Stupid is what Stupid does ...

The Haymaker · Oct 19, 2009

dave1949 said:
The old saying - There's no bad weather, just bad clothes.

On the other hand, one of my cousins married a Texan from Austin region. He only lasted 3 yrs. in northwest Ohio. Said he just wanted to go home, couldn't stand the cold, sloppy winters anymore. They are still happily married living in Goldthwaite, TX the last 30 some years.

Dave.

You forgot to add that when it gets cold, we just set the walls on fire!
No smokin' in da camp!

dave1949 · Oct 19, 2009

The Haymaker said:
You forgot to add that when it gets cold, we just set the walls on fire!
No smokin' in da camp!

Yikes, I must have been sleeping on my good ear - the fire house is only about 3/4 mile away. I usually hear the sirens. At least they had all the water they needed for a change. Too bad about the camp.

Dave.

Danno1 · Oct 20, 2009

jimmyj said:
49 degrees, shucks, that's a fine summer day!

I keep the AC thermostat on 19C in my office which is comfortable to me, but like a fridge to everyone else

Heck, it was 49 deg in my house one morning last week!

.

Jstpssng · Oct 24, 2009

blueriver said:
They say you folks just become adjusted to the cold ... how ya do that? I hate being cold. We do on ocassion get a shot of snow and last year recorded a 9 degree day with North wind ... I never left the house!!!

I guess it's the same way you get used to the heat. (If it's over 60 outside, it's too hot.)
Only difference is that we can throw another log on the fire, and put on another layer before going out.

blueriver · Oct 25, 2009

$303.00 plus shipping for the rear window. Should be here this week ... with a $250 deduct, I guess I'll just pay for it.

FlaDon · Oct 26, 2009

blueriver said:
$303.00 plus shipping for the rear window. Should be here this week ... with a $250 deduct, I guess I'll just pay for it.

Hope it's safety glass. There are reasons for not using Lexan or Plexiglass in a tractor window as someone suggested. When safety glass breaks, it goes into either small pieces if tempered, or retained by the plastic layer if AS1 or AS2. Plastic when it breaks turns to shards that are wedge shaped and dangerous.

blueriver · Oct 26, 2009

FlaDon said:
Hope it's safety glass. There are reasons for not using Lexan or Plexiglass in a tractor window as someone suggested. When safety glass breaks, it goes into either small pieces if tempered, or retained by the plastic layer if AS1 or AS2. Plastic when it breaks turns to shards that are wedge shaped and dangerous.

Tempered Safety glass ... its being shipped directly from Montana to me.

WBWI · Oct 27, 2009

blueriver - sorry about the accident. I can relate to the "shotgun blast" effect. When I was 18/19, my first year of college I found a 68 Mustang convertable for sale in town. I had no real intentions of buying it but the owner let me and a buddy test drive it. We got out of town and decided to put the top down. By the way, it was early spring so it was too cold to drive topless. I hit the switch to retract the top and all of a sudden "POW" and then glass was everywhere. The rear window exploded. We freaked out and didn't know what had happened or how much trouble we were in. Finally got our nerve up and went back to the owner and told him what happened. He said he knew the window was loose and it must have gotten jammed as the top retracted. With the weather he didn't expect us to open the top. I gave him my name and number so he could give me the bill but he said he would turn it in on his insurance as vandalism. I never heard from him.

n8wrl · Oct 27, 2009

Not to hijack this into a tempered-glass thread, but my experience was with a glass-top patio table. We had an umbrella thru the hole but not open. Gust of wind came while I happened to be looking. It hit the umbrella just the right way and it looked like a fog 'puffing up' and then raining down onto the deck. tiny little 1/4" squares of glass everywhere - jammed between the deck boards, all over the ground under the deck where the space was wider. What a mess!

pitt_md · Oct 27, 2009

blueriver said:
They say you folks just become adjusted to the cold ... how ya do that? I hate being cold. We do on ocassion get a shot of snow and last year recorded a 9 degree day with North wind ... I never left the house!!!

9 degrees! Its spring time in Minnesota!!!

lakeside · Oct 28, 2009

Funny how we adapt. If it's +5c in October we're freezing, +5c in April is T shirt weather.

bpattie · Oct 28, 2009

lakeside said:
Funny how we adapt. If it's +5c in October we're freezing, +5c in April is T shirt weather.

so true so true. another example of that is my Mother whom moved in after my Dad died. she is hot in the Summer if the house is 75 and cold in the Winter is the house if 75

gazoo1 · Oct 29, 2009

HEY BUDDY YOU COULD BE LIKE ME AND MANY OTHERS WITH NO WINDOW OR CAB AND LIVING IN BC ITS PRETY COOL IN WINTER . BUT HEY I,M NOT COMPLANING I'LL DRIVE MY TRACTOR ANY TIME ,GLAD YOUR OK IT COULD HAVE BEEN MESSY

blueriver · Oct 29, 2009

gazoo1 said:
HEY BUDDY YOU COULD BE LIKE ME AND MANY OTHERS WITH NO WINDOW OR CAB AND LIVING IN BC ITS PRETY COOL IN WINTER . BUT HEY I,M NOT COMPLANING I'LL DRIVE MY TRACTOR ANY TIME ,GLAD YOUR OK IT COULD HAVE BEEN MESSY

I was like that and as I got older and when the time was right .... well I told myself I deserve some comfort.

The bad news is my dealer called today and seems as though there is a shipping and recieving problem and my glass has been delayed 14-21 days...oh well at least its on order!!

Transit · Nov 1, 2009

bpattie said:
so true so true. another example of that is my Mother whom moved in after my Dad died. she is hot in the Summer if the house is 75 and cold in the Winter is the house if 75

Hot and cold at the same temperature! You may need to control the indoor humidity. With low humidity, 95 can be cold and hot at 65 when it is high.

bpattie · Nov 1, 2009

Transit said:
Hot and cold at the same temperature! You may need to control the indoor humidity. With low humidity, 95 can be cold and hot at 65 when it is high.

good point Transit, In COlorado it is normally very low

blueriver · Nov 9, 2009

Truck called and told me they had a delivery for me from Montana ... before unloading I saw glass pieces on the pallet ... yep upon inspection it was broke.

I told the driver ... it's just like the one I'm replacing...broke all to heck ... He said you don't want it??

So the dealer said he'll get another one ordered ............

Transit · Nov 9, 2009

bpattie said:
good point Transit, In COlorado it is normally very low

Today the wind is from the SW, the hi for the day is 68 and feels like 80 with the humidity at 62%.

mcd176 · Nov 9, 2009

Transit,

What did the glass end up costing you?

-Mike

blueriver · Nov 9, 2009

mcd176 said:
Transit,

What did the glass end up costing you?

-Mike

Well I'll answer this for myself, Transit may have needed glass as well ... mine was $303.00 plus freight ... no freight quote ... My dealer knows me well and said he would send me a ticket on it. At this point I don't know the total freight ... and will be waiting for another one to ship !!