Helpful hints for building coops

[jvls1942]

It was a balmy 34F yesterday. It was colder
early in the morning. the fog had frozen on the
STH 29. a friend told me that there were four
semis laying on their sides just west of Wausau.
the roads were good for us at 9AM when I went
to the dentist to have my permanent crown put on.
I walked through a foot of snow to check on my
septic system. The pump float seems to be hung up.
probably ice in the manhole. I plugged it in manually
and it pumped fine. so when it was finished, I pulled
the plug. I will go out daily and plug it in until
it thaws.

 

[Sally PB]

The coldest high temp for the next week is 33 degrees. This does not bode well for DH having skiable snow. Makes for a grumpy hubby.

 

[aart]

The coldest high temp for the next week is 33 degrees. This does not bode well for DH having skiable snow. Makes for a grumpy hubby.

Downhill or Nordic?
I used to be a grumpy skier in this kind of weather.
'Broke' my knee downhillin' in 'mashed potatoes'.
Honey used to say Nordic season went from New Years to Valentines.
Been years since I could play in the snow, so now I'm kinda likin' the mild temps and lack of snow.

 

[Sally PB]

Nordic. We have 25 acres, so he just goes out the door and down the driveway. We need about 6" for skiing.

I haven't been in many years; I don't really miss it. I have a phobia about falling now, after breaking my wrist 8 years ago. Slip and fall, not skiing related.

 

[aart]

Nordic. We have 25 acres, so he just goes out the door and down the driveway. We need about 6" for skiing.

I haven't been in many years; I don't really miss it. I have a phobia about falling now, after breaking my wrist 8 years ago. Slip and fall, not skiing related.

Yes, it's great to walk out the door, snap into your skis, and take off!!
I have 15, cut trails thru the woods, and for few years used a snowmobile to 'groom' the trails.
Nordic skiing is how I learned to fall 'safely', to avoid 'black toe', still use those skills today.
Always fall back, or better, to the side, tuck arms into body and roll.
Trying to stop the fall or catch yourself with hands or elbows is not good.

 

[jvls1942]

Annie and I used to go snow shoeing.
we had a lot of fun. but some years there
was not enough snow.
One time the snow was just six inches under
the top wire on the barbed wire fences.
Annie stepped over and lost her balance.
she put her had out to break her fall. her hand
poked into the deep snow and she fell all the way
to her arm pit. her face in the snow. she didn't
get hurt. we still laugh about it.
we have hundreds of woods behind our house
to wander in. most of it is not fenced.
our age and both of us with artificial hips
has put a stop to snowshoeing .

 

[Molpet]

It was a balmy 34F yesterday. It was colder
early in the morning. the fog had frozen on the
STH 29. a friend told me that there were four
semis laying on their sides just west of Wausau.
the roads were good for us at 9AM when I went
to the dentist to have my permanent crown put on.
I walked through a foot of snow to check on my
septic system. The pump float seems to be hung up.
probably ice in the manhole. I plugged it in manually
and it pumped fine. so when it was finished, I pulled
the plug. I will go out daily and plug it in until
it thaws.

This must be the newfangled septic. Mine is a tank and leach field no pump or float

 

[Sally PB]

Trying to stop the fall or catch yourself with hands or elbows is not good.

Yeah. I was on my butt, looking at the sky before I knew I was falling. I must have reached back/down with my right hand. Snapped both bones, just above my wrist.

I've thought about taking a class at a local gym to learn how to take a fall. I know the idea behind it -- roll with it and let the energy dissipate -- but don't know how to do it. I've seen people who know how tumble on a cement floor and not get more than a small bruise, if that.

 

[3KillerBs]

I've thought about taking a class at a local gym to learn how to take a fall. I know the idea behind it -- roll with it and let the energy dissipate -- but don't know how to do it. I've seen people who know how tumble on a cement floor and not get more than a small bruise, if that.

I used to know how to do that, but the arthritis has made it much more difficult.

Part of it is knowing how to roll and dissipate energy, part of it is the mental attitude that you will hit the ground rather than the ground hitting you.

Every fall I've had at work has been due to stepping on a piece of debris and only one time did not result in me being out of work a few days. The non-slip shoe covers are great -- as long as you're not standing on something that isn't attached to the floor.

 

[jvls1942]

I have had some dandy falls throughout the years.
the trouble with falling is you don't always have
much control of which way you are going.
the time between standing up and laying on the
ground is a milisecond.. not a lot of time to plan.