Re: More weather

they still make 'em - just checked the website.

On 12/22/08, Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> well if they did - that's nutso.  i gotta finish up w/ the birds, will
> check their website in a little bit.
>
> On 12/22/08, james singer <inlandjim1@q.com> wrote:
>>
>> That's probably what I mean. Molded rubber bottom on an orange/yellow top.
>> It was the shoe/boot that launched to company and, yes, I think they quit
>> selling them.
>>
>>
>> On Dec 22, 2008, at 2:17 PM, Pam Evans wrote:
>>
>> No, I have the original Bean boots.  I can't believe they'd stop making
>>> those, I think that was their original product that got the company
>>> going.
>>> They aren't stylish but I don't give a roaring rat's rump when I am
>>> trying
>>> to stay warm.
>>>
>>> On 12/22/08, james singer <inlandjim1@q.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Pam--Have you got a pair of those Bean's "funny shoes"? I used to have
>>>> them, and was all set to get another pair, but apparently they don't
>>>> make
>>>> them anymore. They were called, I think, "Bean's Original Hunting Shoe,"
>>>> and
>>>> they were really great for slogging through this white stuff.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Dec 22, 2008, at 1:59 PM, Pam Evans wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I wear my Bean boots when it gets disgusting here.  Keeps your feet warm
>>>>
>>>>> and
>>>>> dry!
>>>>>
>>>>> On 12/22/08, Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CS/SCOSI <
>>>>> cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I am actually considering getting some snow boots or similar, just in
>>>>>> case this happens again when it's really cold. Wet feet weren't so bad
>>>>>> this time because despite the snow it barely got below 30.
>>>>>> My sister was stuck for 3 days at her house, she lives about an hour
>>>>>> from me but higher elevation. Her big hay shader collapsed from the
>>>>>> snow
>>>>>> load with the tractor underneath, her 4x4 couldn't get any traction
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> there was too much snow for anything else to move. No one on her
>>>>>> street
>>>>>> could get out either. I told her I didn't have a lot of sympathy,
>>>>>> she's
>>>>>> got 5 horses that could be saddled up, she could have gone riding.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cyndi
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
>>>>>> Behalf Of Judy Browning
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 9:14 AM
>>>>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] More weather
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I walked out on the front porch & stuck a yardstick in the snow.
>>>>>> Picked
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> couple of low areas. Very unofficial 7 inches on the ground. Over the
>>>>>> tops
>>>>>> of any shoes I own, so I won't be venturing any further unless I did
>>>>>> out
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> gaiters I used to wear cross country skiing. Home sick from work, the
>>>>>> cold I
>>>>>> picked up last week is worse. At least I don't feel guilty skipping
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> drive down the hill.
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "james singer" <inlandjim1@q.com>
>>>>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 8:37 AM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] More weather
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We're getting snow again this AM. Now we have a ground cover of snow,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ice, snow. And the paper sez it will keep up like this until after
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cmas.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Last night we lost a fair-sized limb off one of the big incense
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> cedars in
>>>>>>
>>>>>> the back yard and a neighbor's maple is now bending over the  fence
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>
>>>>>> touching down on our deck; it doesn't look like it's broken,  however.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Big
>>>>>>
>>>>>> limbs on one of the oak trees in the park across the  street are bent
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>
>>>>>> the ground. Some nearby areas have lost power. Our  utilities are
>>>>>>> underground so with a little luck we'll be spared  outages; it's no
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> time
>>>>>>
>>>>>> to be without power.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Dec 22, 2008, at 8:13 AM, Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CS/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> SCOSI
>>>>>>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You folks back east are as usual having a worse time of it.  Here in
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cal the snow is pretty much melted - we had at least 10" - there are
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> few spots left but it is supposed to rain today, that will be the
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> end of
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> it.  It won't be quite so picturesque but at least when it's over
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> there
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> won't be a continual drip off the roof.  In addition to all the
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> broken
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> tree limbs, we noticed another casualty while driving to work
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> today...there are loose Botts dots all over the freeway, no doubt
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> snowplows took them out. Since California is pretty much bankrupt
>>>>>>>> I'm
>>>>>>>> guessing it will be a while before those get replaced.
>>>>>>>> It is very windy with dark dark clouds now in advance of the rain.
>>>>>>>> We're supposed to see this same stuff for the rest of the week.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cyndi
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Inland Jim
>>>>>>> Willamette Valley
>>>>>>> 44.99 N 123.04 W
>>>>>>> Elevation 148'
>>>>>>> 39.9" Precipitation
>>>>>>> Hardiness Zone 8/9
>>>>>>> Heat Zone 5
>>>>>>> Sunset Zone 6
>>>>>>> Minimum 0 F [-15 C]
>>>>>>> Maximum 102 F [39 C]
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>>>>> Pam Evans
>>>>> Kemp TX
>>>>> zone 8A
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>>>>> Inland Jim
>>>> Willamette Valley
>>>> 44.99 N 123.04 W
>>>> Elevation 148'
>>>> 39.9" Precipitation
>>>> Hardiness Zone 8/9
>>>> Heat Zone 5
>>>> Sunset Zone 6
>>>> Minimum 0 F [-15 C]
>>>> Maximum 102 F [39 C]
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>>> Pam Evans
>>> Kemp TX
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>> Inland Jim
>> Willamette Valley
>> 44.99 N 123.04 W
>> Elevation 148'
>> 39.9" Precipitation
>> Hardiness Zone 8/9
>> Heat Zone 5
>> Sunset Zone 6
>> Minimum 0 F [-15 C]
>> Maximum 102 F [39 C]
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> Pam Evans
> Kemp TX
> zone 8A
>



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