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Old Dec 1, 2013 | 02:00 AM
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Hello all,

And welcome to the last month of the year! Where does the time go? Happy first day of December Nor Cal FTE and friends!

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Old Dec 1, 2013 | 07:34 AM
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Thanks Jim, glad to see another Christmas season. Think we'll ever outgrow the shopping frenzy?
 
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Old Dec 1, 2013 | 10:23 AM
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I don't participate in the shopping frenzy, but I do wish everyone else would boycott black Friday. LOL

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Old Dec 1, 2013 | 11:18 PM
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Happy DEC, FTE and friends, I was wondering were everybody was , then I found the DEC link I think I'm done with all the Turkey for awhileTurkey, turkey soup, turkey enchalatas, turkey burritos, turkey sandwitches. I need Steak and potatos
 
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Old Dec 2, 2013 | 08:11 AM
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I hear ya Scott. Wife made chile verde last night much to the delight of the household.
Get ready for a nice cold spell this week.
 
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Old Dec 2, 2013 | 11:50 AM
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Happy Monday Nor Cal FTE and friends. Time to break out the parka and mukluks, going to get a wee bit nippy. Or, just stay indoors with the heater on.

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Old Dec 2, 2013 | 01:33 PM
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we are supposed to freeze nightly through Saturday up here in Manteca...time to get out the burlap and wrap plants. productive weekend here, took the boy and wife in the '60 to get his first Christmas tree AND put up the lights on the house. Even had time to change the oil in black truck and change tail shaft seal in white truck! here is Lane ready to get his tree...my wife loves to take pics and I am a lil proud myself...
 
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He doesn't look too happy to be getting a tree.

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Old Dec 2, 2013 | 02:36 PM
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haha, you should see his pissed off face! he slept the whole time anyways...
 
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It's supposed to be 6* in my town tomorrow morning. And snow ! ! !
Weeeee, here comes Winter.
 
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Old Dec 2, 2013 | 09:05 PM
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Yikes! six degrees is way too cold for me! Brrr.

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Damn wish it would snow here. A half inch every seven years (on average) just doesn't cut it. We could certainly use a good drenching or two before years end.
 
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Originally Posted by hanklin
I hear ya Scott. Wife made chile verde last night much to the delight of the household.
Get ready for a nice cold spell this week.
Yes sir Tomarrows task is cover hay stack and frame in breaze way, gona get chillitO

Originally Posted by Nighteyez
Happy Monday Nor Cal FTE and friends. Time to break out the parka and mukluks, going to get a wee bit nippy. Or, just stay indoors with the heater on.

Jim
I have the burlap over the New fruit trees, and heat wrap over the ext water lines and fire wood is kinda stacked

Originally Posted by Maltman
we are supposed to freeze nightly through Saturday up here in Manteca...time to get out the burlap and wrap plants. productive weekend here, took the boy and wife in the '60 to get his first Christmas tree AND put up the lights on the house. Even had time to change the oil in black truck and change tail shaft seal in white truck! here is Lane ready to get his tree...my wife loves to take pics and I am a lil proud myself...
That's a great pic of your Boy Malt man , you guys need to come on out to the Farm ,and we will show you all the Horses and Cows, I had the same look when I wore Corduroy.hehehe

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It's supposed to be 6* in my town tomorrow morning. And snow ! ! !
Weeeee, here comes Winter.
I new it I should of stayed a few more days and told the crew to start with out me , oh well I'll be back to hit the real snow on my Ski's

Originally Posted by ZombieSlayer
Damn wish it would snow here. A half inch every seven years (on average) just doesn't cut it. We could certainly use a good drenching or two before years end.
Zombie, then what would we drink, Ice don't go down the same as WINE., OK with the shortage of water I had to Emphathize .
 
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Old Dec 3, 2013 | 01:24 AM
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It's Monday again... hope everyone had a GREAT THanksgiving!!!

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