NHmitch
Platinum Member
Hi,
Just wanted to touch base with you guys on the East Coast, and New England, and see how you are coming in preparing for Sandy:hypnodisk:. I am hoping that it will die off when it makes landfall, but the weather maps donot look very good, with at least very high winds, and potentially large power outages. I had my tractor out working the past three days straight cutting, and splitting wood, and hauling it to my new wood storage shed I built, so I have it in before the storm, and mainly so I have as many dead trees down before the storm so they do not hit the barn, the house, or any of the vehicles, or trailers. I have a 6000watt generator, and we will see how well it performs if I need it. I have 20 extra gallons of fuel, and 40 gallons of water for my horse barn set aside in containers, and 20 gallons for drinking water, two wells on the property that I can use like it the 1700's if I have to. I also have all of my chain saws ready to go, fresh fuel in the tractor, plenty of medical supplies and food for us, and the farm animals. Plenty of propane for cooking, and lots of batteries, and tarps. I hate to over prepare, but when ever I don't, we loose power for a week, or two, so... I think all of my time deploying to bare bases in nasty hostile countries with the military, has put me in this automatic mode, but hey, better to be safe than sorry.
Anyways, just wanted to see how you guys were coming, since the weather has been so unpredictable lately. Just a week ago, the walls of the building I was in shook from the earthquake, and now a hurricane this late in the season. I guess we did get close to a foot of snow last Halloween. At least it keeps things interesting, and I get more time on the tractor.
Either way, be safe, be careful, and watch out for downed lines around you house, and in the street, and stay far away from them. Happy Halloween!:jack-o-lantern:
Just wanted to touch base with you guys on the East Coast, and New England, and see how you are coming in preparing for Sandy:hypnodisk:. I am hoping that it will die off when it makes landfall, but the weather maps donot look very good, with at least very high winds, and potentially large power outages. I had my tractor out working the past three days straight cutting, and splitting wood, and hauling it to my new wood storage shed I built, so I have it in before the storm, and mainly so I have as many dead trees down before the storm so they do not hit the barn, the house, or any of the vehicles, or trailers. I have a 6000watt generator, and we will see how well it performs if I need it. I have 20 extra gallons of fuel, and 40 gallons of water for my horse barn set aside in containers, and 20 gallons for drinking water, two wells on the property that I can use like it the 1700's if I have to. I also have all of my chain saws ready to go, fresh fuel in the tractor, plenty of medical supplies and food for us, and the farm animals. Plenty of propane for cooking, and lots of batteries, and tarps. I hate to over prepare, but when ever I don't, we loose power for a week, or two, so... I think all of my time deploying to bare bases in nasty hostile countries with the military, has put me in this automatic mode, but hey, better to be safe than sorry.
Anyways, just wanted to see how you guys were coming, since the weather has been so unpredictable lately. Just a week ago, the walls of the building I was in shook from the earthquake, and now a hurricane this late in the season. I guess we did get close to a foot of snow last Halloween. At least it keeps things interesting, and I get more time on the tractor.
Either way, be safe, be careful, and watch out for downed lines around you house, and in the street, and stay far away from them. Happy Halloween!:jack-o-lantern: