Tuesday, December 22, 2015

The winds howl

Life at the base of a mountain range has many challenges, but the biggest issue I always seem to notice is the wind. If you go one direction and have a headwind, when you turn around how is it still a headwind? I see all these houses and ranches in the wide open and just don't understand how they manage.
Sustained winds of 45+ mph were incredible to witness and feel. Even out in the sunshine, with the thermometer reading 40 it felt like frostbite was going to set in fast. It howled all night long, Rock wasn't pleased with the sounds and I just knew my plans to run were being demolished. I don't mind the wind but at some point you have to throw the towel in.

Heading to the cabin it was very calm and beautiful.


We spent the weekend hanging out reading, adding our latest food storage purchases to the inventory list and doing some relaxing. I have to admit I was bored out of my mind and thought about buying a treadmill but realized that's more boring than anything else. Unfortunately with getting 15+ hours a week of running, lifting and MMA, I find myself unable to sit still for very long.

We knew it would be windy when we purchased in the area and that's why we got a place in the tree's. Being wind trapped for the first time ever was just an odd experience. It can be -20 and 2 feet of snow and I'll be out playing in it but these winds this weekend were a 'no go zone'.

Work is really slow for me as expected but the business overall is booming. We should be up about 20% year over year and I should end with my best year ever (financially). I should enjoy the downtime but it's just so damn hard.

Rock doesn't enjoy winter so much, more inside time than he likes. He expects us to just keep the front door open... our silly little polar bear.

Hopefully I'll get another post in before Friday but if not, Merry Christmas everyone!
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  1. Rev. PaulDecember 22, 2015 at 8:58 AM

    Merry Christmas, Max. :)

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    1. MaxDecember 23, 2015 at 3:21 PM

      Thank you, Merry Christmas to the up north crew!

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  2. JimDecember 22, 2015 at 12:40 PM

    Merry Christmas to you and welcome to my world. Where I live it is not uncommon to have sustained winds of 30 - 40 mph and wind gusts that exceed 60 mph. It his us again last night and although this time it only lasted about 4 hours, we had an episode a couple of weeks ago that went on for three days and nights.

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    1. MaxDecember 23, 2015 at 3:23 PM

      I don't know how you do it, but I suppose people can get used to everything.

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  3. Harry FlashmanDecember 22, 2015 at 10:35 PM

    Do you never like to just sit and rock on the porch with a good cup of coffee? Maybe you should try out a pipe, that always helps me relax if I am wound up.

    Hope you and yours have a good Christmas up there.

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    1. MaxDecember 23, 2015 at 3:23 PM

      I can sit still once in a while, enjoy the view and relax. It's always short lived because I'm very restless.

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  4. What if it's today? - A survivalist's blogDecember 23, 2015 at 1:49 PM

    We drove to the new property yesterday. Just a quick visit and was blown away not only by the views but also by the wind. I hope to stop by on Friday when we have Christmas dinner with our other friends who live just around the corner from you (around 3 miles away). Otherwise, we will definitely meet up on my next trip.

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    1. MaxDecember 23, 2015 at 3:24 PM

      Might miss you this trip, probably wont be down until after 7 on Friday or even later. I'm glad you love the views, the wind dies down but the views never do! Merry Christmas.

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