Maybe you noticed, maybe you didn't but as of 8PM last sunday I lost power. As did most of central Kansas. 2" of freezing rain brought down power lines, tree limbs, and entire trees uprooted. MY CRX caught a tree but sustained "light" damage. Thankfully the windows are in tact, currently it's just now undriveable and has now earned full time 2nd project status until it can be fixed and turned back into my daily driver.


For five days I volunteered at the local Red Cross shelter to do whatever they needed (I have 101 training so I could ''actually'' help, though there were dozens of people that helped anyway) At night the temps dropped into freezing, a few local elderly froze to death that refused to be relocated. The first night there was a few small generators running full tilt to heat a large building that was the shelter. Coming in from numb innards cold to an almost tropical hot was welcome, and very much appreciated. \

The cooks worked dilligantly with local vendors that graciously donated (It was going to spoil anyway. ) whatever they were asked of. During this time some people ate better at the shelter than they did normally, myself included.

The Fire and PD worked round the clock rescuing and securing the town as best they could. And luckily Lyons stayed mostly free of crime. (Though some lowlife stole tools and downed power lines from the linemen)

Farmers and other buissness owners would offer their tractors, their generators, to anyone who needed them, just a few hours, maybe more at a time. To keep food cool enough during the day, and water for pets and livestock. I myself helped source a 25Kw (That's 25,000 watts btw) PTO driven generator for the local farmers and got a pot going where people donated fuel to keep the tractor running the generator running 24/7 and make sure nothing really went wrong with it.

Finally, there were the linemen, they have worked for a week nonstop now. During this weeks thaw they got stuck in ditches, it wasn't 15 min tops from what I heard that they sat there before a farmer with the heaviest chain they had extracted their truck, and even offered to stick around so they didn't have to wait. Farmers wives and daughters few them homemade meals to keep them warm, along with the countless gallons of coffee guzzled in the wee hours.

Right now other counties are releasing theirs and they are headed home with tired bones, and a fat ass check headed their way that they so deserve. But here, there are still those without power, even in town. But the generosity of this community knows no bounds. If you live across the street of someone with power, your welcome to crash with them, or string a power cord across the street.

Now I ask you, if that's not the Christmas spirit what is?

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23:23] blkIROC355: sometimes when i pee i make that sound the light sabers make
[23:23] SpecialK LS1: lmao
[23:23] blkIROC355: and play with the stream
[23:23] SpecialK LS1: that's just wrong

that's very cool of everyone to help each other out in times like these now that's how the world should always be.(help thy neighbor)it's good to hear that everything is returning back to normal.good to have you back man

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back to normal....

As of 2 hours ago I lost power, again. I'm posting on generator power. I really really wished I had known they were going to pull the carpet out from under us. I have my ONLY set of bed sheets in about 30 gallons of cold water.

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23:23] blkIROC355: sometimes when i pee i make that sound the light sabers make
[23:23] SpecialK LS1: lmao
[23:23] blkIROC355: and play with the stream
[23:23] SpecialK LS1: that's just wrong

Sounds like you are going through hell in a hand basket out there. So I know you want to do some work on that car in the offseason. give me your top priority for parts and while I can't get them at cost I'll get them for you at a very small profit on my end. So let me know what it is.

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That's awesome of you man. Though it's kinda under a tree atm.



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First few pics are from the ice storm. The rest are from the flood in march earlier this year.

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23:23] blkIROC355: sometimes when i pee i make that sound the light sabers make
[23:23] SpecialK LS1: lmao
[23:23] blkIROC355: and play with the stream
[23:23] SpecialK LS1: that's just wrong

Woah man! Sorry to see the tree on your car.

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The CeRviX is still alive at least!

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Not CRX, T/A.

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And here I was hoping you were going to expand for me.

Nah the T/A's axle will soon be fixed once funds are finally made available. I just need the axle though. How much you guys willing to sell one without ant specials?

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23:23] blkIROC355: sometimes when i pee i make that sound the light sabers make
[23:23] SpecialK LS1: lmao
[23:23] blkIROC355: and play with the stream
[23:23] SpecialK LS1: that's just wrong

ant specials?

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