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Ralph,
I lived in New Jersey for a long long time, and the hot summers did not suit me at all. I've lived in the frozen north for 6 years now, and I absolutely love it up here. Yes the winters are cold, but I got used to it real fast. Six feet of snow is an adventure. All ya need is a good Carhartt coat (99 bucks at the hardware store or farm supply store, where we buy our fashion items) and you're good to go. Oh and you need snow tires on all 4 wheels, as steering and braking count too. My little Subaru with its 4WD is almost worshiped up here, almost like pickup trucks and tractors.
Ya learn to wear your coat indoors for about 5 minutes before you go out, and then you're fine in sub-zero weather. It feels crisp and nice.
Saturday night at the Anvil Restaurant is packed in February even when there's a several feet of snow that just fell. Little old ladies are out there driving, no problem.
And real estate up here is almost for free. Where else could I get 2 acres of waterfront, with private harbor, and a nice house in the village ... for only $ 200k.
And the summers are heaven. Hot weather is 82 degrees.
Fred
Tug 44
From: "Ralph Yost" ralph@alphacompservices.com
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 9:38 PM
To: fred@tug44.org, "Great Loop List" great-loop@lists.trawlering.com
Subject: RE: Ice Breaker
After you move to FL, the wimpness creeps in quickly. I was impressed when I first got here and noticed the people who walk in the mornings had wool hats and gloves and the temp was only 58 degrees ! The rest of them don't even come out of their homes !
R.
Our blog is
Youtube channel for the videos
www.youtube.com/user/ralphyost1
Say Good-Bye
41 Defever
From: fred@tug44.org [mailto:fred@tug44.org]
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 6:35 PM
To: Ralph@alphacompservices.com; Great Loop List
Subject: RE: Ice Breaker
Ralph,
It was chilly here too today. Had to put on long pants for this afternoon's activities. A jacket too. If it gets any colder I may have to put on socks, and undies too.
You are all a bunch of WIMPS!
Fred
And, you get an unfettered view of dredges, barges, and cranes on the water
in front of your house. {;*))
On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 11:06 PM, fred@tug44.org fred@tug44.org wrote:
Ralph,
I lived in New Jersey for a long long time, and the hot summers did not
suit me at all. I've lived in the frozen north for 6 years now, and I
absolutely love it up here. Yes the winters are cold, but I got used to it
real fast. Six feet of snow is an adventure. All ya need is a good
Carhartt coat (99 bucks at the hardware store or farm supply store, where
we buy our fashion items) and you're good to go. Oh and you need snow
tires on all 4 wheels, as steering and braking count too. My little Subaru
with its 4WD is almost worshiped up here, almost like pickup trucks and
tractors.
Ya learn to wear your coat indoors for about 5 minutes before you go out,
and then you're fine in sub-zero weather. It feels crisp and nice.
Saturday night at the Anvil Restaurant is packed in February even when
there's a several feet of snow that just fell. Little old ladies are out
there driving, no problem.
And real estate up here is almost for free. Where else could I get 2
acres of waterfront, with private harbor, and a nice house in the village
... for only $ 200k.
And the summers are heaven. Hot weather is 82 degrees.
Fred
Tug 44
From: "Ralph Yost" ralph@alphacompservices.com
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 9:38 PM
To: fred@tug44.org, "Great Loop List" great-loop@lists.trawlering.com
Subject: RE: Ice Breaker
After you move to FL, the wimpness creeps in quickly. I was impressed when
I first got here and noticed the people who walk in the mornings had wool
hats and gloves and the temp was only 58 degrees ! The rest of them don't
even come out of their homes !
R.
Our blog is
Youtube channel for the videos
www.youtube.com/user/ralphyost1
Say Good-Bye
41 Defever
From: fred@tug44.org [mailto:fred@tug44.org]
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 6:35 PM
To: Ralph@alphacompservices.com; Great Loop List
Subject: RE: Ice Breaker
Ralph,
It was chilly here too today. Had to put on long pants for this
afternoon's activities. A jacket too. If it gets any colder I may have to
put on socks, and undies too.
You are all a bunch of WIMPS!
Fred
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There are advantages for sure. 82 deg in the summer is quite nice !
In Florida, many community residents bop around in golf carts.
In Fort Edward, they use tractors ...and the men use pick-me-up trucks !
R.
Our blog is
http://www.SayGood-Bye.com http://www.saygood-bye.com/
Youtube channel for the videos
www.youtube.com/user/ralphyost1
Say Good-Bye
41 Defever
From: fred@tug44.org [mailto:fred@tug44.org]
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 11:06 PM
To: Ralph@alphacompservices.com; Great Loop List
Subject: RE: Ice Breaker
Ralph,
I lived in New Jersey for a long long time, and the hot summers did not suit
me at all. I've lived in the frozen north for 6 years now, and I absolutely
love it up here. Yes the winters are cold, but I got used to it real fast.
Six feet of snow is an adventure. All ya need is a good Carhartt coat (99
bucks at the hardware store or farm supply store, where we buy our fashion
items) and you're good to go. Oh and you need snow tires on all 4 wheels,
as steering and braking count too. My little Subaru with its 4WD is almost
worshiped up here, almost like pickup trucks and tractors.
Ya learn to wear your coat indoors for about 5 minutes before you go out,
and then you're fine in sub-zero weather. It feels crisp and nice.
Saturday night at the Anvil Restaurant is packed in February even when
there's a several feet of snow that just fell. Little old ladies are out
there driving, no problem.
And real estate up here is almost for free. Where else could I get 2 acres
of waterfront, with private harbor, and a nice house in the village ... for
only $ 200k.
And the summers are heaven. Hot weather is 82 degrees.
Fred
Sounds like Duluth, MN
David Sorenson
Duluth, MN
-----Original Message-----
From: fred@tug44.org
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 10:06 PM
To: Ralph@alphacompservices.com ; Great Loop List
Subject: Re: GL: Ice Breaker
Ralph,
I lived in New Jersey for a long long time, and the hot summers did not suit
me at all. I've lived in the frozen north for 6 years now, and I absolutely
love it up here. Yes the winters are cold, but I got used to it real fast.
Six feet of snow is an adventure. All ya need is a good Carhartt coat (99
bucks at the hardware store or farm supply store, where we buy our fashion
items) and you're good to go. Oh and you need snow tires on all 4 wheels,
as steering and braking count too. My little Subaru with its 4WD is almost
worshiped up here, almost like pickup trucks and tractors.
Ya learn to wear your coat indoors for about 5 minutes before you go out,
and then you're fine in sub-zero weather. It feels crisp and nice.
Saturday night at the Anvil Restaurant is packed in February even when
there's a several feet of snow that just fell. Little old ladies are out
there driving, no problem.
And real estate up here is almost for free. Where else could I get 2 acres
of waterfront, with private harbor, and a nice house in the village ... for
only $ 200k.
And the summers are heaven. Hot weather is 82 degrees.
Yes, BUT! You have to be able to tolerate a near-communist, nanny state, big government political climate! And that is a far greater tolerance than this native New York stater can stomach. I left on election day, 1960 and haven't looked back.
I chased my fiancee of Seneca Falls, NY to Florida when her parents moved there. After six weeks of marriage we went to San Antonio, TX to start a 20-year USAF career.
There was next to zero reason to return "home" to NY state and I found a job here in Oklahoma City and we have now been here since 1971.
** D C "Mac" Macdonald **
- Grand Lake & OKC - OK *
** AGLCA (#217) & USPS ** -
- (no current boat) * *
** USAF & FAA, Retired **
** Amateur Radio K2GKK **
- (no current boat) * *
-
- Since 30 Nov 1953 * *
- k2gkk hotmail dot com *
From: fred@tug44.org
To: Ralph@alphacompservices.com; great-loop@lists.trawlering.com
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 21:06:24 -0700
Subject: Re: GL: Ice Breaker
Ralph,
I lived in New Jersey for a long long time, and the hot summers did not suit me at all. I've lived in the frozen north for 6 years now, and I absolutely love it up here. Yes the winters are cold, but I got used to it real fast. Six feet of snow is an adventure. All ya need is a good Carhartt coat (99 bucks at the hardware store or farm supply store, where we buy our fashion items) and you're good to go. Oh and you need snow tires on all 4 wheels, as steering and braking count too. My little Subaru with its 4WD is almost worshiped up here, almost like pickup trucks and tractors.
Ya learn to wear your coat indoors for about 5 minutes before you go out, and then you're fine in sub-zero weather. It feels crisp and nice.
Saturday night at the Anvil Restaurant is packed in February even when there's a several feet of snow that just fell. Little old ladies are out there driving, no problem.
And real estate up here is almost for free. Where else could I get 2 acres of waterfront, with private harbor, and a nice house in the village ... for only $ 200k.
And the summers are heaven. Hot weather is 82 degrees.
Fred
Tug 44
From: "Ralph Yost" ralph@alphacompservices.com
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 9:38 PM
To: fred@tug44.org, "Great Loop List" great-loop@lists.trawlering.com
Subject: RE: Ice Breaker
After you move to FL, the wimpness creeps in quickly. I was impressed when I first got here and noticed the people who walk in the mornings had wool hats and gloves and the temp was only 58 degrees ! The rest of them don't even come out of their homes !
R.