Jay ([info]brian1789) wrote,
2005-07-18 13:39:00
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  • Mood: guardedly optimistic

local excitement...

(Note: must take up a collection to get one of these for [info]dawnd once they're released... :)

This morning, the town was darkened... inside, by a power outage. A utility pole fire took out the supply lines running from the power plant to Resolute. Happened right in the middle of an IM conversation with [info]tenacious_snail (who needed to be off to work anyway). Then a cleanup crew with a bulldozer managed to rupture the main gasoline feed line, spilling a few hundred gallons near the tank farm before it was contained. Fortunately, these two events were separated by a mile or so. But it was busy...

Not so for my crew, still here in Resolute. But we're planning to get two planes away in about two hours, and then two more around dinnertime.

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[info]dawnd

July 18 2005, 18:46:47 UTC 6 years ago

Tee hee. Yes, must have squirrel!!

Sounds exciting up there already!

[info]brian1789

July 18 2005, 21:10:49 UTC 6 years ago

(nods) movement is... good. Talk to you later...

[info]tenacious_snail

July 18 2005, 18:51:09 UTC 6 years ago

yikes! That is a lot of excitement.

I must admit, I am now going to add "utility pole fire" to my list of "benevelent reasons to not hear from my sweeties". *kiss*. I did make my train, if that is any consolation.

I do love getting to hear the travel updates, but I am looking forward to field updates, too. Go otters go!

[info]brian1789

July 18 2005, 20:30:10 UTC 6 years ago

There is apparently still a gasoline pond on the ground near the tank farm... contained, but not guarded. We'll be hopefully out of here in two hours, so...

Communications are down at base camp... we *might* be up by tonight.

[info]tenacious_snail

July 18 2005, 20:37:08 UTC 6 years ago

um, pardon my cluelessness, but is a tank farm where there are a lot of tanks of gasoline? And does "not guarded" mean that there is no one watching it to make sure it stays not a problem?

[info]brian1789

July 18 2005, 21:09:43 UTC 6 years ago

Yep. Some bozo driving by with a cigarette... (shakes head).

Going offline, headed to the runway in 15 min.

[info]tenacious_snail

July 18 2005, 21:35:23 UTC 6 years ago

yay! On to Haughton! Happy drilling, dear.

[info]geekchick

July 18 2005, 19:08:50 UTC 6 years ago

Good luck escaping Resolute today. =)

[info]brian1789

July 18 2005, 21:10:08 UTC 6 years ago

Thanks, sweetie... looks that way!

[info]cyan_blue

July 19 2005, 16:22:18 UTC 6 years ago

Wow. Never a dull moment...
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