The "I know were I'm going" comment

[clodhopper]

You're welcome here. Having 1 more vehicle to block the roadway is always useful. Know how to operate a diesel locomotive?

Appreciate the offer, but the shotgun/mailbox thing is a concern for me.

As for a locomotive, not yet. But give me a few minutes and I'll get it moving once the air pressure comes up.

I should look into HAM (being an Engineer, test should be cake)... in case infrastructure makes other comms fail

Same boat. It is on the list of "Things I need to do...."

maybe we need some kind of group that meets to work out networks like this... I generally have a "bug-in" mentality, since I'm in a position where any issues outside of local natural disasters would make my location more desirable... which is why I've had people approach me. My "bug-out" plans are limited to local natural disasters (we've had our driveway nearly taken out by floods far from the house- plans worked fine for that one)

I would be interested in meeting others. Course, you all might be a bunch of loons that I want no part of.

Plan A is bug in. But there always comes a limit to that plan. Plan B is somewhat hashed out (sorry, opsec on that one). Plan C is in development.

Kazoo might be plan D, depending on the mailbox and train issues.