Photo from the Past:
So for today:
Sherry and I moved to Kirksville, MO and lived in that area for a few
years. I was assigned as computer repairman at a very small Air Force Station. Very preferred duty. 60-70 man site, mostly
technicians. It was a secret back then, long before satellites. The entire USA
was covered with USAF Radar and our site had one small section of the mid west.
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We
moved from the Gulf Coast at 80 degrees to Missouri with below zero temps. WE had
a trailer, and proud of it at the time. Our rent was less than $100 a month,
including utilities. Me, not knowing a thing about winters of below zero, set
the mobile home up like I was in the south. Never realized the ground was
frozen down about a foot.
It is amazing the difference in weather a short 850 miles north! LOL
You can imagine Sherry’s shock when she was simply living a normal life in
her trailer as she had for a month when it began to move!
She called me at the Radar Site. “Jack this Trailer is moving!”
My boss let me off to go check things out; about 8 miles home. I arrived,
Sherry was calm by then; the movement had stopped. Sherry said she was trying
to get our baby JJ to take a nap and suddenly, the trailer started moving.
My
neighbor explained the ground had thawed and the trailer settled into the
ground. WE all laughed at “US
Southerners” And I re-leveled the trailer.
WE were set for a couple years.
Bad winters, but the rolling hills of North
Missouri and postural areas is beautiful.
The folks are some of the best.
We were introduced to Osteopathy, Kirksville is the “Home of Osteopathy.”
My opinion: it is a cross of medical and Chiropractic. Maybe YAYA who comments
here can clear that up! ;-)
WE
thoroughly enjoyed our time in Missouri. We made lifelong friends, wonderful
people, salt of the earth. WE learn some things, just by being Gypsies. LOL
You
Northerners stay warm, and close the door, you are causing a draft down this
way, LOL
Nite Shipslog
PS.
Thank all of you that read here. I
enjoy comments and appreciate it as I read them. Y’all are the BEST!
PS2: I am reading
Victor’s latest book, it is his usual, VERY GOOD. You cannot beat his creation,
Father Ignatus, who exhibits great spiritual insight and advice in tough
situations.
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5 comments:
You amaze me, Jack, with all the travelling you have done. Thank you so much for your kind mention of my latest book THE BITTEN APPLE CONNECTION. I really appreciate your kindness, encouragement and support. You, and a number of other Blog friends have encouraged me through the years, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. God bless you and your family always.
That move to the cold weather was an eye opener for you! Having lived in Northern Ohio and moving to Texas has been the same for me. I never experienced a trailer moving as the ground thawed in all the time we were camping as we could only do that when it was warm enough to have the water turned on.. Spring, Summer, and fall but no wintering over for us. Keep the good memories coming.
Oh my goodness! I'd have been frightened, too, if the floor under my feet began moving. Once again, you've taught me something I never knew. Mother Nature's still full of surprises, isn't it? Did you see where it snowed at Panama City Beach the other day ... people even made a big snowman!
I just postage a photo of Alask now - springist and Florida now winterish.
I would have been scared to death too if the home I was in started moving. You have a lot of wonderful stories.
You have some wonderful memories of your interesting travels.
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