I am going to change to winter Nokians just this afternoon. Still with the experience, that on wet ice one will be sledging no matter how soft his tyres are.
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Back in New England, the first snow weeded out the newbies and idiots that couldnât remember from the previous winter. Got better as winter wore on.
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What mountain is that in the picture?
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I think itâs called big boob mountain Bob. Iâm not sure why.
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Could it be VolcĂĄn Villarrica? Apparently that is one of Chileâs most active volcanoes.
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Bronlin gets a gold star. It is indeed VolcĂĄn Villarrica. Every so often (in years) it erupts, mainly with lava burped into the air above. Otherwise it quietly releases gas plumes.
What did affect us more was a volcano 150 miles, 250 km, to the south. It erupted in 2015 and on an otherwise sunny morning an ash cloud passed through. I have never seen it so dark, even on the darkest of nights. It was a volcano some people living near called extinct. I much prefer living near a volcano that is constantly relieving itself.
Ash falling and accumulating on the deck:
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From having what you would call single digits across the pond, for several days - we woke up this morning with thaw. Itâs getting wet and nasty and I didnât feel like spending much time outdoors. Photos are popping up of what the grandchildren have been up to though.
Helmer is making a snowman and Agnes is apparently in the woods hunting. Also, a few days ago one of our daughters reported sore arms after chopping a moose into pieces. I expect some trading offers in the near future.
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Hi Guys a follow up winter driving video.
Instead of watching spectacular slides, spins and crashes; visual lessons, how to maybe control what happens:
I can add some to his advices.
Monitor much your in-dash outside temperature. You only become somewhat safe full 2-4 degrees above, or below, the freezing point.
In the danger range a helpful trick is to drive with the drivers and front passenger windows lowered down slightly. When you hear the tires wet swishing the road shine will most likely be safe. Road surface shine and tires quiet - Black Ice! NO braking. No sudden Anything; and slow way down!
Added to his watch out for ice slick bridges and overpasses: rural traveling trees, or embankment shady spots. And cars standing intersections surface snot slick melt wetted from engines and exhausts heats.
And in that few degrees above and below water freezing range danger zones watch out for the transition zones going from shaded cold; to sunny warmed areas.
You may be fine and in control, but those other yahoo-crazies will get you! Real easy to controlled stop avoiding a forward problem; and then get smacked in the ass from someone behind you.
Leave super early before the commuter crowd. Or leave super late after the majority of crazies have crashed and ditched themselves.
ânot-an-expertâ Steve Unruh
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Those are nice outfits JO. They look expensive. In all but a few states in the US you are required to wear a certain amount of orange. They call it blaze orange. Deer donât see the color but others in the woods are less likely to shoot you.
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I only watched the first few minutes (that was plenty 
), but it seemed like a large number of marginal drivers got away without damage or injury that seemed unavoidable to me. Itâs a good reminder, and evidence, of the common grace of God toward undeserving humans. Itâs a little silly, perhaps, but I found myself praying for some of those drivers, even though the events are long past.
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Tom, that was actually my first thought when I received the photo 
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What type of firearm is that in the photo? In Massachusetts we were only allowed to use shotguns with a deer slug cartridge for hunting deer.
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Yesterday i got the idea to start up my old crane-truck, i wanted to lift out an old snow blower from my junk pile. I thought it would be nice to get the old snowblower running again, if we get more cold white stuff.
After pumping/priming the injection pump, and pushing the cold start enrichment knob, i jumped the cab and push the pedal to the metal, and hit the starter buttonâŠnothing⊠not a âclickââŠ
Ofcourse.
Something has drained the batteries, which are already old and bad.
The day before we had 24 hours of -10°c (14°f) and the batteries are frozen, not good for them. Im known to be a little careless, and not so little forgetful, i should have checked them and charged them earlierâŠ
After searching for a while i found a small car space heater, to âdefrostâ them some. When putting in the plug the heater showered the batteries in blue and green sparks, and the magic smoke leaked out, then it blowed a main fuse.
I just put them on slow charging, will check today.
Arenât winter-life wonderful, when everythings going your way
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Iâm normally not real diligent about maintaining stuff around my place either Goran but the predictions for this winter; A lot of snow and another polar vortex with sub zero F temps got my ass in gear. Snow blower all tuned up and lubed, Home made plow on the half ton truck finally workable, generators all filled with new fuel and running. All the mountains of leafs cleared out of driving lanes. Now I just have to start splitting and stacking the wood pile. Iâm hoping that all the effort will prove to be unnecessary. Now if I could just get the Dodge with the big plow working maybe I could find something fun to do.
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Thanks Göran! You just made me remember I have to go back outside to switch the charger to the next battery in line.
Martin, I know nothing about guns. Iâve tried out our daughterâs moose rifle at a range once. Apart from that I donât remember firing a single shot since military duty almost 40 years ago.
I asked her about this particular gun. She says itâs a Merkel Drilling. Apparently it has three barrels, two for shotgun pellet cartridges and one for bullets. I didnât know they existed.
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Ha! Ha! Here I will voice my own winter complaint:
No-no not the fact that I had to advance up to the BIG persuader to get the last April/May road salts rust stuck âsummerâ wheel off . . .
But the fact that this LaNina year is still too damn warm with days above 10C/50F.
I canât wear yet my winter wools. Too warm and itchy.
And these expensive, super soft rubber Blizzaks will have accelerated tread wear. But the harder rubber Yokohomaâs are not gripping as well as I now need.
I did not mark the winter wheels, front to rear taking them off last April . . . trying to decide rotation installation.
S.U.
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Happy Thanksgiving to all in the States!
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Happy thanksgiving! It maybe American, but everyone can be thankful, God bless you all.
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May you all have a great Thanksgiving 
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