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Burning Season Begins

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  1. Todd

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    Looks like I'll be starting a few take the chill off fires the next few days. Highs in the 50's rest of this week.
     
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    Been thinking the same thing Todd.
    I can handle the 50's, it's the 30's overnight that'll make me want a fire.
    I'd REALLY like to wait until October 1st this year, but ma nature has her own idea about that. I'll follow her lead.:thumbs:
     
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    Much warmer here, but I keep looking at the Alderlea and the stacks and saying softly to myself,
    "Soon...Very soon....":drool:
     
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    Its not unusual to have a few fires in Sep around here but it sure seems like this snuck up on me this year. summer went way too fast.
     
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    We usually start on Sept. 15 each year but since we have some Hemlock left from last year, we'll get going a few days early.

    We decided over coffee this morning that we would push some firewood in tonight.
     
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    Looks like we might be having one this weekend if canning and roasting tomatoes and peppers doesn't get us warm.
     
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    I've average probably 2 fires a month through July and August, with the occasional cool, rainy night.

    Now that Labor Day has passed and I opened my winter 14/15 box of SuperCedars, I would say it's burning season. Had a little fire to take the chill of last night and woke up to 37 degrees out. Getting the chimney swept Friday afternoon and still contemplating adding a 4 foot extension to improve my draft, but the jury is out there. In 3 weeks I'll be burning daily.
     
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    I saw a forecast for a couple nights near the weekend in the 40's, this house is super - insulated but I already convinced the boss into letting me open up the windows and build a fire in the NZ3000!!

    I feel like it's Christmas weekend!!
     
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    Last week of Sept. has been pretty standard for our start time the last few years.
    As usual, I have extra wood in the shed, but no idea how much I'll use with the new stove.
    I'm curious, so may start early.:thumbs:
     
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    I usually don't have to fire it before the first/second week of October, last year was early at the last week of September, looks like this may be a new record.....
     
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    I think early means tonight, pics rrrrrrrrr required!
     
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    Punch that ticket, start that sucker up!

    The more you burn the more room you have for that better wood! :firepit:
     
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    It feels cooler, I think because of the rain, but I doubt I'll do a fire tonight.
    We need a pic if you do.:)
     
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    My wife dropped the camera this morning, Santa will have to drop one off or it's back to the cell phone 4 a bit.
     
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    I'll just look at the pictures for a while, I ain't burning here yet unless we get 2' of snow before mid October. But I don't have my toilet paper, powdered water and twinkies.
     
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    Better hurry LP. Snowpocalypse is coming.
     
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    Lite off!
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    Always amazes me how early some of you guys start - especially when its folks well south of me like Scotty.


    Its going to be 80F here today, and highs in the 60s/70s for the rest of the 10 day. I haven't even started to think about sweeping the flue yet....
     
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    Scary,

    :hair: :bug: o_O

    Way early,
    I hope to make it into early Oct before needing to light up.
    Usually have a few fires the last week of Sept though.

    I have NG, I let it kick on in the AM to get the house to 68°, then it stays warm thru the day.
    Still getting some solar heat gain thru the day.
     
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    We usually have some fires in September but they are usually in the last half of the month.
     
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