[AT] Ralph Goff CLOSE THE DOOR

[Al Jones]

My like of cold weather is simple:  I HATE to sweat.  You can only shed so
many clothes before you can't be in public legally anymore. ;)  And then it
really doesn't help when it's 95-100 degrees and humidity way high.  Just
more surface area for the biting flies, mosquitoes, etc...  On the other
hand, I can bundle up, to the point I look like Ralphie's little brother in
A Christmas Story, and go out and work hard, and not wear out in 20 minutes
from the heat.  

Of course the best part of cold weather is getting warm!  My quilted-lined
Carhartt jacket is like wrapping up in a nice soft blanket.  And the
absolute best part is bedtime--I love to get under 3-4 quilts at night all
toasty and warm instead of having to lie on top of the sheets with the a/c
down low and the ceiling fan on high.

Al


> [Original Message]
> From: charliehill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Date: 12/23/2008 8:07:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Ralph Goff CLOSE THE DOOR
>
> John my dad used to tell me about not being able to get anti-freeze
during 
> WW II and folks putting kerosene in the cooling system.
>
> I'll vouch for Al's southern Heritage but I can't tell you what's up with 
> his liking cold weather.  It does get pretty hot and sticky down there
where 
> he lives but still....
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Hall" <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 10:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Ralph Goff CLOSE THE DOOR
>
>
> > Al, I'm beginning to doubt your Southern heritage--anything less than 80
> > for a daytime high is not warm enough for my liking! Besides, have you 
> > ever
> > tried hand cranking a tractor when it is below freezing? A 50 deg drop
in
> > temperature makes a heck of a difference. For what it is worth, tracks
are
> > fun to drive on sleet, but leave steel wheeled tractors under the shed 
> > when
> > there is snow out. Weather like this reminds me of the old timers
telling
> > about draining the water out into buckets at night and having to break
the
> > ice in the buckets the next morning to pour it back in.
> >
> > John Hall
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Al Jones" <farmallsupera at earthlink.net>
> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
> > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 5:26 PM
> > Subject: Re: [AT] Ralph Goff CLOSE THE DOOR
> >
> >
> >> Don't worry, it'll be 70 here at home by Friday, Charlie.  :(
> >>
> >> As a general rule I like cold weather better than hot.  Not sure how I
> >> would deal with a daytime temp below 0, but I had rather shiver than
> >> sweat.
> >> But I want it to be cold in the winter.  70 degrees the end of
December 
> >> is
> >> for the birds.
> >>
> >> Al
> >>
> >>
> >
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