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Thursday, January 15. 2009

Memo to self

Readers know how much I like outdoor gear, and how I need to remind myself that when I wear a few layers, I need to get trousers a full size larger in the waist or I will be miserable in the woods and fields.


It was a balmy 13 degrees F this morning here, with snow. Beautiful.


Well, I need to remind myself of the same thing with boots. I tried out some new snow/winter boots early this morning to plow and sand and shovel the driveway and walks before going to work in Hartford, and I had not figured for liner socks and heavy socks. It just hurt. 


Remind me, readers. I have trouble remembering this: Except for base layers, winter gear needs to be bigger than one's usual.


With the global cooling crisis, even those in the southern reaches will need to learn these details. Here's Dr. Merc's boat this morning in the Florida Keys (cannot find our friend's site right now, and I doubt he can find his snow shovel either):


Posted by The Barrister in Hunting, Fishing, Dogs, Guns, etc., The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 12:20 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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Balmy, indeed. It's 9 degrees here.
#1 rightwingprof (Link) on 2009-01-15 13:53 (Reply)
Mr B, try layering with Under Armour cold gear, expensive , but very good. What type of truck and blade do you plow with?
#2 jappy on 2009-01-15 16:27 (Reply)
My buddy plows with a pile of rust. Seriously, he sprays the blade with WD40 before he heads out, but snow still holds onto the rust! He wanted to bolt plexiglass to the face of the plow to cover the holes but he never got around to it this year. He's a great guy.
#2.1 Jephnol (Link) on 2009-01-15 20:12 (Reply)
Jephnol, as long as it pushed snow, it's doing a good job. I tried to get in contact with you the other day regarding the Nepal village but the email address I used kept coming back to me. Can you throw it by me one more time?
#2.1.1 jappy on 2009-01-15 20:45 (Reply)

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