[R-390] Recap kit Update- Wife back in hospital -SNOW

[Ray, W2EC]

I arrived at Fort Sill, OK on 2 JAN 65. Had a 1960 MGA at the time. A
few days later, there was just enough snow to create patchy white spots
on the ground and make the roads wet.

Coming from the north, I had no problem driving my MGA around, but they
still shut down the entire Army post until everything dried up!

I was there to learn about some comm gear my Artillery unit was to
receive and install. No R-390's unfortunately!

73, Ray  W2EC

mikea wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Feb 01, 2002 at 10:56:05AM -0500, Todd Bigelow - PS wrote:
> > This must be a hoot to see, you should sell videos! We got over a foot
> > of snow last night, then it changed to freezing rain and sleet for my
> > drive in to work. Made it in with 3-6" of snow and slush on the
> > interstate, closer to a foot when I hit the offramp into town. Thought I
> > was late, but I actually beat the crowd since gov't offices had a
> > delayed opening.
> >
> > The biggest problems we have up here are with the
> > out-of-staters(referred to as 'flatlanders' and 'citiots')from outside
> > New England just have no concept of using their noggins when conditions
> > change. They just keep right on trying to barrel down the highway at
> > 80mph with their lame all-season radials, then wonder why they end up as
> > a lawn ornament out in the median or over the bank. You don't have to
> > creep along at a snail's pace generally, but you can't drive like you're
> > at LeMans, either.
> 
> Texas and Oklahoma after a snow or an ice storm are always good
> for laughs, as long as you don't have to drive. The indigenes
> treat the steering wheel as 3-state: L-M-R, and the pedals as
> binary: Off-On. This makes things ... erm ... interesting. Yes,
> that's the word I want.
> 
> I'm glad I learned my snow-and-ice driving in Korea, where the
> traffic was lighter.
> 
> --
> Mike Andrews
> mikea@mikea.ath.cx
> Tired old sysadmin since 1964
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