I cut down a tree in a cemetery in Exeter, NH

it was -10 degrees with a steady 20 mph wind.

I was standing in the fiberglass bucket of the tree truck.

every half hour we had to stop, jump in the truck, take our boots off and warm up our feet!

we had to do the job after the ground froze enough to drive the truck over the graves.

we didnt damage a single headstone!

 

winter here in Phoenix...we see a few nites below 32...but it usually gets in the 50 to 60 degree range during the day

 

I saw 1000 acres for sale south of phoenix a few years ago for about a million dollars...not bad for a hobby farm...and only 4 1/2 hours to san diego

 

This is my old 65 I feel bad for letting her sit around,but I just can't seem to bring myself to sell her.so what do you guys have sitting around?

 

Well maybe next time..

Can you imagine the size of the liquour store we would have? Of course we would have to have a huge warehouse of parts too.

Alright I gotta hear this story.. lol

There arnt to many things we couldnt figure out.

...At least Im not the only one..lol

I know exactly what you mean...

Sounds good to me, your going to have to in charge of getting the food in though. And we cant forget about the grill, your going to have to bring yours, and you and Scott can switch off cooking for everyone.

I dont think hes been on in a few days ...we would have been cut off my now if he was.

Edit: Wow I had the 2,000 post in the OT...

 

50 pages and 2000 posts

 

Ok Chris I think you just tied Jeremy for the longest reply,and your no.2000 on the post meter.

And good night all long sunday ahead.

 

Lots of post while I was gone. The party was crazy, I woke up at 12. The rest of the day was taken until now. Big commune would be one hell of a part. Just imagine the tool collection!

 

very flexible? Who told you?...

I can help with computer repairs too, as long as its not harvest you see...

I like this too Leo, but too many of our friends like the more mild temperatures...

Nope not yet, but that'll happen quickly. We were fairly close to the repair costs on the house. I am going to end up shelling out $2,000. Would have been much less, but I got nailed on the price of the roofing over the porch. The town I live in basically outlawed rolled roofing, which means we can't do it, we've gotta hire someone to do it and it suddenly becomes much more expensive. Oh well.

I see Brandon is on board...

I like that, thats good!

We need a smiley with a small violin, for quotes such as these...

You definitely get used to it, and colder weather has its benefits. Everything is crisp, and still on a cold morning. Snow itself is a beautiful thing, I can't quite explain the sight/smell of a pristine mountain valley on a cold snowy morning and the sound of pure silence.

Our trucks do hate it though, indeed!

I wouldn't worry about the grill too much. These guys could build a grill in a heartbeat.

Also food procurement won't be too big of a deal if we get our farming operation under control. Also keep in mind we have quite a few hunters, so if our ranch is large enough, we'll consistently have a good supply of fresh meat.

 

Damn you all have been busy again tonight...... Time to go catch up.

 

you and me both, people are post addicts!

 

Hey hey hey...LOOKIE LOOKIE Lookie what I got...



Little b*astard got greedy. He dang near had the trap licked clean but I wedged some peanut butter under the lip of the bait plate..and as you can see he almost got out of the way fast enough... ALMOST .

 

That's the only way to sleep! I haven't worn anything when I sleep for years. Any type of clothing is just too binding.

LOL. Good one Joe!

I'm 100% with you on this one.

I don't think it's even been close. Something like 1200 or 1300 I think is about it. Haven't verified that though.

Congrats on your catch Lisa. Are you wearing an oven mitt to pick up that trap?

 

Lisa, congrats on the kill! That was a good idea to put some on the underside!

 

Yes, but don't give me too hard of a time about that.

The trap (and the mouse) was in a place that is hard to reach and I had to try and grab the trap without touching the mouse. I had the trap under the kitchen sink, in a small cutout and was actually under the cabinets.

Call me a germaphobe if you like but I'm not keen on touching wild mice with my hands.