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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

A few weeks back we had a cold snap, two or three nights right at 40
degrees, but I saw 38 on my thermometer one morning.  Then it warmed
back up with lows in the 50's.  Tonight and tomorrow night, wunderground
says we should have lows in the upper 30's.  Right now, I'm sitting here
barefoot and my toes are definitely cold.  Right now, at 1:20 AM, it is
44 degrees on my porch.  We haven't built a fire yet-usually our
guideline is when the temps drop below 40, but since it is still warming
up quickly, I'm just using a thicker quilt.  There's no sense rushing
the season, it's more fun to snuggle up in a quilt and enjoy fall.
Tonight, I am enjoying some warmth from my heating pad.  I just move it
from my back to my arm to my leg...lol..

Propane to dry corn???  Seriously?  Is this a common practice?  I wonder
how much fuel we use to dry crops a year?  I had no clue that crops were
dried like that.  I guess I always thought it was just allowed to dry
naturally.  I guess I am showing my ignorance on the subject.

Bev, in NW Georgia, with sore muscles-forgot how heavy the chainsaw is!

Marie McHarry wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 11:11 PM,  <eureka AT hctc.net> wrote:
> > We are getting down to the low 50's at night now, days sunny and
> > breezy. I know this doesn't sound cold to most of you.
>
> It's chilly. I'm impressed with all these cold temps on the East 
> Coast, Southern Sector, though.
>
> Here in the heart of the heart of the country, it's barely getting to
>  50 at night. This is the warmest fall I can remember in a long
> while. In my drive today in the eastern and northern parts of the
> state, I see that they aren't getting their crops in hardly at all.
> At least here all the soybeans are cut. Usually, by this time the big
> farmers are in Las Vegas or on a cruise. I'm guessing that the corn
> isn't dry, and they don't want to buy lots of propane to dry it, so
> they're letting Mother Nature do her thing.
>
> My neighbor has a grain bin and dryer right across the road from me. 
> Usually at this time of year the dryer is running 24/7, but it hasn't
>  been on at all so far.
>
> Marie, smack dab in the middle of Illinois