The pass couple of days it was spring in the air, high 50’s degrees 13 to 15 degrees celsius, in January? It snowed a 1/2" yesterday to prove it was not spring yet and dropped below freezing. Today it is spring in the air again. Burned some big tumble weeds across the road in front of the house. All traces of snow is almost gone if it will warm up again.
Bob
We have finally returned to our normal temps which this time of year is in the 20’sF Up to now it has been, get a little snow, hit the middle 30’s and drip, drip ,drip and turn to slush. Freeze to ice at night and repeat the next day. I’m glad to not have all the snow we usually get but if it’s winter then be winter. I’ve worked outside all my life. I’m perfectly comfortable in the 20’sF. I have to remember to F these posts in deference to you C guys.
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Wayne sorry to hear be about the tornadoes that hit your state. BUT you noticed the warning ma nature gave you.
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We had the second most snowy day on record yesterday 14.5 inches almost 37 cm. Chance of getting more overnight. I would post a picture but don’t want to chill the southern fellas. 
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Good morning Mr. Tom
The tornado went over our place but was in the air not on the ground luckily.
Wife and I were underground 
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Well given those options I would take the snow I think…
All the sudden I dont feel so bad about the 3 inches of snow that is messing up my plans for tomorrow. Somehow waiting one more day to pick up my pork from the butcher doesn’t seem so bad.
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No work here today. Wind is out of the north and it’s raw. Not as tough as I used to be.
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I was hopeing you made it past that tornato after i seen it on my accuweather report, look like it headed your way north of birmingham.Crazy weather this year.Good thing your wood powered dakota goes 80 mph.you could probley out run one if knew it direction? Sound like it was a wide path tornato on the news.I bet it was windy even while it wasent touching down.
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Wayne Keith aniversity of his Race from berkly california too las vegas nevata. GREY GOOSE ADVENTURES: Wayne Keith sets a woodgas speed record - 71mph I probley spelled citys wrong, though 7300 miles sure shows experiance wayne keith has driveing on wood gas right from the start. Thanks for sharing your experiance , and design at the dow web site.TOO-WAYNE KEITH
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Thanks for sharing that link!
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Hi Jakob its on the dow someware i just copied it there and then paisted back here . It took me several years too figure that out. My sisters son told me out of the clear,and i was glad i learn that on teck note.
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Great rain/snowing day read Kevin.
Cheered me right up reading the real why-of-it all in one place.
Best Regards
Steve Unruh
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Good morning Kevin and thanks for the post .
Looking at that link made me realize just how FAST the years a clipping by and realizing sometime it is difficult for me to think and talk at the same time
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Video test. Just to see if I could post something.
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Don’t know what you did or how you did it but it all must have been correct.
Thanks for the video .
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Tom,
Some of us are camera shy - some are not 
Nice to at least have a voice to go with your posts. Thank you.
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Tom, You must live close to me. THAT is what all of our forest are looking like and they are not replanting. The DNR says it will grow back. And it does but a lot of Jack pine which is only good for pulp
These are some pictures of down town Crivitz, Wi. These were taken in 2005 but it is still going on today. They clear the logs all out on flat cars and then start all over again TomC
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Tom unfortunately what you are seeing is the result if maximizing profits. In our modern society it isn’t profitable to do the right thing by the land or other so it doesn’t happen.
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This property is next to mine. A buddy and I split a 40 back in 1977. He died last year and his wife came up this fall and said she needed a new furnace and Kitchen so she had it logged. He’s probably spinning in his grave. I can understand sensible thinning but this was a total abortion. On a high note all the down wood is now mine. That pile is about 6 full cords and I don’t have to drag it off those damned hills. There is at least another twenty to thirty full cords down besides that. The only wanted premium logs. Oh well, it will all grow back in a couple hundred years.
Tom if you want a quality job done logging a wood lot you have to hire a forester to manage it. My back lot is under management by a forester it has been for a few decades now. The real benefit is the forester knows which loggers are honest and do quality work. If I want to do a cut I contact him and we discuss my options. If wood gets mature and needs to be cut he contacts me and let’s me know. He takes a percentage of the timber cut for his management fee but honestly it costs less to hire him them we lost when other loggers where hired directly by my late uncle. It is a trade around here which has some very un trustworthy people involved unfortunately that is just the way it seems to be.
The other advantage is he makes sure no one cuts illegally on my property. The lot next to mine was clear cut but they didn’t dare cross the line.
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