# Life goes on - Winter 2015
**URL:** http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-winter-2015/2016
**Category:** Off Topic
**Tags:** life
**Created:** [October 2, 2015, 10:35pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-winter-2015/2016 "2015-10-02T22:35:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@TomC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/TomC)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2015, 10:27pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-winter-2015/2016/182 "2015-12-15T22:27:55Z")
So in Sweden my “potty” mouth might not be so bad. The locals would not understand my statement, but hopefully they wouldn’t be offended like they would if they spoke American English. I traveled with an Englishman, and when checking into a motel, he would always say to the clerk, “knock me up at 6;30”. He got some looks for that.TomC
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### Author:  [@Henry](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Henry)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2015, 10:36pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-winter-2015/2016/183 "2015-12-15T22:36:23Z")
Real men probably aren’t terribly concerned with proving themselves, I suspect they are already busy enough just being real men. And of course sippin’ drinks on a beach in the islands with all the money they make selling machines to lazy fake men.
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### Author:  [@BrianHWA](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/BrianHWA)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-winter-2015/2016/184 "2015-12-15T23:33:39Z")
> [@TomC](#):
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> I traveled with an Englishman, and when checking into a motel, he would always say to the clerk, “knock me up at 6;30”.
For those that don’t get the slang, getting “knocked up” means accidentally getting pregnant.
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### Author:  [@smokeyjim](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/smokeyjim)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2015, 1:21am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-winter-2015/2016/185 "2015-12-16T01:21:55Z")
Hi Chris
Is 17,000 what you put on the truck, or does it have 17,000 on the build.
I have about 12,000 on mine and seems to be still in good shape. I was wondering how much longer it might last.
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### Author:  [@Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Chris)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2015, 4:16am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-winter-2015/2016/186 "2015-12-16T04:16:42Z")
> [@smokeyjim](#):
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> Is 17,000 what you put on the truck, or does it have 17,000 on the build.
That’s total miles on wood, Wayne did about the first 10k and I’ve done 7k. Original firetube, hopper and lower drum. Everything else has been redone.
I think you’re good to at least 15k possibly 20k. After that things start to depend a LOT on the driver.
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### Author:  [@kmrland](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/kmrland)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2015, 4:43am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-winter-2015/2016/187 "2015-12-16T04:43:06Z")
B.H He may have meant wake me up at 6:30 in case his alarm did’ent work,just speculating.That would get some weird look reactions not knowing what was meant by the joking phrase. SWEM.
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### Author:  [@kmrland](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/kmrland)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2015, 5:29am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-winter-2015/2016/188 "2015-12-16T05:29:52Z")
HI Chris,are you thinking the tube may melt down easy’er after 15-20 k miles of use, or just keep a closer eye on the temp gauges while maintaining a safe temperature? SWEM
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### Author:  [@BrianHWA](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/BrianHWA)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2015, 6:55am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-winter-2015/2016/189 "2015-12-16T06:55:34Z")
I believe the British saying means “could you please come knock on my door and wake me up?”.
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### Author:  [@Wayne](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Wayne)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2015, 1:28pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-winter-2015/2016/190 "2015-12-16T13:28:38Z")
Ban on diesel trucks in India
[http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/12/16/world/asia/ap-as-india-air-pollution.html](http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/12/16/world/asia/ap-as-india-air-pollution.html)
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### Author:  [@RPMHartman](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/RPMHartman)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2015, 7:57pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-winter-2015/2016/191 "2015-12-16T19:57:19Z")
Wow, that’s exactly how freedoms are taken away!!!
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### Author:  [@drost2you2](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/drost2you2)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2015, 10:44pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-winter-2015/2016/192 "2015-12-16T22:44:20Z")
Imagine if our upcoming semi fleets have twin engines in them and when the turbine takes a crap, it’s time to scrap out the truck.
> **[E.P.A. Proposal Will Put Bigger Trucks on a Fuel Diet (Published 2015)](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/31/business/energy-environment/epa-proposal-will-put-bigger-trucks-on-a-fuel-diet.html?_r=0)**
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> The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose rules requiring heavy trucks to increase their fuel economy by up to 40 percent by 2027.
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### Author:  [@MikeR](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/MikeR)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2015, 12:55am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-winter-2015/2016/193 "2015-12-17T00:55:40Z")
Doug,
Near Fort Wayne, Indiana, they have recently built 2 Compressed Natural Gas “filling Stations” The second one they just finished has like 8 bays. No Customers. I guess someone is planning on many fleet vehicles being converted to CNG. Maybe under duress?
Thank you Chris S. for making me a “member” of DOW. I’m saving up for premium and a copy of the WK book. I’m planning on going to Argos in 2016, too. I didn’t know this drive on wood stuff was possible a year ago, now I am hooked.
Mike Reynolds
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### Author:  [@Jeff](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Jeff)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2015, 3:19am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-winter-2015/2016/194 "2015-12-17T03:19:28Z")
I don’t know if this is true or ever was true but the story is that in PA it is legal to repower a diesel pickup truck with any kind of gasoline engine. If true this would be a nice loop hole for building a woodgas truck. No time to look into it…
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### Author:  [@Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Chris)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-winter-2015/2016/195 "2015-12-17T18:01:04Z")
6 posts were split to a new topic: [How steel gauge works](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/how-steel-gauge-works/2158)
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### Author:  [@JO\_Olsson](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/JO_Olsson)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-winter-2015/2016/196 "2015-12-18T16:50:05Z")
A little slippery around here today…
> **[Tog skridskorna till postlådan](https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/dalarna/tog-skridskorna-till-postladan-1)**
>
> Henrik Öijer märkte när han körde hem med bilen att det var otroligt halt. Han valde därför ett annat fortskaffningsmedel när han skulle hämta posten, nämligen sina skridskor.
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### Author:  [@BillSchiller](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/BillSchiller)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2015, 5:11pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-winter-2015/2016/197 "2015-12-18T17:11:48Z")
I have done this a few times. It fun until one finds a bad spot.
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### Author:  [@Carl](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Carl)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-winter-2015/2016/198 "2015-12-21T16:21:19Z")
> **[GoWise USA 12.7 Quart Deluxe Air Fryer Oven](https://meh.com/)**
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> Of In The Cold Food Of Out Hot Eat The Food
Last minute Christmas gift.
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### Author:  [@Wayne](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Wayne)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2015, 2:24pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-winter-2015/2016/199 "2015-12-22T14:24:10Z")
I often work my wood burners in and around the hay barn and hay fields.
I wonder if the owners of this wood burner operates in the hay also?
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVxByLO_6cA)
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### Author:  [@RPMHartman](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/RPMHartman)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2015, 2:50pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-winter-2015/2016/200 "2015-12-22T14:50:02Z")
That is an awesome video, thanks for posting! And no I don’t think he should work that wood burner any where near hay or hay fields!!! Great demonstration of real power!
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### Author:  [@SteveUnruh](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/SteveUnruh)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2015, 7:55pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/life-goes-on-winter-2015/2016/201 "2015-12-22T19:55:52Z")
Ha! Ha! Nice video Mr Wayne.
Yes they most certainly did use these steam tractors a lot out here in the West as belted up threshing power sources in the wheat and oats fields. Dry weather time. They would have fields fires. All hands on deck then sack and flail beating out these fires.
Had our fourth wind storm event this season taking out the Grid power again. 12.5 hours out this time. Goona’ have to refreash some of the lantern battries now. I use rechargeable 900 and 1500 mAh AAA’s, AA’s in the LED headlamps.
I MISSED mine, and neighbors Christmas cheer-up season lights being on.
One niegbor got his propane whole-house furnace back up and working cracking out an old, stinky, noisy 5,000 kW flathead B&S scream-a-matic. For a continuous 8 of those 12 hours without grid. E-E-e-e-K!! By the fourth hour I was grumbling that I should go over and shoot it to quiet. Got to hoping he’d just run out of gasoline.
Now HIS neighbor was quietly perking along on his super quiet 2000 watt Honda inverter/generator to keep his air-source heat pump going.
Fella’s!!! Again. These super quiet Honda’s are on instant $200. off sale through the 31st of this Dec. Save 50% gasoline. Save niegbor goodwill. And Not broadcast out what you are doing for a mile around.
Batteries and gasoline - what we all love to hate.
Steve Unruh
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