Bird in a Blizzard

[Rob Robinson]

Good post Chuck. And by the way congratulations on your retirement. Aint it
grand? Randy Dupree and I just got back on Thurs night after driving from
Phoenix through to Tulsa and then down to Gainsville. We saw the aftermath
of the icestorm and were sure glad we missed it. Hang in there in Fort
Worth.

On 18/01/07, Chuck Wheeler wrote:
>
> Kathy and I went to Nebraska over the Christmas Holidays to be with our
> son
> and granddaughter. I really made me appreciate the Wanderlodge. Went
> through two blizzards and had one furnace quit but with the other two we
> were still warm. Nothing froze up with the temperature between 5 and 19
> degrees. We talked to several folks on the road that were staying in
> motels
> because their SOBs couldn't keep them comfortable in the cold. We decided
> to return to warm Texas when they started talking about an ice storm. What
> a surprise! We have been stuck here in Fort Worth waiting on weather to
> make a run to San Diego!
>
> A few of lessons learned:
>
> 1. Don't take a recommended "shortcut" in bad weather. In the snow we
> spent time waiting for cars to pass so we could figure out where the road
> was! Stay with the major highways.
> 2. I checked the tank heaters, the frost heaters, and the furnaces, but
> I didn't really inspect the furnaces. One quit due to a fouled burner, the
> other two were only in slightly better shape! (They are all clean now)
> 3. I didn't check the heater on the air dryer. Each morning on the
> road I had to start the bus and then heat the air dryer purge valve with a
> hair dryer to get the air to come up until we got back to warmer weather.
> Actually the heater was OK, but there was no power to it.
> 4. The recirculating hot water is worth the effort. The instant hot
> water in the bath sink and shower are wonderful and it saves a lot of
> water
> when you are not hooked up.
>
> Even with the above, our bird got us there and back safely!
>
> - Chuck Wheeler -
> 82 FC 31 SB
> Fort Worth, TX
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Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
94 WLWB


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