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D7E

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Started shipping some hay today.Lovely day for it -20c.
 
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"Lovely day for it -20....."

**** that. I'm praying for more Global Warming.


Great pics........terrible conditions. Nobody should be loading hay in sub-zero temps.........that's a summer-time, heat-stroke inducing pursuit.


**** Canadians.............
 
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"Lovely day for it -20....."

**** that. I'm praying for more Global Warming.


Great pics........terrible conditions. Nobody should be loading hay in sub-zero temps.........that's a summer-time, heat-stroke inducing pursuit.


**** Canadians.............

Thats only -4 Fahrenheit. Wait till it's -20 or -30 Fahrenheit. Not a fun time to be out in below zero weather, but if you dress for the occasion it's do able. It sure keeps the blood running though.

Those trucks look like a good wind would blow that load over.

Wedge
 
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Ahhhh, yes, Wedge, if you're use to it (like they are) I'm sure it's just another winter day. Looks bloody miserable though.

Gotta hand it to 'em, those Canucks must have anti-freeze in their veins.........;)
 
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It does look like a fresh clear day out.:D

What size and weight would those bales be?:D

Notice the Radiator covers on the Trucks?:D
 
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Ya have to remember "Its a Dry Cold" :D :D
As look at things like I think what did they do 50 or 75 years ago?

Wedge
 
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Ahhhh, yes, Wedge, if you're use to it (like they are) I'm sure it's just another winter day. Looks bloody miserable though.

Gotta hand it to 'em, those Canucks must have anti-freeze in their veins.........;)

I was talking with one of our Canadian TBN members about that very thing a few years ago. I was saying how tough they must be to handle the very cold weather. His response was that they just wore 3-4 layers of clothing and that they got cold like everyone else. :eek:
 
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D7E, Is that your provincial tree in the one picture? I've heard it's the state tree of North Dakote. :);)
 
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I was talking with one of our Canadian TBN members about that very thing a few years ago. I was saying how tough they must be to handle the very cold weather. His response was that they just wore 3-4 layers of clothing and that they got cold like everyone else. :eek:

3-4 layers?? Try 7 or 8! I'm no Canadian, but I'm very familiar with sub zero temperatures. You can tell when it's zero or below when your nose hairs freeze as you breathe in. In conditions like that I don't go out without at least 7 layers. If I get to doing something real physical, I'll sometimes shed a layer or two, but it takes all 7 layers to keep me warm doing easy stuff. One of those layers is a very heavy wool lined, duck canvas coat with a hood. I'll wear three hats if you count a stocking cap, the hood of my sweatshirt and the hood of my coat.

I love it in winter when Old Crusties in the coffee shop marvel to each other how it warmed up to double digits. Trust me. + 10 F feels nice and warm after a week of 20 below zero F.

Like Wedge40 said, though, "It's a dry cold". I'd rather deal with subzero temperatures that a humid 35 F. Anything less than about 10 below feels all the same.
 
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One time when I was up in Montana, it was 20-30 below for a few days. When it finally warmed up to zero, man you should have heard the people on the radio, talking about no more jackets, just long sleeve shirts. :eek: It was noticeably warmer at 0 vs -30 though.
 
 
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