The town pond finally froze over. I took the kids skating this morning on a bright sunny day (and cold (-6 deg C; feels like -14 deg C). A. tried to drill a hole with an antique auger to measure the thickness (100 mm should be thick enough). The auger didn't work that
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Between the woods and frozen lake...
the coldest evening of the year (Robert Frost).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFlQBQ2ip2ezWA40MgusGc3c7EjIkGizG44RGoTYnwWmnVxhclE3BxXpaonXv6mx6-VKypDoGKmsuOid87Waf8tQ995HtbTnceoWs1V3L_nBi0XQ5cfKl9V7L0KvzjPEK2KNipMr0znc/s200/2009-aJan-ACB-IceDrill-IMG_1119.JPG)
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The town pond finally froze over. I took the kids skating this morning on a bright sunny day (and cold (-6 deg C; feels like -14 deg C). A. tried to drill a hole with an antique auger to measure the thickness (100 mm should be thick enough). The auger didn't work that
well because the screw part did not grip in the ice (in wood, the screw would pull the blades down). The auger came from Ralph Osterc's barn, Fishkill, NY.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGgYCNHlRN-NXVTG1b1mOAFTLPQxfngG5zBd6he-vIMvs3XTZz4uf5kQcStBYtiFQ97hWhVbUJj-gOW3QhITJeTYa0J-nCD8pI5zCo_vHy57HwytQq5mZmhMB46OmayxC8xp7KPlVuPY/s200/2009-Auger-IMG_1135.JPG)
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The town pond finally froze over. I took the kids skating this morning on a bright sunny day (and cold (-6 deg C; feels like -14 deg C). A. tried to drill a hole with an antique auger to measure the thickness (100 mm should be thick enough). The auger didn't work that
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