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Hey Vic!
hows the weather holding up there, brother?
I've heard Chicago-land is supposed to get a pounding. Here, there's 40 mi gusts, 35 degrees and spitting snow occasionally... I just feels plain cold outside. the wind drives the humidity right though coveralls |
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On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:56:15 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote: hows the weather holding up there, brother? I've heard Chicago-land is supposed to get a pounding. Here, there's 40 mi gusts, 35 degrees and spitting snow occasionally... I just feels plain cold outside. the wind drives the humidity right though coveralls I was out and about today. Windy, some snow. It'll get worse. This was my drill when working outside fueling trucks at UPS from '76-80. '78 and '79 were about the worse winters in history here. You might remember the snow. We had 8 feet here. And cold. Snow that fell in December was still there in March. Feet. Loose socks, then a pair of thick looser socks. Pac boots - the kind with the rubberized lowers and about 1/2" felt liners. Legs and ass. Jockeys, then long johns, then heavy work trousers. Arms and Body. T-shirt, then thin turtleneck, then long tail wool shirt, then loose winter jacket. Any gloves that work. Now cover everything with extra large, heavy industrial coveralls. I swiped a couple pairs over the years I worked at IH. Probably weigh 5 pounds. Maybe 1/4 thick cotton/polyester blend. They stop wind cold and even oil doesn't want to go through them. Never found any in the store like that. Head. Hard hat liner with chin strap. Stops air dead. Your ears never even get a chill. Cover that with a thick wool stocking cap. Then wrap a regular cotton bathroom towel around your neck and tuck the ends in the coveralls. So now you look kinda weird, but you're ready. Important to have thick coveralls a few sizes too big. Since I'm short I just roll up the legs. I don't care about fashion. Reason I wrote this is I'm planning to work in the garage this winter, and wanted to remind myself what works. You probably don't have to go to these lengths, but if you're going to be outside all day, that's how to do it. I need to get some stuff. My overalls are gone and I'm going to find some like I had. Probably cost 50 bucks right there if I can find them. Kerosene heaters are on the way, and I picked up 3 2 1/2 gallon jugs of K-1 kerosene at Menards on the way to a place I had called. First place only had gallon cans, for 10 bucks, so I was on the way to a second place that told me they had 2 1/2 gallon jugs for 20 bucks. Menards was on the way, so I figured I'd stop there and get a few 4' fluorescent fixtures and a box of light tubes. They had the 2 1/2 gallon jugs for 12.99. That's 5.20 a gallon. Not bad since I was expecting to pay more. Kerosene is a funny market. Best to look around good if you don't want to get raped. My kid is real excited about the heaters, since he loves to work on cars. Wish kerosene heaters could get me excited, but I can't get there. But I do have a better attitude about this winter. --Vic |
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On Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:19:44 -0600, Vic Smith wrote:
That's 5.20 a gallon. Not bad since I was expecting to pay more. Kerosene is a funny market. Best to look around good if you don't want to get raped. Just so you know, I stopped to get some gas today. I noticed a sign for K-1 at the gas station, so I asked the guy. $3.39, but he said they just got a delivery and the price went up. It was, until yesterday, $2.50. This is New Jersey, where we generally have lower priced gasoline than most places, but it might pay to look around some more. |
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In article 8bd9f928-2688-4678-a23c-133c97d9dba5
@j14g2000yqm.googlegroups.com, says... hows the weather holding up there, brother? I've heard Chicago-land is supposed to get a pounding. Here, there's 40 mi gusts, 35 degrees and spitting snow occasionally... I just feels plain cold outside. the wind drives the humidity right though coveralls snerk you wear coveralls?? I do have a white Tyvec suit I wear for bees, but only with the funny hat;) |
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On Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:46:11 -0600, thunder
wrote: On Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:19:44 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: That's 5.20 a gallon. Not bad since I was expecting to pay more. Kerosene is a funny market. Best to look around good if you don't want to get raped. Just so you know, I stopped to get some gas today. I noticed a sign for K-1 at the gas station, so I asked the guy. $3.39, but he said they just got a delivery and the price went up. It was, until yesterday, $2.50. This is New Jersey, where we generally have lower priced gasoline than most places, but it might pay to look around some more. If I end up burning a lot, which I really hope doesn't happen, I'll look around. I haven't seen any kerosene pumps around here, mostly because it's far from a rural area, but I haven't gone out and looked. Best shot would be to call the local heating fuel distributor, who I noticed supplies K-1, and they could put me on to the retailers. I wanted to start with jugs, and now I have them! --Vic |
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On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:48:11 -0500, I am Tosk
wrote: In article 8bd9f928-2688-4678-a23c-133c97d9dba5 , says... hows the weather holding up there, brother? I've heard Chicago-land is supposed to get a pounding. Here, there's 40 mi gusts, 35 degrees and spitting snow occasionally... I just feels plain cold outside. the wind drives the humidity right though coveralls snerk you wear coveralls?? I do have a white Tyvec suit I wear for bees, but only with the funny hat;) Coveralls work good. Unless they catch on fire, and then you have to get them off fast. --Vic |
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On Dec 9, 3:48*pm, I am Tosk wrote:
In article 8bd9f928-2688-4678-a23c-133c97d9dba5 @j14g2000yqm.googlegroups.com, says... hows the weather holding up there, brother? I've heard Chicago-land is supposed to get a pounding. Here, there's 40 mi gusts, 35 degrees and spitting snow occasionally... I just feels plain cold outside. *the wind drives the humidity right though coveralls snerk you wear coveralls?? I do have a white Tyvec suit I wear for bees, but only with the funny hat;) man, i didn't know you were a fellow beekeeper! COOL! |
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On Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:19:44 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote: On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:56:15 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: hows the weather holding up there, brother? I've heard Chicago-land is supposed to get a pounding. Here, there's 40 mi gusts, 35 degrees and spitting snow occasionally... I just feels plain cold outside. the wind drives the humidity right though coveralls I was out and about today. Windy, some snow. It'll get worse. This was my drill when working outside fueling trucks at UPS from '76-80. '78 and '79 were about the worse winters in history here. You might remember the snow. We had 8 feet here. And cold. Snow that fell in December was still there in March. Feet. Loose socks, then a pair of thick looser socks. Pac boots - the kind with the rubberized lowers and about 1/2" felt liners. Legs and ass. Jockeys, then long johns, then heavy work trousers. Arms and Body. T-shirt, then thin turtleneck, then long tail wool shirt, then loose winter jacket. Any gloves that work. Now cover everything with extra large, heavy industrial coveralls. I swiped a couple pairs over the years I worked at IH. Probably weigh 5 pounds. Maybe 1/4 thick cotton/polyester blend. They stop wind cold and even oil doesn't want to go through them. Never found any in the store like that. Head. Hard hat liner with chin strap. Stops air dead. Your ears never even get a chill. Cover that with a thick wool stocking cap. Then wrap a regular cotton bathroom towel around your neck and tuck the ends in the coveralls. So now you look kinda weird, but you're ready. Important to have thick coveralls a few sizes too big. Since I'm short I just roll up the legs. I don't care about fashion. Reason I wrote this is I'm planning to work in the garage this winter, and wanted to remind myself what works. You probably don't have to go to these lengths, but if you're going to be outside all day, that's how to do it. I need to get some stuff. My overalls are gone and I'm going to find some like I had. Probably cost 50 bucks right there if I can find them. Kerosene heaters are on the way, and I picked up 3 2 1/2 gallon jugs of K-1 kerosene at Menards on the way to a place I had called. First place only had gallon cans, for 10 bucks, so I was on the way to a second place that told me they had 2 1/2 gallon jugs for 20 bucks. Menards was on the way, so I figured I'd stop there and get a few 4' fluorescent fixtures and a box of light tubes. They had the 2 1/2 gallon jugs for 12.99. That's 5.20 a gallon. Not bad since I was expecting to pay more. Kerosene is a funny market. Best to look around good if you don't want to get raped. My kid is real excited about the heaters, since he loves to work on cars. Wish kerosene heaters could get me excited, but I can't get there. But I do have a better attitude about this winter. --Vic I'm with your son, heaters in a garage is something to get excited about -- turning a wrench in bitter cold isn't. |
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"Tim" wrote in message
... On Dec 9, 3:48 pm, I am Tosk wrote: In article 8bd9f928-2688-4678-a23c-133c97d9dba5 @j14g2000yqm.googlegroups.com, says... hows the weather holding up there, brother? I've heard Chicago-land is supposed to get a pounding. Here, there's 40 mi gusts, 35 degrees and spitting snow occasionally... I just feels plain cold outside. the wind drives the humidity right though coveralls snerk you wear coveralls?? I do have a white Tyvec suit I wear for bees, but only with the funny hat;) man, i didn't know you were a fellow beekeeper! COOL! Why would you need a Tyvec suit? We used to wear the funny hat, but gathered many wild hives with a long pole and a big garbage bag... just knock them off the branch and let them drop into the bag. The only time it didn't work was when we mis-aligned the drop and the hive landed on my hs boyfriend's head. He only got stung three or four times on the neck and arms. -- Nom=de=Plume |
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In article ,
says... On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:48:11 -0500, I am Tosk wrote: In article 8bd9f928-2688-4678-a23c-133c97d9dba5 , says... hows the weather holding up there, brother? I've heard Chicago-land is supposed to get a pounding. Here, there's 40 mi gusts, 35 degrees and spitting snow occasionally... I just feels plain cold outside. the wind drives the humidity right though coveralls snerk you wear coveralls?? I do have a white Tyvec suit I wear for bees, but only with the funny hat;) Coveralls work good. Unless they catch on fire, and then you have to get them off fast. --Vic Well, some of the girls at school used to wear them, snerk;) Guess we weren't far enough out of the city;! |
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On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 20:06:41 -0500, I am Tosk
wrote: In article , says... On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:48:11 -0500, I am Tosk wrote: In article 8bd9f928-2688-4678-a23c-133c97d9dba5 , says... hows the weather holding up there, brother? I've heard Chicago-land is supposed to get a pounding. Here, there's 40 mi gusts, 35 degrees and spitting snow occasionally... I just feels plain cold outside. the wind drives the humidity right though coveralls snerk you wear coveralls?? I do have a white Tyvec suit I wear for bees, but only with the funny hat;) Coveralls work good. Unless they catch on fire, and then you have to get them off fast. --Vic Well, some of the girls at school used to wear them, snerk;) Guess we weren't far enough out of the city;! When I was in school the girls wore little skirts and bobby sox. Too bad you weren't there. Sometimes age is a real advantage. --Vic |
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On Dec 9, 4:19*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:56:15 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: hows the weather holding up there, brother? I've heard Chicago-land is supposed to get a pounding. Here, there's 40 mi gusts, 35 degrees and spitting snow occasionally... I just feels plain cold outside. *the wind drives the humidity right though coveralls I was out and about today. *Windy, some snow. *It'll get worse. This was my drill when working outside fueling trucks at UPS from '76-80. *'78 and '79 were about the worse winters in history here. You might remember the snow. *We had 8 feet here. *And cold. Snow that fell in December was still there in March. Feet. *Loose socks, then a pair of thick looser socks. *Pac boots - the kind with the rubberized lowers and about 1/2" felt liners. Legs and ass. *Jockeys, then long johns, then heavy work trousers. Arms and Body. *T-shirt, then thin turtleneck, then long tail wool shirt, then loose winter jacket. *Any gloves that work. Now cover everything with extra large, heavy industrial coveralls. I swiped a couple pairs over the years I worked at IH. Probably weigh 5 pounds. *Maybe 1/4 thick cotton/polyester blend. They stop wind cold and even oil doesn't want to go through them. Never found any in the store like that. Head. *Hard hat liner with chin strap. *Stops air dead. *Your ears never even get a chill. *Cover that with a thick wool stocking cap. Then wrap a regular cotton bathroom towel around your neck and tuck the ends in the coveralls. So now you look kinda weird, but you're ready. Important to have thick coveralls a few sizes too big. *Since I'm short I just roll up the legs. *I don't care about fashion. Reason I wrote this is I'm planning to work in the garage this winter, and wanted to remind myself what works. *You probably don't have to go to these lengths, but if you're going to be outside all day, that's how to do it. I need to get some stuff. *My overalls are gone and I'm going to find some like I had. *Probably cost 50 bucks right there if I can find them. Kerosene heaters are on the way, and I picked up 3 *2 1/2 gallon jugs of K-1 kerosene at Menards on the way to a place I had called. First place only had gallon cans, for 10 bucks, so I was on the way to a second place that told me they had 2 1/2 gallon jugs for 20 bucks. Menards was on the way, so I figured I'd stop there and get a few 4' fluorescent fixtures and a box of light tubes. They had the 2 1/2 gallon jugs for 12.99. *That's 5.20 a gallon. Not bad since I was expecting to pay more. *Kerosene is a funny market. *Best to look around good if you don't want to get raped. My kid is real excited about the heaters, since he loves to work on cars. *Wish kerosene heaters could get me excited, but I can't get there. *But I do have a better attitude about this winter. --Vic Wow. I flew into Chicago 15+ years ago in January... rental car was sitting there running when I picked it up. Drove to the hotel in Schaumberg, went to bed. Next morning got up, three S's, headed out the door to the car. My nose and mustache felt funny by the time I got to the car, and then the car just clicked. It was -20 at night, never broke 0 during the day, with wind chill -40 or so. Water vapor was freezing up in my nose, the car didn't crank for two days, and on the third day it warmed up to 5 degrees, the car cranked and it felt good outside! That's when I knew that you guys could keep that... it might be hot here in the summer, but I can deal with the heat. My shop has a small electric heater that I use to cut the chill when it's cold. 50 feels good when I'm working, and I keep it on low at night to prevent freezing when the temps drop. It was 70 today, but will be 29 tomorrow night. A little rain and no snow... I can deal with that. |
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On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:31:44 -0800 (PST), Jack
wrote: Wow. I flew into Chicago 15+ years ago in January... rental car was sitting there running when I picked it up. Drove to the hotel in Schaumberg, went to bed. Next morning got up, three S's, headed out the door to the car. My nose and mustache felt funny by the time I got to the car, and then the car just clicked. It was -20 at night, never broke 0 during the day, with wind chill -40 or so. Water vapor was freezing up in my nose, the car didn't crank for two days, and on the third day it warmed up to 5 degrees, the car cranked and it felt good outside! That's when I knew that you guys could keep that... it might be hot here in the summer, but I can deal with the heat. My shop has a small electric heater that I use to cut the chill when it's cold. 50 feels good when I'm working, and I keep it on low at night to prevent freezing when the temps drop. It was 70 today, but will be 29 tomorrow night. A little rain and no snow... I can deal with that. I'm thinking everything will be better with the kerosene heaters. Preparation. That's the key. Right. Anyway, worse thing is no fishing. Not because of the ice. Just no good fishing up here. And I don't like ice fishing anyway. So I'm with you. --Vic |
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In article ,
says... On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 20:06:41 -0500, I am Tosk wrote: In article , says... On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:48:11 -0500, I am Tosk wrote: In article 8bd9f928-2688-4678-a23c-133c97d9dba5 , says... hows the weather holding up there, brother? I've heard Chicago-land is supposed to get a pounding. Here, there's 40 mi gusts, 35 degrees and spitting snow occasionally... I just feels plain cold outside. the wind drives the humidity right though coveralls snerk you wear coveralls?? I do have a white Tyvec suit I wear for bees, but only with the funny hat;) Coveralls work good. Unless they catch on fire, and then you have to get them off fast. --Vic Well, some of the girls at school used to wear them, snerk;) Guess we weren't far enough out of the city;! When I was in school the girls wore little skirts and bobby sox. Too bad you weren't there. Sometimes age is a real advantage. --Vic Well, I dunno'. When I discovered girls, they were in hot pants and micro mini-skirts.. I think coming to age in the very early seventies was an advantage there... |
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On Dec 9, 6:19*pm, Tim wrote:
On Dec 9, 3:48*pm, I am Tosk wrote: In article 8bd9f928-2688-4678-a23c-133c97d9dba5 @j14g2000yqm.googlegroups.com, says... hows the weather holding up there, brother? I've heard Chicago-land is supposed to get a pounding. Here, there's 40 mi gusts, 35 degrees and spitting snow occasionally... I just feels plain cold outside. *the wind drives the humidity right though coveralls snerk you wear coveralls?? I do have a white Tyvec suit I wear for bees, but only with the funny hat;) man, i didn't know you were a fellow beekeeper! COOL! I did it when young. My uncle had bees. I slide my dirt bike into a stack of supers one time. I had many many stings on me! |
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On Dec 9, 8:31*pm, Jack wrote:
On Dec 9, 4:19*pm, Vic Smith wrote: On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:56:15 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: hows the weather holding up there, brother? I've heard Chicago-land is supposed to get a pounding. Here, there's 40 mi gusts, 35 degrees and spitting snow occasionally... I just feels plain cold outside. *the wind drives the humidity right though coveralls I was out and about today. *Windy, some snow. *It'll get worse. This was my drill when working outside fueling trucks at UPS from '76-80. *'78 and '79 were about the worse winters in history here. You might remember the snow. *We had 8 feet here. *And cold. Snow that fell in December was still there in March. Feet. *Loose socks, then a pair of thick looser socks. *Pac boots - the kind with the rubberized lowers and about 1/2" felt liners. Legs and ass. *Jockeys, then long johns, then heavy work trousers. Arms and Body. *T-shirt, then thin turtleneck, then long tail wool shirt, then loose winter jacket. *Any gloves that work. Now cover everything with extra large, heavy industrial coveralls. I swiped a couple pairs over the years I worked at IH. Probably weigh 5 pounds. *Maybe 1/4 thick cotton/polyester blend. They stop wind cold and even oil doesn't want to go through them. Never found any in the store like that. Head. *Hard hat liner with chin strap. *Stops air dead. *Your ears never even get a chill. *Cover that with a thick wool stocking cap. Then wrap a regular cotton bathroom towel around your neck and tuck the ends in the coveralls. So now you look kinda weird, but you're ready. Important to have thick coveralls a few sizes too big. *Since I'm short I just roll up the legs. *I don't care about fashion. Reason I wrote this is I'm planning to work in the garage this winter, and wanted to remind myself what works. *You probably don't have to go to these lengths, but if you're going to be outside all day, that's how to do it. I need to get some stuff. *My overalls are gone and I'm going to find some like I had. *Probably cost 50 bucks right there if I can find them. Kerosene heaters are on the way, and I picked up 3 *2 1/2 gallon jugs of K-1 kerosene at Menards on the way to a place I had called. First place only had gallon cans, for 10 bucks, so I was on the way to a second place that told me they had 2 1/2 gallon jugs for 20 bucks. Menards was on the way, so I figured I'd stop there and get a few 4' fluorescent fixtures and a box of light tubes. They had the 2 1/2 gallon jugs for 12.99. *That's 5.20 a gallon. Not bad since I was expecting to pay more. *Kerosene is a funny market. *Best to look around good if you don't want to get raped. My kid is real excited about the heaters, since he loves to work on cars. *Wish kerosene heaters could get me excited, but I can't get there. *But I do have a better attitude about this winter. --Vic Wow. *I flew into Chicago 15+ years ago in January... rental car was sitting there running when I picked it up. *Drove to the hotel in Schaumberg, went to bed. *Next morning got up, three S's, headed out the door to the car. *My nose and mustache felt funny by the time I got to the car, and then the car just clicked. *It was -20 at night, never broke 0 during the day, with wind chill -40 or so. *Water vapor was freezing up in my nose, the car didn't crank for two days, and on the third day it warmed up to 5 degrees, the car cranked and it felt good outside! That's when I knew that you guys could keep that... it might be hot here in the summer, but I can deal with the heat. *My shop has a small electric heater that I use to cut the chill when it's cold. *50 feels good when I'm working, and I keep it on low at night to prevent freezing when the temps drop. *It was 70 today, but will be 29 tomorrow night. *A little rain and no snow... I can deal with that.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I hadn't left the state of Florida in the winter in 15 years. Went to Chicago in January, maybe Feb. Anyway, took the transit system from the airport to the Palmer House, where it's underground not elevated. Coming up the stairs, my wife watched as every few steps I'd stop, dig something out of my bag, then do it again. When I got to the transit exit, I looked like a homeless person because every piece of clothing I had brought, I was wearing!! |
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On Dec 10, 12:04*pm, Loogypicker wrote:
On Dec 9, 6:19*pm, Tim wrote: On Dec 9, 3:48*pm, I am Tosk wrote: In article 8bd9f928-2688-4678-a23c-133c97d9dba5 @j14g2000yqm.googlegroups.com, says... hows the weather holding up there, brother? I've heard Chicago-land is supposed to get a pounding. Here, there's 40 mi gusts, 35 degrees and spitting snow occasionally... I just feels plain cold outside. *the wind drives the humidity right though coveralls snerk you wear coveralls?? I do have a white Tyvec suit I wear for bees, but only with the funny hat;) man, i didn't know you were a fellow beekeeper! COOL! I did it when young. My uncle had bees. I slide my dirt bike into a stack of supers one time. I had many many stings on me!- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Oh, MAN! |
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Well, it's 21 degrees here with bright sun little western breeze and
little humidity. Alot warmer feeling than yesterday with 37 degreeze rain and 40 mi winds. That wind drove the humidity pretty hard. Just plain bone chilling! |
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On Dec 10, 3:24*pm, Tim wrote:
On Dec 10, 12:04*pm, Loogypicker wrote: On Dec 9, 6:19*pm, Tim wrote: On Dec 9, 3:48*pm, I am Tosk wrote: In article 8bd9f928-2688-4678-a23c-133c97d9dba5 @j14g2000yqm.googlegroups.com, says... hows the weather holding up there, brother? I've heard Chicago-land is supposed to get a pounding. Here, there's 40 mi gusts, 35 degrees and spitting snow occasionally... I just feels plain cold outside. *the wind drives the humidity right though coveralls snerk you wear coveralls?? I do have a white Tyvec suit I wear for bees, but only with the funny hat;) man, i didn't know you were a fellow beekeeper! COOL! I did it when young. My uncle had bees. I slide my dirt bike into a stack of supers one time. I had many many stings on me!- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Oh, MAN!- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yeah, then I had to go to the house, and suit up, go back on the hill and fix the stuff. My uncle didn't even have to wear a suit, he'd usually just put on the helmet and screen, unless he just got some new bees. I remember one time somebody called him because they had bees, he took the siding off of athe old farm house, and there were more bees and honey than I ever saw. He got a bunch of honey when he extracted it, plus the bees. We took some comb and put in some supers, put the bees in, but the whole mess in the trunk of his car and went home! |
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On Dec 10, 2:45*pm, Loogypicker wrote:
On Dec 10, 3:24*pm, Tim wrote: On Dec 10, 12:04*pm, Loogypicker wrote: On Dec 9, 6:19*pm, Tim wrote: On Dec 9, 3:48*pm, I am Tosk wrote: In article 8bd9f928-2688-4678-a23c-133c97d9dba5 @j14g2000yqm.googlegroups.com, says... hows the weather holding up there, brother? I've heard Chicago-land is supposed to get a pounding. Here, there's 40 mi gusts, 35 degrees and spitting snow occasionally... I just feels plain cold outside. *the wind drives the humidity right though coveralls snerk you wear coveralls?? I do have a white Tyvec suit I wear for bees, but only with the funny hat;) man, i didn't know you were a fellow beekeeper! COOL! I did it when young. My uncle had bees. I slide my dirt bike into a stack of supers one time. I had many many stings on me!- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Oh, MAN!- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yeah, then I had to go to the house, and suit up, go back on the hill and fix the stuff. My uncle didn't even have to wear a suit, he'd usually just put on the helmet and screen, unless he just got some new bees. I remember one time somebody called him because they had bees, he took the siding off of athe old farm house, and there were more bees and honey than I ever saw. He got a bunch of honey when he extracted it, plus the bees. We took some comb and put in some supers, put the bees in, but the whole mess in the trunk of his car and went home!- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - That's the kind of guy my dad was. he was very careful and sometimes wouldn't even wear a helmet and netting. But would wear shop saftey glasses and a long sleaved shirt. When I worked with him on hives. I got whacked a lot. Actually I think dad kept me around the hives for "bait" I got a really funny story to tell you about bees and me sometime... |
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"Tim" wrote in message ... On Dec 10, 2:45 pm, Loogypicker wrote: On Dec 10, 3:24 pm, Tim wrote: On Dec 10, 12:04 pm, Loogypicker wrote: On Dec 9, 6:19 pm, Tim wrote: On Dec 9, 3:48 pm, I am Tosk wrote: In article 8bd9f928-2688-4678-a23c-133c97d9dba5 @j14g2000yqm.googlegroups.com, says... hows the weather holding up there, brother? I've heard Chicago-land is supposed to get a pounding. Here, there's 40 mi gusts, 35 degrees and spitting snow occasionally... I just feels plain cold outside. the wind drives the humidity right though coveralls snerk you wear coveralls?? I do have a white Tyvec suit I wear for bees, but only with the funny hat;) man, i didn't know you were a fellow beekeeper! COOL! I did it when young. My uncle had bees. I slide my dirt bike into a stack of supers one time. I had many many stings on me!- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Oh, MAN!- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yeah, then I had to go to the house, and suit up, go back on the hill and fix the stuff. My uncle didn't even have to wear a suit, he'd usually just put on the helmet and screen, unless he just got some new bees. I remember one time somebody called him because they had bees, he took the siding off of athe old farm house, and there were more bees and honey than I ever saw. He got a bunch of honey when he extracted it, plus the bees. We took some comb and put in some supers, put the bees in, but the whole mess in the trunk of his car and went home!- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - That's the kind of guy my dad was. he was very careful and sometimes wouldn't even wear a helmet and netting. But would wear shop saftey glasses and a long sleaved shirt. When I worked with him on hives. I got whacked a lot. Actually I think dad kept me around the hives for "bait" I got a really funny story to tell you about bees and me sometime... Years ago, friend was one of the larger bee keepers in California. Wes rolled the delivery flatbed loaded with hives near Mojave, CA. Said the Highway Patrolman told him he was going down the road about a mile to stop traffic. Wes said, probably a million upset bees. Most of the Western states rented Calif bees as was cheaper than trying to keep them overwinter in the snow areas. |
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