Comments on “Change of plans”

1. yeah but if they were mineing gold why would there be no way of getting hold of everyone there? i say its probably nuthin really really bad but i would still worry. ill pray for you and your family man. later

   Kristen on April 24th, 2008 at 11:25 am

2. I believe they were mining gold there, but i may be worng… Also it seems really weird what has been going on there… I hope everythings ok man.

   J on April 23rd, 2008 at 2:38 pm

3. Well andrew, first off if your going to make the trip invest in a satellite phone. If the area is mountainous like you said a cell phone will not work but a satellite phone will.
   Also how long have the mines I hear everybody talking about been abandoned? What did they mine and what really caused them to be abandoned?

   matt on April 23rd, 2008 at 8:46 am

4. So what is the lastest news on the situation at Piedmont?

   Sylvia on April 23rd, 2008 at 6:45 am

5. You need to contact the post office(any post office)and ask if mail is being delivered to your home town. I would also think about calling information and try to get some phone number for the town(like the police and fire dept. and city hall). Try making a collect call to someone you know there. Call the phone company and have them connect you directly to someone there and if they can’t demand to know why. I didn’t really believe all of this until I saw something on T.V. about it. You can also contact any of the millitary that is around that area and they may be able to help you in finding something out. Good luck.

   Juana on April 22nd, 2008 at 9:04 pm

6. I am a welder and pipefitter by trade. I accidently stumbled onto this website and Piedmont rang a bell. Last summer my company sent a crew of us to Utah to install a new boiler in an abandon manufacturing facility, think it was a farm implement company. It was located just about 5-6 miles from Piedmont. Anyway, there was a lot of work going on there and something that I really didn’t give a second thought about at the time may be something you can use. There was barbed wire at the top of the chainlink fence surrounding the entire facility that was being replaced. What was odd the barbed wire was turned inward, as if to keep people in???? I don’t know. Thought it was odd now though in light of your situation. Good luck to you. Hope you find the answers.

   steelman on April 22nd, 2008 at 6:35 pm

7. my name is brycen nickols and i wold fly over the town to see whats going on if that dosent work i would look up any animal disabilities from smelling or drinking chemicle waste if not go with the plane thing and if they shoot you dowwn then every body would know and if thy know they wiil go to check the place out

   Brycen Nickols on April 21st, 2008 at 2:03 pm

8. I agree with the people that have said you should go- but, NOT alone.
   If it were my family i would do the same. Good luck & know there are alot of people waiting to hear how things turn out!!!
   Michele

   michele on April 21st, 2008 at 10:17 am

9. I am totally with Tim on this one. Andrew, if you need anyone to come with you, and I think it would be the safest thing, count me in!

   B on April 20th, 2008 at 11:20 am

10. Something fishy is going on…but my best advice is…if you run into ANY sort of trouble…turn around! We have all seen those movies…if you had trouble…the chances of everyone in town running into the same trouble is high also! Best case scenerio you turn around and live to get some help…worse case is your keep trucking through and get killed or worse!

    James on April 20th, 2008 at 11:19 am

11. Hey, it’s me again.
    You gotta go. Take someone with you, it doesn’t matter if they’re from Piedmont or the surrounding areas, you just need a backup person/meat shield if something happens to you. I think about 75% of us are all voting for you to go, and you definitely should. Don’t wait for your friend to come back– ten to one he’s dead already. (Bit of an idiotic move on his part, in my opinion.)

    –Alice

    Alice on April 20th, 2008 at 11:09 am

12. look man. it seems like your friend was in a pretty big hurry to get back there. if he doesn’t contact you, then take that as a hint to do things a little more carefully…with more caution. you don’t need to rush in there full steam, because that’s when accidents happen.

    and hey, just in case, keep a recording of your trip. worst come to worst, if something happens, your recording will be out there (radio, tv, notebook). good luck

    CC on April 20th, 2008 at 10:59 am

13. Doesn’t this friend have a cell phone that he can keep you in constant update with? I’d want him to call me the minute he got to the town line (provided he can even make it that far).

    Medic21 on April 20th, 2008 at 8:02 am

14. I was driving through Utah yesterday and needed to stop to use the restroom really badly, but it seems that towns with gas stations are few and far between. Finally, I came upon a sign for Piedmont and was relieved that I would finally get to…well be “relieved.” My relief was short-lived, however, as the exit to Piedmont was roadblocked off. I ended up pulling over anyway and taking a whiz on the roadblock and continuing on. From now on, I will always remember that place as “Peed-mont.”

    GT on April 20th, 2008 at 7:42 am