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 Nov 14 2014, 11:03 PM
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 Rock Bar!  Group: Members Posts: 730 Joined: 6-July 14 From: Grant, CO Member No.: 117,890  |
MUST GOOO MINING!! MUST GOOO MINING!! MUST GOOO MINING!! - I'm going crazy already - the start of winter.... is that normal?
-------------------- - You Rock! (Literally)
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Nov 15 2014, 06:59 AM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
 That's completely normal Colin! But just think..........winter hasn't even begun yet.   Times like this are best used cleaning out concentrates or cleaning previously pulled dirty specimens I think. Hang in there!  -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
and participation opens the door to opportunity. Discover your prospecting independence & success! ColoradoProspector.com Owner/Webmaster Core team member ♥  |
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Nov 15 2014, 07:41 AM
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 Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983 |
I think it's normal too. I get the cabin fever pretty easy but combat it with winter projects as Denise suggested. I have various mineral/fossil stuff set aside from the season and will be back to knifemaking also. That.... and mineral/land status research are the things that get me through winter. I mix in a little winter flyfishing since we have open tailwaters up here and a few ice fishing trips with friends. I've found these things make the long winters pretty tolerable up here. These are the things I found to supplement anyway, it's different for everybody. My knees are fairly shot so no more skiing/boarding, and I used to teach both here. If I don't have something on the plate at all times... I go stir crazy, which leads to the cabin fever.
I'm fever-free............ for now. -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM Referral Code CE213 |
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Nov 15 2014, 09:29 AM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 1,282 Joined: 13-January 14 From: Lakewood, Colorado Member No.: 116,305 |
We all get the fever I think! I'll work cons and land research like swizzle-stick said. Fortunately I also have Skyrim and most importantly; my lil squishy to keep occupied.
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Nov 15 2014, 10:09 AM
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 Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
I used to watch the approach of winter with great anticipation. For winter was the season of trapping. I had a trap line and that sure keeps a person busy during the time they are running it. The colder the better, the pelts were that much thicker and prices were higher. Now days the only legal trapping devise is a cage, no conifers or leg holds allowed. Colorado passed this law a while back. I know this is only my option, and it is politically based, but I hate it when a bill like that is passed by voters who likely not one in 1,000 of them ever trapped or skinned an animal. Anywho.... yeah, what they said. I have to find winter projects and have more and more people tell me what I can and can not do!
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Nov 15 2014, 01:24 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 730 Joined: 6-July 14 From: Grant, CO Member No.: 117,890 |
Your statements Woody, make me want to meet you more and more. Anywho, I don't have a lot of winter projects... is my problem. Research only takes so long, if you know what yer looking for. On a rather left field note, winter is here for me (already had to walk to work) my tires have been bald since...'09 sooo... anything - be it half an inch, my truck, TRUCK mind you, even in 4 wheel drive, slides all around - parked cars... hellooo life sized pinball. So any chance of getting up to mountains... is a lost cause for me - until I can afford new tires.. but as always, I've got a lot of crap to buy/bills to be had, and the yada yada. I've been going stir crazy the last few weeks...
 Anyone wanna pick me up? LOL - Show ya my new pocketed area.. 
-------------------- - You Rock! (Literally)
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Nov 15 2014, 05:44 PM
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Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983 |
QUOTE (NewRockHounder @ Nov 15 2014, 12:24 PM)  Anywho, I don't have a lot of winter projects... is my problem. Here... make one of these, that should keep you busy for a little while: Shoestring Budget Trommel -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM Referral Code CE213 |
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Nov 15 2014, 09:24 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 730 Joined: 6-July 14 From: Grant, CO Member No.: 117,890 |
Love it! Might improve it a bit, good thing I have all the supplies needed. Should take me roughly 3-4 hours to complete. Won't do right this moment however, as I'm cleaning up my pieces and odds n ends from Endless. "Tossing out," quite a bit, but I want full crystals. Not just pieces...
I'll prob have pics up later tonight, if not, tomorrie fosho. Colin -------------------- - You Rock! (Literally)
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Nov 16 2014, 08:10 PM
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 Diggin' In! Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 7-October 14 From: Shawnee Colorado Member No.: 118,256 |
Take a trip through zales, the smell helps!
-------------------- Thomas Powell
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Nov 18 2014, 09:05 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Too funny!! That could help till one gets in trouble for drooling all over the display cases.  -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
and participation opens the door to opportunity. Discover your prospecting independence & success! ColoradoProspector.com Owner/Webmaster Core team member ♥ |
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Nov 18 2014, 01:29 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 1,282 Joined: 13-January 14 From: Lakewood, Colorado Member No.: 116,305 |
Psh, drool is just homemade windex!
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Nov 19 2014, 12:17 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 730 Joined: 6-July 14 From: Grant, CO Member No.: 117,890 |
Ok... so I underestimated the time needed to deconstruct and reconstruct that trommel.
 It will make, among another I thought up - in the desconstruction, of the idea... of the trommel, winter projects - interesting. To say the least. On a left field note (Oh left field, my old friend) If the roads are good... for the mountains... Sight on seen,in a sorta kinda way, that's not so much in a not so sorta kinda way. If you follow me.  I'll be getting in my final attempt at hounding before old man winter kicks me in the face.  Since I have the day off - worse case, I get as far as I can (truck to road or truck to ... well, anything really) Pray to jeebas it's not on private land and look for a place to dig. Make the most of the day. Colin -------------------- - You Rock! (Literally)
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Nov 20 2014, 08:28 AM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 30-July 13 From: Elbert, CO Member No.: 91,383 |
QUOTE (NewRockHounder @ Nov 19 2014, 11:17 AM) Ok... so I underestimated the time needed to deconstruct and reconstruct that trommel. It will make, among another I thought up - in the desconstruction, of the idea... of the trommel, winter projects - interesting. To say the least. On a left field note (Oh left field, my old friend) If the roads are good... for the mountains... Sight on seen,in a sorta kinda way, that's not so much in a not so sorta kinda way. If you follow me. I'll be getting in my final attempt at hounding before old man winter kicks me in the face. Since I have the day off - worse case, I get as far as I can (truck to road or truck to ... well, anything really) Pray to jeebas it's not on private land and look for a place to dig. Make the most of the day. Colin Well I was in the lake george area after the snow and right now the roads arent to bad and the snow is only in te tree'd areas under the trees. Chris -------------------- --Chris
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Nov 20 2014, 11:36 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 730 Joined: 6-July 14 From: Grant, CO Member No.: 117,890 |
Decided to push it to tomorrow (Friday) after work - that being said, after work tomorrie is at 830am
 I really hope this is the last 3am'er I'll hafta do. It's nice not having customers ask me, every 2 minutes where something is - and I can actually get some work done... but it's 3am! Colin -------------------- - You Rock! (Literally)
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Nov 20 2014, 07:09 PM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 1,301 Joined: 17-February 12 From: Central CO Member No.: 41,357 |
I am in the "Must... goooooo..... prospecting!" frame of mind. Can't do it right now for many reasons. Oh, well - at least I can research some areas for next year!
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