[AT] Are we alive?

[charlie hill]

Mattias,  after I read your earlier message the sun came out here.  I went 
out and fired up my tractor and started to mow the little area in front of 
the house, maybe a tenth of an acre or so.  By the time I was making the 
last pass the rain came again and wet my shirt before I could get in the 
house.  On top of that a few of those little mosquitoes came in with me and 
are looking for a soft spot to bite right now.
We had 3 1/2 inches of rain last weekend in a storm.  Then it turned back to 
near 100 degree days for 3 days, then we got another 1 1/2" of rain, then a 
few cool(er) (mid 80's to low 90's days) now another 1" in the last 24 
hours.  I just dumped the gauge before I mowed and now it's pouring again. 
Supposed to get back in the 100's again this week.

Typical summer.  If you don't like the weather just wait a while.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Mattias Kessén
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 4:03 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Are we alive?

June was much more rain than usual records were broken and many places had
more rain. First week of July gave more rain than we usually get for the
whole month some places even got it in 24 hours. It hasn't been really cold
but no summer heat so the grass needs to be cut twice a week if One can
find two times without rain. Thankfully my lawnmower has headlights since
this sometimes happens the three dark hours, åt least to dark to easily se
where I've already moved.

Mattias
Den 14 jul 2012 21:10 skrev "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>:

> On 7/14/2012 12:35 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> > Well on this end we've been riding a wave between pouring ran and cool
> temps
> > for  a few days followed by terrible heat for a few and then repeat.  On
> top
> > of that the mosquitoes have been terrible since early spring.  About the
> > only time the mosquitoes stop biting is in the heat of a sunny day. 
> > Even
> > they have enough sense to get out of the heat.
> >
> Those bugs do spoil a summer Charlie. Surprisingly , with all the water
> and heat we have had, we have hardly any mosquitos compared to a normal
> summer. Makes a nice change. Although there have been more wood ticks
> than I have ever seen before.
> New potatos are producing and peas soon ready to pick in the garden. Got
> a little hay cut and baled for the cattle with more to go. Tried the
> Cockshutt 40 on the haybine but soon opted for the dust and pollen free
> environment of the 2090 Case cab. AC helps too.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
> >
>
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