Better be good, there's a enuff coal for everybody this year.....

Paying a visit to the Grinch in the morning to check his list...

 

Still stuck in the last break room. What do you use to load the tires. The 8N I use in CA has water in the tires. Cant imagine you getting away with that in an area where it freezes.

 

I think mines just sodium chloride, by the rust around the valve. Some will use glycol, a lot also use beet juice (which gets used alot for de-icing).

 

Had never heard of using beet juice. Thought you were kidding. Had to look it up. Interesting!!! Turns out its in my RV anti-freeze. Well, time for bed, DTR has done worn out my brain..

 

Yup, they even use it in the mix here on the automatic highway sprayers, on th US 131 S-curve in Grand Rapids. It's really fun if they turn them on too soon.

 

Morning all.

Today is SUnday, December 20th.

On this day in 1606 - The "Susan Constant," "Godspeed" and "Discovery" set sail from London. Their landing at Jamestown, VA, was the start of the first permanent English settlement in America.

1699 - Peter the Great ordered that the Russian New Year be changed from September 1 to January 1.

1790 - The first successful cotton mill in the United States began operating at Pawtucket, RI.

1803 - The United States Senate ratified a treaty that included the Louisiana Territories from France for $15 million. The transfer was completed with formal ceremonies in New Orleans.

1820 - The state of Missouri enacted legislation to tax bachelors between the ages of 21-50 for being unmarried. The tax was $1 a year.

1860 - South Carolina became the first state to secede from the American Union.

1864 - Confederate forces evacuated Savannah, GA as Union Gen. William T. Sherman continued his "March to the Sea."

1879 - Thomas A. Edison privately demonstrated his incandescent light at Menlo Park, NJ.

1892 - Alexander T. Brown and George Stillman patented the pneumatic tire.

1928 - Mail delivery by dog sled began in Lewiston, ME.

1946 - In Indochina (Vietnam), full-scale guerrilla warfare between Vietnam partisans and French troops began.

1954 - Buick Motor Company signed Jackie Gleason to one of the largest contracts ever entered into with an entertainer. Gleason agreed to produce 78 half-hour shows over a two-year period for $6,142,500.

1963 - The Berlin Wall was opened for the first time to West Berliners. It was only for the holiday season. It closed again on January 6, 1964.

1987 - More than 3,000 people were killed when the Dona Paz, a Philippine passenger ship, collided with the tanker Vector off Mindoro island, setting off a double explosion.

1989 - General Noriega, Panama's former dictator, was overthrown by a United States invasion force invited by the new civilian government. The project was known as Operation Just Cause.

chaikwa.

 

Morning fella's.

 

Busy night Tim?

chaikwa.

 

I was off duty. I had to go into Reds to fix a no start on one of our heavies, then went to a dump truck involved in a head on and rolled fully loaded. Got home around 19:00. I go back on duty tomorrow am. A few beers and football today, heck I may not even get out of my pajamas.

How about you?

 

Cold here. Got to plow, then we have a Christmas party starting at 3. Redleg just got here so maybe I'll make HIM go plow and I'll go back to bed!

chaikwa.

 

Don be vewy vewy cautious if he asks you to scratch his back.


Enjoy you party gentlemen.

 

Mornin' all!

Up early to day got called in for some OT. It's dayshift bit it's still the weekend so it won't be too bad. First OT I've has in a while.

Still -20* out there but it is supposed to warm up today or tomorrow to 20* above. I got most of my snow plowing done already. Still need to go finish my Grandpa's place but it will wait till tomorrow. Might even take potty on my Uncle and go do his driveway.

Picked up a new park brake cable for the truck that needs replaced. NAPA actually had one and it was only $22.50! Double suprise on that one.

Time to go start the truck and warm her up before I leave. See y'all later.

 

We've been using that in our Kabota for a couple of years now with great results. Buddy of mine turned me on after spening all that money on windsheild washing fluid.


Morning guys.. Getting ready to head to grandma's for her Christmas Brunch.

 

Good morning fellow sniffers,

Gorgeous cool morning in Florida. I did not make it to church this morning - - messed up shoulder took me to the floor yesterday and I am still in agony. Nothing like typing one fingered. Guess that is the clue it is time to quit putting off the surgery. Rats. Hope that doesn't mess up the March trip. Hate it - - sooooo painful in rehap. Oh well, buck up, big boy.

Beet juice, hey? Looks like we might need a bunch of it down here.

Grabbing a ph00 and go join the dragon and moan.

HurtingBob

 

please tell me you won't. (i know, I know; it was PITY)

spoke with the happy janitor today, he is plowing snow.
redleg is sleeping in the fancy guest house with a padlock on the door.
no worries, all is peaceful in the land.

hubby and my city friend are shooting things. muzzle loader season.
professional gunsmith mounted scope on wrong on buddy's single shot.
we can fix anything, I suppose. he is now hitting pennies on center at 100 yards. lookin gforward to football and making more cookies today.

enjoy fellas!