Good morning!!!!

[Old Guy in Tenn]

-4 on the shiverometer this morning. Should warm up to double digits (15 or so) for the drive home. Should be in Tennessee instead if Michigan. I am getting too old for this Winter Wonderland.

 

[daugen]

Well I can attest that the newer EMG machines pack quite a wallop. I was dancing this morning,
"now this might be a little strong" A master of understatement.
"You have a tendon here and we have to power through it." Power to the People. Oh yeah.
When they test an area that hurts by shocking it quite a few times, well I was glad I was done.
And yes, they have now papered their files that there is a huge blockage between my elbow and my hand, and nothing to do about it.
but at least it should now qualify me for a shot of some cortical steroids, etc in my elbow. Life goes on.

Now I was just having fun with Lord Salop. I just didn't think he'd want to put his sweet old Fergie up against those Continental speed machines.
something tells me those old Perkins diesels had a bit lower output than a comparable Porsche, and for sure a Lamborghini.

There was a time when Raymond Loewy, the car designer that made the beautiful Studebaker models, also designed Allis Chalmers, Minneapolis Moline, Oliver, Farmall, Deere and I think a few other tractor makes sheet metal. Rounded like the Porsche, aerodynamic which is pretty silly when you consider how fast tractors go, but it sure looks nice...
Probably good in a blueberry farm or a orchard...but good looking tractors, they had style. Some form with function vs all function. Maybe the original Euro look.
I wonder if Loewy was looking at Porsche designs for inspiration.

It would be fun to start a thread
The Best Looking Tractor
not sure many modern ones would qualify...
how about something unique like the Anteater International?
IH-3588 Tractor
The Thunderbird or Lincoln Continental of tractors...super long hood, big chrome stack, lots of power, what more could a guy want

 

[txdon]

Kyle is it cold in Giddings

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Haha, yes I saw that. Rare for down here.

 

[Ed of all trades]

I saw 5 or 6 snow flakes today so I have had enough snow for this winter. Was talking to mom this evening and talked about the old guys that worked in the sawmill when I was little. They were huge men and moved logs around by hand and can't hooks. I asked one how he got so strong and he said when he was young he put a barrel by the back door and in the morning he picked it up and in the evening when he got home he put a rock in it the size of his fist and picked it up again. He said that when the barrel was full of rocks he could still pick it up. Mom had been told that if you picked up a calf every day that you could still pick it up when it was bigger. She did not know how big. Any of you ever heard of this and do any of you know if it is true. I have been told about the barrel by 3 or 4 men and they were all huge. Have a good night Ed

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 14F again this morning, mostly clear and near calm wind. Winds did not pick up much, got some high thin clouds and 36F for the high. Leaf pick up today was main chore, picked up 7 bags so far. only 1 small area of heavy coverage left and 1/2 the lawn with light to moderate coverage + bike ride tomorrow. Trip to SIL Thursday.

 

[sodamo]

Snow on Mauna Kea
Wife grabbed this shot this morning during her walk.

 

[RoyJackson]

2016-12-20, 0313

-3 right now...high about 28...

 

[daugen]

.68 inches on the rain gauge, though I think the manual gauges will both show over an inch. Rain finally stopped overnight, today is cold and gray. 32 going up to 41. I might split some wood this afternoon if the sun comes out but otherwise will wait until it warms up a bit later this week.

 

[Eric Salop]

A few degrees above freezing and again little wind. All set to change tomorrow with some rougher stuff coming at us from over the Atlantic, so I want to make the most of it today.

I ought to treat my Stihl to a new chain and make a start on cleaning up from the trees that were cut down last week, especially the ash that had to be felled onto a neighbors field. The tree surgeons ringed me the main stem, so I only have to cut branches and deal with the brash. I haven't replaced the drive sprocket yet, despite going through a few chains. Always makes me feel guilty as they recommend changing after every couple of chains - perhaps next year :ashamed:.

Up and to work now, one of my trees is blocking the county road after it was blown over by the wind. It looks like someone went in the ditch going around it and the some one drug it so it only half blocks the road. It's a cedar tree so no firewood to harvest.

We don't grow much cedar wood here, making it a quite expensive timber, however it is highly regarded for it's durability. Can you make something from it in a future project ?