Brrr!

Same temps here, -25 wind chill but the wind is out of the north so house is 70 right now.

That's cool! haha

Sounds like you have everything well under control, how long does the keystone burn at a time in this weather.

With 40 panes of glass on this house (1stfloor are mostly all 6' tall) there is no keeping up with this cold snap with one stove. Just not possible. Heck the 100btu furnace was on for 30mins this morning and could only make it feel a little better. Still 63 degrees in here.

I struggle to heat the house when it's in the low 20's and teens. I can't imagine -12.

I wouldn't mind the very cold weather if we had the snow to go with it . . . having just the cold without the snow to play in is like being home sick and the TV doesn't work.

BeGreen said:

I hear you wk! My goal this year is to start addressing our ridiculous amount of glass with a combo of insulated curtains, tracked honeycomb shades, and some inner storm windows. If you look at the house here you can see what I mean, and this is just one side. The other side has even more windows. The light is nice, but the heat loss is not.

Sparks, I am tickled pink to hear that you are staying warm in spite of the bitter cold.

Click to expand...

BeGreen that pic looks like it was taken in NY in February ....lol....how much snow did you end up with out there yesterday?

BeGreen said:

That was yesterday afternoon. 7" here, now with a growing coat of ice. Hope we maintain power. The lights have been flickering and the branches are hanging low.

Click to expand...

That's more than we've had all season! We usually have had several feet by now.........hope you guys get by without too much damage......

Low of -5 here in southern Wisconsin yesterday and this morning. High of +5 today. I don't run the stove during the day when the house is empty, so we turn the thermostat down to 62. I crank the stove up when I get home at night and once its up to temp the gas furnace doesn't run at all. I loaded the stove up last night at 10 before bed and still had hot coals I could've loaded onto when I left the house at 7am this morning. I have our thermostat programmed to heat the house just before we get up, so it did kick on a bit heating the house up to 70 degrees. I'll probably burn the stove during the day when I'm gone at work once I get a bigger wood supply built up. I just got the stove this year and was lucky to have as much good wood to burn as I did have. I've got a few oak and cherry trees still standing that have been dead a couple of years that I need to work on for next year.

firefighterjake said:

I wouldn't mind the very cold weather if we had the snow to go with it . . . having just the cold without the snow to play in is like being home sick and the TV doesn't work.

Click to expand...

+1.

Coldest day so far this year, -12 this morning with a -30 wind chill!

Click to expand...

I sure am glad I'm on this side pond, Todd. We almost never see temps that low. Low of +5 tonight here and that;s plenty cold for me!

bluedogz said:

firefighterjake said:

I wouldn't mind the very cold weather if we had the snow to go with it . . . having just the cold without the snow to play in is like being home sick and the TV doesn't work.

Click to expand...

+1.

Click to expand...

Actually I would LOVE to have a month of single digits...and no I am not crazy. That would kill off the infestation of deer ticks in our region........yes its that bad!

Could be worse has been in the -50s here

Wow, -50.......no ticks up there!! :lol:

Todd said:

bsj425 said:

Could be worse has been in the -50s here

Click to expand...

I've been watching that AK weather this year, looks like one of the worst Winters in a long time.

Click to expand...

Just read that the Copper Basin dogsled race was cancelled due to the -50º and extreme snow. WTH... we're having one of the warmest winters down here in the lower 48.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...e-winds-temperatures-50-degrees-freezing.html

Waulie said:

Coldest day so far this year, -12 this morning with a -30 wind chill!

Click to expand...

I sure am glad I'm on this side pond, Todd. We almost never see temps that low. Low of +5 tonight here and that;s plenty cold for me!

Click to expand...

+1

Being close to the shore has it's decided advantages. Still, it's single digits here. And windy.

Stay warm, all!


Spaceman

Yeah, but being by that shore I bet you get a lot of lake shore snow accumulations.

HighHeat22 said:

Yeah, but being by that shore I bet you get a lot of lake shore snow accumulations.

Click to expand...

Usually there is a lot of lake effect snow but this winter we did not get any measurable snow until around Christmas.
Maybe a foot on the ground now. I ran my snowblower for the 1st time yesterday. (not that i'm complaining) :coolsmile:

spaceman

HighHeat22 - 19 January 2012 03:12 PM
Yeah, but being by that shore I bet you get a lot of lake shore snow accumulations.


Usually there is a lot of lake effect snow but this winter we did not get any measurable snow until around Christmas.
Maybe a foot on the ground now. I ran my snowblower for the 1st time yesterday. (not that i’m complaining)

spaceman

Click to expand...

Yup, usually we do. It just hasn't been cold enough to really kick up much this year. It sounds like we do have a bit more than Spaceman up here with more on the way. Frankly, I'll take snow over super cold any day.

firefighterjake said:

I wouldn't mind the very cold weather if we had the snow to go with it . . . having just the cold without the snow to play in is like being home sick and the TV doesn't work.

Click to expand...

-1 for me! I was really enjoying the bare ground and cold temps - was getting a lot done around the property, including a big jump on wood that I normally only do in the late fall. After last year's snows, this year has been simply awesome. I hope the several inches on the ground right now melt, and we only see a few more short lived inches for the rest of the winter. I don't mind the winters, but this winter has been a welcome break for me! Of course, I don't own a sled. Cheers!