Author Topic: Kansas Trip Report (Read 17995 times)

jb · « **Reply #50 on:** December 27, 2006, 05:10:53 PM »

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how far down is that stuff?

LOL, everyone asks that question. About 2.5 seconds, as sound travels through the earth. That is a 4 second seismic record, not a drill log.

Mamma D · « **Reply #51 on:** December 29, 2006, 03:03:35 PM »

Alas.....Kansas seems to aim on making this tail end of 2006, memorable for those poor dislocated Texans....

We are really having a dandy storm and it appears we will top a foot or more of that white stuff...And this darned wind is causing drifts!

I suppose the kids that got sleds and other snowgear are happy but I for one will be happy to see it gone....Or course they always say the farmers are happy (only I am not a farmer). Please pray we have lots of sunshine and a good chinook wind soon....

Mamma D

Turboguy · « **Reply #52 on:** December 29, 2006, 03:13:54 PM »

Good luck on the weather. We have decided to go golfing tommorrow in Pennsyvania.

Durk · « **Reply #53 on:** December 29, 2006, 03:50:52 PM »

Turbo we can be glad we live in PA.. Looks like Santa has
left a lot of red in Texas. Nothing like tornadoes for the holiday!
I hope our Texas friends are allright!

JB see what you do when you start shaken that earth lol!
Turbo enjoy your golf outing but get ready for some serious
western PA winter. I think we will be next. Our wildlife study showed
some data this past fall that we did not want to see. I hope it all
stays out west.

Turboguy · « **Reply #54 on:** December 29, 2006, 04:11:56 PM »

Hopefully winter here will hold off for a while. In about 4 weeks I head for warm sunny Thailand and a day after I get back I head for southern California, with a stop in Reno. If it stays warm long enough here maybe I will get lucky and miss Winter.

jb · « **Reply #55 on:** January 13, 2007, 07:57:01 PM »

http://wwwa.accuweather.com/index-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=1&zipcode=67735&u=1

-7 at supper time here tonight.

catzenmouse · « **Reply #56 on:** January 14, 2007, 04:11:34 AM »

I see a heat wave coming your way! +15F and snow today. Ah, lawn chairs, coolers of beer, and a BBQ will be the order of the day in KS!

Michelangelo · « **Reply #57 on:** January 14, 2007, 10:37:46 AM »

At least you have the NFL playoffs to look forward to this weekend.

And guess what? It's cold in North Texas this weekend, too....the ice here maybe makes it worse than Kasas.

jb · « **Reply #58 on:** January 14, 2007, 12:33:03 PM »

Your welcome, I sent that cold weather to DFW special delivery from Kansas, just for you.

Michelangelo · « **Reply #59 on:** January 14, 2007, 12:42:01 PM »

We are "iced" in. Vik wants to go to the store for some yarn to make another sweater for me, but I told her "no." So she is reading a "thriller" of mine. But she does not like all the killings :-) LOL

So now she is watching the game, cheering for the BEARS in support of AJ & Tanya

She picked up american football pretty fast. Next up is the New England/San Diego game. This one's for KenC... And of course, LT played his college ball here at TCU.

Mamma D · « **Reply #60 on:** January 17, 2007, 08:43:22 AM »

I really believe someone should either have a good talk with the weatherman or fire him.....Enough of this winter!

The only thing we can be thankful for, is that we didn't get the ice that fell further east.....Those of you in Missouri and Oklahoma are really dealing with a mess.

We could sure use some of that Global warming we hear about....

jb is you crew able to get out in this mess? seventeen and a half inches of snow over New Years and what a mess! On top of the snow before Christmas....and then the Arctic blast! At least when we were in Fairbanks, we had a wardrobe that kept us warm !

Some of you would scratch your heads at the Snow removal effort we have here.....

Spring will not arrive to soon !

Mamma D

Rvrwind · « **Reply #61 on:** January 17, 2007, 08:47:31 AM »

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We could sure use some of that Global warming we hear about....

Sorry Mamma D, but we are hogging that for ourselves this year. We had a brown Christmas, still have no snow & the coldest it got to was -5 & now we are back above zero again. Been a great Winter & will be a short one. I'm lovin' this Russian winter!!!

jb · « **Reply #62 on:** January 17, 2007, 11:53:05 AM »

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jb is you crew able to get out in this mess?

Momma D, we have not missed a day. We get our day started at 6 AM and give it our best shot. It's slow going for sure and we've hired some local farmer with their mega-hp tractors to move snow for us so we are still plugging along.

I couldn't be prouder of my merry little band of cut-throats.

Mamma D · « **Reply #63 on:** January 21, 2007, 12:21:25 PM »

Well.... I am wondering if Global Warming has gone the Other way.....

I am sick and tired of this snow down the middle of the street....

Now I don't mind a little now and then ...... But not every weekend !

jb did you by any chance bring it with you?

I do hope the efforts of your band of Texans is worth it !

Mamma D

jb · « **Reply #64 on:** January 21, 2007, 12:31:56 PM »

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jb did you by any chance bring it with you?

Nope, Momma, we don't have weather like this in south TX.

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I do hope the efforts of your band of Texans is worth it !

Actually, yes, 2 gas wells were drilled just south of town last month based on data we acquired last winter.

jb · « **Reply #65 on:** January 21, 2007, 03:33:46 PM »

With the additional 4-6 inches of snow we got last night, on top of the 20+ inches we already had, things are bogged down a bit in Goodland, KS.

For a crew of hardy souls that normally gets 200+ source points a day, we got just 46 today, things are not looking Good, in Goodlland. So much so that I'm busily shopping for a newer, bigger, more capable work truck,,, this time for a 4X4 with big lug snow tires. Geesh, what a mess this place is~! I hate having to write a check for $20K + my trade-in, just to finish this job, but I may have to if I want to stay in business .

Clients are rather narrow minded, they expect a contractor to show up with the proper equipment to do the job,,, no matter what the weather throws at you.

Bummer...

jb · « **Reply #66 on:** January 21, 2007, 03:53:08 PM »

BTW, I'm watching the Chi/NO game on TV... I'm glad to see it's snowing in Chi-town.

Jet · « **Reply #67 on:** January 21, 2007, 05:08:34 PM »

Quote from: jb on January 21, 2007, 03:33:46 PM

Clients are rather narrow minded, they expect a contractor to show up with the proper equipment to do the job,,, no matter what the weather throws at you.

Rat bastards! I hate when they pull that crap $:-\$

jb · « **Reply #68 on:** January 21, 2007, 05:20:07 PM »

costing me a ton....

Turboguy · « **Reply #69 on:** January 21, 2007, 05:32:32 PM »

Good thing you are a multi-millionare now. Just think how tough it would be for one of us common folk.

jb · « **Reply #70 on:** January 21, 2007, 06:47:29 PM »

T/G,

For your greater fund of knowledge,,,,4Q2~!

Kuna · « **Reply #71 on:** January 21, 2007, 07:10:33 PM »

Quote from: jb on January 21, 2007, 06:47:29 PM

T/G,

For your greater fund of knowledge,,,,4Q2~!

Must be an accent thing... I always thought it was spelt farque!

KenC · « **Reply #72 on:** January 22, 2007, 08:48:34 AM »

Quote from: Turboguy on January 21, 2007, 05:32:32 PM

Good thing you are a multi-millionare now. Just think how tough it would be for one of us common folk.

Wow, Turbo, I can't believe you said that.
KenC
(shaking his head in disbelief)

jb · « **Reply #73 on:** January 22, 2007, 04:42:45 PM »

T/G,

If it makes you feel any better, I traded today for a near new 4X4 Chevy Suburban/w all the whistles and bells, and had to write a check for just $13,000. I have a personal problem justifying that first years deprecation, so I always buy last years model with a few miles on the clock. Saves me a lot of dough in the long run.

If the weather ever improves enough to take pictures, I'll post a photo. It's a very nice truck...

Turboguy · « **Reply #74 on:** January 22, 2007, 08:52:03 PM »

Congratulations jb. I am glad to see you are well equiped for the job now. Hopefully now that you have something that will handle the adverse weather a heat wave will arrive again.

Buying something not quite new with a few miles is a good way to save some bucks. Back a few years I did that a lot and managed to put 300,000 miles on a couple I bought that way. Another way to save a few bucks is to not trade anything. When I bought mine a few years ago they knocked off $ 7,000 for no trade. The truck sold for $ 34,000 and I got it for $ 27,000 cash,(plus tax) along with a $ 27,000 tax deduction. My former truck would have only brought about the same in trade and we have used it for a shop truck since. Probably need to do that again in a year or so.

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