tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post6166259478913802319..comments2024-03-25T16:44:35.555-04:00Comments on Sixbears in the Woods: Snow and ColdSixbearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-20114602987865441682017-11-11T18:35:24.097-05:002017-11-11T18:35:24.097-05:00Slipping on the ice is a major cause of serious in...Slipping on the ice is a major cause of serious injuries. I've become more cautious over the years. <br /><br />At least the insect problems are over for now. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-84085562723174120092017-11-11T17:54:12.604-05:002017-11-11T17:54:12.604-05:00I feel for you, having to do all these things in t...I feel for you, having to do all these things in that kind of weather.<br /><br />By the time we get out first snow here, we'll be buttoned up. I'm seriously nervous about working outside in the snow and ice. Busted ribs at my age are no lark....Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-40569869943092323062017-11-11T09:16:17.410-05:002017-11-11T09:16:17.410-05:00I almost forgot to disconnect my garden hose from ...I almost forgot to disconnect my garden hose from the outside faucet. The self draining faucet doesn't work if the hose is full of water. Lucky I saw that before the cold snap. Had to replace the faucet once before for that very reason. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-3128659424408381282017-11-11T08:38:45.625-05:002017-11-11T08:38:45.625-05:00Got so busy with cutting up those pine trees I for...Got so busy with cutting up those pine trees I forgot to drain and bring my garden hoses in yesterday. I think I will need to throw them in the bathtub and give them a hot water soak this morning.Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-11799411164663240852017-11-11T08:19:13.881-05:002017-11-11T08:19:13.881-05:00Hard to beat the comfort a good woodstove after a ...Hard to beat the comfort a good woodstove after a day in the cold.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-7960033431238654222017-11-11T08:18:20.519-05:002017-11-11T08:18:20.519-05:00A good friend of mine married a girl from Texas. S...A good friend of mine married a girl from Texas. She thought New England was pretty nice -until she came here in winter and experienced sub zero weather.<br /><br />"Don't people know the roads go south?" she said. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-58016145862722032682017-11-11T08:15:03.323-05:002017-11-11T08:15:03.323-05:00When I was a kid I'd come home from ice skatin...When I was a kid I'd come home from ice skating (I lived in RI) and would warm my feet by putting them on the ironwork in front of the oven of the wood stove. Sometimes wish I still had one.Momladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11511742074910407321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-11392556278515404582017-11-11T07:53:18.508-05:002017-11-11T07:53:18.508-05:00I can't imagine living in a place where it get...I can't imagine living in a place where it gets that cold, but having always lived on the good side of the Mason Dixon Line, one misses out on some things in life, I guess.<br />Hope you get 'er buttoned up in time.bigfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156114587163220800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-34240916388476111852017-11-11T07:45:17.214-05:002017-11-11T07:45:17.214-05:00That could be the motto of my life right now. That could be the motto of my life right now. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-85070302860318834682017-11-11T06:41:49.796-05:002017-11-11T06:41:49.796-05:00Better keep moving so you don't freeze down.Better keep moving so you don't freeze down.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.com