STORM TRACT

Just Southeast of the farm. Oh happy days! I think I'll go take pictures of it this year.

Got back a little while ago from my photo site selection. You know when you have a bad feeling about doing something like that....I have to learn to trust my instincts more. I went down to the river" at someone elses suggestion". I proceeded to plant my truck on an embankment and then wedged it in soft sand on an incline. Tried everything to get it free. Digging, Jacking, Rocking, the works! Nothing Worked. Now I have stuck "many" a vehicle in my time, large and small, but never have I wedged one so that I couldn't move it. Well to make matters worse, I blocked the only road out of there for the people who live on the river. We have about three foot waves on the river. Winds are getting stronger. School buses won't run after winds hit 35 mph. Emergency personnel won't respond after 50 mph. Governor has declared an emergency and the outer banks have started to evacuate. I was in one of the low land areas. I should have gotten to meet my neighbors earlier. We had a nice chat. I called a few friends with tractors to come get me, but by the time that the calvary arrived I had already been freed by a woman in a four wheel drive "GMC". Do you realize the shame involved with having to have your Ford F150 Pickup pulled out of a ditch by a Woman driving a GMC? The only satisfaction I got out of the deal was the fact that I brought my own chain. I also had to tell her what range to use as she dug herself into a hole trying to pull me out the first time. She didn't have it in four wheel drive or the low range. Once she did that she pulled me right out. She is so proud of herself..(and she should be). The only thing I can do to save face now is burn my truck and blame the wife. I would have never gone down there if she hadn't asked. Now she wants me to try and take the Ferry over to the other side of the river, by myself of course. I think I will just to spite her.....Back to my site selection....