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Posted by CDNRatMan
- September 29, 2013, 15:23:17 PM JH depending on the direction I head it could keep my within the Dominion. If one enters the province of Ont. at the farthest eastern point and heads to the Manitoba border southern route is 2072 kms or 1287.5163 miles, northern route, 2127 kms or 1321.6926 miles. so a long drive at the speed limit to cross just one province.
Just getting way down south would delay the winter big time, and having all the cheese and having the chance to chat with a person of Troll's wisdom and knowledge would be so much fun.
Troll cool about the cards and yes they are fun to hand out, surprised they did not have a phone with them...lol should come as an accessory with one....oh bad joke.....nice pictures and thanks....
Posted by Troll
- September 29, 2013, 15:11:08 PMWell, winter is delayed a bit here, just now. I'm glad to have been able to get out for a decent putt today. 45 degrees over night, but the temp, by 11: am was 60. Took off and went up to Eau Claire...Before I left, I put on the "winter Front" and connected the controller for my heated clothes...Packed the heated stuff in the trunk and off I went. Turns out I didn't need any of it (sometimes it's about 15-20 deg. cooler up there). 72 and sunny!!! I finally gave out one of my VDR cards. About a mile from any civilization, I spotted a guy and his wife with a broken FatBoy on the side of the road. They had just gone over some railroad tracks, and the bike went dead as they did that. I didn't have any tools, but I loaned them my cell phone so they could call somebody near by.. I suspect the battery terminal, but the way that battery is buried, there was no way to check it without surgery. I put my name and email on the VDR card...maybe we need to have some for this purpose, too. No I didn't take pictures of the broken Harley, that would have been just RUDE!!!
Posted by greenbarn
- September 29, 2013, 14:56:57 PMRatman, you going to Troll's house? don't think that's going to delay the winter too awful long.
Posted by John Hopkins
- September 29, 2013, 14:51:14 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on September 29, 2013, 08:45:17 AMI can't picture exactly where you are in Canada but 740 miles for some Canucks and they could still be in Canada..nope again not correct, you have it in a straight line mine line is a bit more south and west and involves some cheese......
It's a pretty big country..
John.
Posted by John Hopkins
- September 29, 2013, 14:45:18 PMIt puts me in Spain..
John.
Posted by greenbarn
- September 29, 2013, 14:41:23 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on September 29, 2013, 00:13:31 AMNope, I'm talking the elusive Morel variety - the good-eating kind.mushroom hunting.....is that the same shroom's as the elusive magic mushrooms of BC fame......
Posted by CDNRatMan
- September 29, 2013, 08:45:17 AMnope again not correct, you have it in a straight line mine line is a bit more south and west and involves some cheese......
Posted by Troll
- September 29, 2013, 07:52:41 AMLooks to me like it would put you just east of the airport in Siler City, N. Carolina...probably going to delay winter more than 7 weeks...
Posted by CDNRatMan
- September 29, 2013, 00:13:31 AMnot even close to Chilli's house, and wrong state too.......try again......
mushroom hunting.....is that the same shroom's as the elusive magic mushrooms of BC fame............49 has them growing.......ohhhh shhhhhhhhhhhushhhhhhhhh
Posted by greenbarn
- September 28, 2013, 21:46:02 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on September 28, 2013, 20:11:06 PMThat puts you at about Chili's house, doesn't it?ok so if I move south.....oh like say 739.45193 miles south of North Bay I would move summer back, by say oh 7 weeks and a few days......so that would be cool......what is 739.45193 miles south of North Bay..........mmmmmmmmmmm
Quote from: Troll on September 28, 2013, 19:55:04 PMOurs are just starting to turn too. just a hint here and there. I've heard the same thing about the 100 mile 1 week thing. The same rule of thumb holds true for mushroom hunting in the spring.I saw a couple of trees that weren't green, starting to go a little yellow. I read somewhere that for every 100 miles south you go you delay winter by a week...I'm thinking Brownsville, Texas might be a good idea!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- September 28, 2013, 20:11:06 PMQuoteI read somewhere that for every 100 miles south you go you delay winter by a week
ok so if I move south.....oh like say 739.45193 miles south of North Bay I would move summer back, by say oh 7 weeks and a few days......so that would be cool......what is 739.45193 miles south of North Bay..........mmmmmmmmmmm
Posted by Troll
- September 28, 2013, 19:55:04 PMWent out this morning to get in some miles before the predicted (and they were right for once) cold front/rain storm. I saw a couple of trees that weren't green, starting to go a little yellow. I read somewhere that for every 100 miles south you go you delay winter by a week...I'm thinking Brownsville, Texas might be a good idea!
Posted by John Hopkins
- September 28, 2013, 19:04:24 PMQuote from: jmbo on September 27, 2013, 09:19:05 AMI have a couple of leather jackets that I don't wear any more, plenty big enough for the job, cut a template out of paper first then sew it together and fit brass eyelets every two inches and feed a couple of leather shoelace strips cut from the leftover leather to lace it up..Yeah that sounds like a plan for the winter..John, I like your resourcefulness. Reminds me of the movie "The Great Escape" Just a note on the amount of material needed to make these crash bar chaps, it would take a piece of material at least 45cm x 35cm. They are double sided and slip over the the crash bar like a tea cozy.
John.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- September 28, 2013, 18:01:33 PMnow you want underwear pictures, were the swim suit = speedo pictures not good enough?
GB I have never ripped on you unless you need it, and count this as a need time......
Troll really wondering about people now, low to mid sixties all day, really nice and bright and sunny, got up early and got my chores done about the house and groceries done, need to kick that bad habit of eating three meals a day. But amazed at the number of bikes I spotted about town and they were all decked out in their cold weather gear, riding chaps (leather for JH) big bulky leather jackets, full face helmets, and they were all congregating at the local Timmies, (Canada's answer to Starbucks) would say saw about 50 to 70 bikes during the morning errands (0700 to 0930). Called a buddy asked if he was up to a ride, said he would be over in 15 mins. We did the Martin River loop, saw perhaps 5 bikes the whole 4 hours we were out, other then in town and around the coffee shops. Fantastic day and the range of reds and hues of red in the leaves was really cool.
Troll do they have camera's in 0hi0?
Posted by greenbarn
- September 28, 2013, 08:14:32 AMThat's OK Ratman, it's nice to see this sensitive and softer side of you... at least you're not ripping on me when you're in this sensitive mood.
Just don't start wearing women's underwear, or if you do, DON'T POST ANY PICS ... 