[Rebels1972] Suvived and Arrived
Fred Atkinson
fatkinson at mishmash.com
Wed Jul 9 21:34:31 CDT 2008
Hi, Coop,
The car is OK. I'm going to get the windshield fixed a week from
Saturday (the earliest appointment they had that I could meet).
I've already bumped into some ham radio operators on my radio set.
They've invited me to their club meeting the first Saturday of next
month.
Stay in touch. Give my best to your mother and sister.
Regards,
Fred
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale Cooper" <unkidale at centurytel.net>
To: "Sansom Class of 1972" <rebels1972 at mishmash.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Rebels1972] Suvived and Arrived
> Hey Fred ! Glad to see that you made it in spite of the problems. How
is the
> car ? Really, are you well ? Keep in touch. I am looking forward to
the
> pictures. Good Luck on your new job ! Hope you can find some friends
soon,
> in your new town. Regards, Coop . ---- Original Message -----
> From: "Fred Atkinson" <fatkinson at mishmash.com>
> To: "Sansom Class of 1972" <rebels1972 at mishmash.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 10:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rebels1972] Suvived and Arrived
>
>
> > Thanks, John and Susan, for the best wishes.
> >
> > The first day went very well. I am still fighting the cough, but
it
> > isn't much. It was mostly orientation.
> >
> > As soon as I find my camera's USB cable, I'll share the Emma
Sansom
> > photos with everyone.
> >
> > Stay in touch.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Fred Atkinson
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Machen" <machen2081 at bellsouth.net>
> > To: "Sansom Class of 1972" <rebels1972 at mishmash.net>
> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 9:41 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Rebels1972] Suvived and Arrived
> >
> >
> > Fred,
> > So glad that you made it to your new town. I hope everything is
what
> > you hoped for. Good luck with your new job!
> > I hope you are feeling better also.
> >
> > Susan
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: jdrtiger at aol.com
> > To: rebels1972 at mishmash.net
> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 10:35 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Rebels1972] Suvived and Arrived
> >
> >
> > Fred: We are just glad that you made it out to the wild, wild, west
> > alive! Best wishes on your new job!!
> > John Dale
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Fred Atkinson <fatkinson at mishmash.com>
> > To: rebels1972 at mishmash.net
> > Sent: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 7:33 pm
> > Subject: [Rebels1972] Suvived and Arrived
> >
> >
> > I arrived in Las Cruces about an hour or so ago. I got my
computer
> > set up right away. The place I am staying has high speed wireless
> > Internet. I'm glad I had the foresight to put a dual band wireless
card
> > in my PC quite some time back. So I'm good to go.
> >
> > I did stop at Emma Sansom's grave and photographed it. My camera
> > batteries died after two shots (curse). So I got some new batteries
on
> > the way to the courthouse where the marker to honor her was out on
the
> > courthouse lawn. Due to the angle of the sun and the way it was
> > imprinted, I am not sure how those shots turned out and won't know
until
> > I develop them.
> >
> > But I can give details to help others who want to visit Emma in
> > Gilmer exactly how to find it (they are not online. I was lucky to
find
> > a Spanish couple walking down the side of the road that knew where
it
> > was). The road directions are a little tricky if you don't know
where
> > you are going.
> >
> > I got very sick on the road. After the second stopover (when I
> > checked out on Saturday morning to go see Emma), the hotel found a
> > doctor's office that was open and I went there. He injected me with
a
> > powerful antibiotic and gave me a prescription which I got filled
right
> > there in Longview. I started driving west from Longview and within
a
> > few hours, I was feeling much better. I have a mild cough left but
it
> > is not one tenth as bad as it was yesterday morning. If I stay on
the
> > medication, he said I should be back to normal in a few days. If
not,
> > he told me to get with a doctor in Las Cruces this week.
> >
> > I stopped today in Fort Hancock, Texas to get gas and to see the
> > place (did you see 'The Shawshank Redemption'? That's where Andy
passed
> > over the border into Mexico). It was a small, one horse town. But
when
> > I was driving down their main street, I thought I heard something
> > dragging under the vehicle. I got out and looked. My exhaust pipe
was
> > loose from the manifold and dragging the ground. I don't know how
long
> > it had been like that.
> >
> > The gas station attendant got someone to come help me. He wanted
to
> > get me to someone who could weld it, but both persons (his father
and
> > the other welder in the town) were not available. So he tie wired
it
> > back together so I could make it to Las Cruces. I'll have to get it
> > welded here.
> >
> > On top of that, I developed a crack in my windshield (I just
noticed
> > it today, too).
> >
> > So it has been an adventurous and eventful trip.
> >
> > But I arrived safely. I start work tomorrow morning at 8:00.
> >
> > With apologies to Elvis Presley, Viva Las Cruces,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Fred
> >
> >
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