Coffee's ready...

[rancher hicks]

Wow, finally a cup I can live with.

I am sorry if I misled folks with "Miles to go before I sleep". I didn't go anywhere. The line is from a poem by Robert Frost. "Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening"

Whose woods these are I think I know.

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His house is in the village though;

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He will not see me stopping here

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To watch his woods fill up with snow.

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My little horse must think it queer

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To stop without a farmhouse near

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Between the woods and frozen lake

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The darkest evening of the year.

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He gives his harness bells a shake

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To ask if there is some mistake.

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The only other sound's the sweep

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Of easy wind and downy flake.

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The woods are lovely, dark and deep.

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But I have promises to keep,

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And miles to go before I sleep,

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And miles to go before I sleep.
Notes

I once read a Readers digest story of an English teacher who ran into a student years later, and having been wondering how much of what she had taught and this former student had kept, he stated that he had to go shouting, "miles to go before I sleep".

So now I use the line to infer I have much to do.

Though I accomplished little today. I still have much to do. As always. I thought you might enjoy the poem.

 

[karl E lutz]

Good morning chicken wranglers
I have miles to go before I start. Sleep when your dead!
Only funning. I feel that way most of the time though.
God Bless!

 

[quercus21]

Morning,

 

[sourland]

Frost, a favorite!

 

[arkansas55]

Good Morning

 

[rancher hicks]

Good morning all. Rained yesterday, but cooler today.

I really should get something done. I did go and buy some new tape measures. How I could lose them is beyond me. Got some at Harbor Freight for free with purchase.

Anyone have a routine they do before winter?

 

[vehve]

I own 7 tape measures. Right now, I can locate 3 of them (I just found the third a week ago). They always keep disappearing. A friend of mine gave me a great tip. He needs one in his work daily, so he bought a really expensive 20ft tape measure, he said he managed to keep it over a year because he took extra special care of it since it cost so much. He still remembers where he left it, but really does not want to return to that client (he's a plumber, and it was a nasty place).

 

[rancher hicks]

I own 7 tape measures. Right now, I can locate 3 of them (I just found the third a week ago). They always keep disappearing. A friend of mine gave me a great tip. He needs one in his work daily, so he bought a really expensive 20ft tape measure, he said he managed to keep it over a year because he took extra special care of it since it cost so much. He still remembers where he left it, but really does not want to return to that client (he's a plumber, and it was a nasty place).

I had one here on my desk but my GD keeps picking it up and now I can't find it. The others are here someplace I think. I just had one the other day and I do hook it on my tool box but didn't when I finished with it and now I'm kicking myself .

 

[vehve]

Tape measures are a bit like pens, they keep disappearing. I think they might be related to socks. I once read a formula which attempted to calculate the half-life of a sock. There were different constants for different types of socks and everything. I don't think the author was very serious about it though...

 

[quercus21]

Anyone have a routine they do before winter?

Firewood cut and stored, chimney cleaned, wood harvest for next season, generator and snow blower running, all vehicles winterized and there are a few more I probably forgot until winter its.

I own 7 tape measures. Right now, I can locate 3 of them (I just found the third a week ago). They always keep disappearing. A friend of mine gave me a great tip. He needs one in his work daily, so he bought a really expensive 20ft tape measure, he said he managed to keep it over a year because he took extra special care of it since it cost so much. He still remembers where he left it, but really does not want to return to that client (he's a plumber, and it was a nasty place).

1 - 3' tackle box
1 - 6' desk drawer
3 in the shop, 1 apron tape - 10', 1 quick read - 10', 1 construction - 30'
1 - 20' truck - They use to sprout legs at the lumber yard/mills so I have this orange/pink color one. I have had this one for about 5 years now. No one wants it.

.Sometimes I have had my tape end up at the office before I would get there. Someone needs one, you let them borrow it and hope for the best.
2 - 100' cloth tape
1 - 9999' wheel