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

25/70 mixing it up big time this morning with a little red oak, maple, ash chunks and apple.

 

Another storm coming. a bit of ice glaze starting at 4am tonight, then 6-18 inches of snow for the next 48 hours with winds as high as 60mph. Mother nature just won't leave us alone.

Burning ash that I probably shouldn't.....it not quite ready...

 

42/76 no fire yet

 

36/72 Yellow birch

 

So, what did you end up with so far?

Good thing is that it won't last too long this time of the year.

 

26/65

Ice turning to snow beginning this evening. Fun.

 

So far, we are at about 6 inches total, but it's going to continue snowing until about midnight tomorrow night. Then 50-60mph winds after that

 

14° F. this morning, still over a foot of snow on the ground. This is the heaviest winter we've had, ever. My wood shed holds 3.5 cord of softwood (pine, fir, cedar) and 1.75 cord black oak. For the first time I have used all of the softwood. Will be digging into one of the covered stacks today.

 

Snowing like a screaming Banshee right now.

 

Still snowing. Now we must be at about 10+ inches. Most businesses in Aberdeen SD are shut down. Our governor said everybody stay home state wide. I went to work and they got me a hotel room, just in case of an emergency for a customer. I may be stuck away from home for a couple days.

 

Had a maple/apple fire this morning when it was about 40 outside. Very pleasant at 69 and sunny right now. I’m not done burning for the year but the need for fires is getting to be less and less.

 

I wish I was home to feed my stove....

My kids won't do it and the wife definitely will not

 

Sorry to hear. I load up in the morning before work and my wife is good about keeping it fed, especially on cold days. However she’s got this phobia about loading it up overnight. She’s uncomfortable with a raging fire while we’re sleeping. I try to get a heaping pile of coals by bedtime to carry us through to about 4:30am when I get up. On the really cold winter nights the furnace still kicks on.

 

85 today. Just waiting for winter to come back in the room and say “and another thing...

 

38/48 Doug Fir and fir bark but the stove is not stuffed. Just enough wood to keep enough temp for reburn otherwise the house gets too hot. Both the Wif and myself sicker than dogs. She with a bad cold and me with bacterial bronchitis. Probably the same bug, I just have it far worse than her. I'm surviving on prednisone and antibiotics. Laying low and getting better slowly.

 

Hope you and your wife feel better soon metalcuttr

 

That fir bark is some impressive stuff! I save what I get for barbeque fuel. Hotter than briquettes.

 

Get well soon metalcuttr and Mrs. metalcuttr .

 

Almost 80 today and beautiful. Washed my truck, detailed the wheels, shined the tires and installed seat covers. Calling for over 80 tomorrow.

 

How old are the kids? If they are responsible enough, it's an easy fix.

Maybe the wife is scared of the duties associated with wood burning?

Too bad at any rate.