Our Morning Coffee and Weather

[Hatchdog]

Sir Henry, looks like both a nice fire and a comfortable seat.

35 this morning with a pink sunrise suggesting some sunshine this morning. Yesterday we got .5 inch of rain with up to one inch across the border in Idaho. Been pretty dry so the rain is welcome. Our “fake spring” as Mags calls it is ending with below freezing temps and snow in the forecast for next week. Bummer. Just when the golf courses are starting to open.

Nothing planned for today so far, might go into Spokane and exchange a pair of shoes I bought that might be too big. Gotta try on the next smaller size.

[JEBar]

​Thursday March 5th is bound to be a really good day .... 61 at 9:30 AM under a high cloud cover with no wind .... AccuWeather is calling for a high of 76, our local TV weather forecast is calling for a record setting high of 86 .... can't remember seeing such a large difference .... no matter which is closer to being correct, its a wonderful day .... specifically, back to shorts and sandals .... .... only thing on today's agenda is hauling off a load of trash​

[cooperhawk]

Lakeville, MN
Fog/Mist, 37°F,Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.02 in
Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Casa Grande, AZ
Clear, 54°F, Humidity 32%
Wind Speed ENE 4 MPH
Barometer 29.82 in
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Breezy, with a south southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

We went biking yesterday afternoon and spent the evening visiting with neighbors from Sauk
Rapids. It should be a nice day today but a little windy.

[RanchRoper]

Didn't you have a single shot black powder pistol? Maybe I'm thinking of somebody else.

I remember a couple of rendezvous's that had a pistol trail walk. One was a rifle, pistol, knife and tomahawk trail walk and you even had to set a medium sized trap.

No, I have a 1860 Colt Richards cartridge conversion. But here in Chinada now can’t buy handguns or sell them. If you own one and want to shoot it, need special permit from RCMP to take it to the range and back. Stop for a coffee along the way and get caught with it? No more firearms for you, big fine and maybe some criminal charges along with it.

Good reason to only keep a flintlock which isn’t classified (yet) as a firearm, but an antique regardless of date of manufacture.

So you have to shoot a handgun at a public range? Is it OK to shoot your flintlock at home on a safe shooting range and could you also shoot a pistol like mine at home?

Licensed handgun range only. Can’t discharge a pistol anywhere else legally. Can shoot flintlock at home but strict rules on distance from roads or dwellings. I shoot at my black powder club range.

[Mags]

44' with on/off lite rain. Dry under the trees. Similar expected throughout the day. Maybe 52' later. Temps in the forecast suggest we'll be waffling back and forth between Winter and Spring temps for the next 7 days. Starting to feel more like Spring though. Had to mow the house lawns. Though not yet lush, what's there was tall and spiky. The field grass is getting very thick and tall, but the ground is too soggy to mow, except for the grass either side of the property entrance. That is higher ground and well drained and it did get mowed.

[Sir Henry]

Sir Henry, looks like both a nice fire and a comfortable seat.

35 this morning with a pink sunrise suggesting some sunshine this morning. Yesterday we got .5 inch of rain with up to one inch across the border in Idaho. Been pretty dry so the rain is welcome. Our “fake spring” as Mags calls it is ending with below freezing temps and snow in the forecast for next week. Bummer. Just when the golf courses are starting to open.

Nothing planned for today so far, might go into Spokane and exchange a pair of shoes I bought that might be too big. Gotta try on the next smaller size.

Thanks. The brush was too green to burn good. It burnt but needed constant attention.

[dave77]

Licensed handgun range only. Can’t discharge a pistol anywhere else legally. Can shoot flintlock at home but strict rules on distance from roads or dwellings. I shoot at my black powder club range.

Sorry for all questions. Are percussion cap rifles OK at a home range or do they have to be a flintlock?

When I used to shoot black powder I only remember very few that shot flintlocks. Interesting that 2 of the best local shooters shot flintlocks. A friend let me shoot his several times and I did pretty good with it, his .50 flintlock had a swamped barrel so it was actually easier to hold steady than my .45.

[RanchRoper]

Licensed handgun range only. Can’t discharge a pistol anywhere else legally. Can shoot flintlock at home but strict rules on distance from roads or dwellings. I shoot at my black powder club range.

Sorry for all questions. Are percussion cap rifles OK at a home range or do they have to be a flintlock?

When I used to shoot black powder I only remember very few that shot flintlocks. Interesting that 2 of the best local shooters shot flintlocks. A friend let me shoot his several times and I did pretty good with it, his .50 flintlock had a swamped barrel so it was actually easier to hold steady than my .45.

Rifles are ok to shoot pretty much anywhere you are not near roads or dwellings.

Im just keeping my flintlock. I’m selling all the others. Pistol too if they ever change the laws about buying and selling.

[Sir Henry]

A neighbor took this picture earlier today between Wausau and Tomahawk.

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[5shot]

That's a pretty good sized kitty!

[brm4450]

A cloudy and windy Friday, cooler than the last few days.
Low: 26
High: 37
Currently: 26
Feels like: 11
Everyone have a great weekend.

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[JEBar]

63 at 9AM on Fri March 6 .... they say we can expect "A passing shower or two this morning" .... if that happens its going to have to its really going to have to change because no clouds can be seen in the sky or on the local radar .... our high today is supposed to reach 82 followed by an overnight low of 61 .... several things on tap for today, the most important is Maureen has a medical appointment

[cooperhawk]

Lakeville, MN,
Fog/Mist, 43°F,Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SE 7 mph
Barometer 29.74 in
Cloudy, with a high near 54.
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm.
East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Casa Grande, AZ
Clear, 48°F, Humidity 29%
Wind Speed WNW 4 MPH
Barometer 29.97 in (1014.9 mb)
Sunny, with a high near 69.
West wind 5 to 10 mph.

We were finally able to rent a golf cart for the rest of our time here. It seems they are scarce.
Not much going on today as we're still settling in. We have the guy coming today to hook us up
to the cable the campground provides. Our Starlink is working great but this will give us another
way to use the internet and what I really want are the local TV Channels for the news of the area.

[Sir Henry]

Foggy here on the hill.

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[Hatchdog]

30 and frosty this morning. I have a nice fire going in the stove. Rain expected overnight but ending in the morning so tomorrow might be a nice day. Very windy on Sunday and Monday but dry. Colder next week with the possibility of snow but no big accumulations expected here in the valleys. The mountains will hopefully get hammered.

Yesterday I cleaned up and organized my wood shed. Moved the last of my firewood to the patio so only a few more weeks of fires left. Glad I bought those presto logs in December, that really helped stretch my limited supply of firewood this year. Today I plan on starting to split next seasons firewood. I had a neighbor give me nine large pine trees they had removed to put a prickle ball court. That should last a couple of years plus I have a few dead trees on my place that I’ll cut down soon.

The woodshed all ready for splitting.

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What I have cut up into rounds ready to split. I have enough logs to cut to replace all in this picture. I’ll do that as soon as this supply gets moved so it can start drying out.

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[RanchRoper]

Temps in low 30’s. Cougars in the hills behind our place last night. Screaming as they court each other.

[Mags]

41' with lite rain this morning. Rain expected to continue and maybe 51' later.

[Ernie]

Tornado(s) yesterday afternoon. Verified reports of one touching down less than 10 miles east of my house and again 20 miles east. Significant damage and casualties. Seems the system passed overhead, Was pretty dark but no sirens, no warnings were made anywhere. Conflicting reports of one just north of me and south in town with downed trees but I can't verify that. It's almost Spring!!

[Hatchdog]

^^^^^^^^^^^
Pretty scary Ernie.

Here it’s a benign 44 and overcast. The overnight rain went elsewhere. High probably around 50 depending on if we see the sun today. Windy later and again tomorrow. A cool down this week but we sure have enjoyed some nice days recently.

Got started on splitting next seasons firewood. Glad I was able to get an early start this year. This wood is very wet and extra drying time will help. These were green live trees cut down late last summer. I cut it into rounds last fall but they store outdoors with a limited cover.

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[cooperhawk]

Lakeville, MN,
Overcast, 27°F, Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NW 17 G 23 mph
Barometer 29.85 in
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Casa Grande, AZ
Clear, 49°F, Humidity 27%
Wind Speed W 4 MPH
Barometer 29.96 in
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 75.
East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

We went out for dinner last night. Seafood. Crab, shrimp, potatoes and corn in a Cajun boil.
We are going with friends for lunch today as soon as he is done with Pickle Ball.
Life ain't too bad.