It is almost an epidemic in the Northeast. I had six deer ticks stuck on/in me last year, and the wife had five. Only a couple this year though. We know a lot of people with Lyme disease
I been only burning at night. Went thru a half a cord so far of some ash and maple. This weekend suppose to hit 60's..I'll take it because when it comes, it will gets messy and cold in a blink of an eye
All the wood I have for this season is what most would consider shoulder season wood: pine, sweet gum, and Ailanthus. I'm at about 4/10 cord burned so far. Last year we burned from Nov 1 till early April for a total of 3 cords. That's about 6/10 cord per month. We are using WAY less wood this year.