My handy little digital compass and thermometer in my truck’s rear view mirror tormented me with the fact that it was -4 degrees while driving to the office this morning. Even after warming up for 20 minutes, my truck still was stiff with turning, etc. Brrr! I guess this gives me a good excuse NOT to be doing yard work - woo hoo! Thankfully my toys lately are all indoor.

I just put together my 2nd r/c airplane, a pylon racer called the shoestring, and my buddy Travis and I flew our airplanes and my helicopter yesterday evening at one of his father’s buildings. I wish I had 10 more batteries for each, but then again, our significant others probably wouldn’t appreciate us showing up home that late. We each have 3 batteries for our butterflies (worlds lightest indoor r/c plane), 2 batteries for our pylon racers and I have 3 batteries for my helicopter. On average 8-15 minutes’ flight time per battery means we did get some good fun in, despite the blistering cold outside.

If we get good flying our indoor planes I think we’ll purchase outdoor planes and fly them this summer. Anyhow, that’s my whining about the cold weather and productive entertainment solution to it (aside from watching Olympics on television) - DVR gives me freedom from TV schedules, thank goodness.

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