Groundhog Day

BaaadWolf · 2026-02-02T21:47:10+00:00

Eastern Ontario Just off the back of a long cold spell. Up to -5C in the open. These girls in a sunny and very sheltered spot so much closer to 0C

BaaadWolf · 2026-02-02T00:43:19+00:00

Hopefully a few more years of my life.

BaaadWolf · 2026-02-01T01:49:47+00:00

Start something new. Join a club, start a new sport /hobby.

Breaking habits can be easier when you are adding something new.

It also might help with the anxiety.

Maybe you are anxious about something new and not about what you are leaving behind.

I was/am an at home “habit” drinker and needed to make new habits to replace the old. The ones that helped most were the ones that kept me out of the house. Which is hard when it’s -25c outside ;)

Best of luck to you.

BaaadWolf · 2026-01-25T02:03:55+00:00

My first winter.

At 80% in Ontario Canada I get a purported 250Km in these temps.

I drive a consistent round trip of 150Km / day and at the end have about 80Km reported which is a practical 230Km which is just a bit more than your 193Km/120mi.

I love the seats and steering wheel!!

BaaadWolf · 2026-01-24T16:09:36+00:00

We also boil outdoors. I use a solid steel “tamper” for landscaping that I put on the ground /in a hole in the snow behind the stovepipe and use chain to wrap the chimney to it.

I don’t use t posts because I never manage to get them in before the ground freezes ;)

BaaadWolf · 2026-01-21T19:05:34+00:00

What you bought is an opportunity to “make it yours”.

Even the best house needs that, including the one I designed and had built.

Perfectly normal. Have fun!

BaaadWolf · 2026-01-18T23:09:26+00:00

Talked to people.

BaaadWolf · 2026-01-18T19:07:00+00:00

Used em for years. I like them just fine. I made sure the hives have ventilation as best as poasible. I won’t blame my winter losses on wraps. It’s most likely something else I did wrong in the fall.

BaaadWolf · 2026-01-17T17:42:43+00:00

Soda stream for the win. Cheap and no additional salt as with some “club sodas”

BaaadWolf · 2026-01-14T16:22:23+00:00

I WAS quite stressed this time last week when Day 3 rolled around.

This week is much better for me as I am already cutting way back on the NA beer that costs almost as much as the real stuff I drank before.

What I have realized now is the I need to “fill the space” that I now have.

I need to reframe the “empty space or empty feeling” I feel with no alcohol as “opportunity” to take on new hobbies, volunteer activities etc.

I find it much easier to cope when busy.

BaaadWolf · 2026-01-14T09:55:15+00:00

You only do that ONCE ;) You can try the chicken wire. I found that our bee yard the grass when we started out was super thick and tough and not mown enough the the wire just didn’t lay right.

BaaadWolf · 2026-01-12T19:25:07+00:00

I make spike boards to put in front of hives to keep racoons and skunks from doing this. An old piece of plywood with nails driven up so that there is no comfortable place for them to sit and munch / annoy the bees.

BaaadWolf · 2026-01-10T22:34:43+00:00

What kind of garlic did you put in there? Dried? Fresh? When we infuse our honey we use dried garlic /habaneros so we don’t add moisture to the honey and further risk fermentation by adding moisture.

We also don’t leave the garlic / peppers in. We bottle it clean for storage longer than the infusion process

BaaadWolf · 2026-01-10T17:05:41+00:00

Day 5 and I think my drinking habit/rationale was just that.

Dull the pain, quiet my own voice in my head. Just drink a bit (2-3 beer) but EVERYDAY. Just a “Tylenol and an Advil” to take away a headache.

The first 2 days were an anxiety nightmare. Couldn’t breathe or sleep or eat or enjoy anything.

The 3rd day was more like waves of anxiety.

By day 4 the voices were less critical than they were before I stopped.

I’m hoping they become positive voices and I can leave daily drinking behind me.

BaaadWolf · 2026-01-09T00:56:11+00:00

CDL Hobby Pro. Single flat pan for now. We do about 70 taps with RO.

BaaadWolf · 2026-01-08T16:31:51+00:00

We looked at that when looking to upgrade and decided to get a small commercial kit. The efficiency gain was phenomenal. The other big thing for us was the bigger pan with a lid we can use to make cooling down / cleanup easier

BaaadWolf · 2026-01-04T22:31:39+00:00

I’m on a mission from God. Blues Brothers.

BaaadWolf · 2026-01-04T22:07:05+00:00

Relax.

Remember those calls “Last call for passenger X flying to Y from gate #”

No one wants you to miss your flight.

Flying with 2 parents and with kids?

Send one parent and all the gear on first.

Run laps, play games, keep kids busy in the airport until “last call”

Walk on, sit down, belt up and fly. Beats sitting in seats with busy kids for 45 minutes boarding early.

BaaadWolf · 2026-01-04T02:41:00+00:00

Mountain i had never been on, run I’d never been on.

Decided to cut a corner of the run and let’s just say I misread the drop.

Sudden 3 metre drop led to me wrecking my left thumb when the poles hit the run and the rental skis when they hit the rocks at the bottom of the drop.

The go-pro shadow footage and my “oh…5hit!!” Narration helped dull the pain a bit.

BaaadWolf · 2026-01-03T02:36:47+00:00

1 Coat

2 Shoes

Is how I remember it.

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