The Iceman

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Today I sat down to write 1000 word article on beach hunting, it's -7 outside. In fact, I just got back from carrying some firewood inside, not exactly a beach hunting atmosphere. So there I sat, in front of the computer watching the courser blink at me, all I could see was the white page and it was making me shiver. All I could think about was snow.


It's a mental thing, I know, but try as I did I simply couldn't turn all that white into warm beach sand. I felt like I was stuck in a blizzard, the dog and cat looking up at me with concerned eyes. On most days the dog is always willing to go outside but today it even refused to chase a leftover ham bone out the front door. A 1000 word article on beach hunting. Are they kidding. I drove twenty-six miles today, the van was finally getting warm when I pulled back into the driveway.


I suppose I could write about how badly I miss the beach and its seventy-degree winter temperatures. I suppose I could say that I'd give anything to be somewhat chilled in my wetsuit. Today I had so many layers of clothes on I felt like a freezing Eskimo. Who in the world would ask an Eskimo to write a 1000 word article about beach hunting? Ice fishing, maybe, but beach hunting?


I made chilli this afternoon, the thick kind with sliced mushrooms, diced tomatoes and onions and green peppers, a little ground beef, and just enough spice to make the nose run. My nose was running when I went outside to gather the firewood, a few minutes later the hair follicles in my nose were frozen. Had I made the right choice in coming to this frigid place for the winter?


When I brought the firewood inside I was greeted by my three year old granddaughter, big bright eyes and that tiny warm smile. “Grandpa,” she said, “you look like an iceman.” Yep! I made the right choice. “Priceless!” :thumbsup:
 

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Priceless, Great story.

It got down to 59 this morning so I turned off the air conditioner and opened the windows, but now it's back up to 72 if it gets any warmer I'll have to turn it back on.
 

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Priceless, Great story.

It got down to 59 this morning so I turned off the air conditioner and opened the windows, but now it's back up to 72 if it gets any warmer I'll have to turn it back on.
Yeah, weve had the AC on all week here in central Florida.
 

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Yep, those grandkids are priceless, some of the things they say and do just stick in your mind like hearing a nice clunker in the scoop. Stay warm my friend....
 

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Yeah, weve had the AC on all week here in central Florida.

Ratfink....Go ahead and rub it in. Florida.PNG
It's 5 degrees here in Michigan and my car hasn't left the driveway in two weeks cause my feet are froze to the floor.
 

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Ratfink....Go ahead and rub it in. View attachment 1103895
It's 5 degrees here in Michigan and my car hasn't left the driveway in two weeks cause my feet are froze to the floor.
I feel for you guys but we pay for it in the summer...it gets so hot the only way we can hunt is to get in the water.
 

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After having experienced both extremes, extreme heat VS extreme cold, I asked myself yesterday which is the lesser of these two evils? :dontknow::icon_scratch: Still thinking on it. :laughing7:
 

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Great "warming" story about what is important in life.

I was talking to a fellow miner near the Yukon this summer and asked him how he survived the winter up there and his answer was "I don't". As soon as he has celebrated New Years, he heads off to a different warm place until May each year. I want to sign up for that, but will have to wait until I can retire. In the mean time, I usually take a few weeks and fly somewhere south and always take the metal detector. This year however, I am not sure I can do it, because my daughter is not performing to expectations at school and it would be a bad idea to pull her from school. Too bad, because this is the last year (age 12) that she can "stay for free" at the all inclusive resorts. Ah, the sacrifices we make...
 

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Well written, I liked it.
 

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Excellent story! Thank you for sharing.
 

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I feel your pain I also long for the warm weather and swing my detector, but the ground is frozen, so I spend my time in search for when the ground thaws. Until then enjoy your family time they grow old quickly.
 

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Well it's back up to 78 here today. I can't wait for that next cold front so we get back in the 60's
 

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Freezing rain and sleet here right now, a lot of black ice on the roads. It looks like a crystal wonderland outside, which is pretty neat. There's a warm crackling fire in the corner of the room next to the easy chair, the sleet tapping on the window glass, and old treasure related book with bent page corners sitting on the small log reading table. I'm finding it difficult to keep an open eye in these environments, a tray of summer sausage, cheese and crackers within easy reach. The front of the A-frame is all glass which provides an open vista into the winter woods, a few deer head mounts on the walls, an old stage coach double barrel shotgun mounted to one of the beams overhead. This is good rest, like a bear hibernating for the winter. :laughing7:
 

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