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Freezing temps, report in. It's Cold out there!

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  1. bogydave

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    I see the cold air has hit the North /Central & East US.
    Wood usage will go up now, looks like a week of the cold weather setting in.

    What's your coldest temps?
    Who has a special wood (wood mix) for these temps?

    I burn birch :)
    14°, overcast, no wind.
     
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  2. Jack Straw

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    It's 10f now and it's going to get even colder in a few days. I'm gonna break out the Shagbark Hickory:thumbs:
     
  3. bogydave

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    Colder than Alaska.
    But you have what I call the "top dog" of fire wood, hickory :)
     
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  4. bogydave

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    Forecasts are for single digit temps in the N midwest.

    Forecast to be below zero° in Owosso MI.
    Dennis & Pete will be burning the "good wood" for a week or more.
    says light snow there now
     
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  5. bogydave

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    26° here, 40 MPH winds
    Wind is cleaning the snow off the roof & drifting on the back deck.
    To be 34° tomorrow :)
     
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    Oh Man :p I have a bunch of shag bark Hickory but none of it is dry :(

    Going to down to -5 to -10f Thursday night, Usually gets pretty cold around here end of January and into February.
    I wonder what is going to be like this year :eek::confused::eek::eek:
     
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  7. savemoney

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    Can't ever second guess Mother Nature, but prepare for the worst and hope for the best. Some hoarder may have to stand guard over their stash.
     
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    Currently 0 f here. Warmed up to +5 f today. Down to -27 tonight and -35 the following two nights. Supposed to ease up to the 20's on the week end. Running 2 stoves on 3 yo Red Oak. House temp. @ 74. All is good.
     
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    +3F here at the moment. Getting colder every hour. I won't be going in town for the festivities. Tried that once a few years back. I regretted every moment of it.
     
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  10. KatwillNY

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    Its 30 now but there is this nasty frozen rain coming down that makes it feel like there are tiny knives plunging into your face. I drove 1 hour in that mess. Not fun. Glad to be home.
     
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    13 here now. I think I saw 16 for a high today on my thermometer. Might hit 17 tomorrow. :)

    I think I saw a low of -2 forecast for this Thursday night. The forecast for next week shows one day with a single digit high.
     
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    You going to get some snow over there too aren't you
     
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    We got a couple inches today. It was coming down pretty good when I was outside grilling a bit ago. Looks like the heaviest snow will go south of my area.
     
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    That's good you guys get enough Lake effects Dumped on
    over there
     
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    27° . Blowing snow, wind gusting to 45 NNW, stings the face.
    Snow blowing off the stack, not drifting in like last year, so far.

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    That kind of wind will cut right through ya :eek:
     
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    Ours may get cancelled due to the high winds.
    To get worse later tonight.
     
  18. SmokeyTheBear

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    The last I looked it was already -1.

    We went up to Bray's after doing a junk store run. I'm still full from the sausage platter and porter.

    I'll be catching some shut eye as the new year arrives.
     
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    Fireworks scheduled for 8:00, 4:07 now
    Grand kids like going,
    We'll see if the wind shuts it down.
     
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    Today is real feel 2f and it's supposed to hit the negatives later this week. It's cold!
     
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