We Needed Ice

12 responses to “We Needed Ice”

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   Pieces of Eye

   Sep 23, 2011 at 4:02 am

   What is that, a garden?

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   solerena

   Sep 23, 2011 at 4:17 am

   sounds like a fun adventure:)

   wonder what they have there…ice box looks like a nice place for a garden:)

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   Happy Tinfoil Cat

   Sep 23, 2011 at 5:14 am

   Empire, NV lost their zip code that’s why I use it for my location on social sites.

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   jurvetson

   Sep 23, 2011 at 3:27 pm

   heh…. and they lost their welcoming party from 2006:

   

   [http://www.flickr.com/photos/physicsman] – I think they are growing weeds

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5. 

   flytrue2

   Sep 23, 2011 at 4:27 pm

   About 5 miles up the road on main street in Gerlach you’ll find Bruno’s country club / motel / cafe / casino / saloon. They might have even have ice lol.

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   jurvetson

   Sep 23, 2011 at 4:41 pm

   And we stayed at that fine establishment. The ice came with whiskey. =)

   It was funny when we stopped at Empire for the first time because we needed one thing – Ice – and we saw those words from the road. (They did have bags of ice inside)

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   Dr DAD (Daniel A D’Auria MD)

   Sep 24, 2011 at 12:46 pm

   Actually, might make a nice nesting box for chickens!

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   jurvetson

   Sep 24, 2011 at 8:12 pm

   Oh this is funny… an ad for next weekend’s Lodi, CA launch event reflects the invitation aspirations of the hosts:

   

   Hoping to meet some single moms…

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   solerena

   Sep 25, 2011 at 7:35 pm

   🙂 wonder if moms can get a carpool ride there:)

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10. 

    Cooper L.A.

    Sep 25, 2011 at 11:17 pm

    LOL! The most photographed ice machine in Nevada.

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11. 

    exprodigyguy

    Jan 23, 2012 at 6:01 pm

    I think there’s a pay phone booth in Empire with a "lost and found" ad for a rocket launched
    in the Black Rock Desert area (has anyone seen my rocket?)
    For a well-written backstory on Empire, Nevada, look for the New York Times story "Sheetrock Ghost Town"

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12. 

    jurvetson

    Jan 23, 2012 at 6:39 pm

    That’s in Gerlach… where you don’t see lost kitty signs. Instead, there are plaintive pleas to help find lost rockets…

    

    I have watched several attempts to launch that rocket with a hybrid nitrous R10000 motor.
    It’s an amazing story… (with some photos from prior flame outs)

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