MnTom

I don't think it is in the key fob. I have software for Volkswagons and all the programming is in the computer.

It won't fit. You can't see it but there is a trailer on the back that I am going to be delivering to my BIL. Besides, I am like Michael, I have a Jeep that is 4wd and my truck is 2wd and both get about the same mileage. So I am figuring on not driving my truck that much this winter and then I don't need to move it out to get another vehicle in. The other side is being used for storage by my son and daughter.

NASA says it survived. It is small, but it is still there: http://www.nasa.gov/ison/

I went out at about noon and cleaned the driveway again..... Almost another 12" of real wet snow and it has been snowing at a rate of almost 1" per hour all day and it is supposed to quit about midnight to two AM. Then the cold comes.......

Welcome to the club. I used to go out snowmobiling and ice fishing anytime the temp was above -20*. Not any more.......I think it was about time I hit 40 or so too........

OK, here are some pics That is my truck next to my garage.......

Here is the forecast for me. At least the winds aren't what was forecast. Check the weekend temps...... http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=esko%20mn

Not even a gasket if I remember right. They are a simple unit.

You are lucky. There is supposed to be winds up to about 45mph tomorrow wit gale warnings on Lake Superior. Since I only live about 10 miles inland from 'the big lake' we get a bunch of "assistance" from it.

We are getting what is called 'Lake Enhanced' snow. It is real wet so if it doesn't get moved almost immediately it won't move until spring.

Well, if you want practice........

All I have for that is I hope you sun burn then!!

You need to wait until tomorrow to get pics.

Some of the names do sound a bit familiar. You do some of the stuff I used to (up until August). I was a pipefitter.

Where I live we have received about 10 inches of snow in the last day and a half and I have cleaned my driveway twice. Now the NWS says we are supposed to get another 18 or so inches by tomorrow evening. I am tired of moving snow already...... I don't know if this will show up here but I live right near the bottom of the yellow. Here is the link:http://www.crh.noaa.gov/wxstory.php?site=dlh After that then it is supposed to get down to about 15* BELOW zero.........

There is H2S in a lot of places I used to work too (paper mills mostly). The worst place I have worked was at a small refinery. There is lots and lots of crap there that can kill you. There is also a chemical there that if it gets on you they give you a shot ASAP and haul your butt to the ER for more treatment. The stuff attacks calcium in your bones. Lot of fun working there in the summertime in full chemical suit, boots, gloves, and faceshield. The sun would be brutal.JR where do you work?

There were three guys killed in a manhole not too far from me. The first one went in to see why a pump quit and the second one(first victim's brother) saw him down and went in to help. The third one (local electrician) went in to help the other two that were down. Well, as you can guess the third one went down too. Turned out there was a strong concentration of sulfur dioxide in the pit. Sulfur dioxide is what makes rotten egg stink. Now you may ask why they didn't smell it and not go in. The reason they went in is because with a high concentration no one can smell it and it displaces oxygen. The worst part was I heard through reliable sources that there was an air monitor on the seat of the pick up the first one drove to the manhole.

Yep, I was always taught to assess the situation first, assist second.

This is the one I would like to have on my truck: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf6GOqzGtEM This is the site for it: http://www.dragtimes.com/video-viewer.php?v=Cf6GOqzGtEM&feature

Well, without being there it is very difficult to give you a step by step appraisal of what I think should be done. Suffice it to say I would have gotten wet. Far as that "officer", is it possible that with his assistance the victim may have been extricated 30 seconds, 60 seconds, or even minutes sooner and possibly survived? I know you guys discuss attempting to roll the vehicle back over, but in my opinion that would not be a very safe thing to do. The time involved to carry out such a plan would be detrimental to the victim. There is the chance that one (or more) of the would be rescuers become a victim also. The best way in my opinion is to do what the rescuers did and get the door open and cut the victim out. I do know that LEOs are trained in basic first aid (at least here in the US) and when the victim was gotten out the "officer" stood there and continued to do nothing. LEOs here are trained to take control of a situation and again, the "officer" did NOTHING. Forget the 'lawsuit' bullshit. THAT "OFFICER" DID NOTHING. Now to the person filming, Do you have any description of the person doing the recording? It is possible that they are a younger child, or a CITIZEN who chooses not to get involved. That is their right as a CITIZEN. LEOs are held to a higher standard.

A few states require a LEO to render aid, BUT in all states the LEO is covered under the Good Samaritan law (as you state Bill) and therefore is immune to lawsuits the same as you and I. That being said, every LEO has a MORAL obligation to do what he or she can to assist. If all he could do is talk on the phone rather than assist he has no business wearing that uniform in MY opinion. There is something in the oath that they take that says "To protect and serve". He did neither.

I would have been cold and wet at the end of that situation. I can't tell you how many times I have had to wash blood off my hands after a car crash and other accidents.

That officer NEEDS to be fired. PERIOD.

Yep. Windsor to be exact. That was way before the 911 system was used! We had a local number to call for the Fire Dep't and I even had a fire phone in my bedroom!

Gene, I would try to repair the wiring since the VP needs a bit more than just power to make it run right.