Trying to prepare for winter

[Ky hills]

Boggin works here too. Stockin hat as well. We all know what they mean in context

They used to called sock caps around here.

 

[greybeard]

Welding leather. Works good until they get wet, but spraying them with a water repellant helps.

 

[Ouachita]

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Welding leather. Works good until they get wet, but spraying them with a water repellant helps.

That might actually work good as a toboggan, if you wrap it tight and aim downhill. Spraying with water might help, depending on how steep the hill is.

 

[Silver]

They used to called sock caps around here.

Seems like you'd use a stocking headpiece to rob a bank.

 

[bird dog]

Yeah Graybeard those work very well. I have a thermal one somewhere that somebody gave me. I should of wore it today. My hood of the Carhartt blew back while I was cutting the net wrap off a frozen bale. I didn't think much about it as I had a boggin on under it. Of course when I did pull it back on, it dumped sleet right down the inside of my jacket and also down the back of my shirt. A flopped back hood acts like a bucket in a sleet storm.

If that goofy groundhog is right, I may not have enough hay.

 

[greybeard]

I'm not much for depending on pet rodents for weather forecasts....

 

[Dave]

I am trying to think about preparing for spring. But my wife keeps reminding me that it is 3 months away.

 

[Nesikep]

we got freezing rain a week ago.. you know what's worse than 6"of snow on ice? 1/4" of snow!! you have no idea what you're stepping on, you hit a slick spot and you're on your arse... I landed on my shoulder and I'm feeling it.. we had about 6" of snow that didn't melt,some rain into it, then froze, it was about 15F and the cows could nearly walk on top of the snow... Of course it's a perfect day for a heifer to have a calf.. 16 days before due and neither is too bright, but I got them going now

 

[wbvs58]

Here toboggan probably refers to a big piece of cardboard that you curl up at the front and use it to slide down some of the big sandhills on the sand islands just offshore from here.

Ken

 

[BFE]

Sock hat or stocking hat 'round here.

 

[greybeard]

Rosebud...

 

[Silver]

Sock hat or stocking hat 'round here.

Toque. Pronounce TUKE, like NUKE

 

[J+ Cattle]

we got freezing rain a week ago.. you know what's worse than 6"of snow on ice? 1/4" of snow!! you have no idea what you're stepping on, you hit a slick spot and you're on your arse... I landed on my shoulder and I'm feeling it.. we had about 6" of snow that didn't melt,some rain into it, then froze, it was about 15F and the cows could nearly walk on top of the snow... Of course it's a perfect day for a heifer to have a calf.. 16 days before due and neither is too bright, but I got them going now


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I'm glad it turned out okay for momma and baby, I thought it would be a couple of months early for you to be calving.
I imagine the calf thinking "what just happened, I was so warm just a moment ago"

 

[HDRider]

I have a good neighbor.

I put out extra hay on Tuesday, knowing Wednesday would be bad. Thursday was bad too. 10 to 20 mph winds blowing ice pellets. The ground is covered with it. Yesterday about 3 my neighbor called and asked if I wanted him to put out my hay. He has a nice cab tractor. Dumbest thing I have done here on the farm was to buy a open station tractor.

I put on my toboggin and put out hay.

It is good to know I have a good neighbor.

 

[Little Joe]

So I think I understand now why it is you southern folks have a hard time with cooler temperatures. A toboggan will not provide any insulating value whatsoever, and I can only imagine how awkward it would be to try to wear one.
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I didn't know until a few years ago that a toboggan could also mean a sled, when a yankee that worked for me told me. I was talking about wearing my toboggan and he says "you're going to wear a sled?" I didn't have a clue what he was talking about. We never had weather appropriate to own a sled other than one you pulled around behind the 4 wheeler when it snowed which sometimes was a car hood.

 

[BFE]

Toque. Pronounce TUKE, like NUKE

French?

 

[MurraysMutts]

I didn't know until a few years ago that a toboggan could also mean a sled, when a yankee that worked for me told me. I was talking about wearing my toboggan and he says "you're going to wear a sled?" I didn't have a clue what he was talking about. We never had weather appropriate to own a sled other than one you pulled around behind the 4 wheeler when it snowed which sometimes was a car hood.

Same!
But opposite. Until just recently when this thread explained it.

Been playing in the snow a bit. Tried to pull a neighbor out. Got stuck myself.
I told myself, now self this ain't gonna work. Did it anyway. Fortunately another good neighbor drives the grader....

Bessie and Ellie Moo are still holding tight! I put plenty of hay out. Sunshine today. I told them, you may proceed now....

 

[Little Joe]

Same!
But opposite. Until just recently when this thread explained it.

Been playing in the snow a bit. Tried to pull a neighbor out. Got stuck myself.
I told myself, now self this ain't gonna work. Did it anyway. Fortunately another good neighbor drives the grader....
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Bessie and Ellie Moo are still holding tight! I put plenty of hay out. Sunshine today. I told them, you may proceed now....

Y'all got a pretty good snow looks like, we got mostly sleat. I'm just glad we didn't get freezing rain. I got the generator running just in case and bought extra fuel for it.

 

[Silver]

French?

I would guess so. Probable came over with the Coureur de Bois to North America. Out of curiosity, was that part of your / our history taught your school?

 

[Hpacres440p]

Same!
But opposite. Until just recently when this thread explained it.

Been playing in the snow a bit. Tried to pull a neighbor out. Got stuck myself.
I told myself, now self this ain't gonna work. Did it anyway. Fortunately another good neighbor drives the grader....
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Bessie and Ellie Moo are still holding tight! I put plenty of hay out. Sunshine today. I told them, you may proceed now....

My heifer let go last night-missed the blessed event within the span of two one hour checks. Little tyke didn't want to get out of its warm nest this morning, but mama woke her (?) up quite well.