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I can’t believe I’m burning wood in the middle of May!
Posted: 12 May 2008 04:30 PM   [ Ignore ]
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My mother in-law is watching the kids while my wife and I find permanent day care.  She complains about “the cold” all of the time, so I had to fire up the mansfiled last nigt, and will do it again tonight (lows in the lower 40’s).  It gets a little too toasty for me, but it is a good excuse to play with fire!  I know I’ll be eagerly awaiting the arrival of winter again in a couple months.

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Posted: 12 May 2008 04:54 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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I hear you there. Last week we had a few fires. I jsut dont like have slow burners due to creosote

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Posted: 12 May 2008 06:23 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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Still burning in the evenings here.  If the rec-room ain`t going above 60 on it`s own then I am gonna make it so.

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Posted: 12 May 2008 07:23 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]
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We had a fire going all last night...I let it go out about 100pm but just put a log on the remaining hot coals to fire it up for tonight. This weather is ridiculously cold for may. I did manage to paint the rest of my house so I’m grateful for that anyways.

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Posted: 12 May 2008 07:52 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]
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Well I burnt the reast of my skids and small peacies are gone and the pile of wood is soaking wet. I have to learn to keep some wood covered.Thank goddness the temp is going up tommorrow . Any way it was still fun to fire it up.

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Posted: 12 May 2008 08:41 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]
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Here in the rain forest, 4.35 inches yesterday and rained all day today, it is in the forties and the stove is still keeping on keeping on. This is usually the time of year I am whacking wood like crazy. Not wading in cold mud.

They actually forecast sun for tomorrow and partial sun Wed. Then the rain starts again. Anybody got a copy of plans for an ark built out of firewood splits?

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Posted: 12 May 2008 08:41 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]
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was wearing gloves today at work, now that has never happend in may… so might as well have a fire tonight to warm up too....

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Posted: 12 May 2008 09:33 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 7 ]
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i fired it up tonight. It was fun, but I had just cleaned it out and cleaned the glass for the summer- oh well.

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Posted: 12 May 2008 09:34 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 8 ]
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so much for global warming! Ya I had a couple fires last week. I was gonna fire it up tonight but while I was at work my G/F put the heat on 70. I told her I was gonna light a fire so we don’t use propane.

But I guess she wanted to keep the youngin warm all day.

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Posted: 13 May 2008 09:05 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 9 ]
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Over the weekend we got snow, tonight it is going to get into the 30’s.
Depending on the temp I have been just doing some overnight burns just to take the chill out and cut down on the propain.
Last night I was told not to burn, so around 1:00 I had to turn up the propain.

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Posted: 13 May 2008 09:21 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 10 ]
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Where’s N of 60?  He’s probably still ice fishing. LOL .  Yep, couple of quick fires a few days this week.  I paid for it and I want my global warming.......NOW!

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Posted: 13 May 2008 10:57 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 11 ]
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Yeah, I can’t believe we actually fired up the stove down here last night in Central Virginia!  It was nice to take the chill off and keep the oil furnace from kicking on tho.....thought I was done for the season.

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Posted: 13 May 2008 01:01 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 12 ]
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It was cold enough here this am to throw a log or two in...I just told the XO I was going to let it go out for the day but I may restart it tonight. What the heck...if it’s cold enough for the LP stove to kick in then it’s time for some Quadafire music. And go figure… yesterday I rototilled the neighbors and my garden too. colldest May I can remember since ‘72.

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Posted: 13 May 2008 01:19 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 13 ]
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savageactor7 - 13 May 2008 01:01 PM

colldest May I can remember since ‘72.

Well, you know...pirate attacks have been up.  Probably explains it.

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Posted: 13 May 2008 02:09 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 14 ]
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Mike from Athens - 13 May 2008 01:19 PM
savageactor7 - 13 May 2008 01:01 PM

colldest May I can remember since ‘72.

Well, you know...pirate attacks have been up.  Probably explains it.

HA!  I just figured out your avatar (duh!).  I, too, hold to those principles.  Rick

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Posted: 13 May 2008 07:32 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 15 ]
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I’m really feeling dumb fossil. Can’t figure it out. I thought it was a couple of folks but their heads now look like eye balls. Throw me a bone…

Oh and the stove was running when I left for work this morning and will be hot again tonight.

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