Ice or Mud, Today We Prep In The Ice

[wildcatter]

Second round of freezing rain this week, first was a bitch, and caught my wife not paying attention @ 6:58am letting the dog out,

That was Thursday morning, about 7pm she decided maybe she should go have her right foot looked at, when she couldn't put any weight on it. Luckily it was just a strain? But what amazed me was here back and but didn't really bother her? But Friday we went out to eat and today she's not hopping around like she was, God was looking out for her for sure!

But then Saturday round two,, this time we got about .1" of sleet to begin with, then freezing rain on top that, about .1" and not near as bad as round one with just .15" of freezing rain only, it was dangerous to walk on, but that's it no damage, you just had to take yer time and be careful. 4 years with no winter weather maybe she forgot?

But at least we have no rain, I'd welcome some snow, and then I could get in the woods and do some varmint hunting, but around here in this crusty crunchy crap calling would be all you could do, and then still at my age, in the woods on the unstable terrain, I wont risk surprises, so I hit the varmint rifles in the back room. My yard vermin getters, and do some practicing. on the wall 3 177's a couple Weihrauch 30's 50's and a very special Beeman R10 tuned by John Thomas on the bottom. Then a couple laminated 22's a 54D and HW77 S.E., along with a .177 HW77 all three super tuned and deadly out to 50 yards on yard vermin!



Soon I hope to be back out with the new 257 AI, plenty of time to find my varmint load for it before them beans come up, and till then, plenty of shootin to keep the rust off. Nice to have options, and in this crap, them springers are a great option!

 

[jpjulian]

She is a very lucky lady not to have been seriously injured.

 

[SeabeeKen]

She is very lucky! I went down in the last mess. Hit hard. Back was painful until the chiropractor fixed it last week. Freezing rain on the way a few times this week. Just completed my 6PPC but wont be firing the ladders anytime soon.

 

[snert]

Geeeeez! That gave me a serious butt pucker.

I am glad she is ok (for the most part). My good friend just did this a few weeks ago. He is now dealing with an impending back surgery for drop foot (no insurance) while dealing with a benign tumor in his brain stem (radiation).

Ya'll need a salt spreader!!

Hope she heals up ok

 

[Just Say Moe]

Yikes! That hurt just watching. Glad she is OK.

 

[PatMiles]

HOLY CHIT! Glad to hear she's okay. Put a bucket of sand on your porch!

 

[RRoe]

Yes God is good bout the same happened to me 2 months ago heavy frost on come out of the house with a cup of coffee my Bible and a bottle of oxygen bout the same number steps I was thanking God for a beautiful morning next thing I knowed I was on the ground head laying on Bible oxygen bottle on my back coffee in the yard I was a little sore but other than that I was ok but I tell you that sudden stop when I hit was something else

 

[PhilC]

I felt that fall here in eastern WA - ouch! Hope she's still ok.

 

[K22]

I was out yesterday to the range. I was the only one there. While the access road was clear, there was an abundance of ice at various places on the range, especially near the target backers.

I decided to shoot anyway since it was only 31 degrees with no wind and no sun glare. However, hanging a target became an exercise in skilled footwork to avoid falling.

I managed a 10-round workout with my 223 X Bolt and shooting sticks, grading out at a "B" performance. The real victory was not falling and breaking something. I never claimed to be the "sharpest pencil" in the box, but I was suffering a bad case of trigger finger twitches and cabin fever.

More snow and ice on the way here today in Eastern PA. I expect more trigger finger twitches by the end of the week.