Winter?? Day in the carb shack

[GB in MT.]

When I went to bed @ about 9:15 last night, It was pouring down snow, and there was about 8" of snow on the roof.
Was,...woke up by a VERY loud ...CRASH, at 5:20 A.M., .....'bout' jumped out of my skin.....(The whole 8-9" of snow had come sliding off the roof!!!....ALL at ONCE!!!)
41deg this morning, and raining like a cow with a flat rock!!!! Did this all day!!!!and still raining. Local trail groomers are posting an avalanch warning if it keeps up like this.
pic. taken at about 8:30 A.M. this morning:......

SOOOooo, since I could not plow in the crud....I figured I would work in the shack!!!
Got JJ Peppers carbs all tested, and ready for shipping back to him, and Carmine D's carb ready for reassembling......:


All and All, a VERY nice day.....even if it is acting like Spring weather.????


Gary



 

[Royse]

Lookin' good Gary!
No snow here to speak of, but that's Ok with me.
Did have some ice here this morning.
If it keeps that up, I'd rather have the snow.
 

[Colin King]

Be safe and stay warm and dry in the carb shack!

Colin, MN
 

[JPFL]

Thanks Gary, my carbs will be glad to get back to Florida, it was 83 today here in the Tampa area. Thanks again for your GOOD work. Jim
 

[Hobo,NC]

Got to 70 today,,, If it does not rain before Saturday I plan to flip some dirt this week end....
 

[fostersfarm]

Would that happen be a Firestone tire on your desk?

Foster
 

[GB in MT.]

[HCooke]

Beautiful work and pictures. It was 60 here in
Missouri and almost all the snow we got New Years
Eve has melted and my gravel road is a quagmire.
 

[GB in MT.]

[GB in MT.]

Thanks guys, for all the replies. This old dude, is getting sleepy, so it's off to bed......Hoping for a better weather day tomorrow!!!

Gary
 

[Dave in Wyoming]

Glad you got the moisture in the white form, and not us. We need moisture, but I would rather see the clear version of it, and not the white version. Got up to about 40 today, but I hear it's supposed to get cold and snow here soon. Stay warm, and keep up the Great work on those carbs!!!! Mine runs SO Great!!!!!
Dave
 

[Larry O]

Got you beat there Hobo it was 78 here but it is so wet in south GA (thank the Lord) that I will be a while getting to play in the dirt Larry
 

[GB in MT.]

Well....it stopped rainin' here, and the Avalanche Warnings are up for our neck of the woods!!! NO snowmobiling for us in the near future.

This just about tells it all, for our area.........:

Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
326 AM MST THU JAN 10 2013

...SNOW AND WIND TO IMPACT NORTHERN ROCKIES TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

MTZ043-101900-
/O.CON.KMSO.WW.Y.0005.130110T1200Z-130111T1600Z/
POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION-
326 AM MST THU JAN 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST
FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS/TIMING: ROADS WILL BE SLICK THIS MORNING DUE TO SNOW ON
FREEZING SURFACES. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED AT
TIMES ALONG HIGHWAYS 200 AND 141 DUE TO GUSTY WINDS. HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES.

* WIND: EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH...HIGHWAY
83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I-90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...BLOWING
SNOW...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

More time in the carb shack today!!!

Gary
 

[Britcheflee]

[Britcheflee]

Just spotted the Brasso - what do you use that for? When I was a little kid my Nan had a lot of brass items around the coal fire - once a week we had to take it all down, lay it out on newspaper and brasso it until shiny!!!
There was also brasso and Silver polish on little rags in cans you could use - the other thing we had to do was rub blacking paste on all the metal fire items (I think it probably is now banned as it had lead or some metal in it) then brush it like mad with a shoe brush to make a nice black shiny surface. My nan (who passed away last year at 9 would also polish the front steps leading up to the main front door (only used by important visitors who were then led into the parlour - only used on very rare occasions) - she would use some red tile polish and buff them until they shone rosy red!!!

Lee