Yeah that's the truth. Grocery stores will be jam packed, no bread, toilet paper, or milk will be left on the shelves.

At any rate, I'm glad things worked out. Have a great Christmas with the family!

Here in north Alabama we seldom see snow and we pretty much get to fly, fish, or play golf year round.  But this fall/early winter has been probably the wettest in many years.  We have only had a few days over the last 2 months that were OK for flying.  Thankfully I have a plane on my building table. 
As for the airline inadequacies, I worked as an avionics/a&p for 30 years (Braniff initially, after the Air Force) and it has been a real bummer to watch the industry go so far downhill over 30 years.  When I started in 1978 there was such a thing as service.  Today its like they are doing us a favor to fly with them.  My wife recently took a trip to NY on USAir.  She says never again will she fly with them.  I sure miss TWA.  They understood customer service.

I'm in, although the family may have a teeny little problem with this.

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Bill,

That's the old PPPPPP thing again. My daughter is less than 100 miles away.
My Kingdom for my ole 4wd back. Our roads are a joke, so she'll have to get
a hotel [>:]

Bob

Yep...nothing says fun like Beer and a snowblower.

Hay I got some flying in today. Very nice out must be in the mid 20s here in Oneida,NY just need a little more snow.

Palm Bay FL forecast
Saturday, clear, 67 degrees
Sunday, partly cloudy, 65 degrees. I'll have to wear a long sleeve shirt.

What is snow? [X(]

See you in 4 weeks

nitro-pilot, the guys in the upper east call it a white-out caused by heavy show. You guys call it a brown-out caused by heavy mosquito activity. It's all good.

No bugs here after September actually. I'm originally from Philly, and spent years in Mass and NH. I'll take hurricanes every 5 years any day.

What's easier, spraying on OFF, or wearing a Parka coat at the club field?

Great deal! You folks enjoy the time together. I have to run; because the guests will arrive any moment. None of them may get home (1 - 2 feet forecast; snow starting any time), but the party is on! No flying tomorrow or Sunday; but a couple of days snuggled in and relaxing sounds pretty good. BTW; my daddy, me, two sons and a daughter all did our time; various services. We're all civilians now; but thanks for your continued service. Thanks; Ernie P.

You're coming down? How about a boat ride after we fly? Pick one.

Our biggest headache around here are the da** gnats late in the summer. Off works for about ten minutes, and then they become immune to the stuff. They are constantly in your ears and eyes.....thanks, but I'd rather put on a coat and fly in the winter.

But you need to shovel out your driveway first, budget your hobby around hearing oil costs, doctor bills, winter tires, and making sure you can get to the field without skidding off the road. Bugs are not a problem here in FL where we're at. I can't imagine that weather anymore. Maybe if I was a bear and hibernated through the winter I'd go back. Do batteries work at 20 degrees?

Is this what you use to clear the runway with?

That's great news, Bill. It sounds like you will have a truly nice Christmas.

The best to you and your family.

Semper Fi.. Semper Paradus, and most of all, Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!

CGr.

Hopefully they can get back out of Philly! I remember being stranded in St Paul for over a week on a business trip one winter. The hotel grew pretty small the last couple of days.

As far as winter driving, Floridians can drive in snow pretty well. Our road conditions aren't what they would seem. The road gets very hot and when it first rains, it's just like ice with the slick surface. Also heavy rain floods the roads in this tropical environment. I'm sure all will be fine. Most cars have traction control these days too, anti-lock brakes, front wheel drive, etc.

Philadelphia is a hub for US Airways. The airport management keeps the airport moving as well as they can. Air Traffic Control have their own rules as to departures and arrivals. If it stops snowing, and the airport authorities keep things moving, the closure, if it even happens, will be minimum. The worst you can expect is delays, and they happen at any major airport for many reasons.

If you really need to keep in touch, then you can connect with US Airways for flight status via text message on most cell phones. All you need to do is enter the flight number and text it to 839887 and US Airways will send back the status of that flight for that day. You will get, in return, the following:

from: US AIRWAYS
FLIGHT STATUS: (if departure is delayed for that day, they will tell you here)
DATE:
FLIGHT NUMBER:
DEP FROM: (airport)
TIME DEPART SCHEDULED: (time the flight is supposed to depart, which means, pushed back from the gate)
ACTUAL TIME DEPARTURE: (estimated time of arrival, or if it has already arrived, actual time of arrival at the airport, wheels on the ground, at the destination airport)
DEPARTURE GATE:
DESTINATION: (Intermediate - next airport in a series of destinations - or final destination city or airport that the flight is supposed to go to)
SCHEDULED ARRIVAL TIME: (time the airline schedules the flight to arrive at the next or final destination)
STATUS: (what may be the status, if not on time, for the flight at that time, meaning airport or ATC delay, in flight, delay, or whatever)
ADVISORIES: (Weather advisories, destination delays for any reason, or, again whatever may cause advisories for that flight)
DATE RECEIVED: (date the information is applicable for)



Easy enough.

CGr

WOW!!!!! Looks like you guys are getting socked in. Hang tough

Hey Irish. Yeah, the predictions are not good. The predictions vary, but the extreme calls for 14" plus. Some models predict 6" or so, with mixed rain and snow, which is more than likely cuz of the location here near Atlantic City.. however.. this is a coastal storm, and more models, more than the one for 6" or so.. state that we're in for it, for up to or exceeding 14" along the coast. Gonna be nasty, no matter what happens. When the snow and rain mix, well, it's not a good thing.

CGr.

I heard you guys might get hammered. The wife was talking to some of her family in PA and NJ and they say it might get wild. Kind of makes me feel bad for complaining about the cool, foggy weather here.

This is why I live in fl. gets cold sometimes but lots of hobby time

Hey Bill,




23:45 report

Daughter and Grand Daughters, safely in a Holiday Inn
50 miles away. There is a God ! Thank You !


Semper Fi

Bob

PS, How does Mrs. Bill deal with 3 Marines ?

Boy we're getting it down here too! Woke up to a shivering 59 degrees outside and 72 inside. I had to get some wax logs on the fire this morning to break the chill. Kids loved it.
In an hour or two it will be 10 degrees warmer and we can venture outdoors and start loading the pick up with planes. I don't know what turn out we'll have at the flying field.
This only happens a few weeks out of the year, but we were prepared.