MtViking- A little piece of paradise.

[MtViking]

My son is older than you ......happy belated birthday to you

Im the baby of the family

 

[farmerjan]

Oh, to be "pushing 40" again. My son is also older than you, so please just go right on and feel " getting older" as we all sit and chuckle over it.....
I moved to Va from Ct, and spent a bit of my childhood with family in Vt. I have never regretted trading in the LONG winters for a more balanced time of seasons. Well, mostly more balanced, except that the spring seems short as we go from winter into summer with a very short springtime, and lately the summer heat seems to last longer and fall is short.... But still, not month and months of cold; real cold, cold... The winters in Ct are somewhat similar to here, but ours are shorter. The last couple have been a little weird, and we have had little snow and more of the cold freezing rain that is hard on the animals. But not lasting for months and months and months.
I don't like the 90+ heat day after day, but we usually get the 20 degree cool off at night so you live with it. We have had record heat this year, and now our area has gone from extremely dry to moderate drought. We are running about 5-10" " rain behind normal, but last year we were about 25" above normal. It had been an extremely wet late 2017, all of 2018, into early 2019. We had done fairly well this year all summer, getting timely rain, a little wet early, but we did get some dry spells inbetween and making hay went pretty well. Now it is like "crunchy" underfoot and the late cutting of orchard grass has basically dried up on the stem. Still, better than being down in the 30's already....

 

[Baymule]

We are in drought also. I need to plant winter rye and crimson clover, bags sitting on the porch......

 

[MtViking]

It’s here sooner than I’d like but, it won’t last long

 

[farmerjan]

I am shivering looking at that picture. Hopefully not here until December!!!!!!

 

[Bruce]

We have a “historic” snow storm heading in tonight through Monday with up to 8-10 inches in the lower parts and estimating 36”!!!

I don't want a 3' storm EVER! I can deal with 8-10" but not this early in the year thank you very much. Is that tarp between the shed and the coop going to hold up to a snow load?

I got two more years closer the dreaded 40 yrs old yesterday,

You got 2 years older on ONE birthday? Don't rush it man, it happens fast enough on its own!!

At least being an electrician the labor is cheap

And good quality

 

[Senile_Texas_Aggie]

Mr. @MtViking,

Holy cow! Snow already! I'm with the other folks in that the months on end of cold would drive me crazy. But even though I'm a native Texan, I also get tired of the months on end of heat! Maybe I could move a little south of you, maybe Gillette, WY, near the Wyoming Life folks.

Don't let the other folks get you down about getting old. As my Dad used to say, "Old age is good for you, because the older you get the longer you live!"

Senile Texas Aggie

 

[MtViking]

Mr. @MtViking,

Holy cow! Snow already! I'm with the other folks in that the months on end of cold would drive me crazy. But even though I'm a native Texan, I also get tired of the months on end of heat! Maybe I could move a little south of you, maybe Gillette, WY, near the Wyoming Life folks.

Don't let the other folks get you down about getting old. As my Dad used to say, "Old age is good for you, because the older you get the longer you live!"

Senile Texas Aggie

My wife’s down in texas right now for training. She’s said in the Houston area its in the 90s and humid. I showed her my pictures up here. I don’t know what’s worse the heat and humidity or cold and snow. At least for me I’ll take the Montana winters over a southern humid summer. We have like zero humidity. I went to Georgia once and about drowned when I stepped off the jetway. Wyoming is similar weather but Windy! I was there in April we got 6-8 inches of snow over night and the wind was crazy. It’s very flat for the most part they do have some of the Rockies. Your gonna want to go a little further south. Maybe Colorado would be good. Too many people for me but I say that about my town of 30000 Lol.

 

[Mike CHS]

Our daughter and son in law live outside of Reno and said it was 80 degrees yesterday as they put out Weed & Feed and woke up with snow covering everything this morning.

 

[Bruce]

A city of 30K would be the 2nd largest city in Vermont by about 10K people..