Good morning!!!!

[rswyan]

On staying warm:

Like some said, layers are key. Part of it depends on the activity (sitting on a open station tractor blowin' snow is far different than cuttin' wood) and the actual conditions (15F on calm sunny day is way different than 15F at night when the wind is howlin' ...)

Personally, I have a set of large, insulated (400 grams) Rocky Boots which I wear over some thick wool socks. A set of Carhardt quilted, insulated jeans and then a t-shirt, and a long-sleeve shirt (I like Schimdt's stuff from TSC) covered with my Cardhardt hoodie. Knit toboggan covered by the rabbit fur ushanka (Russian fur hat) I got Pops for one of his birthdays. Had a really great pair of insulated Saranac gloves but I've lost one of them ... so I've been wearing various lessers ...

If it's really, really cold and I'm not going to be real active I'll put on the long underwear too ...

 

[Buppies]

Rain rain and more rain today and tonight then it turns cold again for a couple of days. Seems like I'm in the movie Ground Hog Day.

Isn't today the big day not sure but I think so, it is February isn't it?

 

[Buppies]

Do not drink coffee causes huge spikes in my sugar levels, but did read drinking coffee helps prevent skin cancer. Maybe I should drink it anyway

 

[Buppies]

Mini trackhoe arrived and is resting in garage beside tractor. Hopefully they will get along and not fight
American made Cat British car Tr-6 and Japanese tractor all living together co habitating

 

[dave1949]

Now no wonder you aren't transported anywhere. You are all larded down by donuts. You are stuck in a cop car with six dozen donuts in front of you....that's where you are going.

Donuts aren't safe around me; they would need police protection. Unfortunately I don't have any donuts this morning. We lived in crappy condo rental apartment our first year in Maine. However, there was a Dunkin Donuts shop whose parking lot adjoined the condo lot. Sunday morning, stroll over get a Sunday paper and a dozen donuts. I may still have some of that lard. :laughing:

 

[rswyan]

Now no wonder you aren't transported anywhere. You are all larded down by donuts. You are stuck in a cop car with six dozen donuts in front of you....that's where you are going.

Mmmmm ... lard ...

The local Golden Crisp potato chips I get are made with lard ... good stuff ...

my coffee says it is organic. That could cover a lot of things. Including that silly coffee made from beans popped out of a civet like critter after eating the beans. I'll leave that for the more adventurous. I am looking out over my back yard, and that's just where I want to stay.

LOL ... I'm with ya on that.

RS, nice wood.

Thanks. I really do like this ash for firewood.

Standing dead wood is marvelous, like btu's on a platter.

Yup ... the poplar/aspen goes south so quick though that ya gotta grab it when it's ready ... doesn't last too long before it goes all punky ...

I'll usually leave 'em standing for the cavity nesters but these were over near the barn and a bit of a hazard ... plus I needed the wood ... and if it's a question of me and The 'Cake vs. Tweety, Tweety is gonna lose every time

Just looked out the window ... Man, it's startin' to come down now ... small flakes but there's sure a lot of 'em ...

 

[RoyJackson]

2015-02-01, 0752

-4 right now...high of 12 today.

No plans today, but I think I'll fill the 4520's fuel tank in preparation for Monday's 8-12 inch snowfall. I still have the snow blower rigged to the 4400 and I might leave it on. I doubt the dealer will come by to pick it up Monday...and I might need it.
Boy, I am ready for Spring!

 

[sseelhoff]

Morning all. A balmy morning here. 60 degrees and humid. Forecast says overcast and 70 today. They removed the rain from the forecast. Cycle time this afternoon! Bought potato sets yesterday, so those go into the ground today as well.

 

[daugen]

2015-02-01, 0752

-4 right now...high of 12 today.

No plans today, but I think I'll fill the 4520's fuel tank in preparation for Monday's 8-12 inch snowfall. I still have the snow blower rigged to the 4400 and I might leave it on. I doubt the dealer will come by to pick it up Monday...and I might need it.
Boy, I am ready for Spring!

Yes, but think on the bright side. You are a TWO tractor man.

looks pretty cloudy out here, might not get that sunshine.
But my fireman helper is on his way so perhaps I can just supervise, and behave...
I'll stay in the heated Kubota cab, now that's behavin'

actually I have a ton of sticks to pick up, most of which I clipped along my one property line. Junk trees, those awful foot a day chisel tooth vines, and whatever needed to get cleaned out before planting a line of evergreens methodically down that line. In two years, no more neighbor and maybe his barking dog will be quieter. Maybe.
So I'll drive and let my helper pick up the sticks which all go on the burnpile. Which he will likely light off. Rain is coming, good time to burn. Problem is wind is coming too so no big burn piles today.

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking Folger's Classic blend coffee. 51° with fog this morning. Heading to 67° with sunny skies by afternoon. The rain has finally stopped.
Super Bowl Sunday in AZ today. Glad I am only driving 2 miles to my sisters place. Traffic around Phoenix has been terrible. Nothing unusual but with the added out of towners that have no idea where they are going it has been a disaster. May the best team win.
All those in the snow belt be safe and warm.
Drew, you must be adding something to your coffee.
Kyle, congrats on 4,000,000 post. :thumbsup:
Good Morning All.