Dust Storm

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tow job...

Was just about ready to prep the forms for the next pour...when a couple of guys came walking up to the house.  They got their truck stuck in the sand SW of me down by Terlingua Creek.  This is a contractor that was checking out a small cabin that he has been hired to move.  Exploring the area in the outback turned out to be a bad idea.  They had to walk 3.5 miles to get to TFL.  Some cable and a comealong and they were free to go.

Roasted a chicken in the solar oven for 5 1/2 hours today.  It just finished cooking when a dust storm hit.  Seems we are in for a gusty night and a bit of a cold front rolling in.  Explorers rescued, a hot chicken, Mr. Buddy Heater, and a trial subscription to Amazon Prime (free shipping on orders and plenty of downloadable entertainment) - I'm ready to hunker down for the night.  64,88,44,0,W

the wind...

Gusty winds and an all day dust storm.  It finally let up around 4PM.  Began de-dusting the house and started prepping the solar oven and cooking vessels.  Solitude over soon - a big sun cooked meal planned for some journalists from Finland arriving tomorrow afternoon.  Once I start the baking in the morning...that should give me a couple of hours to finish cleaning up and retrieve what was once a bag of natty light cans that are on their way to Mexico.  66,72,68,0,G