The Night Shift... Continues!

[draglist]

Hi gang. I've been on that boat and 100 folks would be MIGHTY packed...

Let's see... what weekend is that Houston Super Bowl? bp

[jim sanders]

Looking at a map... is it all down hill from St.Louis ?

[draglist]

Get to the Mississippi and hop a barge! bp

[jim sanders]

i was thinking maybee WC1 could desiign a rudder system for the wagon to get down the river

[Novel-T]

I'm pretty sure it's south of me.No rivers,we'd have to fly[ without sunscreen]

[Billy Mac]

hmmm....a Wang Dang Doodle??....In the Cat's hood??....Folks, you have GOT to keep me in the loop on this one!!!

[pro70z28]

Hey WC. I see you online. Does that mean you have electricity again or are you on a borrowed unit? Hope things are gettin' sorted out down there. [/i]

[WildcatOne]

Howdy, ProZ...we just got power back after 8 1/2 days of living in Dante's Inferno...there was a lot of damage around here, but our house, our cars, and most importantly, we are OK. You go through a lot of heavy trips without the comfort and convenience of electricity. It all comes down to just getting through the next moment, let alone the days that were ahead when the trucks roll in and the guy fixes the power outage. Debby had the foresight to get a propane grill that we used all the time the power was out. She did an outstanding job of keeping us focused, calm and positive about what happened. I took pictures of the damage around our house and I will post them later. The big tree in front of our house got snapped in half and thrown into my neighbor's driveway, missing her Lexus SUV by about 6 feet. I went over and hugged that car. I did get some things done this week that I'd been meaning to do...I replaced the headlight switch in Ludwig, now I can drive him at night...but as it turns out, half of our gigs with the band were either submerged or wiped off the face of the earth...more on that later also...we still haven't found out what my Dad's house is like in Galveston, but from all I've seen, it isn't going to be much to look forward to. This might be the push that he and my stepmom needed to make them decide to move into assisted living...we'll see, when martial law is lifted there and they can go in and see what's there. I also painted my Peavey monitors with Rustoleum finishing paint. They needed it. They work fine but the old paint was peeling off of them. I had time to take care of that. I read a lot...3 books...not just the same old cheap filth I buy off of newsstands and supermarket cashier lanes, either. Good stuff..."Heroes of Hot Rodding", "Tales From The Dragstrip" by Don Garlits, and Texas Monthly's "11 Classic Texas Musicians"...I just can't say how good it is to have electricity again. I missed my routine, but I learned a lot about how we take this life's blessing for granted, and how much the basics in life really matter. Life is good. WC1

[pro70z28]

I can relate a little to what you went through. Our first trip to Plaquemine's Parish was allot like you describe. Our first week down there we had to set up living quarters in a gutted out building (one of the few left standing) before we could go to sleep the first night. Another day before we had temp. showers built. We lived off generators. When they shut down at night it was deadly silent. No bird, crickets or neighborhood dogs barking, just dead silence. It makes you realize how much stuff we take for granted because it's just there every day.

One BIG DIFFERENCE though is this time it happened in your neighborhood. We had the option to go back north to our homes after that week. Sure am glad to hear you at least have power again and you still have a roof over your heads. If you need anything you know where to find me.

[WildcatOne]

Thank you...yes, the silence was deafening...it only served to amplify the telephones that ring in my head...trying to sleep was an ordeal...you're in totally dead silence with totally still air and it's 85 degrees...sweating...it was most unpleasant...but it could have been worse, I've been through worse. I'm just glad it's all back to normal again...grateful for modern conveniences like I never thought I'd be...