Nebraska Ice Storm

[tripower]

Here are some picture a friend sent me from Nebraska. We have been having some bad weather here in the NW but these guys have really been hit hard. Take a look and, for those of you that may have experienced this storm we hope you all are OK.

http://www.extremeinstability.com/06-12-31.htm

[Tom Kochtanek]

We are over in central Missouri, and had a similar delivery of ice these past few days. Everything was closed today (MLK Day) including schools, mail delivery, you name it.

Just the other day it was sunny and reasonably warm, and I was out in the Impala putting some "409 miles" on. Even took the Corvette out. A guy stopped by to look at one of my 409 engine blocks, wanted to put it in a 1965 Stingray :). Had one in a '69 Corvette already.

Not much getting about now though! Instead I've been trapped inside doing bookwork and reading a lot near the fireplace. Left my tools elsewhere and can't get to them :(. Maybe I can clean the basement out of all that old stuff my wife says I have laying around?

Hope anyone travelling is safe and sound.

Best,
TomK

[rstreet]

Tom:
I was wondering how you made out in the ice. Sounds like it is all around you.

Tripower:
Well done!! Your pictures really give us some detail as to what it was like.
Robert

[tripower]

Tom, I was wondering if you guys were getting hit with that ice storm. I too have been sitting around the fire reading. I went through my 61' shop manual the other night and found some discrepancies. This is an original manual that was published in 1960. It states the "348 Super Turbo-Trust Special" is 335 HP @ 5800. Everything I have ever read states it is 350 HP @ 6000.:dunno

I also was doing a little work on the 61'. Had a little leak in the rear dif. Fixed that and then ran into town to get some dif. lube and posi additive and stopped by an old wrecking yard and did some scrounging. I wish I would have had my camera. There were a couple 59's about three 62's one which was a SS one 61' 4 door hdt. a couple 64's and one 60' 4 door post. nothing of any value all rusted but it was still fun...:clap :clap We topped out at about 30 today which is cold for us. We are suppose to get a bunch of snow tonight and then rain tomorrow. That will make a big mess.

[dq409]

Snow here today !!! Was just to be a dusting but as all the good weather men are these days they were wrong again,,, Snowed most of the day,,

Chained up the oil truck and out I went,,,,dq

[rstreet]

dq
Is your garage buddy getting ready to make puppy angels or plow the snow with the nose like mine does
Robert

[tripowerguy]

WE HAVE ICE. It looks like a war zone here, trees broken powerlines down and Sunday 90 percent power out. It was 5 degrees this morning and power is coming back on with some on and then back off after a few hours. My daughter has been without power for 3 days. We have power and it seems to be staying on. It is supposed to be at 0 or below tonight:eek: I saw about 50 power company trucks coming in from the north about 2:00 pm today, don't know where they are from but I guess they are coming to put up power lines. We have about 1" to 1 1/2" ice on trees and power lines. We don't have any big trees near our house but some people have had trees come down through their houses. It is a mess and I thank the Lord we have been spared any major damage at our place.:bow Roy

[tripowerguy]

Hey DQ seeing you are driving an oil truck reminds me of a story when I was on the fire dept near Tacoma. One of the firemen worked driving an oil truck delivering heating oil on his off days. At one stop the lady had a Collie dog that would make runs at him trying to bite him. He complained but the lady said her dog wouldn't bite anyone:rolleyes: . He was putting oil in the tank when the Collie came up behind him and nailed him on the leg, he turned around and covered the dog with oil. The dog started yelping and the lady came to the door and the dog ran in the house covered with oil.:rofl :rofl He got fired but said it was worth it. Roy

[Dick MacKenzie]

Video from KGW in Seattle

http://www.king5.com/

Hit the player on the front page..... turn up the sound

[tripower]

Video from KGW in Seattle

http://www.king5.com/

Hit the player on the front page..... turn up the sound

Those poor folks...The news has been playing that video all day...

We didn't get much snow here so I thought I would do a little more scrounging and I found some neat stuff. 30' F**d roadster rat rod built 28 years ago and still ouwned by the same guy. Then another of his projects 39' fiat Topolino that he is just starting . Just sold his 409 anglea to build the fiat...:clap :clap :clap

[dq409]

He got fired but said it was worth it. Roy

Can`t fire me !!! I`m a slave !!:rofl

I would have done the same thing,,:stooges

hey triP,,, looks like a couple other cool cars behind the rod !!
Manx??

[tripower]

Can`t fire me !!! I`m a slave !!:rofl

I would have done the same thing,,:stooges

hey triP,,, looks like a couple other cool cars behind the rod !!
Manx??

32' F**D 4-door sedan Flathead, 54' F**D Pickup and a 27 T roadster

[oldskydog]

Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:22:24 -0500
>
>Weather Bulletin -Colorado
>
>Priceless. Think about this for a moment.
>
>Denver News
>
>This text is from a county emergency manager out in the western
part of
>Jefferson County after a snowstorm.
>
>WEATHER BULLETIN
>
>Up here, in the Northern Plains, we just recovered from a
Historic
>event--- may I even say a "Weather Event" of "Biblical
Proportions" ---
>with a historic blizzard of up to 44" inches of snow and winds
to 90 MPH
>that broke trees in half, knocked down utility poles, stranded
hundreds
>of motorists in lethal snow banks, closed ALL roads, isolated
scores of
>communities and cut power to 10's of thousands.
>
>FYI:
>
>George Bush did not come.
>
>FEMA did nothing.
>No one howled for the government.
>
>No one blamed the government.
>
>No one even uttered an expletive on TV.
>
>Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton did not visit.
>
>Our Mayor did not blame Bush or anyone else.
>
>Our Governor did not blame Bush or anyone else, either.
>
>CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX or NBC did not visit - or report on this
category 5
>snowstorm.
>
>Nobody demanded $2,000 debit cards.
>
>No one asked for a FEMA Trailer House.
>
>No one looted.
>
>Nobody - I mean Nobody demanded the government do something.
>
>Nobody expected the government to do anything, either.
>
>No Larry King, No Bill O'Rielly, No Oprah, No Chris Mathews and
No
>Geraldo Rivera.
>
>No Shaun Penn, No Barbara Striesand, No Hollywood types to be
found.
>
>Nope, we just melted the snow for water.
>
>Sent out caravans of SUV's to pluck people out of snow engulfed
cars.
>
>The truck drivers pulled people out of snow banks and didn't
ask for a
>penny.
>
>Local restaurants made food and the police and fire departments
>delivered it to the snowbound families.
>
>Families took in the stranded people - total strangers.
>
>We fired up wood stoves, broke out coal oil lanterns or Coleman
>lanterns.
>
>We put on extra layers of clothes because up here it is "Work
or Die".
>
>We did not wait for some affirmative action government to get
us out of
>a mess created by being immobilized by a welfare program that
trades
>votes for 'sittin at home' checks.
>
>Even though a Category "5" blizzard of this scale has never
fallen this
>early, we know it can happen and how to deal with it ourselves.
>
>"In my many travels, I have noticed that once one gets north of
about 40
>degrees North Latitude, 90% of the world's social problems
evaporate."
>It does seem that way, at least to me.
>
>I hope this gets passed on.
>Maybe SOME people will get the message. The world does Not owe
you a
>living.
>
>
>
>BRIAN CARROLL
>SHOP 11 SUPV.
>646-2299

[dq409]

Bad hill,,,, snow covered streets,,, no brain drivers,,,,:rofl

Video of Portland street !!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Iqm2xhJPmQ

[Tic's60]

And here I am cruising to St. Louis, MO Monday. uugg. Maybe I'll get stuck in Denver..uuugg. THEN off I go back to NY... MORE damm cold. I'll be looking like Kenny off South Park cruising through the airport!

I am never gonna thaw out!!!!!!!!!:cry

[rstreet]

tic
I think you might as well head to Texas 'cause they are loving it down there:rofl

Actually we are having a wonderful winter here on the eastern shore in my and Dick Mackenzie's territory
Robert