California is getting some rain. The 770 ft. Oroville dam was 4 ft from the top. The inflow was equal to the volume of the Mississippi river at St. louis. http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/02/09/oroville-emergency-spillway-may-be-used-for-first-time-in-dams-history/
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Well I got that snow cleaned up around the front of the property anyway that I’d the important part the tractor is on the charger now so it should be good to go for the next round of fun.
Oh as to staying I think we are probably just to much old school Yankees to leave.
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Check out http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/
You can look at the change maps or the drought history. Northern Cali is no longer in a drought, and most of the worst drought is gone in the state. D2-D4 in 2016 was 81% of the state, and this year it is 11% with very little D3 and no D4 conditions. Last year D4 covered 38% of the state.
If I were going to guess, I would say it is the net effect of all the EVs and solar, and wind they put in that lowered the temp enough for it to rain, but I am sure that isn’t the whole story if it even is part of the story. 
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I am not touching that one with a 10 foot pole. If I did Chris would have to give me one of those warnings…
Did you know the expression I won’t touch that with a 10 foot pole actually comes from leading a bull with a noise ring? I asked my uncle about it once and he pulled out an old 10 foot pole they used to lead bulls around with a hook on one end. Too bad that pole vanished somewhere over the years.
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I didn’t know that, but the pole is probably still in the barn somewhere. 
You hid them so the kids didn’t start playing with the bull. Nowadays the kids have noserings so you actually need the pole.
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A couple years back my son and I were out riding when he turned his base ball cap backwards on his head ( like he had seen many on TV ) I very politely pulled over to the side of the the road and told him to GET OUT . It only took him a second to figure out front and back of the cap 
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Looks like we’re getting 15-25 cm here by tonight.
That’ll go nice with the 1.5" of ice underneath it 
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It is 65 F here at daylight and forcast of 71 F mid day.
I’m glad it is not too cold because I will be battling those xxxxxxx beavers today . It will require going in the water chest deep 
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Break the dam during the day go DOW till dust them at sunset go back and wait they will come out to fix it back up. They sleep all day waste of time trying to catch them before dusk.
Oh wait till you see the first wood floating down the water to the dam then you have them all out working
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Or the standard conibear at the lodge entrance, or along the dam face.
Beaver ebola would be nice, please…
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Good morning Dan
The beavers seem to have a very good surveillance system and must be keeping up with my every move. If I am any where on the farm or within a mile they never show themselves. I believe they have a couple of scouts than can monitor my house and know exactly when I hit the bed and sleeping.
I believe my next move may be finding a 300 pound alligator and tie him at the culvert 
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The people who are successful here have told me you have to hide just about sunset and wait till they actually start fixing the dam before you do anything the first round of inspection they will be nervous but once they start floating wood they are focused on fixing and don’t care they decided it was safe. I don’t actually hunt I have friends who handle this for me. Too much arthritis for me to want to play with guns.
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Led sled runs on wood. thanks drive on wood no vidio yet my camera dont work that great,
<img src="/uploads/default/original/3X/e/9/e9b6bdf890611ca664b5d1853500a7ea973c2797.jpg" width=“500” height=“500”>anyway just few pics. Drove around the block backed in the barn and checking temps, the ash dump lid never went over 240 f yet.the power was low as expected, i am running on one hay filter fuel line 1_1\2"pvc.so may need the other line hooked up. Lots of fine tuneing yet finding few leaks, the lid seal spring lid works good, ran the pusher blowers with hopper lid closed and the lid door spring works letting any back preasure out and keeping from building up any big burps. sorry about the lousy picks, my camera is junk and its a rainy cloudy Day. Once i get it up too 55 mph on a sunny day i will have a vidio of my old truck project driveing.Thanks DOW & Wayne and Chris.
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Hi Wayne, I hope you get that nice beaver between the sheets. It’s been warm here (30’s) … I welded up my trailer hitch on my little red truck the other day. I also backfilled with body putty and painted black so the cops don’t notice and to reduce flex. Still plugging away slower everyday …Hope to burn some soon. I have to re-wire my fuel pump switch as it went bad a few months back. Mike
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Congratulation!!! It has been a long time coming, but now you are there. An honest to goodness woodgas driver. TomC
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Hy Tom C Thanks for the congrads you know i earned it,it has been a long time getting too test it has , and it serprirized too hear it running that well first time around., i will add the other fuel tube and see how much power i pick up.i think i might drop too from 6" too 5" restricktor for winter any way. And my wood gas pedel only moves about 60 percent open.my wood is alittle on the damp side so getting some wood farther away from the open shed door.
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I think food supply(alders here) is probably the big reason, but down behind me in the swamp the beaver haven’t been around as much since the coyote population increased.
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Congratulations Kevin .
I know you must have a big smile on your face . 
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Congratulations Kevin. you’re way ahead of me.
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Thanks Wayne and mrDick Thodal . that old truck of mine runs good on wood and when i back in the barn and let it run few minuts and shut off it dont have the stink of the old carburator motors, no smoke at all,brilliat design mrWayne Keith.I am swithing sides on the carburator gasoine and wood gas throttle pedal, that will help.and adding the other gas pipe,? No not the gas line.
Ps as black as the hay filter water drain is when you stir the water it is only char ash on the sirface makeing it look like black muck.
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