Weather may warm up...finally!!

Well, it looks like the upper level low and the omega block that have plagued us for the last week or more may finally be poised to depart. With any luck, Friday should show some improvement and the weekend looks down right pleasant! There might be a bit of rain mid week and the following weekend (so what else is new), but for the most part the weather is looking a bit more seasonable.

A blast from the past.

I just heard from an old colleague from my Air Force days. It's hard to believe that was over 35 years ago!! Seems like yesterday. It's also amazing to realize how much things have changed over that time. Back in those days we were always on the alert for those pesky Russian Bear bombers sneaking over the North Pole. We always had a couple birds on the ready line to go up and save the day!

My nephew Keith is now following in my foot steps and is serving in the Air Force...but with a twist. Instead of freezing important body parts off in the wilds of northern Maine with only moose for company, he is stationed in warm, sunny Italy. Oh, well, I must console myself with the fact that I served back when men were men and airplanes were held together with bailing wire and spit...and we kept them in the air!

You Can follow Keith's exploits on my brother's blog at http://ourwellsfamilynews.blogspot.com/
Enjoy!!

"Survivalist" explained

I have had some feed back on my use of the term "survivalist" in a the "Back to nature..." blog entry. Unfortunately, the word has come to have some negative connotations in the last few years. For many people the term conjures up images of camouflage wearing para-military types running around the deep woods of the western US preparing for some apocalyptic future there paranoia has conjured up. Let me assure you, I am not one of them.

The term, as it applies to me and others like me, refers to something a whole lot more main stream. We believe that it is only good common sense to be prepared to survive any of a number of disasters, both natural and man made, that can and do occur every day. One need look no further then New Orleans for a prime example.

There is a very good article on Wikipedia that I refer you to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivalism

Hope this clears up the confusion, and, oh yea...how prepaired are you???

So this is Spring??

N3HCP and Catwoman decided it was time for another camping outing. To take advantage of KOA's "free night" promotion, we needed to go the weekend of May 10. We decided, some time ago, that Watkins Glen would be a good destination. Unfortunately, I came down with what might just be the worst case of the flu since 1918. But, being the determined individual I am, we pressed on. The weather was, of course, cold. We managed to do some walking, Geocaching, and visit the Watkins Glen Gorge to view the falls. The temperature was in the high 30's or 40's at night. We were lucky in that we only had a little rain on Monday morning before heading home.

Through it all, I was, as always, stoic, never letting my terrible flu symptoms interfere with my day. Oddly, Catwoman seems to have a different take on that matter. She has been heard to use words like "wuss", "wimp", and "needy". Well, in all honesty, my extremely high fever may have colored my perception of the facts.

At least the weather seems to be ready to warm up a bit. I don't know about anyone else, but I am more then ready for Summer!!

Back to nature...

Mr. and Mrs. N3HCP have bought a cabin in a secluded areas of northern Pennsylvania. There is electrical and phone service, but no water or sewer on the 2.5 acres the cabin sits on. So, in the future we will be able to report on weather and other interesting happenings both here in Schaefferstown, but at the undisclosed location of the cabin. Undisclosed location?? You bet. As an unabashed survivalist, the cabin is not only our get away spot, but also our bug-out retreat. As such, the location needs to be kept secret from all but a trusted few. Call me paranoid, but when TEOWAWKI (the end of the world as we know it) comes, you're on your own! While urbanites are fighting over food scraps in the streets, we will be warm and comfy somewhere in the wilds of up-state PA.