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The Road Less Traveled.

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Cuz it's -35 and getting colder. The chickens are laying frozen eggs. I like the look on Cleo's face: Yikes! Dad are you going to wear that? I guess it would give me a start too, if I wasn't expecting it. Indeed I am. No problem keeping the core warm. Even the hands. A pair of light knit glove, then a wool glove then a thick lambswool insulated leather over-mitt. Toasty. The trick is to keep my glasses from icing over. When I wear a face mask to keep my schnozz from freezing I just can't seem to keep my glasses from freezing over. When we spent a lot of time, a few years ago, winter camping we wore face masks with snow goggles. I still had them but when I went to put them on the foam lining had all deteriorated and just wouldn't work. I went into town but the local sports store doesn't have any so will have to wait until I get to a bigger centre in order to grab a pair. In the mean time I got the brainiac idea to try a pair of safety goggles. Well the...