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Title: Re: Out of all the Seasons...
Post by: Stoker on August 19, 2019, 12:06:06 am
Orange County is nothing that I'd wish on anybody!

I've never been to California and can't really say that I want to...

California is actually 80% unbelievably wonderful geographically, no place like it in the whole world really ..... but the politics of the big cities causes it to stink really badly!!!
Title: Re: Out of all the Seasons...
Post by: Jim on August 18, 2019, 09:54:41 pm
Haha this old house holds the heat very well upstairs in the summer. I make it up to her in the winter when I keep the heat set to about 60F  ;)  All winter long when she's hiding under the blanket I tell her to think about how hot it it is up there in the summer :D :D

Hope he has as much fun at that range as your other son did at Bill's!

He's shown me some YT vids of it, it looks ok, but doesn't have the same impact I don't think that Bills has ( I still cant get over the photos that Tom took of the guns on the walls at Bills) !!

Its a shame they can't ever go together, but there needs to be one of them to stay behind in Oz to run things.
Title: Re: Out of all the Seasons...
Post by: Nick on August 18, 2019, 09:49:29 pm
Orange County is nothing that I'd wish on anybody!

I've never been to California and can't really say that I want to...
Title: Re: Out of all the Seasons...
Post by: Stoker on August 18, 2019, 09:47:48 pm
Orange County is nothing that I'd wish on anybody!
Title: Re: Out of all the Seasons...
Post by: Nick on August 18, 2019, 09:45:12 pm
Jim, you should have him come up here to Bishop if he wants to spend time on a gun range. I spent the whole day down there last Wednesday, and had it all to myself!   ;c)

From the videos I seen, Jim's son had a ton of fun at Bill's Gun Shop!  8) 8)
Title: Re: Out of all the Seasons...
Post by: Nick on August 18, 2019, 09:44:25 pm
Haha this old house holds the heat very well upstairs in the summer. I make it up to her in the winter when I keep the heat set to about 60F  ;)  All winter long when she's hiding under the blanket I tell her to think about how hot it it is up there in the summer :D :D

Hope he has as much fun at that range as your other son did at Bill's!
Title: Re: Out of all the Seasons...
Post by: Stoker on August 18, 2019, 09:43:22 pm
35°C at night in Minnesota, Nick you really do get a taste of all the seasons there.

And you have Bill's Gun Shop as well :)

Its my other sons turn to go to the U.S this time for business next month and he's going to Orange County in California (other son can't believe he got Minnesota :) ) and he's already booked into a gun range in Orange County :)


Jim, you should have him come up here to Bishop if he wants to spend time on a gun range. I spent the whole day down there last Wednesday, and had it all to myself!   ;c)
Title: Re: Out of all the Seasons...
Post by: Jim on August 18, 2019, 09:17:39 pm
35°C at night in Minnesota, Nick you really do get a taste of all the seasons there.

And you have Bill's Gun Shop as well :)

Its my other sons turn to go to the U.S this time for business next month and he's going to Orange County in California (other son can't believe he got Minnesota :) ) and he's already booked into a gun range in Orange County :)

Title: Re: Out of all the Seasons...
Post by: Nick on August 18, 2019, 09:10:30 pm
Probably opening one of these in Minnesota :)
Most here have central air as we do get 2-3 months in the 80's-90's with very high humidity, but we just have a window shaker that came with the house... my wife made me put it in when we were trying to sleep and it was 94F (35C) in our bedroom 
Title: Re: Out of all the Seasons...
Post by: Jim on August 18, 2019, 08:55:07 pm
And kudos to the person who invented A/C !!!!
A/C?? Whats that??  ;) :D :D

Probably opening one of these in Minnesota :)

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Title: Re: Out of all the Seasons...
Post by: Nick on August 18, 2019, 08:46:08 pm
And kudos to the person who invented A/C !!!!
A/C?? Whats that??  ;) :D :D
Title: Re: Out of all the Seasons...
Post by: Jim on August 18, 2019, 08:29:31 pm
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Well then how about 134 f ?!?!

No thank you!

And kudos to the person who invented A/C !!!!
Title: Re: Out of all the Seasons...
Post by: Stoker on August 18, 2019, 08:21:42 pm
116.6f isn't too pleasant either :(

Well then how about 134 f ?!?!

Death Valley being just a hop and a skip from here!
Title: Re: Out of all the Seasons...
Post by: Jim on August 18, 2019, 07:45:06 pm
116.6f isn't too pleasant either :(
Title: Re: Out of all the Seasons...
Post by: Stoker on August 18, 2019, 07:42:29 pm
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-40F

I've never felt that temp ever.

Most people haven't  ...  and wouldn't want to!

Title: Re: Out of all the Seasons...
Post by: Jim on August 18, 2019, 07:31:20 pm
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-40F

I've never felt that temp ever.
Title: Re: Out of all the Seasons...
Post by: Nick on August 18, 2019, 07:20:04 pm
That's why I love living in MN, we went from -40F to +40F in just 2 days this past winter!  :D

I do love winter, but it sure does seem to last the longest of all the seasons.
Title: Re: Out of all the Seasons...
Post by: Jim on August 18, 2019, 06:22:56 pm
Thanks guys appreciate the explanation. I do like how a lot of the states in the U.S have four distinct seasons. We pretty much have basically an 8 month summer and a 4 month winter and the change over between the two is quick.
Title: Re: Out of all the Seasons...
Post by: St Paul Steam on August 18, 2019, 07:58:48 am
Deer season? or as an Aussie am I missing something :)
Jim, it is a comfortable time of year (climate wise) in most of the US, humidity starts to drop , cool evenings , before the crops are harvested & while the farmers cant get into the fields , many farm/tractor shows are held here.
Title: Re: Out of all the Seasons...
Post by: Nick on August 18, 2019, 05:27:23 am
Deer season? or as an Aussie am I missing something :)

 Threshing/tractor/engine show season, look at the bottom of the picture ;) the 5th season  ;) :D
Title: Re: Out of all the Seasons...
Post by: Jim on August 18, 2019, 02:18:48 am
Deer season? or as an Aussie am I missing something :)
Title: Re: Out of all the Seasons...
Post by: Stoker on August 17, 2019, 10:18:55 pm
Fall is still a month off if that is what you are referring too here Nick, but I do love Fall, perhaps the most. I try to love each season in its turn, and do a fair job of it, but Fall is truly special in sooo many ways!
Title: Out of all the Seasons...
Post by: Nick on August 17, 2019, 08:15:10 pm
 ;D  It's that time of year...  ;D

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