10-14-2016, 12:26 PM
Morning all from the stormy West Coast. It has been a blustery couple of days along with a lot of rain. Tomorrow we get the tail end of typhoon Songda that should give us some real wind and rain. They say it may veer South and Seattle could get the worst of it, but so far we are directly in its path. I did get the oil changed and the air filter cleaned in the generator though, so bring it on!!!
Train show tomorrow, and the kid has a hockey tournament, so the wife and daughter will have to battle the storm on their own
It's about a 70KM drive to the show but is well worth it. I hope the power stays on out there as not too many trains run without it. 
A couple of years back on train show day, we had a storm with lots of trees down across our rural dead end road. My F-350 and I just drove up and over and through the branches of several trees. Upon my return, my neighbours were waiting to get their BMWs and grocery getter SUVs out. So out with my chainsaw and cable to clear the road with my truck.
Everytime we have a storm and we have no power for a couple of days, the neighbours all say how they will get better prepared for the next one. YA RIGHT! I am evil! Yes! I am evil! 
I take great joy at having all my Christmas lights on and make sure to have the blinds open so they can see I am watching the hockey game on the big screen when the power goes out.
Did I mention how the neighbours managed when the water main broke a few years back? I always have 150 Litre's on hand in case of earthquake. They went to hotels or friends houses in cabs as the road was washed out and they were panic-stricken at not having water. Nothing like being prepared.
Have a great trouble free weekend all, I hope I do.
Brent
Train show tomorrow, and the kid has a hockey tournament, so the wife and daughter will have to battle the storm on their own
It's about a 70KM drive to the show but is well worth it. I hope the power stays on out there as not too many trains run without it. A couple of years back on train show day, we had a storm with lots of trees down across our rural dead end road. My F-350 and I just drove up and over and through the branches of several trees. Upon my return, my neighbours were waiting to get their BMWs and grocery getter SUVs out. So out with my chainsaw and cable to clear the road with my truck.
Everytime we have a storm and we have no power for a couple of days, the neighbours all say how they will get better prepared for the next one.
YA RIGHT! I am evil! Yes! I am evil! I take great joy at having all my Christmas lights on and make sure to have the blinds open so they can see I am watching the hockey game on the big screen when the power goes out. Did I mention how the neighbours managed when the water main broke a few years back? I always have 150 Litre's on hand in case of earthquake. They went to hotels or friends houses in cabs as the road was washed out and they were panic-stricken at not having water. Nothing like being prepared.
Have a great trouble free weekend all, I hope I do.
Brent