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Wolferz 04-08-14 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by swamprat69er (Post 2195101)
It's not quite that bad. IF you don't see the horse drawn sickle bar mower, or the 2 bottom breaking plow, or the horse drawn spring tooth harrows.:haha:
The 1988 ride on lawnmower is tucked away beside the shed that collapsed under the snow load. And we can not forget the 3 gen sets 2 that are going to be made into 1 that works. And then there is the 16' Crestliner boat that I made into a flower pot.
Yup, I might be a Canadian redneck, but I've been called worse.
At least my house doesn't have wheels, nor were wheels ever on it. I do have 15 Pro Comp 30x9.5x15 mud tires stashed away out of the sun for when I retire.:D
Slacker? :haha:
My lawn tractor is in the uncollapsed garage. Probably with a now dead battery.:-? There is an old window air conditioner in the grotto out back that I use as a table. I also have the remnant floor of a collapsed shed back there. It's covered with assorted junk that won't fit in the garage.:rock:

swamprat69er 04-08-14 06:49 AM
This is what is happening up here.

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I just realised why it is snowing. The 4x4's beside the Jeep are to set the snowblower on.
http://s261.photobucket.com/user/swa...42f6a.png.html

Wolferz 04-08-14 10:17 AM
Blech! Snow!:down:

It's warming up here. Enough to shut the furnace down and save some fossil fuel for next winter.:up: Now I have to clean the bloody thing.:-?

The March winds are late and howling out there at the moment. Very disgusty weather. :O:

Sailor Steve 04-08-14 12:12 PM
It's looking to be a perfect spring day here. Currently 64F/18C and looking at a high of 71/22. Planning on a nice walk or bike ride later. :sunny:

Jimbuna 04-08-14 01:57 PM
A lovely 10C/50F, especially after exiting the -30C freezer.

swamprat69er 04-08-14 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Wolferz (Post 2195204)
Blech! Snow!:down:
:up: Now I have to clean the bloody thing.:-?
I call a guy in to clean my furnace, but I do sweep both woodstove chimneys myself. Every ten years I get a licensed guy to come in and re-certify the chimneys.

Wolferz 04-08-14 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by swamprat69er (Post 2195309)
I call a guy in to clean my furnace, but I do sweep both woodstove chimneys myself. Every ten years I get a licensed guy to come in and re-certify the chimneys.
Since I burn coal there isn't a need to clean the chimney. (No creosote)

But I do have to wash the pipes and the barometric damper with baking soda and water to arrest the acidic rust. Then scrape down the inside of the stove and shovel/vacuum out the fly ash. Cleaning the glass in the door is the worst part.:down: Then I tuck a drop light with a 40 watt bulb in there to keep it all nice and dry until next heating season. After three winters, I should probably pull the hopper off to clean and lubricate the feeder and the fans too.

Work, work work.:arrgh!:

swamprat69er 04-08-14 04:01 PM
When we burned coal I was too young to care about it.
Back when I was 3 (that was just after the last ice age) my grandparents had a coal furnace that had been converted to oil. Short story, the door blew off the furnace when it lit up. Right across from my bedroom. I never slept in that basement again.

Wolferz 04-10-14 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by swamprat69er (Post 2195357)
When we burned coal I was too young to care about it.
Back when I was 3 (that was just after the last ice age) my grandparents had a coal furnace that had been converted to oil. Short story, the door blew off the furnace when it lit up. Right across from my bedroom. I never slept in that basement again.
:huh:Freddie Krueger was after you!:huh:

swamprat69er 04-10-14 04:08 PM
Although that was 64.5 years ago, I still don't trust oil furnaces and I get mine cleaned every year no matter if it has been used for 1 hour or thousands of hours in the winter. I just don't trust them.

Wolferz 04-15-14 06:38 PM
Blame it on the blood moon...
 
Saw an 81 degree day on Saturday. Tonight it's snowing and headed down to 19 degrees.:-?

swamprat69er 04-15-14 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Wolferz (Post 2197936)
Saw an 81 degree day on Saturday. Tonight it's snowing and headed down to 19 degrees.:-?
I scraped 6" of the stuff off my driveway and did two of the neighbours, too.
Snowed all day today.

Jimbuna 04-16-14 08:12 AM
Still no sign of a thaw then :hmmm:

swamprat69er 04-16-14 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Jimbuna (Post 2198121)
Still no sign of a thaw then :hmmm:
We already had that. Now it is back into winter. We had a week of warmish weather, between 32F and on up to 50's.

Jimbuna 04-16-14 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by swamprat69er (Post 2198123)
We already had that. Now it is back into winter. We had a week of warmish weather, between 32F and on up to 50's.
Back into winter already! :o

Some people have all the fun :)


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