{"id":24475,"date":"2023-02-02T09:16:45","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T16:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/?p=24475"},"modified":"2023-02-02T17:46:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T00:46:38","slug":"ground-hog-day-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/2023\/02\/02\/ground-hog-day-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Ground Hog Day 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Either you run the day or the day runs you.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jim Rohn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Did I already do this post?<\/p>\n

A few times.<\/p>\n

A lot of the “official groundhogs” saw their shadows meaning\u00a0 winter is staying. Others did not meaning an early spring.<\/p>\n

The weather forecast says both for the next week early spring, after tjay winter returns cold temps and all.<\/p>\n

I did all the immediate things. Fed the cats, checked water bowls. Attended the fire, went out side brought one long board in.<\/p>\n

I need to go out again and grab another. There is a wicked cold wind out there. The extreme cold warning is still in place. I need to gather snow. I am stalling hoping the warmer weather is on the heels of that wind.<\/p>\n

That was fun, a little 34 below snow on barefeet inside my boot. Then digging through ice to get at the nect board. Which was a 20 footer. Gathering frozen snow.<\/p>\n

Falling again dragging the board. Having to cut the board with door wide open to the freezing wind. Now the huffing and puffing that comes with any exertion.<\/p>\n

I did realize it might be too cold for the gen right now. So I will keep myself occupied, not cutting wood. I am good for awhile.<\/p>\n

I do have to fill a gas can in the garage, and I made a promise to the cats that I would bring in a bag of the good food. I bought a big bag of the lumberyard catfood. They used to love it.<\/p>\n

During the pandemic the formula changed, probably due to supply issues.\u00a0 Now it takes them all day to finish their feed. Before it was gone in a half hour.<\/p>\n

On to Halo infinite this afternoon.<\/p>\n

Done that down cutting bosrds for the fire. The fire is out. I need too find some firestarter. I had ideas of cooking the second pizza.\u00a0 I am not sure thats gonna happen.<\/p>\n

3 more cuts and firewood is don for tonight.<\/p>\n

My arm\u00a0 and lungs gave out on the first three cuts. I am finished the cutting, have cardboard and paper in the fire box.<\/p>\n

If it crackles might have pizza for dinner. That would ofcourse be considering I can navigate stairs three times to get the pizza there and back again.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow the warm spell starts. Fresh snow, warm temps in the day ice at night not fun for side roads and driveways.<\/p>\n

The fire doesn’t want to light. I used a full size cardboard box.<\/p>\n

It could be the Joe dirt meteor at the bottom of the fire, but it isn’t.<\/p>\n

Oh wait I hear crackling again. I am going to get the pizza before its too dark.<\/p>\n

I the frying pan oiled and brought it out to the woodstove, the fire was out again. This time i made kindling gave the coals a blow job and I hope that will do it.<\/p>\n

Keeping guard on the pizza will take longer since the stove is not hot.<\/p>\n

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