NFL TV Coverage Map Week 4

iceshack149 · 09-27-2023, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by Boston Saint

Storing up for winter Ice?

Next winter. I like to have the wood as dry as possible. Year-old split birch makes for great firewood.

Boston Saint · 09-27-2023, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by iceshack149

Next winter. I like to have the wood as dry as possible. Year-old split birch makes for great firewood.

You have a manual or mechanical splitter ?

iceshack149 · 09-28-2023, 09:25 AM

Originally Posted by Boston Saint

You have a manual or mechanical splitter ?

In my advanced age I've resorted to using a log splitter. I still ache but I'm not being placed on IR anymore.

AsylumGuido · 09-28-2023, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by iceshack149

In my advanced age I've resorted to using a log splitter. I still ache but I'm not being placed on IR anymore.

We went strictly gas fireplace a few years back. I had a line run to our fireplace some 20 years ago when we installed the pool in the back for the heater. I just used it to get the fires going for several years, but finally gave up and went with the faux logs. You don't get the smell and sound of wood, but it looks real and is a lot less of a mess.

K Major · 09-28-2023, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by iceshack149

Next winter. I like to have the wood as dry as possible. Year-old split birch makes for great firewood.

I hear you Ice. My uncle lived (did Metal Refinery work) in Fairbanks for about 5-6 years back in the early 90s. Some fascinating stories. Beautiful, yet "bitter cold" as he used to tell it

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Boston Saint · 09-28-2023, 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by K Major

I hear you Ice. My uncle lived (did Metal Refinery work) in Fairbanks for about 5-6 years back in the early 90s. Some fascinating stories. Beautiful, yet "bitter cold" as he used to tell it .

Sounds like my Dad Major. He was a mechanical inspector for oil refineries. He’d go to work out in Billings (Eastern Montana) in the winter with it 30 below and windy to walk those catwalks.

K Major · 09-28-2023, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by Boston Saint

Sounds like my Dad Major. He was a mechanical inspector for oil refineries. He’d go to work out in Billings (Eastern Montana) in the winter with it 30 below and windy to walk those catwalks.

Goodness gracious

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Boston Saint · 09-28-2023, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by K Major

Goodness gracious !

The industry type catwalks, not the fashion type 😀

AsylumGuido · 09-28-2023, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by Boston Saint

Sounds like my Dad Major. He was a mechanical inspector for oil refineries. He’d go to work out in Billings (Eastern Montana) in the winter with it 30 below and windy to walk those catwalks.

My dad was 30 years USAF and started out as a tail gunner in B-25's. At high altitude it would routinely get to -50 in those compartments. All they had was the thermal and thick woolen undergarments to help keep their body temperature up. I believe the B-29 was the first bomber to finally get pressurized cabins, but not sure if the gunner compartments had them.

Life was so different. His dad mined coal his whole life in Southern Illinois. I remember when visiting as a young boy him coming home from work solid black.

Boston Saint · 09-28-2023, 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

My dad was 30 years USAF and started out as a tail gunner in B-25's. At high altitude it would routinely get to -50 in those compartments. All they had was the thermal and thick woolen undergarments to help keep their body temperature up. I believe the B-29 was the first bomber to finally get pressurized cabins, but not sure if the gunner compartments had them.

Life was so different. His dad mined coal his whole life in Southern Illinois. I remember when visiting as a young boy him coming home from work solid black.

Tougher than anything I had to do for a living.

09-27-2023, 11:25 AM	#1
iceshack149 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 4,368 Blog Entries: 1	Re: NFL TV Coverage Map Week 4 Originally Posted by Boston Saint Storing up for winter Ice? Next winter. I like to have the wood as dry as possible. Year-old split birch makes for great firewood. jnormand, Rugby Saint II, K Major and 1 others like this.

09-27-2023, 11:28 AM	#2
Boston Saint 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 5,137	Re: NFL TV Coverage Map Week 4 Originally Posted by iceshack149 Next winter. I like to have the wood as dry as possible. Year-old split birch makes for great firewood. You have a manual or mechanical splitter ?

09-28-2023, 09:25 AM	#3
iceshack149 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 4,368 Blog Entries: 1	Re: NFL TV Coverage Map Week 4 Originally Posted by Boston Saint You have a manual or mechanical splitter ? In my advanced age I've resorted to using a log splitter. I still ache but I'm not being placed on IR anymore. jnormand, Rugby Saint II, K Major and 1 others like this.

09-28-2023, 11:05 AM	#4
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,574	Re: NFL TV Coverage Map Week 4 Originally Posted by iceshack149 In my advanced age I've resorted to using a log splitter. I still ache but I'm not being placed on IR anymore. We went strictly gas fireplace a few years back. I had a line run to our fireplace some 20 years ago when we installed the pool in the back for the heater. I just used it to get the fires going for several years, but finally gave up and went with the faux logs. You don't get the smell and sound of wood, but it looks real and is a lot less of a mess.

09-28-2023, 11:40 AM	#5
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,797 Blog Entries: 3	Re: NFL TV Coverage Map Week 4 Originally Posted by iceshack149 Next winter. I like to have the wood as dry as possible. Year-old split birch makes for great firewood. I hear you Ice. My uncle lived (did Metal Refinery work) in Fairbanks for about 5-6 years back in the early 90s. Some fascinating stories. Beautiful, yet "bitter cold" as he used to tell it . iceshack149 and Boston Saint like this.

09-28-2023, 03:57 PM	#6
Boston Saint 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 5,137	Re: NFL TV Coverage Map Week 4 Originally Posted by K Major I hear you Ice. My uncle lived (did Metal Refinery work) in Fairbanks for about 5-6 years back in the early 90s. Some fascinating stories. Beautiful, yet "bitter cold" as he used to tell it . Sounds like my Dad Major. He was a mechanical inspector for oil refineries. He’d go to work out in Billings (Eastern Montana) in the winter with it 30 below and windy to walk those catwalks. iceshack149 and K Major like this.

09-28-2023, 04:00 PM	#7
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,797 Blog Entries: 3	Re: NFL TV Coverage Map Week 4 Originally Posted by Boston Saint Sounds like my Dad Major. He was a mechanical inspector for oil refineries. He’d go to work out in Billings (Eastern Montana) in the winter with it 30 below and windy to walk those catwalks. Goodness gracious !

09-28-2023, 04:02 PM	#8
Boston Saint 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 5,137	Re: NFL TV Coverage Map Week 4 Originally Posted by K Major Goodness gracious ! The industry type catwalks, not the fashion type 😀 iceshack149, FinSaint and K Major like this.

09-28-2023, 04:16 PM	#9
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,574	Re: NFL TV Coverage Map Week 4 Originally Posted by Boston Saint Sounds like my Dad Major. He was a mechanical inspector for oil refineries. He’d go to work out in Billings (Eastern Montana) in the winter with it 30 below and windy to walk those catwalks. My dad was 30 years USAF and started out as a tail gunner in B-25's. At high altitude it would routinely get to -50 in those compartments. All they had was the thermal and thick woolen undergarments to help keep their body temperature up. I believe the B-29 was the first bomber to finally get pressurized cabins, but not sure if the gunner compartments had them. Life was so different. His dad mined coal his whole life in Southern Illinois. I remember when visiting as a young boy him coming home from work solid black.

09-28-2023, 04:20 PM	#10
Boston Saint 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 5,137	Re: NFL TV Coverage Map Week 4 Originally Posted by AsylumGuido My dad was 30 years USAF and started out as a tail gunner in B-25's. At high altitude it would routinely get to -50 in those compartments. All they had was the thermal and thick woolen undergarments to help keep their body temperature up. I believe the B-29 was the first bomber to finally get pressurized cabins, but not sure if the gunner compartments had them. Life was so different. His dad mined coal his whole life in Southern Illinois. I remember when visiting as a young boy him coming home from work solid black. Tougher than anything I had to do for a living.