Ice Storm

Been a while since I Blogged, so I will update everyone on the "Louisville Lindsey's". We lost our power on Tuesday, and was without power until Saturday afternoon. Linda and the kids were staying with a friend of ours and I have been staying at the COLD...COLD house. I tried to get a kerosene heater to heat at least one room. Apparently everyone in the city had the same idea. Every store was out. So I started calling to see if someone that still had power had one I could borrow. Linda's dad had one in his shed. Now i had a kerosene heater, so I went looking for a kerosene jug to fill. Everyone was sold out. Not to be outsmarted, I took the 5 gallon water jug in our camper and made it a kerosene jug. Just when I think my troubles are over I go to get Kerosene. SOLD OUT.. SOLD OUT.. SOLD OUT. Every store I went to was out of kerosene. After driving around I found a Thornton's that had some. They also had a very long line. They were selling so much kerosene that they had a kerosene only line in the store. When I got my jug filled I got in my car to leave only to notice some DUMB @#$% had double parked and blocked me in. This was my breaking point, I lost my cool a little and had a heated discussion with MR. DUMB @#$%. Well at least it was heated.
Now it is Thursday afternoon, I have one room heated I hear a noise look outside just in time to watch the awning on the back of my house collapse.
Now in this second photo you will notice the downed awning as well as off to the right the $1000 damaged trampoline (You will have to refer to an earlier post for that story)

Our subdivision looks like a war zone. Downed power lines everywhere. Trees snapped like toothpicks.

Saturday morning a standing ovation for the POWER TEAM. Boy were we glad to see these guys.

In amidst all the drama the kids found time to get in a little sledding

Here is a picture of Jen and a few of here friends from school at here last game.

I know everyone has been hearing in the news about the two truck plants here in Louisville. They have gave us an opportunity to transfer to the other plant. I have 20 years in at Louisville Assembly Plant. I feel that the best decision for me is to stay put where I am. It is going to be a long 2 years. In June of next year our plant will shut down and undergo a complete retool. This could take up to 16 months. I will be laid off for that time. After that time we will be one of the most modern plants in North America. We will be able to produce 8 different vehicle types. Now if the economy collapses and they close my plant, then I made a bad decission. Of course it really don't matter what product you build, if you don't sell it then no job is safe.