Greg In The Desert

Another snow storm has come through today and it’s coming down good. I had to drive in it this morning and are reminded why I bought four wheel drive. Of course, four wheel drive does give more control, it does not have keep you from stopping. Even with the four wheel drive I was slipping and sliding around.

I’m staying home for the rest of the day.

[Update 12/29/06 10:07 PM] I can’t believe it, its still snowing! Its been snowing non stop all day, I’ve got about 6 inches of the white stuff on my driveway. A freind called an said he was stuck in Las Vegas when his plane was diverted, earliest he will be here will be sunday.

[Update 12/30/06 12:18 AM] Apparently this is the most snow thats fallen at once in the Albuquerque area. It’s still snowing and has been since yesterday morning. Were looking at another 12-18 hours.

Red Dawn is one of my favorite movies, I shouldn’t be surprised that it filmed in Las Vegas, NM.

A landmark depicted as a stronghold for invading Soviet Union and Cuban forces in the movie “Red Dawn” has partially collapsed, scattering bricks onto a major roadway and forcing authorities to block off some streets.

A few of my favorite shows on TV include Battlestar Galactica, Boston Legal and Las Vegas. Reality isn’t included in any of them and I don’t get much excited about reality shows. However the Deadliest Catch is an exception.

The show is about Alaskan crabbers who literally risk their life so we can enjoy some tasty seafood. Last years show, which I caught by accident, was incredible. This year things have changed.

Unlike last season — the last derby style race to catch as many crabs as possible in a matter of days — fishermen must now abide by a new set of rules and regulations that were implemented to decelerate the already dangerous conditions in the Alaskan waters. New policy dictates that each ship is given its own quota instead of one fleet-wide quota, allowing captains months to trawl for crabs instead of days.

I wonder if it wont be as good this time without the derby but it should be considerable safer. It’s certainly not worth anyone loosing their life’s over so I welcome the change for that reason. There’s some more background on the change from derby to quota from the Anchorage Daily News that’s worth reading.

In the past week I’ve been to the Albuquerque SunPort, the Boise Airport, McCarren International Airport in Las Vegas and Sky Harbor in Phoneix. All have had Free WiFi. I’d like to salute you in those airports that made the decision to have free wireless. You make my time in these airports much better than would I had to pay for it (nothing worse than having to pay for it, and yes I’m talking about WiFi). In fact I’m writing this from McCarren now.

Phoenix is the only place I had problems with signal quality. I’m not complaning, I’m just saying.