Winter

[jal_ut]

Winter is just around the bend. 21 degrees here this morning. Nothing growing but ice. We don't have snow here yet, but the mountains are white. Next storm will no doubt come as snow. Since I do not grow indoors, guess I will go through the seed box and make a list of what I have and what I need to buy for next season's planting. Making plans............

[SQWIB]

I'm glad I have other seasonal Hobbies, Headed to Trap Pond tonight for a 4 day weekend.

November





December will be our 7th annual Manday

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3ote8m



January will hopefully be our Winter camp.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3ou1yg



Will be canoeing the Delaware come March






Then there's my smoking and Schwenking

[youtuDOTbe]https://youtu.be/BGTcsnxyQvg?t=2[/youtuDOTbe]





Time alone in the workshop, sprucing up the Fish Tank and turtle tank
And another Fall Hobby that will not be mentioned.



Maybe a winter backpacking trip or two?





I pretty much stay busy in the winter more so than the summer, I guess I should say, "I stay Busy doing MY STUFF during the winter".

[jal_ut]

I am a Ham Radio Operator and can go turn on the radios and work the world. I also feed the birds on a good sized outdoor feeder I made. I also like to take pictures and then do something with the pics. Here is one for your desktop:

[SQWIB]

I am a Ham Radio Operator and can go turn on the radios and work the world. I also feed the birds on a good sized outdoor feeder I made. I also like to take pictures and then do something with the pics. Here is one for your desktop:

http://donce.lofthouse.com/jamaica/wallpaper_oct_12.jpg

Wow, very nice. Cool on the Ham Radio, always wanted to get into that.

I also dabble with photography and like to put together videos, at a very amateur level of course.

[jal_ut]

http://donce.lofthouse.com/jamaica/Wdriving.pdf

If you are a new driver, you may like to look at this paper about winter driving?

[Gary350]

I am a Ham Radio Operator and can go turn on the radios and work the world. I also feed the birds on a good sized outdoor feeder I made. I also like to take pictures and then do something with the pics. Here is one for your desktop:

Jal, what ham radio frequency are you on? I got into ham radio once for a very short time. Those were the days when I worked a full time job. Had a 40x80 ft garden and ran my own business. I did not have much time for the ham radio. I have been thinking about doing ham radio again it might be more fun than this computer.

[ACW]

http://donce.lofthouse.com/jamaica/Wdriving.pdf

If you are a new driver, you may like to look at this paper about winter driving?

Thanks for the Link there James.
going to pass it on to my son ,he has never driven in snow ,yet .
Unlike your climate, the south of England where we live, may see no snow for several years, and then we have plenty for a week or so and everything grinds to a halt.

[thanrose]

Haha, ACW! In North America, well maybe just north of the Mason Dixon line (Civil War reference, tongue in cheek), we will typically note the degree of snow tolerance and ability to drive on snow and ice of a given area by how long school is out or bridges closed. And we would poke fun at areas with less snow. Atlanta may get a dusting of snow every decade or so. Buffalo and Toronto will probably have white Christmases. Those of us acclimated to snow and ice would laugh about Washington DC shutting down with an inch of snow (@2.5cm?) while Boston keeps going until it gets knee high or so. I lived there through a huge blizzard with only National Guard tanks getting through and all air traffic grounded for a week. They'd shove the snow off the runways into Boston Harbor, you know, where the tea went? (another war reference, haha.)

Part of the problem with infrequent snow or ice is that municipalities simply can't afford the vehicles and maintenance used for snow removal in the amount required. Chicago and Ottawa can't afford to be without.

People like digit and jal_ut may even have their own snow plow attachments for trucks or tractors. And they may have snow chains for some tires. I've been in snowless Florida for over thirty years and I only just gave up my windshield ice scraper for lack of use. Just didn't want to be without in case we had a freak storm, I guess.

[jal_ut]

thanrose, interesting you mention giving up your ice scraper. Here in this high mountain desert an ice scraper is a necessity. Yes, I do have a blade mounted on the tractor. I drive a 4 Wheel Drive truck and have what we call "All Season" tires. They are made with a little wider space between the lugs so they will dig in good in snow or mud. I am fortunate to have a garage to park in at home, but when we go out we can get some snow.

[jal_ut]

"Jal, what ham radio frequency are you on?"

There are a lot of frequencies one might work on the ham bands. I like to work the 160 meter band in winter. I have a 2 meter radio radio in the kitchen for local communications. Also have 2 meters in the truck. I have a 5 band radio in the car and when we take a trip can put on an antenna and work the whole country from the vehicle. I usually check into the local 40 meter net daily at 12:30. 7272. This covers all of Utah and parts of surrounding states. My HF radio down in the shack covers from 160 through 10 meters. I have enough antennas up that I can work 160, 80, 40, 20, and 15 meters.

OK Gary350 lets get on the ham bands again.

http://www.arrl.org/licensing-education-training

[jal_ut]

December 5 at 3:00 PM its sunny and 24 degrees F. About 4 inches of snow. No bees flying. Nothing growing except ice.

[ACW]

Well i have seen my first few snowflakes ,they lasted till they hit the ground and the shower was over in 30 minutes .
Not really expecting much more in London
However my son and I will be salmon fishing on the Spey some 600 miles north ,where we will see more than enough snow and sub zero Celcius over night temperatures .

[rainbowgardener]

Winter!! Lows the next three nights are 29, 25, 22! That's about as low as it usually ever gets here. I'm not sure we saw 22 at all last winter. Seasonal would be 34.

[thanrose]

Yeah, time to break out the winter flip-flops. Kidding! Most people here are wearing light jackets at dusk to dawn. Not this snowbird.

Everytime I see someone here bundle up with a parka or similar I laugh to myself. How about a nice ice storm with driving sleet and quartering winds coming off the Atlantic? Now that's what separates the bears from the cubs. Slogging through wet snow that comes in over the top of your knee high boots? Having your scarf freeze to your hood? Ice on your eyelashes? Walking the snow mounds on the sides of a street and realizing you are stepping on someone's windshield?

Actually, I love winter. I love inclement weather. I miss the magic of the first snowfall of the season. I don't miss mud season, though.

[jal_ut]

Clear skies 10 degrees F and 8 inches of snow on the ground. No bees flying. Since I don't go sledding these days, decided to mix some bread. Hey, this thread gets me to remembering my childhood years. We lived on a farm and Dad had milk cows. So it was up early every morning to milk, then go hitch horses to the wagon and go get some hay to take out on the field to feed the cows. Then again in the evening milk the cows and feed, and it was every day, twice a day, hail, rain, snow or shine. You just learned to bundle up for whatever the weather was.