But I'm back and typing on a new logitech wireless keyboard that seems to work well. It came with a spare wireless mouse too so I guess I have a spare.
We are gradually acclimatizing to the onset of normal (cold) weather. Daytime highs of 5F and a strong Northwest wind pushed the wind chill factor up into the uncomfortable zone even with the multiple layers of clothes I normally wear.
In my usual manner of getting things done just in time, I got the harvest machinery mostly cleaned up and parked in their winter shed locations before it got too cold to run them. We got the flax bales hauled off the field and stacked near the greenhouse ready for the stove when required. Before the snow got too deep in the fields.
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Nearly froze them on Monday while chain sawing beaver logs off the fence line. Once I'd got working hard enough to get the blood circulating I was ok but for a while I was feeling that special intense pain I get when (almost ) frozen fingers start to thaw. Gloves just don't do it for me. Should have been wearing mitts.
Just about wore my back out handling some of those logs. Now I need to go back and fix the fence that got wrecked.
In the news, another blow to the Canadian cattle industry with over 20,000 cattle quarantined and at least half going to be destroyed.
Glad you got your "R's" back; now you can roll them and pretend you're Irish. It's a shame about all the cattle that will be destroyed. I bet most of the owners don't have insurance, either.
ReplyDeleteBTW, Ralph, how fast do you type?
ReplyDeleteSomewhere I still have the certificate from high school typing class. Seems to me it was 60 or 65 words per minute which was quite a feat on those old manual dinosaurs. Took me quite a while to get used to these light touch electronic keyboards.
DeleteLOL - I still do hunt and peck. I once applied for a decent-paying job that required some minimal typing skills - 20 words per minute. I tested 19.75; close, but no cigar!
DeleteHorrible about those cattle.
ReplyDeleteI don't have your problem with cold hands outdoors (don't know how you farmboys manage, honestly I don't), but cold feet when outside in winter, mostly if sitting in a vehicle. It doesn't matter what kind of boots I wear or what kind of socks. I'm thinking I might have to buy some of those battery-operated heating socks. Is that crazy? - Kathy
Battery powered socks might be a good option for you. I know standing or sitting still is guaranteed to give me cold feet/hands. Let me know if they work :-)
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