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fiver

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the nicest I have ever seen Wyoming was when it was covered with a completely undisturbed white blanket of snow that I could see out over for maybe 60-70 miles from the top of a Butte I spent the night on.
 

Bret4207

At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Well, I'm a northerner and snow is just something to be endured, like taxes or deer flies. You just bear with it as best you can. Back home, 150 miles to the south, Tourists (Skiers) used to ask my Dad what we did up here in the summer. His reply was, "Well, if it falls on a weekend we usually have a picnic." We do have several seasons though- Early winter, winter, dead of winter, mid winter, dead of winter V2, late winter, dead of winter V3, one god awful long winter, all the winter you can stand and then some, early spring, even more winter, mud season, winters last gasp, haying season, hunting season, oh dear lord, not snow already (aka late Sept-Halloween) and back to early winter.

Nothing more entertaining than watching the southern boys, defined as anyone from an area where they think winter is something that can be handled by having all season radials on your car and making sure the antifreeze is good to 0F (Hah! As if!), attempt to "drive in snow", snow being anything over a heavy frost. When you can see the white knuckles on the steering wheel glowing through their Eddie Bauer gloves as they hurtle down the highway at 11 mph, well, it's just a hoot. Watching recent USBP arrivals from El Paso or other southern climes attempt to stay comfortable while working a Border Patrol check point is equally as entertaining. There used to be a breed of female human where I grew up known as a "ski bunny", an outdated, surely sexist term referring to any woman capable of looking pretty darn good in ski pants and a sweater. We don't have them up here, no mountains you see. I'm not even sure they still exist. What we do have is women and some sort of allegedly male type of animal that wears skinny jeans, sneakers and a belly shirt (so as to espose the multiple piercings and tattoos) while walking back to their apt. from the Dollar General. It might not be noteworthy except that the belly exposed by the shirt tends to obscure the top third of the skinny jeans. Makes one wistful for the good old days of heavy coats, bulky sweaters and galoshes.
 

Brad

Benevolent Overlord and site owner
Staff member
Winter isn’t great but I don’t like 90° plus and humid either.

We are forecast for another 5-8” of snow this Friday into Saturday. If anyone wants the “Snow Shoveling Experience” we are offering free room and board for the day in exchange for labor. Travel at your expense.
 

smokeywolf

Well-Known Member
Winter isn’t great but I don’t like 90° plus and humid either.

We are forecast for another 5-8” of snow this Friday into Saturday. If anyone wants the “Snow Shoveling Experience” we are offering free room and board for the day in exchange for labor. Travel at your expense.

If I was 1,000 miles closer and you had some nitro and a defibrillator on hand, I'd be tempted. Oh, and Mrs. smokeywolf would be complicit in this if a smoked brisket is included.
 

358156 hp

At large, whereabouts unknown.
Winter isn’t great but I don’t like 90° plus and humid either.

We are forecast for another 5-8” of snow this Friday into Saturday. If anyone wants the “Snow Shoveling Experience” we are offering free room and board for the day in exchange for labor. Travel at your expense.

Nice hustle, Brad.... :rofl:
 

Brad

Benevolent Overlord and site owner
Staff member
No defibrillator at the house so sorry Smokey. I hope to avoid a need for one?

Bob, it was worth a shot.
 

Brad

Benevolent Overlord and site owner
Staff member
Yes you do. The price we pay for less winter snow is more summer heat and humidity.
I am closer to Ian’s summer than you and closer to your winter than Ian.
 

Ian

Notorious member
Yep, gotta have the humidity along with the heat it seems. Lots of hot, dry places that are easier to live in than here....but they get lots of snow. I keep saying I've never had to shovel heat and humidity to get out of my driveway, and I'm good with that.
 

fiver

Well-Known Member
if I had to shovel heat and humidity for more than 3 seconds I'd have to have an IV hooked up the entire time.
 
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freebullet

Guest
Winter isn’t great but I don’t like 90° plus and humid either.

We are forecast for another 5-8” of snow this Friday into Saturday. If anyone wants the “Snow Shoveling Experience” we are offering free room and board for the day in exchange for labor. Travel at your expense.

That was a solid try. If anyone responds you may want to have them sign a waiver, given the average age here is up there like 60 or better.:rofl:
 

Rick

Moderator
Staff member
We are forecast for another 5-8” of snow this Friday into Saturday. If anyone wants the “Snow Shoveling Experience” we are offering free room and board for the day in exchange for labor. Travel at your expense.

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Brad

Benevolent Overlord and site owner
Staff member
Come on guys, I will even provide a shovel and my wife is excellent at “coaching”.

Word just in.....

My wife is willing to provide child care for those looking for the couple experience. Ian?
 
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Kevin Stenberg

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Rally you and i are in the same snow drift. Snow means ice, ice means fishing. What else is there in life besides casting, shooting, fishing, snowmobiles, fishing, plowing snow, watching snow fall out the window with a nice warm drink in hand infront of a fireplace.
 

462

California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
Kevin,
The casting, shooting and fishing can be just as enjoyable, if not more so, without Arctic like weather. But, at least you aren't snowbound and experiencing cabin fever. ;)
 
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