Shovel or Mow lawn weekend

dareutwo · 2004-04-07, 09:48 PM

I'll be heading out for the weekend later tomorrow, and won't be back until late Monday.
Looks like I have a 50/50 chance of shoveling snow, or mowing the lawn for the first time this Spring. 62F this afternoon, headed for a High of 36 this weekend.

No snow on the ground, but still about 3 inches of ice on the lake... Can't fish... I hate this time of year.

Oh, the boys will never find Easter baskets when there is 100+ acres of forest to hide them in

(though is that an appropriate icon for Easter??? LOL)

Surfn · 2004-04-07, 10:05 PM

Unpredictability is the spice of life

Cleo · 2004-04-07, 10:44 PM

Sounds like you will be playing in the mud if I remember this time of year in the northern climate correctly.

dareutwo · 2004-04-07, 11:19 PM

LOL - Well just that exactly.
Yesterday got the pick up buried in a frost hole in the middle of nowhere... 20 bucks to a kid who happened to come down the road with another pick up, and I was back on schedule.

For those of you not familiar with frost holes -
In the fall/winter of course everything freezes solid in MN - lakes, ponds, etc.. and yes, you can drive snowmobiles, trucks, and occasionally semis on the lakes.
In the spring - the ground thaws where it can through the path of least resistance.
Meaning ground soaked with water and sand where the water can escape will thaw faster than ground soaked with water filled with rock that has to thaw.
What you end up with with a frost hole is when it starts to melt in the Spring and areas generally 3 - 5 feet long that are virtually bottomless.
Paved roads are not immune to this, but they put weight restrictions on trucks to allow for this.. typically limited to 5tons.

They really suck for a month or two, but after that, the rest of the ground thaws, and it's back to normal.

Cleo · 2004-04-07, 11:27 PM

We have sink holes, actually they more happen a bit north of me, that eat whole houses, cars, anything around. We live on top of our water supply. Basically it is limestone caves full of water under us and when the water table drops sometimes the roof of the cave collapses.

plateman · 2004-04-09, 11:58 PM

dareutwo sounds like you live in 4 wheeler, fishing, boating, camping country, i cant wait till summer to go to the lake on the weekends to camp, eat, jetski, drink some cold ones around the fire and just maybe get layed in the tent afterwords LOL

have a good one and shit its going to be cold in ohio this weekend too, wanted to get the cr 250 out to do some ripping...

Dr Bizzaro · 2004-04-10, 04:09 PM

Better then having to shovel a winters full of dog shit off the lawn, then cut it.

(Well, have someone cut it, but still.)

dareutwo · 2004-04-10, 10:14 PM

Did the winter long dog shit stuff last week

Though today I had to to work on the North Shore, about 250 miles from the cabin. They still have 2+ feet of snow... didn't get jack done over there.
Oh well, just another excuse to get over there again next month.

2004-04-07, 09:48 PM	#1
dareutwo You can't disprove anything with evidence that doesn't exist Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NW Minnesota - pop 865 +/- 1 Posts: 2,038	Shovel or Mow lawn weekend I'll be heading out for the weekend later tomorrow, and won't be back until late Monday. Looks like I have a 50/50 chance of shoveling snow, or mowing the lawn for the first time this Spring. 62F this afternoon, headed for a High of 36 this weekend. No snow on the ground, but still about 3 inches of ice on the lake... Can't fish... I hate this time of year. Oh, the boys will never find Easter baskets when there is 100+ acres of forest to hide them in (though is that an appropriate icon for Easter??? LOL) __________________ This is me Mark's-Links

2004-04-07, 10:44 PM	#3
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2004-04-07, 11:19 PM	#4
dareutwo You can't disprove anything with evidence that doesn't exist Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NW Minnesota - pop 865 +/- 1 Posts: 2,038	LOL - Well just that exactly. Yesterday got the pick up buried in a frost hole in the middle of nowhere... 20 bucks to a kid who happened to come down the road with another pick up, and I was back on schedule. For those of you not familiar with frost holes - In the fall/winter of course everything freezes solid in MN - lakes, ponds, etc.. and yes, you can drive snowmobiles, trucks, and occasionally semis on the lakes. In the spring - the ground thaws where it can through the path of least resistance. Meaning ground soaked with water and sand where the water can escape will thaw faster than ground soaked with water filled with rock that has to thaw. What you end up with with a frost hole is when it starts to melt in the Spring and areas generally 3 - 5 feet long that are virtually bottomless. Paved roads are not immune to this, but they put weight restrictions on trucks to allow for this.. typically limited to 5tons. They really suck for a month or two, but after that, the rest of the ground thaws, and it's back to normal. __________________ This is me Mark's-Links

2004-04-07, 11:27 PM	#5
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	We have sink holes, actually they more happen a bit north of me, that eat whole houses, cars, anything around. We live on top of our water supply. Basically it is limestone caves full of water under us and when the water table drops sometimes the roof of the cave collapses. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2004-04-09, 11:58 PM	#6
plateman What can I do - I was born this way LOL Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: ohio Posts: 3,086	dareutwo sounds like you live in 4 wheeler, fishing, boating, camping country, i cant wait till summer to go to the lake on the weekends to camp, eat, jetski, drink some cold ones around the fire and just maybe get layed in the tent afterwords LOL have a good one and shit its going to be cold in ohio this weekend too, wanted to get the cr 250 out to do some ripping... __________________ Submit to: Porn O Plenty XXX Links Reality Here

2004-04-07, 10:05 PM	#2
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2004-04-10, 04:09 PM	#7
Dr Bizzaro I'm not interested in the facts, I'm interested in my opinion. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,620	Better then having to shovel a winters full of dog shit off the lawn, then cut it. (Well, have someone cut it, but still.) __________________ -DrBizzaro Make BIG $ selling text links! Sell Links and get $$

2004-04-10, 10:14 PM	#8
dareutwo You can't disprove anything with evidence that doesn't exist Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NW Minnesota - pop 865 +/- 1 Posts: 2,038	Did the winter long dog shit stuff last week Though today I had to to work on the North Shore, about 250 miles from the cabin. They still have 2+ feet of snow... didn't get jack done over there. Oh well, just another excuse to get over there again next month. __________________ This is me Mark's-Links