Notes from missouri ozarks Feb27-Mar2 2013 COLD!

[Rob S.]

<P>as much as i can admit too! lol<BR>see pics under my profile!<BR>written before i left on mar 02 2013<BR><BR>Feb 27-Mar 2 2013 farm trip <BR>3 nights wed, thur and fri -cold +19F to +28F<BR>'98 f150 230k ran great<BR>-slept pretty ok in rv <BR>-no constallation gazing -too cloudy<BR>wore double wool socks; long johns; heavy duty -20 sleeping bag<BR>cotton sweat shirt; cotton hodie and heavy duty Carhart jacket w/hood <BR>did not need to sleep in carhart jacket but kept on the cotton sweat shirt and hoodie<BR>rv plugged in to either 12-14G extension cord...not sure which?<BR>trickle phone/www service from net10 go phone<BR>used the propane heat -sparingly<BR>early dawn 545 am - dark dark 630 pm<BR>refrigeration -no problem whatsoever!<BR>wed trip up<BR>leaving memphis <BR>mcdonalds drive-up west mem <BR>$1 "tip the sister" $9 bill change $10<BR>air for left front tire in jonesboro ar<BR>st. michael's nursery brandsville mo 2 buddleia, 1 wisteria -rooted dormant $27<BR>hirch west plains mo-new chain $15 live mouse trap $15<BR>forgot to get gas in west plains mo<BR>zipped-up in sleeping bag at 7:30 pm<BR>thursday<BR>morning coffee starts at 3 am<BR>much needed gas at caseys ava mo 23gal&nbsp;at $3.55; 2 gal to spare!<BR>heath &amp; son's farm store ava mo -bar oil for stihl, dog collar for bobby<BR>10 am...worked on farm -clearing brush/invasive trees off the fences til 2pm<BR>got a bath thurs in house in late afternoon<BR>to bed at 7:30</P><P>food -no red meat<BR>brought 5 gallons drinking water<BR>peanut butter, strawberry smuckers, butter spread on white<BR>chicken sandwiches on white w/ mayo from 5lb whole fryer baked before.<BR>folgers 900W electric<BR>salted almonds and raisins<BR>rasin bran cereal and 2% milk<BR>hershey choclate<BR>2 apples<BR>sour cream and onion chips<BR>clancy's chilie flavor fritos<BR>mrs. pauls fish and a baked potatoe</P><P>ranching<BR>gave forest haircut along fence line <BR>w/ new chain on stihl worked great<BR>friday <BR>morning coffee starts 3 am<BR>-snow flurries all day, flurries lingered into saturday<BR>spot burned brush along backyard fence -2 spots<BR>(without alarming local fire nazis)<BR>allowed hungry cows to south pasture<BR>watched 1hr of wizard of oz <BR>still have food for couple more days</P><P>back to memphis saturday<BR>mcdonalds west plains 2 bigmac, 2 supersize fries, 2 shamrock,shakes, 2 cherry pie</P>

 

[CrossCountryGal]

Great pics and cute puppy!&nbsp; With weather that cold I would need MAJOR motivation to get out from under the covers and greet the day - instead would've declared it an excellent day to catch up on the latest book I was reading and prayed for hot chocolate delivery&nbsp;<img src="/images/boards/smilies/biggrin.gif" class="emoticon bbc_img">

 

[Rob S.]

bobby was not my choice for a dog.&nbsp;NEVER would have picked a peek from china!&nbsp;&nbsp;he got abandoned. turns out he's not so bad. short little legs...he never runs away too far like some dogs. but he's faster than me when he wants to be -lol i'm glad to have him specially on trips like this one. last november i told myself i'd hunker down in memphis for the cold spells especially. oops<BR>Will try again around March 14...Has to be&nbsp;warmer. &nbsp;<img src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle">