fountain Green
Brownlee Red Rock to Lake Cable
Brownlee US50 to Lake Cable
Buhler Rd 1/2 mile S of Buhler
Castleton Hodge to Sego
Centennial from Clark to Illinois
Centennial from Fountain Green to Pleasant Valley
Clark Partridge to Riverton
Dean 82nd to 95th
Dean from 4th to 17th
Dean Morgan to Illinois
Eales Rd between Yoder Rd and Mayfield Rd
Fairview Castleton to Fountain Green
Greenfield Raymond to Brownlee
Greenfield Netherland to Olcott
Herren 17th to 43rd
Irish Creek Fairview to Salem
Jordan Springs Greenfield to Lake Cable
Netherland Longview to Greenfield
Olcott Longview to Red Rock
Obee G to US 50
Pennington 82nd to Nickerson Blvd
Raymond Greenfield to Lake Cable
Red Rock from Olcott to Netherland
Riverton 56th to 43rd
Riverton 82nd to 108th
Sallee 82nd to 108th
Sego Irish Creek to Parallel
Whiteside from 4th to 17th
Wilson Willowbrook to 82nd
Yaggy Rd 82nd to 69th

 

Loaded, tarped and rolled outta Camp Harrow after just about 6 hours. Not great but not horrible.

If I get good traffic tomorrow morning and put the hammer down, I should make Hearst. If I can make Hearst, I should be able to make it home. If not, it'll be a short jaunt on Sunday.

Once I stopped here in Tilbury at the ONroute the fatigue hit me like a ton of bricks. Getting sideways then getting rolling as soon as the clock rolls over 8 hours in sleeper.

 

Switched my chicken lights over to led bulbs today. In six months I have already replaced every 1157 bulb 3 times. Very similar look but hopefully less upkeep.



Helped install and wire some strobes in the back of a new double drop today at the yard. The mechanic also fixed my RGN ramp that I tore off last week. That’s what I get for pulling a flatbed.

Unfortunately I got to meet one of the new mouth breathers today. He’s an old timer. Been driving since the 80’s.

He was picking up a pre loaded step deck that was parked next to me in the shop. Two stacks of trailer axles already strapped down. One stack on the front deck that needed to be strapped after we moved it. We added a stack of 12’ long crates of Different heights but in one stack that had to be tarped.

He got there around 9:30 and pulled out at 4pm. 6 straps and one tarp that two guys helped him with.

Another quality new hire.

 

@snowman_w900 you still out there buddy?! We need some pics of your ride and what your hauling please.

 

Fired my mule up and headed through my 2 light home town towards the plant, passed a 1 ton bucket truck along the flood wall.... (no tail lights) at all!! Now waiting on a fork lift to clear the road. Get a load of gold dust on my mule and head to Dunkirk.

 

What ya trying to say, bucko

 

Was that you I met today? I honestly can’t keep stright who works here and who doesn’t. This could get awkward.

 

Nope. I’m at home for another night... and I doubt it was either of the two guys I went through orientation with...