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We also have a bon fire onNew Years eve where we burn things that we don't want anymore....Damaged Goods.... Kind of a purging of the old.

Wow ....That's Good! I envy you. I bet you are anxious to enjoy the new year.

The 2025 was a very memorable year...Everybody has traditions on New Years Eve. Mine is enjoying a Hot Tub and hashing over old memories.

Well Mike you know I have a favorite Christmas poem. He was an American writer. Born in St Louis...I Love St Louis.. . I Had some serious parties in Corev Coeur ( Fr. Broken Heart) with a friend. The name was fitting unfortunately. The poem is somewhat dark for Christmas. But many are lonely and sad reflecting on the past at this time of Christmas. But I digress, The Journey of the Magi, by T.S Elliot A cold coming we had of it, Just the worst time of the year For a journey, and such a long journey: The ways deep and the weather sharp, The very dead of winter.’ And the camels galled, sorefooted, refractory, Lying down in the melting snow. There were times we regretted The summer palaces on slopes, the terraces, And the silken girls bringing sherbet. Then the camel men cursing and grumbling and running away, and wanting their liquor and women, And the night-fires going out, and the lack of shelters, And the cities hostile and the towns unfriendly And the villages dirty and charging high prices: A hard time we had of it. At the end we preferred to travel all night, Sleeping in snatches, With the voices singing in our ears, saying That this was all folly. Then at dawn we came down to a temperate valley, Wet, below the snow line, smelling of vegetation; With a running stream and a water-mill beating the darkness, And three trees on the low sky, And an old white horse galloped away in the meadow. Then we came to a tavern with vine-leaves over the lintel, Six hands at an open door dicing for pieces of silver, And feet kicking the empty wine-skins. But there was no information, and so we continued And arriving at evening, not a moment too soon Finding the place; it was (you might say) satisfactory. All this was a long time ago, I remember, And I would do it again, but set down This set down This: were we led all that way for Birth or Death? There was a Birth, certainly We had evidence and no doubt. I had seen birth and death, But had thought they were different; this Birth was Hard and bitter agony for us, like Death, our death. We returned to our places, these Kingdoms, But no longer at ease here, in the old dispensation, With an alien people clutching their gods. I should be glad of another death.

Interesting ...You feed your girl friend Figs on New Years?

Well, maybe he dumped me...

He was ripped for that fight and slim...he is a handsome guy Fortunately survived that auto wreck.

Interesting Lentils...My Italian cousin does them on New Years eve. We did Hassenpfeffer (mature rabbit with spices /pepper) during Christmas. My Jewish (German) friends do Figs...that's a Libido thing I think LOL. I fixed pork and Cabbage for them on New Years day. They loved that but were not supposed to eat pork. guess.

I think some of the Honda ATV 's have 'shuttle shift ' for back and forth snow plowing.

Wow a great year ..I think? Got a new boyfriend and dumped that new boyfriend!

That's Funny...I am sure your Mother was not a heathen...LOL

To be honest I am not that pious. Remember Satan can quote the Bible...Except when I think about dying then ..Well let's say I can reflect on a lot of my issues... a lot!... LOL...As a kid we had to go to church. BTW...Th Baptism Of the Lord to Irish is Women's Day. I have some Irish friends.

I Octave of Christmas ends with the Solemnity of Mary on Jan 6 . The official end is not until the following Sunday Jan 11th.

I like being in control ...5 speed Honda Foreman...and i can wind him up and feel him try to leap out from under me.

Wow...what a body...I'll have to watch.....🫦🫦🫦

Its still Christmas until Jan 11th! I remember feeding the cattle after dark in the barn. I would listen to them make lowing sounds as they ate in the darkness. We could not open our gifts until the chores were done. Miss that being in Florida

Merry Christmas and Get ready for the New Year!

Merry Christmas to all.

I made two sets one set 3/8 gap and another set with 2 inch lift for plowing wooded trail . If I mount them behind the plow I will need to weld a reinforcing strap on the trailing edge. I am very proficient with my 4 inch grinder making my welds look good.. Mike the explorer gave some pointers. The pvc pipe idea looks doable... 48 inch plow with mounting is heavy...110 lbs

I made metal skid plates formy snow plow . It holds the plow about 3/8 of an inch off surface.

A can of tire rim seal was $14! I was being cheap. But the rim was in almost like new condition. I Just checked ... It looked up and hard this morning.

tire was at temp here in FLa it has been in 70's. After tightening strap, I beat the tire with a 2 lb hammer.. I don't know if that helped before inflating it; however, it made me feel better.

Used slime around rim and strap on tire. It inflated ..poped at 25 psi and no leaky bubbles ...Ta Da

there was a slight amunt of sand around the two leak areas. I am going to use some "Slime" tire seal to cote area and reinflate.

The bead seal? or the Stiff and hard tire?