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« Reply #1000 on: January 31, 2026, 06:56:38 AM » |
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Sorry about your mechanical troubles but nice you took a walk surveying your kingdom and made sure all is at peace. This may sound strange in the midst of your trouble but it sounds like a slice of heaven to me.
Freedom to do at will, enough to keep you busy, and enough social contact either through animals or locals to make things enjoyable, enough property to keep neighbors distant. Probably never enough money for all that is imagined and needed but that's why you are so good at doing things yourself.
Sounds like a great blessed life.
When I lived in Long Island and on the water used to leave the boat in the water as long as I could. Sometimes the water would freeze with a skim and it would snow. Used to love going out in the boat looking around and having it snowing. I knew someone who had a cabin on the marsh and would stop there and sit and watch the snow or sometimes trap or skeet shoot. Then came home sometimes to shovel the snow but made a nice meal and a warm house felt great. It was so different enjoying the beauty of the snow when you did not have to shovel it of course. But on the marsh there was a quiet and a change, birds would fly by occasionally and the water would even take on a different sound as it lapped the marsh banks. The smell was kind of a salty crisp smell and no one to disturb the beauty of it all.
Was out on the water alot and the change in the seasons was enjoyable since I knew the subtle changes that would make each season different in the area. For the most part enjoyed every change. But of course as you experience there are challenges to the changes. But in time they did not seem so bad either. When you can sit and enjoy instead of work in changing conditions it makes what you see so much different. Taking time to take it all in was things some memories were made of.
Kind of a magical time, enjoy what you have it is special.
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« Reply #1001 on: January 31, 2026, 10:35:09 AM » |
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And back from shoveling the two strips down the driveway, down the neighbors turn.
2h 10m... I love my wide metal snow shovel.. It's 40yrs old and still sharp ...
Hasn't warmed up much still 9* and I'm sweating !
BTW I have done this before on this driveway. So it's not new to me .
I use it like a plow lift and clear the shovel when needed.
I saw a 'Yote trotting across the neighbors upper field...
It is still snowing just very fine.
I enjoyed myself.. I know most find that hard to believe..
Don would shake his head when I did stuff like this.
But he also understood...
Yes freedom.. most don't understand the life we/I lived/live...
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« Reply #1002 on: January 31, 2026, 12:11:07 PM » |
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Now The SHop is not going to stnd behind it...
And wants me to drop more $$$$ with them..
SOB !
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« Reply #1003 on: January 31, 2026, 03:11:38 PM » |
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This storm is up to 8" so far.
For the 25/26 season drum roll 40"
A far cry from our season best, but the season isn't over yet...
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« Reply #1005 on: January 31, 2026, 05:44:49 PM » |
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Nice...  Tomorrow I'll get out the roof rake . It's on a 25 or 35' adjustable pole.Being I have a metal roof, It's a neoprene foam blade. That tool really works your necl,shoulders and back out.. |
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« Reply #1006 on: Yesterday at 03:29:53 AM » |
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Snow at our home at about 2:30 this afternoon. Snow started around 12 noon.  I suppose snow is rare where you live Jim. That stuff looks like fluffy powder (unlike our icy concrete), and when I get it, I use my backpack blower and start at the house and just move it right off the deck and walks with ease, before the temps and sun come up and turn it to ice and slush. We get a lot of complaints up here in NoVA about all the 2stroke noise they make and efforts to ban or tax them out of existence (by Donkey people). The reason they are so popular is they save a tremendous amount of hard work in raking leaves, sweeping walks and decks, cleaning out gutters, and shoveling snow. I have three of them and I'm not giving them up either. It doesn't look like you have a lot of neighbors close by (lucky man). Sorry for the drift Tracy. |
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« Reply #1007 on: Yesterday at 03:48:56 AM » |
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Morning it's 1* and the winds have showed up..
BTW 12" total so far from this storm..
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« Reply #1008 on: Yesterday at 05:46:52 AM » |
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Morning it's 1* and the winds have showed up..
BTW 12" total so far from this storm..
It's a balmy 16* with 20mph wind up here Tracy, and not fit for man nor beast outside despite the bright sun. It's supposed to finally get above freezing for 5 days starting tomorrow, but freezing every night and I'm hoping for some kind of thaw so I can clear my walks and driveway so I don't fall on my azz anymore. |
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« Reply #1009 on: Yesterday at 06:25:49 AM » |
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LOL Have warmed up to 2* ... At least it's 12" of fluffy snow. Today will be a very full day, hand Shoveling the driveway to my neigbhors gate. Did that 2x yesterday. And ya'll saw how long my driveway is.  Have to roof rake and put hay out. And check water , bust the ice in the dead trough,so the concrete stays healthy.. I don't have stock there , So I'm not worried ,The half of that trough has a 12" of thick ice now. This is why I must keep half of it opened, so the fresh ice has a place to go. LOL soon there will be NO water in that trough, as I take what I bust up out. My main trough was fine last night,as was the house. Ya'll that don't get your water from a spring ,have no idea what one must do each day in the winter. Don use to take of the water . I would just bust up the ice. LOL and droughts... This snow will be outstanding for the deep water table. But my life is way more fun and exciting, tracking bob cats, 'yotes,deer, and a trail I had never seen before! I was very strange, I wish I could have seen the foot print. |
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« Reply #1010 on: Yesterday at 10:59:30 AM » |
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The drifts were thigh deep in my driveway, yes I dug them out.
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« Reply #1011 on: Yesterday at 12:24:56 PM » |
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The drifts were thigh deep in my driveway, yes I dug them out.
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« Reply #1012 on: Yesterday at 01:40:34 PM » |
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 Ok I guess for my age . 2 days of shoveling my driveway and walking all over in almost knee deep snow has worn me out.. And I have corgie legs ,I'm around 5' something I never go to roof rake , tomorrow is another day,,,
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« Reply #1013 on: Yesterday at 02:05:05 PM » |
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Tracy, you impress the heck out of me. There are very few women who would or could do the hard physical work you describe on here almost daily. I like to work, and try to do some every day. But this frozen ice storm has me licked... until we can get a few days of thaw and I'll go at it again. Two young men showed up a while ago looking for work (with their shovels). I told them this ice and wind is pure murder, but we will be above 30 the next few days. If you come by tomorrow afternoon and see me out there, I'll happily pay you cash to throw in with me. I'm looking forward to some help. |
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« Reply #1015 on: Yesterday at 02:52:26 PM » |
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Tracy, last storm, I worked 41 hours plowing, got home and did a quick plow so the barns were open for turn out by owners. Took a much needed shower, and a 3 hour nap. Then spent the next 2 days plowing everything out, snow blowing what I could and shoveled the rest.
Took the rest of the week to recover and feel normal. Well, as normal as I can be, and I think you out worked me hands down.
Slow & steady, be safe
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« Reply #1016 on: Yesterday at 04:06:09 PM » |
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For us all that are in it every day ,Snow just means more work.
It sure would have been easier for me if the winch ,didn't go belly up
at the last storm! That's what made this 3 day storm such a pain in the you know what..
I just say it's like winter of 1717 or 1949 just not as deep...
Watching the cavles playing this evening ,makes it all worth it.
and I have a cow springing , greatttt ...
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« Reply #1017 on: Yesterday at 08:12:36 PM » |
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surely impressing me for sure 12 inches of snow shoveling by hand long driveway is not for me anymore, got a snowblower for much of anything over 5 inches nowadays in one snowfall.
be careful and take it slow not overdue it heart attacks are fairly common shoveling snow that long and that heavy.
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« Reply #1018 on: Today at 04:46:32 AM » |
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I use my old alum, snow shov like a plow..
And this snow was fluffy thank goodness.
only toss whenit is needed...
Don and I use to do snow removal for a living in PA.
of course that was over 44yrs ago..
That was taking it slow. 10 yrs ago I was faster...LOL
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« Reply #1019 on: Today at 08:21:39 AM » |
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10 yrs ago I was faster...LOLWeren't we all. I only walk now (every day). I tell people.... "If you see me running, you better run too." 
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Happy Whistle Pig Day,, Our GroundHog Concord Charlie Did not see a shadow !!!  |
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