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

Now dropped to -6 in the uk four inch a snow.
Loving it been wizzing round car park at work all day keeping it clear.
Beer n fire now though

 

I can confirm that the ocean water is cold!

 

Sitting at 0 C or abouts 32? F. Touch of wind, but above average so I'll take it. I let the fire go out (maybe there's coals later, but I quit feeding it) for the first time in 42 days so the stove gets a break from mother nature as well.

 

Already 42ºF outside with the last light of day extinguishing.
68ºF inside so burning some pine.
Brought two loads of oak in, but the wind is dying down so we'll see ....

 

I did some quick math. Even though I have almost stopped burning 2 weeks ago...I have burned a few pieces of wood the last few days, I have burned just as much wood as I have the last few years. And I usually do 1 a day loads through March and on and off in april. That 2 week cold snap I really burnt through the wood. I was burning it as fast as I could...if I could have burned it faster I would have! So that sPell made up for the early spring temps.

 

I find it a bit worrisome. Sea Ice shouldn't be melting this time of year.

 

Are you in Leeds? This must be pretty unusual weather for the area,no.? Looks like a great day to visit the pub!

 

0 here. Winds gusting to 120 mph. Fuel rods in the stove , closed up pretty snug.

 

29 here. Maple and Pine in boiler.

 

Currently sitting at -11 C feels -18 C, or 11 F feels -1 F. Poplar and siberian elm warming the shack. We should see temps around -6 C or 20 F by late afternoon.

 

Hey saskwoodburner. I did not know you had Elm up there. Our Elm in this area was hit by what they say was Dutch Elm Disease a good while back. They still grow here, but they seem to not live a long and strong life. We don’t see to many big Elm around anymore. I have some small ones throughout my property.

Have your Elm up there had a similar problem?

 

Oh, it's not native to the area, it was a yard tree, same as when I burn bits of ash, yard tree. The only local area trees that were here before people (far as I know) are poplar, willow, saskatoon and chokecherry. Not too far away you can find pine, birch, larch, spruce etc

 

I see. Interesting. I am going to do some re-planting on our property in certain areas. (Now that our harvesting is complete.) I have to start working on a plan of what species I want and where. Then start doing a little at a time each year.

 

Most unusual and today was even better or worse depending who you are

 

-1 wind chill of minus 7 .
Blowing a hoolie and loving it. Just stoaked Old Nellie up an there’s a good chance I’ll fall asleep on the rug while she gets going

 

Might as well make the most of it!