Colder here. What's your temp? What ya burnin?

I'll share. Beer and snow.


We got 11-12" so far. It's not done yet either.

Mr plow wasn't very nice. We live on a cul de sac on the 10-11 o clock position and we usually get more snow in our driveway than the others. Today was epically bad with the plow pile. All they had to do was lift their plow up and push the bank back there, between my driveway and the neighbors. Nope. 7-8 feet tall on my driveway. Pita. Plus they like to shoot the snow across my driveway to where my mailbox is. I like that, but they keep hitting my culvert and cutting the steel culvert.

 

Saw it. Thought it was a RI thing.

Sitting at 25* snd very light snow. Maybe 3.5" on drive. Prediction went from 10-14" to 4-8" for totals. Of course the usual snow freak out already happened. There were a ton of wrecks earlier this morning. People in a hurry driving like its sunny and 87*

 

I’ve been digging into my red oak, only split and stacked around 1.5 to 2 years now, but the sap wood was getting pretty pithy already. I moved a face cord into my “on deck” rack, and checked the moisture on about 20 different (re)splits. 9 out of 10 came in at exactly 20%.

if it is close to freezing out, how would that affect the moisture meter readings? It is burning pretty well, the pithy sapwood works well as kindling to get it going in the morning. I’ve been doing the Tetris thing before I go to bed. Some of these are on the short side, but that seems to work out for the Tetris.

ideally I’d have given the oak another year, but this has been a burn intensive year since we’re at home all day every day. Ironically when the stove is running it keeps the gas from kicking on and it gets extra cold in the basement where I have my “home office”. I zip up my jacket and wear some thick socks.

 

18F on outdoor thermometer up here in the Poconos.

Already have 7 inches of snow and should have a total of 20 to 25 by lunch on Tuesday.

White oak and a big odd half round of poplar keeping the inside the mid 70s.

Can’t wait to see the accumulation in the AM.

Keep warm good people.

 

28 and 74. Red oak burning. 10 day forecast says -1 by next Sunday. Finally some weather worthy of burning some shagbark!!

 

Bug storm tomorrow pm into wed, 14 rt now. Burning hard maple and cherry birch

 

I burned stove loads of shagbark the other day when it was -5. It was like the Bahamas in here

 

At the moment it's 1.8 with NOAA calling for a low of -7, I'll go with the pellet stove tonight and then switch back to firewood in the Lopi in the morning.

 

Wow, I missed that one completely lol. Sounds like the local weather forecasters here sometimes though. 28F with a stiff wind & wc readings in the teens. Some drifting but nothing major. 3" total snowfall. White Oak cooking for the overnight.

 

Loaded more ash.
25 outside
68 inside
stopped snowing
not enough on the ground yet to fire up the bobcat

 

It’s -13* and falling. Houses is at 73*. I just reloaded the stove. Dad still here and he’s old and likes it warmer and since I am a hoarder We shall have heat and sweat in January

 

+3 now up from -2 a couple hours ago. Feels balmy after lots of wind and negative temps this weekend. 73 in burning elm. Going to move some apple and white birch from 11/19 to the porch before snow hits.

 

Looks like your gonna have to have a few Yuengling for breakfast MM.

 

Good idea. That will steady my hand on the bobcat controls!
It's changed over to a misty freezing rain but supposed to get more snow and wind.
I will wait until this is over to start pushing.
I take care of some older than me neighbors also.
They get excited when I don't start before the snow stops.
But they are not going anywhere.

 

I’ll be over soon PA Mountain Man !

 

-8 here and a really deep bed of coals from last nights load of Beech burning. I’ll have to let it burn down a bit before I put more Maple and Beech on.

 

Drove one of those for years till they finally opened their purses and they were a hoot.