Southern folks living in Wyoming. (school, farm, clothes)

[CptnRn]

I just wanted to add, the best way to quickly develope skills driving on ice and snow, and have fun while doing it, is to go out on a day when there is a fair amount of ice/snow on the ground and find a fairly deserted parking lot, such as at the high school or grocery store after hours. Then intentionally driving around it making the car slide and skid, spinning in circles, figure eights, sliding around and getting a feel for how to sense when it is about to happen and what to expect. Practice pumping the brakes to regain control, steering into slides, etc and learning how to control the car as much as possible under the circumstances. Then when it happens accidentally it won't be so scary and you will have a much better feel for how to control your vehicle in those situations.



By the way it never gets this bad in Wyoming.

[WyoNewk]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

... the best way to quickly develope skills driving on ice and snow, and have fun while doing it, is to go out on a day when there is a fair amount of ice/snow on the ground and find a fairly deserted parking lot, such as at the high school or grocery store after hours. Then intentionally driving around it making the car slide and skid, spinning in circles, figure eights, sliding around and getting a feel for how to sense when it is about to happen and what to expect. Practice pumping the brakes to regain control, steering into slides, etc and learning how to control the car as much as possible under the circumstances. Then when it happens accidentally it won't be so scary and you will have a much better feel for how to control your vehicle in those situations.

Right-on! I grew up in Iowa, and we'd do that all the time; it's called "cutting cookies". Another thing we'd do (not recommended) is chain up a couple cars after a big storm, fill the seats with buddies and the trunk with shovels, then head for the country to bust snow drifts.



By the way, that's one heck of a picture. Reps for that one!

Just one question. Where was it taken?

[jody_wy]

Late last May


seen the same pasture bare in April, but in 08 there was winter snow pack till June 1st,Wyoming wind , top of Snowy range


Commissary ridge still snowed in July 6th -09


last march

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by WyoNewk

Right-on! I grew up in Iowa, and we'd do that all the time; it's called "cutting cookies". Another thing we'd do (not recommended) is chain up a couple cars after a big storm, fill the seats with buddies and the trunk with shovels, then head for the country to bust snow drifts.



By the way, that's one heck of a picture. Reps for that one!

Just one question. Where was it taken?

The ice photos were from Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Ice and Wind on Geneva

I have on more then one occasion seen parts of Wyoming covered with a thin layer of ice all all the trees, grass, fences, etc. Very pretty.

[WyoHills]

Originally Posted by tgraeter

It's not all bad, the people are down to earth and hard working and will give you the shirt off their back (to swat mosquitoes, ha, ha,). I have never known anything different than living in the south.

In the summer we have mosquito drama too! It's really bad, we stock up on lots of bug spray - it is usually around June-July. We shoot trap in the summer and some nights it's pretty gnarly out there! Off Outdoor works really well!

[rmmoore]

Hey tgraeter, I'm an Alabama boy myself. Grew up near Dothan/Enterprise. Left home in the mid 80's and travelled the world for a few years courtesy of the U.S. Navy. Dropped anchor in Wyoming about 5 years ago in the Oil and Gas Industry. I ABSOLUTELY love it here. Yes, the winters can be harsh and sometimes brutal, but that is "usually" due to the wind. It will take a little "gettin used to", but it's well worth it.

We moved here for my kids frankly. I've been to/lived in a lot of places in the USA, and Wyoming is by far the best place to raise a family. My wife is from Eastern South Dakota and the Cheyenne area (and Wyoming in general) is by far a "milder" climate than where she grew up relative to actual/felt temperature and snowfall (think high humidity at zero degrees). The wind is indeed the "worst" part, but it helps blow the snow out once it stops falling, keeps those "hot" upper 80 and lower 90 summer days to a minimum, and best of all, it keeps those thin skinned "wussy" types the hell out of here. If I seem a bit prejudiced on that point, I am. I saw first hand what happened to Durango, CO when the left coasties moved in and destroyed the community that "was".

You won't find a bunch of nicer folks than in Wyoming, provided you're a nice person to begin with yourself. You're judged by your character and deeds for the most part, NOT what you drive, wear, or how fancy your house is. Again, FOR THE MOST PART.

Welcome to wonderful Wyoming, if you can take the change, and believe me, it WILL be a change, for the better.

I'm an outdoors guy too. Mule deer are different than whitetails, but not so much so that you won't enjoy eating them. My family has developed a taste for Antelope, and they are PLENTIFUL. You just have to prepare them the right way. PM me if you want to chat. Oh yeah, football around here isn't ANYTHING like the SEC. But, we still get the games on TV. There are quite a few 'Bama and Auburn fans up here, surprisingly enough. Transplants like me

When I visit family I always enjoy it, and miss them, but can't wait to get away from the humidity and heat. THIS is my home now, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

[tgraeter]

Thanks for all the info rmmoore. Glad to hear that there are a few Southern boys that have made the adjustment to Wyoming. How did a Navy guy get so far away from the water? Just kidding. I have traveled the world too with the Army and Airforce. I have been in the Active duty and Guard for 22 years but I think I'm fixing to call it quits and live like the rest of the US citizens. I just think it's time and after two tours to the middle east I would like to go one month without thinking about having Guard drill or the possiblity of being deployed again.

[rmmoore]

tgraeter, I left the Navy in Corpus Christi, TX. Spent some time on Offshore drilling rigs before moving inland to work at a Natural Gas Plant in northern New Mexico. After our kids were born, we decided it was time to find a place more "suitable", for us anyway, and moved to Wyoming. It took almost 9 years to end up here, so it wasn't an overnight trip once I EAOS'd. You won't regret it, just be aware that there is a certain "acclamation" period, just like any other PCS move you've ever made. You understand that, I'm sure. There's a VA hospital/clinic in Cheyenne.

Thank you for your dedication and service to our Country. At least it's still ours for now. You'll find folks in Wyoming tend to take personal freedom and liberty REAL serious. I suppose we cling to our bibles and guns; real hard and real close to the heart, at least most of us do anyway.

I seem to recall some statistic somewhere, and no I can't produce it, but something like 80% of households hunt and/or fish, and Wyoming has one of the highest (2nd or 3rd I think) percentage of guns per capita of any State. And also note our crime rate, 3rd or 4th lowest in the Nation. Wonder if those 2 stats might be related?

[lj1983]

Originally Posted by tgraeter

I just think it's time and after two tours to the middle east I would like to go one month without thinking about having Guard drill or the possiblity of being deployed again.

Amen to that. I just moved to Gillette from Virginia this past summer. took me over 8 years to get my 4 year degree, because of deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with the Guard

[tgraeter]

Originally Posted by lj1983

Amen to that. I just moved to Gillette from Virginia this past summer. took me over 8 years to get my 4 year degree, because of deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with the Guard

Yeah it seems that every time you make some plans it gets all screwed up. Luckly while I was getting my degree there was nothing going on except a trip for a month to Nicaragua. While I was in the Middle East I was trying to plan a trip to Disney World with my kids when I got back and it was a nightmare. I didn't ask for any special favors, but I did want some time frame when we would be going home.They would tell us our replacements would be coming at some time and then someone else would say that replacements are not even coming. The Active duty people would sometimes slip up and tell someone that their replacements would be in-country in a couple weeks. The guard was treated like a bunch of step children by the Active Duty. The Base Commander (Active Duty and a complete Moron) in-counrty was very out spoken about what he thought of the Guard and I can say the feeling was mutual about him. We watched people (Active Duty) get in-country months after us and then watch them go home and we started asking questions. Finally we contacted our Base Commander and he really had to chew their butts to get our replacements. Then they had the nerve to ask us to volunteer for another deployment. I didn't really mind going ans serving because someone has to go and everyone has something going on in their life but no one wants to be treated like a dog.