Right now (10:40 PM 2/15/2020won) it's 3°F and headed for below zero
.. There's over 10" of snow on the ground and more coming on Wednesday .
And we had the lousiest beans and ham I've ever made for dinner tonight
.. As soon as the pain meds I just took kick in , I'm going to bed
(slipped on ice yesterday and landed on my back on the steps) .
--
Snag
In 1775, the British demanded we give them our guns.
We shot them

On Monday, February 15, 2021 at 11:42:38 PM UTC-5, Snag wrote:
> Right now (10:40 PM 2/15/2020won) it's 3°F and headed for below zero
> . There's over 10" of snow on the ground and more coming on Wednesday .
> And we had the lousiest beans and ham I've ever made for dinner tonight
> . As soon as the pain meds I just took kick in , I'm going to bed
> (slipped on ice yesterday and landed on my back on the steps) .

Ouch. That's a bad one. Rest up and stay safe.

Is there anything you can do to fix the beans and ham?

Cindy Hamilton

On 2/16/2021 3:44 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Monday, February 15, 2021 at 11:42:38 PM UTC-5, Snag wrote:
>> Right now (10:40 PM 2/15/2020won) it's 3°F and headed for below zero
>> . There's over 10" of snow on the ground and more coming on Wednesday .
>> And we had the lousiest beans and ham I've ever made for dinner tonight
>> . As soon as the pain meds I just took kick in , I'm going to bed
>> (slipped on ice yesterday and landed on my back on the steps) .
>
> Ouch. That's a bad one. Rest up and stay safe.
>
> Is there anything you can do to fix the beans and ham?
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>

They're edible , just not as good as usual . I'll be taking it as
easy as I can for the next few days , but stuff still needs to be done -
like hauling firewood in from the wood piles . I did some snow plowing
yesterday , mainly because we've got more coming and there's already
enough out there that Rusty Tractor was struggling for traction . Even
chained up , had to burn thru the ice more than a couple of times to get
things moving . I might plow some more this afternoon , might not .
--
Snag
In 1775, the British demanded we give them our guns.
We shot them

On Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 8:31:54 AM UTC-5, Snag wrote:
> On 2/16/2021 3:44 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Monday, February 15, 2021 at 11:42:38 PM UTC-5, Snag wrote:
> >> Right now (10:40 PM 2/15/2020won) it's 3°F and headed for below zero
> >> . There's over 10" of snow on the ground and more coming on Wednesday ..
> >> And we had the lousiest beans and ham I've ever made for dinner tonight
> >> . As soon as the pain meds I just took kick in , I'm going to bed
> >> (slipped on ice yesterday and landed on my back on the steps) .
> >
> > Ouch. That's a bad one. Rest up and stay safe.
> >
> > Is there anything you can do to fix the beans and ham?
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> They're edible , just not as good as usual . I'll be taking it as
> easy as I can for the next few days , but stuff still needs to be done -
> like hauling firewood in from the wood piles . I did some snow plowing
> yesterday , mainly because we've got more coming and there's already
> enough out there that Rusty Tractor was struggling for traction . Even
> chained up , had to burn thru the ice more than a couple of times to get
> things moving . I might plow some more this afternoon , might not .

We took our Urban Assault Vehicle (Toyota FJ Cruiser) out this morning
because my husband was scheduled for some tests at the hospital.
I hate driving on it before I snowblow. Couldn't be helped.

I do like that locking differential when it's snowy out. By the time
we were done at the hospital, all the roads had been plowed at
least once and some were salted. At one point we had to unlock
the differential, the road was so nice.

The sun is out, it's a balmy 15 F and I'm about to suit up and snowblow
the 8" we got last night.

Cindy Hamilton

On 2021-02-16 10:53 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> We took our Urban Assault Vehicle (Toyota FJ Cruiser) out this morning
> because my husband was scheduled for some tests at the hospital.
> I hate driving on it before I snowblow. Couldn't be helped.
>
> I do like that locking differential when it's snowy out. By the time
> we were done at the hospital, all the roads had been plowed at
> least once and some were salted. At one point we had to unlock
> the differential, the road was so nice.
>
> The sun is out, it's a balmy 15 F and I'm about to suit up and snowblow
> the 8" we got last night.
>


My Honda CRV has automatic four wheel drive and it sure is nice in snow
and icy roads.

We had about a foot of snow last night. I know what you mean about snow
blowing before driving on it. The tires pack it down and then it's hard
to clean down to the surface.

I had planned to get out to my driveway by 10am in case we had to go
somewhere, or in case my neighbour had to get out, since the driveway we
share is an unopened road allowance. While I was in the shed getting the
blower started and warmed up my neighbour was already out plowing it
with his tractor. I thought that meant I only had to do the parking area
and sidewalks. When I went to check for the newspaper I saw that the
plow had left a window about 4 feet out from the mail box so I had to
clean that out so the postie would not have an excuse not to deliver my
mail.

On Tue, 16 Feb 2021 11:16:24 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-02-16 10:53 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
>> We took our Urban Assault Vehicle (Toyota FJ Cruiser) out this morning
>> because my husband was scheduled for some tests at the hospital.
>> I hate driving on it before I snowblow. Couldn't be helped.


My wife drives an FJ Cruiser, she loves it. They no longer sell them
in the US because people say they have very poor visibility, my wife
has no visibility problem and neither do I.
>> I do like that locking differential when it's snowy out. By the time
>> we were done at the hospital, all the roads had been plowed at
>> least once and some were salted. At one point we had to unlock
>> the differential, the road was so nice.
>>
>> The sun is out, it's a balmy 15 F and I'm about to suit up and snowblow
>> the 8" we got last night.
>>
>
>
>My Honda CRV has automatic four wheel drive and it sure is nice in snow
>and icy roads.
>
>We had about a foot of snow last night. I know what you mean about snow
>blowing before driving on it. The tires pack it down and then it's hard
>to clean down to the surface.
>
>I had planned to get out to my driveway by 10am in case we had to go
>somewhere, or in case my neighbour had to get out, since the driveway we
>share is an unopened road allowance. While I was in the shed getting the
>blower started and warmed up my neighbour was already out plowing it
>with his tractor. I thought that meant I only had to do the parking area
>and sidewalks. When I went to check for the newspaper I saw that the
>plow had left a window about 4 feet out from the mail box so I had to
>clean that out so the postie would not have an excuse not to deliver my
>mail.

Dave Smith wrote:
....
> We had about a foot of snow last night. I know what you mean about snow
> blowing before driving on it. The tires pack it down and then it's hard
> to clean down to the surface.

i always have a flat bladed metal shovel for scraping compacted
snow before it turns to ice. even after it turns to ice sometimes
the flat bladed shovel can lift it up and remove it. since we don't
use any salt or sand here on the driveway i like to keep it shovelled
so that the sun can get to it and melt any remaining bits off before
it gets shaded again.

this morning i had to get out early to shovel since we had to run
some errands. roads weren't too bad, sun was out later. beautiful
white snow and plenty of sparkles.


> I had planned to get out to my driveway by 10am in case we had to go
> somewhere, or in case my neighbour had to get out, since the driveway we
> share is an unopened road allowance. While I was in the shed getting the
> blower started and warmed up my neighbour was already out plowing it
> with his tractor. I thought that meant I only had to do the parking area
> and sidewalks. When I went to check for the newspaper I saw that the
> plow had left a window about 4 feet out from the mail box so I had to
> clean that out so the postie would not have an excuse not to deliver my
> mail.

we were expecting a propane delivery so i always keep the
path cleared for them to walk on. they did actually deliver
today, i passed them as they were coming down our road. they
said they were happy that we'd shovelled the path for them.


songbird

BTW, almost took a guy's door off yeasterday.

He didn't look, was street parked across from anothe street parked car.
It still left room for 2 cars to pass. He had those super dark windows
so it was not obvious any one was in it.

I was 10 feet from his bummper with a car passing the other way headed
in, going 25mph (speed limit). He flipped the door open and I slammed
the breaks honking, he managed to shut the door just as I stopped,
mid-way even to his back passenger door.

Fact is, most people on that road are going 35 and his door would have
been history. Hopefully he learned to look first before opening a door
ino traffic.

On Tue, 16 Feb 2021 07:31:21 -0600, Snag > wrote:

>On 2/16/2021 3:44 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Monday, February 15, 2021 at 11:42:38 PM UTC-5, Snag wrote:
>>> Right now (10:40 PM 2/15/2020won) it's 3°F and headed for below zero
>>> . There's over 10" of snow on the ground and more coming on Wednesday .
>>> And we had the lousiest beans and ham I've ever made for dinner tonight
>>> . As soon as the pain meds I just took kick in , I'm going to bed
>>> (slipped on ice yesterday and landed on my back on the steps) .
>>
>> Ouch. That's a bad one. Rest up and stay safe.
>>
>> Is there anything you can do to fix the beans and ham?
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>
> They're edible , just not as good as usual . I'll be taking it as
>easy as I can for the next few days , but stuff still needs to be done -
>like hauling firewood in from the wood piles . I did some snow plowing
>yesterday , mainly because we've got more coming and there's already
>enough out there that Rusty Tractor was struggling for traction . Even
>chained up , had to burn thru the ice more than a couple of times to get
>things moving . I might plow some more this afternoon , might not .

Make a trip to a local Salvation Army store and check if they have a
pair of olde timey golf shoes to fit you... the old ones have steel
cleats, very good on ice... the new ones have rubber/plastic cleats,
worthless on ice. Sporting goods stores sell strap on steel cleats
for use on ice, but you'll have to leave them on a pair of boots
permanently as they are a pain to put on.

On 2021-02-16 12:04 p.m., Sheldon Martin wrote:

> Make a trip to a local Salvation Army store and check if they have a
> pair of olde timey golf shoes to fit you... the old ones have steel
> cleats, very good on ice... the new ones have rubber/plastic cleats,
> worthless on ice. Sporting goods stores sell strap on steel cleats
> for use on ice, but you'll have to leave them on a pair of boots
> permanently as they are a pain to put on.
>

My son bought some Yaktrax and liked them so much he bought some for me
and my wife. They are great. They really grip the ice and they are very
comfortable to walk on. You are hardly aware that they are there.

They aren't that hard to put on and off. My wife leaves hers on because
she has trouble putting them on, but I take mine off all the time and
just slip then back on only when I need then,

Be careful with the sizing. There is a chart on the side of the box. I
think there are only three sizes, small, medium and large. I was
surprised that my wife, who wears Womens size 10 uses small Yaktrax. I
don't know what would fit for women with smaller feet than that.


I highly recommnend these things.

On Tue, 16 Feb 2021 12:46:47 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-02-16 12:04 p.m., Sheldon Martin wrote:
>
>> Make a trip to a local Salvation Army store and check if they have a
>> pair of olde timey golf shoes to fit you... the old ones have steel
>> cleats, very good on ice... the new ones have rubber/plastic cleats,
>> worthless on ice. Sporting goods stores sell strap on steel cleats
>> for use on ice, but you'll have to leave them on a pair of boots
>> permanently as they are a pain to put on.
>>
>
>My son bought some Yaktrax and liked them so much he bought some for me
>and my wife. They are great. They really grip the ice and they are very
>comfortable to walk on. You are hardly aware that they are there.
>
>They aren't that hard to put on and off. My wife leaves hers on because
>she has trouble putting them on, but I take mine off all the time and
>just slip then back on only when I need then,
>
> Be careful with the sizing. There is a chart on the side of the box. I
>think there are only three sizes, small, medium and large. I was
>surprised that my wife, who wears Womens size 10 uses small Yaktrax. I
>don't know what would fit for women with smaller feet than that.
>
>I highly recommnend these things.

Yaktrax work well and are made well.

On Mon, 15 Feb 2021 22:42:35 -0600, Snag > wrote:

> Right now (10:40 PM 2/15/2020won) it's 3°F and headed for below zero
>. There's over 10" of snow on the ground and more coming on Wednesday .
>And we had the lousiest beans and ham I've ever made for dinner tonight
>. As soon as the pain meds I just took kick in , I'm going to bed
>(slipped on ice yesterday and landed on my back on the steps) .

I hope that taught you to install a hand rail... easy to do with 3/4"
galvanized plumbing pipe and the fittings to lag bolt it to a wall.
When we moved here there was no handrail for the basement stairs. I
told my wife we should install one but she said she has no problem
without a handrail. A few days later she was carrying some things and
slippped, cracked her head on the steel post at the bottom of the
stairs. She was lying in a pool of blood and was knocked out cold,
when she didn't answer me I thought she was dead... took her a full
ten minutes to come to. I told her we need to get you to the ER but
she didn't want to go. Finally I drove her and they said she had a
concussion and was very lucky... she had to lie in bed for a week and
go to her doctor to be checked. The next day I went to Lowes and
got the pipe and hardware for a railing and installed it in about two
hours. She agreed it was a good idea. The plumbing pipe handrail is
a whole lot stronger than any wooden rail I looked at... we have it
about 15 years now and no more falls. Not fancy but functional and
very strong, especially when attached with those flanges and heavy Lag
Bolts:
https://i.postimg.cc/MpMGcXwY/036.jpg