[AT] Ralph Goff CLOSE THE DOOR

[Frank]

you can say that again........and one more thing........no bugs on the
windshield~


Merry Christmas to all

Frank


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Jones" <farmallsupera at earthlink.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Ralph Goff CLOSE THE DOOR


> 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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