Good morning!!!!

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 35F this morning, mostly clear sky, and light breeze. Moderate wind with some gusts, Clear sky, and high temp 73F. 2 hour choir practice this morning (last one this year), 1 hr + leaf pick up, lunch, bike ride, choir performance at pot luck super tonight.

 

[txdon]

Kyle was in Bastrop today, by the Tractor Supply they will be opening a Harbor Freight.

 

[txdon]

Also while in Bastrop saw supplies being transported to the border.

 

[rswyan]

34F and cloudy @ 23:30, lake effect snow machine is ramping up, should be going pretty good by 02:00.

Weather guessers are saying we could get 1 to 3 inches from this clipper. Glad I moved some wood in today.

Temps will sink into the 20's by 07:00 and into the teens by 16:00.

Think I came up with a good, cheap solution for bypass doors on the wood shelves up in the shop. Was originally looking at that double channel bypass door track ... but it's stupid expensive for just a piece of extruded plastic.

Vinyl J and F channel for siding is pretty cheap however ... just need to put my eyes on it and see if it will work.

Filled the stove up with red oak and banked it for the night ... hopefully be some coals left in the morning but I kinda doubt it, given the lack of gaskets on the doors.

Anyways, shouldn't be too bad as long as it ain't freezin' in there in the morning.

 

[RoyJackson]

2017-12-12, 0332

23 right now...high in the low 30's. The forecast is for 6-8 inches of snow, but nothing here yet.

 

[Ed of all trades]

Good morning all, 41 this morning going to 43 today and 20% chance of rain/snow this afternoon. Taking mom for one of her routine dr appointments. Might work on sharpening a hand plane iron today if I get a chance. They come in handy sometimes.

Have a great day. Ed

 

[riptides]

38 outside this AM. Colder weather ahead. Final winterizing today. Not much else planned. Hope everyone has a great day. Be safe.

 

[daugen]

28 going up to 55 today, nice weather here forecast until next Monday.
Roy take it easy in the snow and have fun in your tractor; you are really well equipped which is good.

Mostly, has the choir had its big Christmas sing yet? '

5 five tiered metal shelves came yesterday, someone, I believe the post office, dropped them right in the middle of my driveway, not even over by the garage. I found out about it when the regular mail lady came in and was moving them, embarrassed that some other PO employee had dumped them there on me. They were about thirty pounds apiece; maybe my little old lady mail lady was tasked again with something she couldn't pick up. Or it could have been temps for the xmas season. Let's see, five shelves times five times 200 for some of the seedling trays, going to be a lot of veggies. Though the melons and several other varieties need planting in the big holed trays, the 42's with removable inserts. Have never done this before on this scale, having fun figuring it out. Maybe the smart thing to do is put a plastic sheet down over my almost white carpeting in the sun room...but then I won't spill, right?....................

for the first year all the seeds that need direct planting, like corn and carrots, will be done with an Earthway push seeder. Got the extra plates for it that will do tiny seeds like carrots.
4 little packs of carrots are almost 2000 plants. I hope the food bank likes carrots...after I put some away for myself. Have been watching videos of different methods, including peach baskets layered with root crops and sawdust or straw.

 

[Eric Salop]

Roy, it's never good to see I'm colder than you at this time of year. Temperature dropped here this morning to -8C/17F and staying freezing all day.

My wife is almost certainly going to be disappointed today as we should have been getting 3 pieces of furniture for our lounge, but no sane delivery truck driver will come here in these conditions. I had thought of collecting it from the roadside on the pallet forks, then realised if there was any prior transport damage I wouldn't stand a chance of getting it corrected.

For the last few years our tv has sat on 3 oak door casings, propped up each side by 4 concrete building blocks. I will be sad to see that go, especially as there will then be no excuse left for not fitting the last door frame.

RNG, thought of you when I saw this video of chrome "plating" being brushed on and wondered if you have ever tried anything like this in your various restorations ? Brush-on chrome - Chrome Paint using Brush | CHROME PAINT

 

[Buppies]

38 high of 43 today low in teens tonight

Farmer it sort of looks that way to me. Prayers for your wife

Riptides prayers sent

 

[daugen]

Now Farmer be extra nice to your patient. More likely it will be you getting bandaged, but glad she got that taken care of.
One on my back wasn't so lucky, melanoma and took out a pack of cards size hunk of my back. Lots of stitches.
That's the alternative to what she had, a dim consolation.
And Farmer, you can tell her that thousands of men around the world want her to feel better soon. That should be therapeutic. :thumbsup:
It's going to itch pretty bad in a few days....

Buppies, I hope you are healing ok too. They have sure put you through the Vegematic in the last year., chop chop chop
Riptides, hope this all gets done soon and your wife will be just fine.

 

[RoyJackson]

Roy, it's never good to see I'm colder than you at this time of year. Temperature dropped here this morning to -8C/17F and staying freezing all day.

No doubt...but I'll wager you were not more surprised then I was when Texas got snow and we got flurries a few days back!

I went out toward work about an hour ago...further south I went, the worse it got so I turned around at the exit 10 miles south of Bethel (Sharon, VT). I'll either try again when it's light, or work from home since I'm on my company laptop right now. I never used to mind (much) about driving in the snow...but as I get older (I'll be 68 in two weeks), the more shy I am about driving in snow...guess I'm not a "Real Vermonter"!

 

[ronjhall]

Kyle was in Bastrop today, by the Tractor Supply they will be opening a Harbor Freight.

More Tools. :thumbsup:

 

[toppop52]

Also while in Bastrop saw supplies being transported to the border.View attachment 531680

Great!

 

[toppop52]

Temp went from 28° last night to 46° this morning, but front is set to drop us into teens by morning. I hate cold!

 

[lostcreekranch]

Instant pot owners.

Any tips or advice for buying one. Wife is wanting one for Christmas. Size? Location? Pricing?

I know it’s been answered and I should have paid attention.

I agree with Don, the 6 qt. Instant Pot is a nice size. We got ours on Amazon about 18 months ago.

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking first cup of coffee. 19° with cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 20° with north winds 20 to 30 mph. Need to plow about 6" of snow. I am ready. New ski mask, new googles, new mittens, and new snow boots. No new Carhartt parka and insulated bib overalls they last forever. Need to get it done before speech therapist gets hear at 8:30.
Wife had a good time yesterday. Visit with my Aunt and early dinner out. She thanks all for the Birthday wishes.
RNG, I thought that you may be using the old Street Pilots when you mentioned buttons. The 2620 was a problem because it had a hard drive and did not like cold. The 2820 worked well in all weather. But screen was to small. All 3 that I have today are 5" screen. Easier to read.
Riptides, best wishes for your wife.
Farmer, take good care of your wife.
Glad others are feeling better.
Good Morning All.

 

[Thomas]

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Your smarter Vermonter.

 

[wngsprd]

38 going to 52.

Here's a late birthday wish for Ron's wife, and early ones for farmer and Roy.

Did some lopping yesterday, and some chain saw sharpening. Need to cut some of my logs when I get home from the gym and haircut...been burning quite a bit, and only gonna get colder tonight. Tomorrow's high temp will be colder than last night's low.

 

[daugen]

north winds 20 to 30 mph. Need to plow about 6" of snow. I am ready. New ski mask, new googles, new mittens, and new snow boots. No new Carhartt parka and insulated bib overalls they last forever

Oh what a difference a year makes, right Ron? That brief snow on your motorhome down by the Rio Grand would have melted long ago...
That ski mask is the key, feels weird but sure keeps you warm in those winds. Must be drifting going on with six inches and 20+mph winds.

Growing up in the country with almost no other cars on the road after a snow, I learned on a 1964 VW Bug with studded snow tires.
It was my father's get to the train station no matter what car. Originally my oldest brother's car he bought at college, so that car got passed around the family
a lot until a deer wrecked it by leaping off a field bank right into the road/roof of this little car, caving it all in, and just missing my sister's head. Not a good day for either
the deer or my sister. Now she drives only Volvos...

What a feeling of unstoppability, until I got too much snow up underneath. Easy to dig out though. I went everywhere in that little car that reminds me now
of my Gravely garden tractor, with the motor out back right over the drive wheels.

So I grew up without fear of driving in snow. And when you become a fireman you sure have to go no matter what. Which is why most firemen drive 4x4 trucks, though a Subaru or Audi would usually do fine. I've driven fire trucks through a foot of unplowed snow, quite an experience praying you won't slide off the road or that you won't run out of grip going up the long steep hill.
A pumper tanker truck doing the shimmy on slippery roads is right up there on the pucker meter though. Most importantly, the rig has to get to the emergency or you can't help so first priority is getting there, second is speed. Of course, if it was a working fire, you always went a little faster.

We need some pics of folks sledding and on a toboggan. memories of pulling long lines of sledders back up the big hill in town with my snowmobile. Now that was fun. Kids squealing in delight as they flew down the hill, particularly in the saucers going round and round and screeching in delight. More, More! Oh to be a kid again.