It was my first day since November that I did not have to have a fire going during the day. It was 56* outside. It is definitely a strange feeling.
It's 62* here in central KY. Haven't had a fire in a week now. Leaving the wood I've already brought up to the house where it is... can't rule out one or two more cold snaps before I throw in the towel for this winter season.
We went without a fire also. Away most of this he day so the wife didn't get after me. Came home to a cold stove so I found that an opportunity to clean it out. Fire is back up. Wife is happy and I like the clean stove.
We got up to 59F today but I threw a couple small ash splits in the FPI late this morning so I'd have coals to get it going for overnight.
Started a fire here at 5 pm as it was getting a little brisk in the house, but it was it a nice day out to cut wood.
No daytime fires here either but i've still been lighting the stove after dinner. Gotta keep the family warm at night
I've been having morning fires to take the chill off lately. After cramming the stove full with large splits for many months, I had to rethink how to make small fires in a big stove. All of those 1 and 2 inch branch pieces are coming in handy, for sure.
No fire in either stove last night or this morning. Looks like I'll be going 24hrs without one. House is 68 right now but will warm up quickly when the sun if all gets out...stupid dst!
Still having fires but less wood and more coal. More controllable fire this way. Thinking we still have at least 6 more weeks before the fire goes totally out. Solar gain many days the last couple weeks is keeping the thermostat from calling wood furnace for heat.
The high was 55°F here yesterday and sunny. Needed a little fire in the morning and evening but kept it going all day. Also kept the windows open. The house needed a good airing out after being closed tight all winter. Put two oak splits on this morning and will probably put another couple on at dinner time. Gotta find my shoulder season stacks. I hope some of the snow melts soon. The stacks of wood on the front porch and near the stove were so attractive in the fall, indicators of another burning season starting. Now their absence is appreciated because, like the snow-drops, daffodils sprouts, and singing birds, it is an indicator of the coming spring. KaptJaq
I don't think I've made it a full 24 hours without one yet, but I've been letting it go out every time. Right now, about 2 loads of poplar per day seems about right.
Same here - near 50 yesterday - morning fire and then didn't start a fire until 10:30pm. Had to do a cold start - no coals left to get her running since I cleaned the ashes out a couple days ago. I don't think the stove had been cold since mid-November! Definitely felt strange, but definitely welcome! Cheers!
It's crazy, less than a week ago I was lighting 2 fires a day to keep the boiler warm. Now I haven't had a fire since Tuesday morning. and could probably get away without one until tomorrow morning if I pushed it. I'm REALLY happy it's warmed up, I used a full cord more this year than I have in the past, and I only have enough seasoned wood to last another 4 weeks if the weather stays warm. Otherwise I'll have to dip into some ash and soft maple I dropped in June and split in August. Or I guess I could turn on the heat pump, but what's the fun of that?
Still needing a morning fire, again after the sun drops, then the overnight. Had a small one this morning, and now it's still about 70 in here, and 40 or so outside. If the inside temp drops a degree or 2, I'll put in some small stuff. I've started into the pine during the day, if needed, but it hasn't been much the last few. I anticipate needing fires for another 2 months.
We were the 49th state to (re)adopt d.s.t. a few years ago at the urging of his arch conservative holiness, gov. Mitch Daniels. ("The fact that I made MILLIONS off the IPL divestiture while thousands of working stiffs lost their pensions is a mere COINCIDENCE! REALLY!") To us it's just been a p.i.t.a.. As before, cows don't care if you want to call it 4 a.m., or 5 a.m.. Milking time is milking time. Our state is already carved up, as the counties closest to Chicago follow their time, those closest to Louisville and Cincy follow their time, and d.s.t. just adds a little more unnecessary complication.
