Good Morning!!!!!!

[Dotch]

Forgot to mention, I got my 10 cu. ft. chest freezer defrosted after putting all the food in the BWH trunk for a few days. Kinda nice to be able to let that garage freezer set, clean it up good, remove the ice from the sides and allow all the frost that had built up in the lid to melt & drain out. Can actually open it and it stays open. Don't have to worry about the lid coming down on you when fishing something out of the bottom. Bought the unit brand new 44 years ago from the Co-Op in Rugby, the 1st yr. I lived in ND. Plugged 'er in last nite and it took off like a champ. Stuck a thermometer in it to make sure it was operating properly. Was -5 in the freezer when I checked this a.m. & loaded the food back in it. That cold weather was good for something.   

[roony]

The old ones will outlast the new ones.

[Dotch]

No doubt about it roony. What amazes me is the old International freezers from the 50's or earlier that so many people had and still have down in their basements. Still see quite a few on CL & Marketplace. Those things weighed a ton and were built to withstand a nuclear blast. I know several people just left them when they moved because there was no way on God's green earth they could get them out. Some of the freezers were hauled down there back when farm houses had those outside storm shelter entrances. When grandpa & grandma remodeled, they just sorta worked around the freezer. 

[glenn57]

mom had one of type freezers......needles to say it stayed  there when we sold the place. to get it out of the house ya would of needed to cut it apart.

i still have an old freezer in the garage running like a champ/ bought it in 1979 at JC penny's a scratch and dent job.  have bought and replaced 2 others since!!!

[mike89]

my freezer is over 45 years old and works great, but the lid is warped  and the seal is all torn up...  to big for me so am getting it emptied out and get a smaller new one..  finding stuff in there goes a bit back!!!   

[LPS]

I had an old upright that I bought from my cousin that hauled it back from Alaska.  He had it for years too.  It conked out 2 years ago after I had it for 20 years.  You might remember I bought a new one at the big store in Warroad.  $800 and it lasted 16 months.  Absolutely no help or discount on a new one so will never be at that store again. Used to buy a lot of stuff there too. Got a nicer one here in town delivered.  Hope it lasts longer than that other one.  I did get a nice 10 cu ft at the store here in town and has lasted 4 years so far. 

[Jerkbiat]

Ya, I wouldn't go back there either Barry if that is the kind of customer support you got from them.

[glenn57]

my freezer is over 45 years old and works great, but the lid is warped  and the seal is all torn up...  to big for me so am getting it emptied out and get a smaller new one..  finding stuff in there goes a bit back!!!

can you explain WHY that lid is warped?????? 

[Dotch]

I always heard the washing machine was better for that kind of stuff...

[roony]

I know for a fact that an ironing board won't hold up.

[glenn57]

 

[LPS]

 

[Jerkbiat]

Morning boys. -12 here this morning. Heading for a high of 3 above it says. Moved snow in our driveway and the neighbors last night. They decided this year to pay me to take care of it. Works for me. Otherwise just getting ready to head to the salt mines. Have a good one boys.

[markn]

Not sure what is going to get done today. Might pull the carb from the Harley apart and see how much crud is in it. Head into FF to get a watch battery and see if I can find anything else I can't live without. Might need a bag of bowser chow too. Have a great day everyone. later.....

[mike89]

mornin all, -11 here and hope to see 6 above today..  I did get the truck going yesterday so all should be good to go again..  darn cold sure doesn't help things out..  got most of my things done yesterday I wanted to, just one more stop at Coborn's maybe..    have a good day all!! 

[LPS]

Morning boys.  We have -10 and hope to make it to 7 today.  Not real warm but getting us ready for tomorrow.  Should see 20's for the next week or so, maybe even a 30.  That will be great.  Hope it is the slide to spring.  LOL   Well this morning Jake had one of those spells like he had last Sept.  he was laying down and his legs were so wobbly he couldn't get up for about 30 seconds.  The wife laid by him on the floor till he got his muscles working again and he got up and ran to the bedroom and jumped in bed with me.  He was a little worked up and was doing his whining/talking thing that he does.  Seems fine now.  I have known other dogs that did that but never had one.  Scary.  Don't know if a Vet can do anything or not. I will call them. Well have a good day all of you.

[Gunner55]

Mornin gang, presently 2 here & we're on our way to 15. We've got 6 days in a row near or above 40 starting Monday in our 10-day. Got a couple errands to do today but that's about it. Have a great day.

[Dotch]

Mornin' fellow gulag comrades! -2 at choretime, -3 on the way into Bugtussle, heading for a high around 10 above. One more night of around zero and we start to warm up with highs in the 20's & 30's and more comfortable overnite lows. Got the lambs delivered to the locker plant. Some guy snuck in ahead of me as I was making my swing. No biggy but he messed up when he backed in, leaving a big gap where the hog he had on could've got loose. I helped the kid who was in charge hold the panel & he told the guy next time, back in at a 45 like this guy, pointing at me. As it was, I had a helluva time seeing the chute. The north side of the building, the sun at precisely the wrong angle hitting the sideview mirror and the pickup exhaust just hanging in the air behind me. Told the kid to yell because I couldn't see. Hit it about dead on & the lambs came off the trailer easily. Almost like I'd done it before...

[LPS]

Feels good to be a hero if even for a minute Dotch.     So here is a good one.  The other day when it was so cold the UPS guy said it really doesn't bother him if he just keeps moving.  The next day I get emails from UPS saying that due to the cold my Wed items won't be here till Friday.  Never had that happen before and no biggy to me. 

[glenn57]

mornin fellers.........another 5 hours in.  already got some stuff done at home!!!!! pretty sure a nap is in order later.  not much else on the list.

need to dissect the weather terrorists. make plans to head north next week or the following week, if my brother decides to head up!!!

[Dotch]

Nothing heroic about it Barry, just all in a days work. Had to keep the process moving before the next guy(s) showed up.

Surprised too to hear UPS wasn't delivering due to the cold temps. Dunno what they're running for fuel but if they were running diesels, perhaps. Have heard some tales recently of diesel pickups not starting or gelling up locally. Never had problems with my 5.9 Cummins back in the day as long as I blended it down to 50:50 with #1 when it stayed below ~ 20. Didn't diddle around with fuel treatment & other magic potions. SOB had to start.

[Scenic]

Good afternoon..  it's cold and staying cold today.  This kind of weather i am running straight #1 in my trucks.  Mileage sucks and cost is horrible but I know it will start.   I have friends down in the metro who are having a tough time finding #1 so they are running blend with power service.   Sure not a lot planned here today. 

[LPS]

We have dual heat as we are on off peak.  When I turn the propane on it didn't want to work.  Then it finally turned on when I was checking to see if the ignitor was working.  I heard a noise by the filter and it appeared it was sucking more air than the filter could handle.  Put a new one side by side and couldn't hardly tell the difference in color.  Put the new one in and worked great.  No noise and wasn't trying to inhale the filter.  HUH  Maybe a bad filter. 

[Gunner55]

We had 1 time up at the lake where our furnace wouldn't work until my brother changed the settings on it so it wouldn't try to kick in on full bore. He set it to kick on at < 1/2 of what it normally would & then after we were sure it was going to keep running, turned it up. It was a real cold stretch & some locals were having their regulators freeze up at that time. Propane doesn't vaporize very well when it's -40.

[LPS]

Good idea.  We are warm and cozy but still need an electric heater during an off peak situation at times.  Works great and kind of cabin-ish.  I really don't like leaving home for long in the deep dark winter when it is the coldest.  I would rather just stay here and keep an eye on things.  A trip to the big cities of Bemidj or the Falls is a thrill to me now.   

[glenn57]

We looked into on/off peak years ago. Since our house is 100% electric we decided against it

The guy even told us, recommended not on certain things, not sure what it was anymore been to long ago. Think we looked at it in the summer for the A/C.

[LPS]

Yup, and pros and cons for most things.  Is it worth spending appx $15,000 for a new system to save 20% on your energy bills?  How many years will it take to pay it back?  But it would be nice to have a whole new system.  We have been pondering it for a few years. 

[roony]

Today was the day I was going to drive up to Ely to see my friend in the nursing home. Then I got a message from him that his brother was coming from Michigan yesterday and he along with some other relatives were going to be around through the weekend. I decided to wait and go up there next week. Well early this afternoon I got a call from his brother. He died at 12:40 this afternoon. Besides my folks he is the closest friend I've lost.
I'm thinking about some good times we had.

[Jerkbiat]

Sorry to hear about loosing your friend Roony.