MIA Hambden Bob Alert...

Post by **ONEDOLLAR** » Wed. Oct. 12, 2016 11:32 am

Hambden Bob Alert

For any and all of you who may or may not have been wondering, HB has been missing for a week here on NEPA. However... Don't disparage too much. HB and his loyal crew of linemen have been dispatched from the upper river delta of Ohio down to FLA and through the Mid Atlantic region tasked with getting the power back on after the Hurricane.

As of last night HB was wondering when he would be back on NEPA to continue to confuse and confound Yuppies and other Locust like critters with his curative wit. I will of course post more on this subject as I am able to telegraph and teletype with HB. He is though happy to report that while he isn't currently in need of coal heat the Mrs. back in Ohio is perfectly able to handle things.

Oh and I almost forgot.. HB asked me to send "LOVE AND KISSES" to everyone here on NEPA.. (his words.. NOT MINE)

lzaharis · Post by **lzaharis** » Wed. Oct. 12, 2016 11:46 am

Well, Both Freetown Fred and I am glad he is not among the missing.

Be sure to tell him to have fresh batteries on hand and in
his High Voltage TIC Tester wand and to be sure to use his
glove inflator to check for pinhole leaks every day.

I asked our the local utility lineman who installed the new meter
and service at my place if he used tetracycline to sterilize his splices
when they were assembling cable and he looked at me like I was from outer space.

He also did not know what a glove inflator was

I cannot believe they do not carry them on their bucket trucks.

Post by **ONEDOLLAR** » Wed. Oct. 12, 2016 11:52 am

lzaharis wrote:I asked our the local utility lineman who installed the new meter and service at my place if he used tetracycline to sterilize his splices when they were assembling cable and he looked at me like I was from outer space.

He also did not know what a H.V. glove inflator was

Why am I not "shocked" to hear this?

warminmn · Post by **warminmn** » Wed. Oct. 12, 2016 12:02 pm

Im glad he is enjoying himself on the beach....

Oh wait, the wife thinks he is working, well, hope it goes well!

Post by **ONEDOLLAR** » Thu. Oct. 13, 2016 2:47 pm

warminmn wrote:Im glad he is enjoying himself on the beach.... Oh wait, the wife thinks he is working, well, hope it goes well!

And here I took all the time and effort laying the groundwork and cover story for HB and you go and blow it... SHEESH......

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Thu. Oct. 13, 2016 2:57 pm

warminmn wrote:Im glad he is enjoying himself on the beach.... Oh wait, the wife thinks he is working, well, hope it goes well!

Hope he's staying safe,...... wherever he's skills are needed.

Paul

titleist1 · Post by **titleist1** » Fri. Oct. 14, 2016 1:13 pm

FL and the mid-atlantic may need more time to recover from HB than the hurricane!!

Whatever ya do HB, don't let the smoke outta any transformers. It seems ya have to replace those suckers every time the smoke escapes from them.

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Fri. Oct. 14, 2016 3:19 pm

HB is on his way back to Ohio.

tsb · Post by **tsb** » Fri. Oct. 14, 2016 4:08 pm

Does Ohio know that !

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Fri. Oct. 14, 2016 4:18 pm

Post by **ONEDOLLAR** » Fri. Oct. 14, 2016 7:52 pm

freetown fred wrote:HB is on his way back to Ohio.

Thanks for posting the HB update Fred... I wasn't home when HB called with the news and didn't get a chance to post it.... Boat shopping is tough.....

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Fri. Oct. 14, 2016 7:57 pm

You're in Native country OD--get a canoe!

Hambden Bob · Post by **Hambden Bob** » Sat. Oct. 15, 2016 10:01 am

It's a wonderful thing to consort with a pile of Folks who just 'aint right ! Thanx Gang ! We helped put the smash on Florida,and for our assigned target area in the Carolina's,well,it was still underwater. That ended the Mission. As the waters recede,more Crews will be able to land. We could conceivably have two days at Home,and then be requested to launch right back on Monday. In many parts of the Duke Power Distribution System,it's already been declared as a total rebuild,not a repair nor restoration of their System. They really did get hit that hard.

Thanx for being the Wonderfully Eclectic Coal Burnin' Band of Whack Jobs that Care and keep me going ! I do Love You All !!!

SWPaDon · Post by **SWPaDon** » Sat. Oct. 15, 2016 10:14 am

Glad to see that you made it back safe and sound, Bob.

LsFarm · Post by **LsFarm** » Sat. Oct. 22, 2016 11:36 am

Yep, I was thinking about HB, when I was getting my Mom moved to a safer place in her neighborhood.. She's in PtStLucie, right where the hurricane was forecast to come onshore.. her thursday night forecast was for 11pm winds to rise to 60-70mph, 1am to have 60-90mph, then 1am through 4 am to have 85-105mph winds..
Thankfully the storm 'bounced' off the coast yet again, and headed up north..

My Mom went to a neighbor's, who is a friend from her church, the lady had Mom, two other neighbors, and two of her cousins at her place for two days.. and the last day was without power..
I teased my Mom, saying that I'm sure they were having a great pajama party.. all the ladies are over 80 years old, my mom is 89.

There was little damage, the actual winds were much lower than forecast, and the only issue was it took until Sunday for her to have power again.. She went to stay with friends farther inland who did not lose power.

So HB, glad you are back in Ohio, and if you do go back south.. stay safe, don't drop a pole on your big toe !!

Greg L