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I took my windsock down
« on: March 06, 2023, 05:23:54 AM »
It is on a pole where I can just glance out the kitchen window when I turn on the coffee pot in the morning so I can see how badly the weatherguesser has missed the forecast.  ::) I decided there was no use in just letting this one get blown to frazzles because the windy season arrived rather early this year. Now I have to go to the south side of the house and look at a tall, skinny, came up wild, elm tree out in the pasture. Today was supposed to have mild winds. The elm tree says they aren't that mild. I have to go to Seminole, TX shortly. That is going to require driving several miles through some sandy farm land that can't be plowed to where it will hold in the wind and I would bet they are a mess after last week.

Do you know how to identify a vehicle that has lived on the south plains of Texas? Look at the windshield and chrome on the front. The chrome is dull and the windshield is sparkly looking from being sandblasted.

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Re: I took my windsock down
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2023, 05:53:36 AM »
We use a metal rooster weather vein on a tower i made. I have to oil the swivel joint now and then. So it will spin.
Good luck out there O&S. I know how bad those sandy fields can be.
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There you rid the Holy City of the Scourge of Islam , Make the streets run red with the Blood of those who wish to wash Israel and Christianity from the face of the Earth.
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Re: I took my windsock down
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2023, 06:20:21 AM »
It is on a pole where I can just glance out the kitchen window when I turn on the coffee pot in the morning so I can see how badly the weatherguesser has missed the forecast.  ::) I decided there was no use in just letting this one get blown to frazzles because the windy season arrived rather early this year. Now I have to go to the south side of the house and look at a tall, skinny, came up wild, elm tree out in the pasture. Today was supposed to have mild winds. The elm tree says they aren't that mild. I have to go to Seminole, TX shortly. That is going to require driving several miles through some sandy farm land that can't be plowed to where it will hold in the wind and I would bet they are a mess after last week.

Do you know how to identify a vehicle that has lived on the south plains of Texas? Look at the windshield and chrome on the front. The chrome is dull and the windshield is sparkly looking from being sandblasted.

It will also mess up the regulator in your electric windows. You can hear it grinding away. It will also scratch up the glass.
In this time i Command ,That you take the Secular to Jerusalem .
There you rid the Holy City of the Scourge of Islam , Make the streets run red with the Blood of those who wish to wash Israel and Christianity from the face of the Earth.
Constantine III

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Re: I took my windsock down
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2023, 01:06:23 PM »
THe wind dropped ff and it was a pretty nice day today. T-shirt weather.

When I hit the curve where the sandy land begins I has to slow down for the highway department as they had a big front loader and three dump trucks that I saw removing sand. They had the pavement and a path along side the road the edge the width of the loaders bucket fairly cleaned off and were working on a stretch where the sand looked to be piled up at least 3' high. This is fairly common in the spring and not confined to that spot.

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Re: I took my windsock down
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2023, 01:58:41 PM »
Today was near perfect. Very little wind, and about 70 degrees. Pumped about 400 gallons of fresh well water into the trailer, and pulled it up to the horse born.
Pumped the water out of the horse tank, and filled it up with fresh water.
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