[AT] Hey Ralph, you can open the gate for a while...

[Ralph Goff]

Farmer, talk about extremes. The past two evenings I have come close to 
hypothermia riding the open swather cutting canola. Friday was heavy 
overcast with strong north winds and temp about 50. Knees were so stiff from 
the cold when I crawled off the swather that it was hard to walk. And I was 
wearing insulated coveralls. A few days earlier I was complaining about the 
heat as it hit close to 90 degrees under the umbrella of the swather.
Riding open farm machinery used to be the norm around here years ago but 
nowadays we mostly sit in climate controlled comfort whatever the weather. 
Spending a few days out on the open IH puts me back in touch with the early 
days reminding me of how far we have come in improved working conditions.
I guess that cool weather has already hit you by the sound of it. Down to 90 
eh?

Ralph in Sask.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Francis Robinson" <robinson46176 at hotmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 6:04 PM
Subject: [AT] Hey Ralph, you can open the gate for a while...


>    A small cold front went through here today and dropped the temperature 
> down to around 90... Actually it was cooler for about 3 minutes then 
> headed back up. the humuggity must be awfully close to 160%. We have a 
> stiff 1 MPH breeze almost moving some leaves on the trees. Diana and I 
> were walking around the place looking at tractor show planning and it was 
> almost too hot feeling to talk. I had her walking around with me for 
> safety. At a family camp-out of her brothers and sisters a week ago I saw 
> two of her brothers and one of her brother-in-laws get into serious 
> trouble for "thinking without supervision" and I'm not taking any chances. 
> I'm already skating pretty close to the edge after springing this October 
> tractor show thing on her...   :-)
>   I have several old tractors that "ran when new" and that were probably 
> complete at one time. I was looking for a better place to move them to 
> where they will be less in the way around the barn lot. I can prove that I 
> am very smart... When I glanced over towaard the front yard I slapped that 
> notion down at once.   :-)
>  They are forecasting highs around 80 degrees for the next ten days here 
> with cool nights, I sure hope they are right.
>
>
>
> farmer
>
> Francis Robinson
> Central Indiana USA
> robinson46176 at hotmail.com
>
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