Just got ordered up to fly back east to help out with "Sandy". Got the call at 2pm left hunting camp and headed to my folks place in Helena, dropped off my hunting gear then headed to West Yellowstone. Got chainsaws ready and all my gear, now headed to Bozeman sleep in my truck until 6am, drive to Missoula and fly to Pa. I don't know from there.
Be safe!!!!!!!!!
Take care and thank you for the good help.
Be Careful Chris!! Maybe you'll get to meet some of the upstanding FnF citizenry from Pennsylvania!! :biggrin: :biggrin:
Have a safe trip !
If ya end up sliding down here in WV let me know...Have a safe trip!
Didnt get much of a break did ya?
I sure envy your loyalty and enthusiasm as I'm sure it's appreciated by more then you know. :wink:
Be careful out there. Thanks for what you do. :bowingsmilie:
Pat
On the road to Missoula to get on the government airplane, was told to bring warm cloths, but not to go over 65lbs counting gear, well my gear weigh 37lbs without my clothes. I guess we'll see when we get there. I will post more once we land.
I'm thinking you're headed east of here as we aren't near as bad as the coast. I'm PM-ing you anyway.
There are still people around here w/o power, but I'd say everything in the Philly and surrounding suburbs is almost back to normal.
That is going to be a change from fighting forest fires to whatever they have you working on. Unless you are being called in to extinguish the burning gas lines. Stay safe and try to enjoy the east - even though you will not be seeing it at a very good time.
Jerry
Just landed in Harrisburg Pa, haven't got off the plane yet,
Take a quick nap, Chris :eyebrow:
Typical government, buses were susposed to be here, no buses no hotels. 5 twenty person crews standing on the tarmac waiting to unload the gear our selves, gotta love it.
Wow that sucks.
Let me know if you're in the Philly area and how busy you are. Harrisburg is about 2 hrs west of here.
Well we are staging in Pa, they are trying to find a place for us. If we had vehicles I know we could find our own work.I don't like waiting around when there is work to be done, we have 20 guys 10 chainswas enough MRE's and water for five days and sleeping bags, put us to work.
Chris,
Just saw this.
I'm an hour to the East of the Harrisburg International Airport. Shoot me an email if you need a place to stay? We have 2 bedrooms, and a sleeper sofa down stairs, if you and a few of your buddies need a place?
HuntnCarve
Dave
They gave us four mini vans and a uhaul we are headed to fort dix, any of you guys know anything about fort dix.
Quote from: nor-cal yote on November 05, 2012, 01:56:04 PM
.... any of you guys know anything about fort dix.
I know that in 1975 it was sandy and it sucked. But I was there for basic training, almost anywhere would have sucked. :rolleye: Stay safe.
Pat
Thanks for the offer huntncarve but we are finally moving, the big hold up was our resource order did not have rental cars needed printed on it, so we had to wait for approval from washington....the red tape keeps us from doing our job sometimes.
Chris,
Fort Dix is located slightly North of dead center in the state of New Jersey. Looks like you guys will be about an hour away in any direction, of the worst effected areas. All the way up the coast into New York was hit pretty bad. You will not have to travel too far from there to find work. Was over in NJ yesterday to take my son back to Rutgers. He still does not have power at his house across from campus. People are lined up for gasoline over there. They now have it "odds/evens" based off your license plate for gas rationing over there. :rolleye: Stay safe, be careful, and holler if you need anything.
HuntnCarve
Dave
Stay safe!
Fort Dix I think is about 45 min to an hour from here. I don't know much about the area, though. Keep us posted on what's going on. HuntnCarve may be in the area tomorrow night, so if things aren't too hectic give me a call.
Just got to our camping area a little chilly, but we'll manage...find out tomorrow whats going on, cant wait. We got about forty gallons of saw gas and cant wait to fire up them saws. Talk to you guys later.
Chris, just let me say your an animal :wink:
Be safe my friend. No matter what happens, be safe.
Not an animal Jim , we work for the Federal Government tax dollars pay our wages. I see a lot of wasteful spending, and when I say anything about it I'm told to chill out "you are getting paid". I believe if you have a job you do it, they are holding us because of weather that is expected tomorrow. I guess I am a little on the eager side, not the crew boss on this assignment just a sawyer, and that stihl 460 needs to roar.
Well I got to run 4 tanks through the saw today. We fell trees that were on the obstacle course at fort Dix and buck them up into firewood size pieces, :yoyo: dont get to fall many hardwoods out west. It was a good day.
I'm still running around gathering firewood, I'll take it all! :highclap:
By the way our news said you guys were going to get smacked out there again. Hang tough man...geeez. :doh2:
Well its snowing pretty good here, didn't work today. We are in tent city off of the base. The tents that they gave us are sweet, heated, bunk beds, lockers and wood floors. Maybe when the storm passes we can get back to work.
Damn! Sounds nice. Maybe I'll come stay there for a few days! :biggrin:
What do you typically do on a day off?
Usually we work 14days straight then head home, and not get a day off until we get home, but with FEMA running the show theres no telling, if we get some time off I'll be sure to give ya a call.
Been cutting a ton of trees, worked on a naval base that loads the ships with ammo and food, opening all the train tracks today good times. Love these hardwoods, got into a jackpot of blow down today probably six trees all twisted together. Had to pick the right tree to release the bind, kind of a big puzzel.
Worked on the naval base again today, maybe one more shift. We were told two weeks worth of work guess they don't deliver know how we like to work. Had dinner at Harpon Willies tonight, if any of you guys are ever in the area I suggest. Great food and service. Knocked twenty percent of the bill and gave us a free bottle of vodka.
:whew: Lots of hard work and a well deserved break, it sounds like. :biggrin:
And your still in one piece. :congrats: