Guess what? It snowed some more. Like another 3 inches of heav wet snow. I swear the roof was creaking from the weight of the snow but Jay just laughed at me.

It kept us inside all day, even Matt got ran off teh barricade by the snow, wind and sleet.

Ugh im tired of winter. Cabin fever anyone?

heavy clouds on the horizon. i will be PISSED if its more snow after we just got everything melted down.

Another nice day today. hit the mid 40s. All four of us fired up two trucks and waded through the morass of snow, slush and snirt to alco to provision up. Jay also got a lucky shot on a deer so we have fresh meat tonite as well. GOOD EATIN'!

Storm has passed but left another foot of snow behind. God im getting tired of winter. just enough warmth to clear everything off and then it dumps more. This time the temps hung right around freezing so the dead heads are semi frozen but still mobile.

Also starting to run short on supplies in the house. the snow has kept us away from all the stores for some time now. I think me and Matt may fire up the sleds and make a run to alco tomorrow.

Jay is especially depressed as he was hoping to head east when the weather cleared. Death metal is still ready to roll, though it would be a cold ride if we went now. the constant freeze/thaw cycle this spring has left the ground ina bizzare state of semi frozen slush down to several inches. sucks vehicles down like quicksand if you hit it wrong with a tire.

I cant remember a winter like this since 96/97. that ugly bitch was worse but not by much.

Still storming. its depressing.

Well first it was rain, then it turned to sleet and then it became snow. Its right under the freezing point so the dead heads that have thawed are still mobile until maybe tonite or tomorrow if the cold holds. Its pure hell cause you cant see the damned things until they are right on top of you. Matt switched over to my cold weather gear and Browning autmotic shotgun. He got two today. Oddly one was wearing a heavy winter coat. Most of them are semi naked now as their clothing is rotting off them. either hes been wearing it since the outbreak or these things are getting smarter. I dont want to think about that.

thunderstorms today. lots of rain. if there was any snow left there isnt now. Jay nailed the sole dead hear of the day with my 45-70. solid 400 yards, right between the peepers.

i found a tin of Nats littel cigars today. not in bad shape, dried out but i can rejuvinate them. my cigar stash dwindles more all the time. the big boys are long gone, and even my stash of favored king edward and swisher sweets is starting to shrink. i hate to think of a world without a smoke now and then. at least the liquor is holding out.

warm weather. more dead heads. i think the cold is behind us now. Matt capped three today. water is everywhere. im sure the storm sewers are plugged up and its running in the gutters ankle to knee deep.

Well, its been an interesting day.

we got to play cowboys and indians.

FOR REAL.

The horseman and his buddies came back, dressed in buckskins and wearing feathers. they found a way across the river and charged. ballsy, but stupid. Matt (as always) was on the barricade and hit the sonalerts to warn the rest of us. He was already dropping rounds around them with the M-60 when we hit the ladders. The horsemen were at least 1500 yards out and Matt was dropping rounds all around them. "the kid is good." i thought to myself. Jay was already firing sinlge rounds from my 45-70 and he kocked the horse right out from under one of them. He went flying over the horses' head and smashed his noggin. the rest kept charging. Matt hammered one in the chest and he went flying. three to go. they were close enough now me, Jay and Jed engaged with our FPWs. three hundred rounds at 1200 RPM shredded the remaining three like a blender set on frappe. What possesed them i'll never know. Matt and Jay cleaned up the mess. we had to shoot all the horses, thier injuries were too severe. I would have loved to have kept one but it was not to be. ugly day overall. not even nice weather can aleviate the sadness of pointless wanton slaughter.

back is a little better today. jay worked me over pretty good and i think what was out got popped back into place. real sore and stiff, but on the mend i think.

Matt saw the horseman again. alone this time. it gets weirder and wierder.

tripped and fell and hurt my back BAD today. can barely walk and with no chiropractor im in a bad way. Jay is going to try and work on it later. im soaking in the jacuzzi with water from the stove keeping it hot. when it loosens up ill give it a try.

Warm and sunny today. no wind at all. Snow is melting fast, lots of small rivers of meltwater everywhere. mud is ankle deep in the yard. i cant wait for this mess to dry up. its a hard slog to even make it from the house to the barricade. i laid out planks to walk on but they sank in before many trips over them. oh well.

warm again today. i broke the thermometer yesterday when i was hanging it up so i dont know exactly. the snow is deep enough we cant get very far on wheels, so a trip to the hardware store is out for now.

the horseman was back, with company. there were four of them today. three nice sized paint ponies with riders carrying what looked like SKSs, all dressed in buckskins. i dug out the 1200mm zeiss spotting scope and mounted it in the west FP to get a better look. they are natives for sure Matt says.

Everyone is back to 100% or close to it. we spent severla hours cleaning and scrubbing averything in the house today. The dust and crap had accumulated quite heavily in the week or so we were sick.

mid 50s today. the dead heads are sure to be back in force soon if it stays this warm. Matt is even more wound up than usual. i worry about the kid. he's like a tightly wound coil spring of late. Jed is back on his feet again. hes still alittel pale around the edges but hes back up and going.

no horseman today.

more nicer weather today. things are melting again. everybody but Jed is back on their feet and going. Jed is still pretty run down though.

the horseman was back again today. open water prevents thier crossing now though. Matt had been able to identify the character as an indian and he appears to be wearing leather buckskins like its the 1800s or something. bizzare to say the least.

almost back to 100% today. clear weather, a littel melting, all around good day. i cleared out teh accumulated ash from the furnace from when we were all sick and split some bigger logs. we're starting to get down to the bottom of the firewood pile so i hope spring comes soon. if not ill be cutting firewood again. The horseman was back again today. him and Matt appeared to be having a staredown for a time. im curious as to whom he is.

finnaly up and about. man what a killer. jay and jed both are still out for the count but me and matt have bounced back some. i dont know whether it was some rouge flu strain that drifited in on the wind or food poisoning. either was it was pure misery.

Matt said he saw someone on horse across the river early this morning. the river ice is rotten from the warm weather and wouldnt send a dog across it, let alone a horse. the guy was looking at town through field glasses and Matt looked right back through my old spotting scope. the two saw each other about the same time and Matt said the guy looked things over and then rode away like he owned the place.

i hope he doesnt come back with freinds because we'd be in a bad way. two men down and most of out weapons are stored indoors to protect them from the cold. i had matt dismount the M-60s and bring everything inside after the last blow. one of the 60s was frozen solid with ice and took two days to get running right again. the FPWs are good to go but they chew through ammo like theres no tomorrow and its not like we can order any up off the internet. I gave matt one of the AK-47s we have for winter use as you can freze them solid and still blaze away. we'll see what tomorrow brings.

the snow is piled almost to the top of the barricade in places and its hard enough to walk on. bad juju if we get company of the ugly sort.

beter still today. this shit really wipes you out. Jay is still throwing up bad, Jed just leeps and Matt (while sick as well) still keeps watch. it snowed another foot last night and today so i doubt the dead heads will be out and about but the kid is ever vigilant.

getting better a little. still throwing up alot. i think it may be food poisoning. i knew it would happen sooner or later.

severely ill. bad puking, running out the other end as well. all of us have it. i hope its over soon.

another warm day today. it rained a bit last night so everything was ice this morning. mostly im tired. i havent been sleeping well of late. Dont know why. Bugger.

weather is warming back up a bit. quiet around here for the most part. we finished prepping Death Metal but Jay and i discussed it and we decided ot wait until the weather settles. this warm day/cold day stuff wont work for us if we're in uncharted territory.

We finished our tourney with a day long, marathon two on two 9 ball slugfest. Me and Jed topped Jay and Matt by a slim margin of three points for the entire days play. it had swung as far as 50 points one way or the other as the day progressed but got tight as our skill increased. By the end of it i was flipping some tricky double bank shots and jump shots too. We ended the day by having a round of drinks and a toast to absent companions.

Continued with our tourney today. Much fun was had by all. Matt won today, and spanked Jay pretty hard at it. I found him a trophy upstairs and made a new plate for it. It didnt really matter that guy on top was bowling. i glued an 8 ball over the NBC logo on teh base and engraved his name with a dremel. He was stoked.