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Posted on 10/04/2005 9:56:41 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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Yesterday afternoon/evening we had storm after storm here. Lots of golf ball size hail, tornado warnings and sightings nearby. ~sighs~ Three kids, a friend of one of them and I spent most of the time reading and telling stories in the downstairs bathroom. (inside walls only and no windows. Extra framing all around). Finally passed over about 10pm and the kids could go to bed. A trailer a few miles away overturned trapping all inside. :(
I believe most of it was coming from Alabama. Did you folks do ok?
Oh dear.. I am seeing one of the scarey fires in Oklahoma County, some horses running in a field that is burning fast. There appeared to be someone trying to catch them.
I sure hope you guys can get the rain you need. I'd gladly send you some.
Not sure as I have always used two wheel drive trucks. My thought has always been if I cannot get there and back in a two wheel drive ... I do not need to go. : )
Nothing here but cool dry weather. Need the rain but not as bad as the folks in Texas and Oklahoma though. : (
Well, that attitude will keep you safe Cav :~D
... after all, my dad always said... "4WD won't keep you from getting stuck, it only gets you stuck further out in the woods" and alternately, "Never resort to 4WD to go in, only to come back out"
Your Dad is very wise........ : )
He is, but that doesn't mean his advice always applies, and I know even he has broken it.
Granted some of the uses for 4WD aren't big issues for you in Alabama.... For instance, there's nothing more useless in snow than a 2WD pickup with a big motor and a light rear end, but you can probably wait out your snow storms by having a big breakfast :~D
I'd never buy a truck without 4WD.. and my little 4WD Bronco could go ~anywhere~. I could climb trees with it if I wanted :~D
I was in Montana four years and did not need 4WD there either.
"For instance, there's nothing more useless in snow than a 2WD pickup with a big motor and a light rear end,"
Got one of those too, 454 with a roller cam. But it always stayed parked during bad weather
I had a buddy that drank a few adult beverages and parked his wife's Volvo up a tree. She never forgave him for the deed either.......... : )
Well, see, you had other options... One of the options that is not at all bad to have around is a 4WD :~D
To be honest the guy that I hunted with in Montana had a VW Beetle with a gas turbine heater.
We went hunting all over Eastern Montana and never had a problem.
He went to Western Montana once to go bear hunting ... I stayed home.........
Sounds smart... if he'd have gotten one, I'm not sure you and the bear would have fit in the car for the return trip :~D
Yep, and the other reason was that he wanted to use a pistol to get his bear.
I think that was the year that a Grizzly killed some hikers in Glacier National Park too.
I do not trust bears.......
Me neither. I loaned one $20 once, and I never got it back.
There is one more step in the nutty curve beyond hunting bears with handguns, and that's hunting bears with a bow and arrow. Everyone thinks their OK as long as they can point to somebody who's nuttier. ;~D
"Me neither. I loaned one $20 once, and I never got it back."
Good thing that you loaned the bear money rather than borrowed from him. They charge an arm and a leg interest....... : )
~rimshot~
:~D
Yeah. Fun is important. My eye bothering me though. I got a contact in the right one today. It's not uncomfortable but my eye knows it's there:')
Slow here today.
I didn't ride, went to town with Mack and ran errands. He has to work tomorrow on a job, so I will ride tomorrow. Next week the weather is suppose to reach the 70's a few days so it will be a good time to get Harley back in the groove...and myself:)
Becky
There's always next week... ;~D
Are any of the fires near you?
I can't help worrying about the horses I saw on TV. Their field was burning, and they were seriously considering running through the fence. I hope they got rescued.
No, I don't believe there are any fires around here. I didn't see the news. I hope the horses were rescued also.
Becky
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