It's HOT outside

[unionrdr]

In my opinion "picking" tobacco (although it would be chopping unless you mean topping it) isnt even the worse part. Getting in the top of a tobacco barn 15 rungs high when the tin bakes your back while you hang it is the worst.

Just remembered they cut it,my bad. Been a long time since I was transferred around. Finally cooled down yesterday morning when what was left of that thunderstorm moved through the area.

 

[TNTgill]

Just remembered they cut it,my bad. Been a long time since I was transferred around. Finally cooled down yesterday morning when what was left of that thunderstorm moved through the area.

No problem union. I just know if they were picking it then they were much more badass than me. It cooled down some here too. Now a much needed brew day.

 

[unionrdr]

While we're stuck in the dog days of summer,I figured I'd get some brewery construction done instead. Need to control ferment temps anyway. Gott a make two tables to go around the corner to the right of the fermenter stand. Then a fermentation cabinet on top of the stand for my two fermenters. Gunna take care of the next level stuff.

 

[chezhed]

In my opinion "picking" tobacco (although it would be chopping unless you mean topping it) isnt even the worse part. Getting in the top of a tobacco barn 15 rungs high when the tin bakes your back while you hang it is the worst.

A day to pray for rain for sure! But then when that barn was full.....and that started to cure....what an aroma.

Picking, topping, chopping, stripping, hanging....in Middle Tennessee it was the process
Pickin' was getting rid of the worms and bad leaves....crawling in and through the plants in that sun
Toppin' was just that
Chopping was cutting it down
Stripping was in the barn, peeling and placing for hanging

Back to normal temps here...100 typically after a couple days in low 90's. Yesterday was supposed to be cloudy, 92 and calm....turned out to be 100, sunny and very, very windy....really messed up my brew day with that wind.

 

[unionrdr]

It rained again today to help keep temps at sainer levels again. Thank the Lord for that. It was getting so hot outside,it was getting hard to breath in my lil tuner out in traffic with all that heat reflection negatively re-enforcing the already high Heat index. Not to mention,the FF drivetrain cooking my sneakers through the firewall. Kinda like driving a Daytona Cobra at speed. 10-15 miles of that & my feet were swollen & hotter'n all getout. I can scarcely imagine Ken Miles getting out of the aluminum firewalled Daytona Cobra after a couple hours around 180+...