Good morning!!!!

[jbrumberg]

Thomas- I read your post and checked. There are globally 16 known tick borne diseases and 20 known mosquito borne diseases in humans. The list is still expanding. None of theses diseases are "pleasant" and some fatal. As the climate changes I would bet that the CONUS will be seeing increasingly more of these diseases in the healthcare system.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good morning to all! It was 39 at 05:30 and raining. At 08:30, the rain was mixed with snow. By 09:30, full snow, large flakes, covering the ground with about 2" in an hour and a half. WHAT??? ....

Obviously, it was your turn in the tractor trick barrel.:laughing:

Hope things dry out and warm up soon; having it parked out there in the snow must be killin' ya. I know it would be me...:stirthepot:

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Thomas- I read your post and checked. There are globally 16 known tick borne diseases and 20 known mosquito borne diseases in humans. The list is still expanding. None of theses diseases are "pleasant" and some fatal. As the climate changes I would bet that the CONUS will be seeing increasingly more of these diseases in the healthcare system.

Mosquitos and/or ticks + increasing numbers of unscreened immigrants = more exotic diseases spreading in our population. Just yesterday on the radio I heard that measles and typhus, once thought nearly extinct in the US, are staging comebacks. And now we have the zika and west nile viruses in our area, for the first time. All this is made even worse by the folks that for whatever reason decide not to get vaccinated. More signs of the approaching apocalypse.

 

[cat fever]

Good morning to all! It was 39 at 05:30 and raining. At 08:30, the rain was mixed with snow. By 09:30, full snow, large flakes, covering the ground with about 2" in an hour and a half. WHAT??? ....

So...the tractor delivery...the driver called me last night at around 6:30....said he was still 3 1/2 hours away and would like to deliver in the morning instead of in the dark. I said sure, would be better.... So at 6:30 this morning I was outside in the cold pouring rain unloading the tractor and the implements. Got soaked to the skin and very chilled. Tractor got parked, I warmed up inside.
For the brief time that I got to operate it...all I can say is WOW! Now I have to wait for everything to dry out....

There were a couple of small items that were negotiated in the deal that weren't shipped, so called the dealer and he's going to send them out....no big deal. Now I need a nap....

Here's the only pic I took so far, once the weather breaks, I'll take some better ones.

Everyone have a great Friday! Prayers sent for all.

Congrats on the tractor, based on the picture it looks like one of the things they forgot to ship was the cab.:laughing:

 

[jbrumberg]

Mosquitos and/or ticks + increasing numbers of unscreened immigrants = more exotic diseases spreading in our population. Just yesterday on the radio I heard that measles and typhus, once thought nearly extinct in the US, are staging comebacks. And now we have the zika and west nile viruses in our area, for the first time. All this is made even worse by the folks that for whatever reason decide not to get vaccinated. More signs of the approaching apocalypse.

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RNG- Well posted. 2 people died recently in Siberia from the Bubonic Plague after eating raw rodent meat(marmoset?). I forgot their crazy reasoning, but Darwin ruled the day.

 

[toppop52]

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RNG- Well posted. 2 people died recently in Siberia from the Bubonic Plague after eating raw rodent meat(marmoset?). I forgot their crazy reasoning, but Darwin ruled the day.

I’m thinking raw rat meat is not a way I will acquire anything!

 

[lostcreekranch]

I’m thinking raw rat meat is not a way I will acquire anything!

Think of the poor folks, in Venezuela, just trying to survive.

 

[jbrumberg]

Randy- I checked about the two who died from Bubonic plague. They ate raw marmot kidney for "good health."

 

[toppop52]

Randy- I checked about the two who died from Bubonic plague. They ate raw marmot kidney for "good health."

It didn’t work!

 

[toppop52]

Think of the poor folks, in Venezuela, just trying to survive.

They do have a mess there. And outside concerns are keeping it stirred up.