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| vtsteam:
Can you spot the foundry furnace in this photo? If you can you are eligible to visit this week at your own expense and take away all the snow you want. Snow can be used for cooling purposes in hot climates, desserts (when mixed with maple syrup or liqueurs), and for packing sports injuries. Important: Transportation and accommodation costs not included in this prize offering, nor is anything of value to me. Snow tax and VAT are the responsibility of the contest winner, provided there is one. Judge's decision is self-serving, ill-consdered and final. I was just thinking last week that Spring had finally arrived and I'd be pouring metal soon. The ground was bare in a lot of places and daytime temperatures were up around 50F for a week. I even heard a robin. But then I tempted fate. I removed the scraper blade from the tractor Monday and hitched up the back scoop to go retrieve some firewood logs. :headbang: :zap: The snow began Monday night. Originally predicted to be an inch or so turning to rain -- which would have cleared out the last of the old snow and given us bare ground at last.... but noooooooo.... :bang: My Ford Tractor project and work shed. Another project -- can you spot the diesel crawler? |
| vtsteam:
Hint: Something in the photo below is showing in the contest photo. (It's not the garbage can lid or stack of firebricks to hold it in place.) |
| andyf:
Is the furnace halfway up the LH side of the largest pane in the photo, almost hiding behind the astragal? If so, because of the distance involved and the difficulty of getting it to the UK without it melting, my snow may be donated to a charity of your choice. In my part of the UK, we had 1" of snow which disappeared within the day, a quarter inch which went within two hours, and a few fine flakes which melted on hitting the ground. There used to be more when I was a kid, because we could build snowmen back then. Andy |
| Brass_Machine:
I think I see the handle... Eric |
| vtsteam:
Astragal? :smart: uhhhh, nope. And the winner is: BRASS MONKEY!!! :ddb: Absolutely correct! it was the foundry furnace handle, and not a snow croquet wicket. Please collect your prize snow within 48 hours. |
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