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neckless
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# Posted: 16 Jan 2017 07:44am
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just wondering who uses mother nature for there summer refreshments.....
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Gary O
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# Posted: 16 Jan 2017 09:26am - Edited by: Gary O
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Heh heh
funny guy
putting up with ice is more like it....
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Julie2Oregon
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# Posted: 16 Jan 2017 04:42pm
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What Gary said.
But I'm about to make another batch of snow tea. I brew strong tea with regular and peach teabags, add sugar and squeeze some juice from a lemon slice in the tea kettle then fill my pitcher with some pristine snow. Pour the hot tea over it. Mountain snow tea! Very refreshing!
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bldginsp
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# Posted: 16 Jan 2017 10:16pm
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Hmmm.... so on an industrial scale I've seen how they pack ice into ice houses, cover with sawdust, and keep through the summer. But what is the minimum you would have to do on a small scale? Build a 6x6x6 superinsulated box with triple metal roofing to keep radiant heat from the sun off, I don't know what. Ideas?
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neckless
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# Posted: 17 Jan 2017 09:05am
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in reality....u could lay some ice on some saw dust an cover with a foot of sawdust and would last most of summer if in shade ... i have in my lean to a 6x6 shed with 2x4 walls insulated sheeted 2 more inches of blue .... than put 120 , 10 x10 x12 inch blocks cover with sawdust ,,,,leave the door open at top 3"s for a vent or it will rain in your shack and loose all your ice..... lasts till hunting season.... beer is just not the saME IN A PROPAne fridge'''
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deercula
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# Posted: 17 Jan 2017 01:45pm - Edited by: deercula
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Quoting: Julie2Oregon then fill my pitcher with some pristine snow.
a recent study that found snow absorbs toxic organic compounds in vehicle exhaust.
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2017/01/17/is-it-safe-to-make-desserts-and-drinks-out-s now.html
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hamish
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# Posted: 17 Jan 2017 10:31pm
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I usually have ice till late August early September kept under a very drafty shed piled under sawdust from my mill.
I found it much easier and less of a chore to make the blocks in place, versus cutting them and transporting them from the lake.
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hamish
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# Posted: 17 Jan 2017 10:43pm
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The Black River Hotel outside Waltham QC still has the coldest beer ever. Ice tongs are used to remove an ice slab to give you your perfectly chilled beverage of choice by the quart 
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Julie2Oregon
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# Posted: 18 Jan 2017 04:44am
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deercula
According to the article, "if you don't live in an urban area with a lot of pollution, you're probably fine." No worries for me there, lol!
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NorthRick
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# Posted: 18 Jan 2017 05:11pm
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People do it up here (Alaska):
https://www.adn.com/we-alaskans/slideshow/photos-cutting-ice-lake-clark/2015/01/12/
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