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Old 01/07/14, 09:42 AM
 
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Brutal Honesty of Cold
I thought while doing chores yesterday and while finishing chores by putting a geotextile fabric over the Ritchie Waterer with a hair dryer under the cover, "this won't last long and at least the cold is brutally honest." It made no promises that it did not keep. It did not try to fool me in any way. I like that. It behaves in a predictable way. You can somewhat guard yourself.

The water in the bowl was not frozen, but the disc that floats on top was freezing to the side. Ice was building up on top from drips.
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Old 01/07/14, 10:40 AM
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Agreed.

It also reminds me of the simple importance of basic needs..food, warmth (shelter) and clothing. Everything else is just stuff.
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Old 01/07/14, 02:58 PM
 
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Did you know that deep cold in the ground can make loud booming sounds and shake the ground pretending to be an earthquake? It would be something new to experience but I don't yet think of it as being an honest expectation to hold for the cold. Apparently about a thousand people in and around Toronto Canada can now add frost quakes to their honest expectation list for the cold.

I appreciate the comforting sameness of nature too.
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a coworker went to the packers game the other day and sat behind 2 canadian's, they asked when winter start around here
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Old 01/07/14, 06:50 PM
 
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a coworker went to the packers game the other day and sat behind 2 canadian's, they asked when winter start around here
This is the breeding season for their mosquitos too. 1 degree when i chored. A heatwave. The waterer was ok and i didn't burn anything down.
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Old 01/09/14, 08:28 AM
 
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Started tractor last night to pull the truck free in the barnyard, just off of the county road, and watched as the tractor hemorrhaged (had to look up spelling ) oil down the side the side and on to the floor. One step forward. A hundred steps back.
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In Norway the government will pay you to provide a heated barn for your dairy cow. For me that's right up there with having my tractor parked on a floor.

I'm just joking with you Bret. Sorry about your bad cold experiences and hope they all resolve soon.
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In Norway the government will pay you to provide a heated barn for your dairy cow. For me that's right up there with having my tractor parked on a floor.

I'm just joking with you Bret. Sorry about your bad cold experiences and hope they all resolve soon.
Grinning with you. There is nothing you can't fix if you through enough borrowed cash at it. I made it look better by throwing floor dry under it until the truck comes for it.
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Old 01/10/14, 03:28 PM
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Well, one thing's for sure. A cold weather test like what a lot of folks are dealing with, provides an ideal opportunity to assess one's prepping and planning. Procrastination bites.
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I realized I have become soft and weak since moving to SWPA!
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Old 01/12/14, 08:48 AM
 
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I realized I have become soft and weak since moving to SWPA!
Tempered.
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Old 01/18/14, 04:58 PM
 
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Started tractor last night to pull the truck free in the barnyard, just off of the county road, and watched as the tractor hemorrhaged (had to look up spelling ) oil down the side the side and on to the floor. One step forward. A hundred steps back.
Lucked out. Only a loose fittng at an oil filter tube. No $. Ten minutes. Two quarts oil. Need to find the right multiweigt oil. Ideas? So glad. Two steps forward.
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Old 01/18/14, 05:02 PM
 
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Glad it was simple! Any chance at getting a magnetic oil pan heater?
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Old 01/18/14, 05:12 PM
 
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Reading my mind Mike. I would only need it now and then. Need to check one out.
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Old 01/18/14, 06:01 PM
 
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I like that option because you don't need to sacrifice oil weight. Thinner oil is nice for starting, but it's up to operating temp for most of its use, and I worry it'd be too thin.

This winter I ended up getting one of those tarp material "hoop sheds" for my skid loader. I have a torpedo heater I start up an hour before I use it. Works great, and not too much investment.
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Old 01/18/14, 06:27 PM
 
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I like that option because you don't need to sacrifice oil weight. Thinner oil is nice for starting, but it's up to operating temp for most of its use, and I worry it'd be too thin.

This winter I ended up getting one of those tarp material "hoop sheds" for my skid loader. I have a torpedo heater I start up an hour before I use it. Works great, and not too much investment.
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