2012

Just got back from Montello. Beautiful weather and great time. Snow finally came to the valley after a week of unseasonably warm weather. Just a few inches Saturday morning. Miss it and all the great people already. 2012 is the start of a new year and closer to the time I can move out to Montello full time. December 25 we drove to New York to visit ground zero and pay our respect to all the fallen heroes. RIP, all will be remembered in our hearts forever.

Bad issues at Rv.

With the cold weather now in place. JT has a major issue at the rv. "Heater wont run and went down to 2 inside and everything FROZE. All pipes, faucets, toilet, paint, bottles of water, cats water dish, etc.... still trying to thaw everything out to access $$$ damage and also fix heater. Have no clue why it shut off and why it wont fire up. Plenty of propane and stove works." Update," Got heater running after a big cleaning .. might be a coincidence or maybe dust in a sensor. Blue flame propane heater running at composter. Electric heater in pump and pipe area, inside heater set at 70. Waiting till pipes thaw to see if any damage. Hot water heater is OK I drained that and it looks ok, but pump and all pipes are frozen solid. Hope to thaw in a few hours." Lets hope the damage is minimal. We do have a spare water pump for the RV in case it needs to be replaced. To all future Montello dwellers, the winters are brutal out here and a small issue can turn into a big one very rapidly.

Montello VFD

JT Deputy chief of the Tacoma Township VFD

Sandy was not in town more than an hour when a call comes in about an accident on 233. JT is not only a member of the Tacoma Township Volunteer Fire department in Montello. He is the Deputy chief. So off he goes to assist. Not a problem, he is here to help all residents of Montello and Elko County.

Thanksgiving in Montello

Flying in Thanksgiving Day. JT and I want to wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving.

JT is home!!!

JT drove over 1100 miles Friday to get back to Montello. Weather was great, so he just kept going. Saturday they are calling for snow. The roads in Wyoming and Utah are treacherous enough dry, add snow and ice and travel almost comes to a stop. Looking forward to seeing everyone in Montello over Thanksgiving!!! Yeah.

Howdy from Nebraska

Self portrait. ETA Montello sometime Saturday Nov 12 in the AM. 2400 miles. WOW!!