Heres what my first year of winter protection looked like

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Heres what my first year of winter protection looked like

Post by hardyjim » Sun Nov 08, 2015 4:49 pm

2008

Ice station zebra

I did wise up as electricity does not grow on trees here.


<a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/user/orbea6 ... 5.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... ion005.jpg" border="0" alt="W/P 12-5-08 photo Winterprotection005.jpg"/></a>

<a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/user/orbea6 ... 3.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... ion013.jpg" border="0" alt="12-5-08 photo Winterprotection013.jpg"/></a>

<a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/user/orbea6 ... 1.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... ion011.jpg" border="0" alt="12-5-08 photo Winterprotection011.jpg"/></a>

<a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/user/orbea6 ... 1.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... n002-1.jpg" border="0" alt="winter protection photo Winterprotection002-1.jpg"/></a>

<a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/user/orbea6 ... 9.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... ion009.jpg" border="0" alt="12-5-08 photo Winterprotection009.jpg"/></a>

<a href="http://s297.photobucket.com/user/orbea6 ... 0.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm22 ... ion010.jpg" border="0" alt="12-05-08 photo Winterprotection010.jpg"/></a>

I have learned a few things since then(wink)


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Post by cuja1 » Sun Nov 08, 2015 6:04 pm

It kind of had a holiday look to it.
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Post by hardyjim » Sun Nov 08, 2015 7:28 pm

Yea...lots of lights.
I think I actually use less now with bigger palms.
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Post by cuja1 » Mon Nov 09, 2015 7:51 am

hardyjim wrote:Yea...lots of lights.
I think I actually use less now with bigger palms.
Thats always good
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Post by hardyjim » Sun Nov 15, 2015 12:37 pm

yep
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Post by TerdalFarm » Sat Nov 21, 2015 12:29 pm

I am a fan of electric heating, though.

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