WiscoWoodman
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2.5-3 down of the 4 cords I started with. Ouch. Only had a 1/2 cord of good hardwood and the rest elm and maple. Looks like I need 6 cords to be on the safe side next year.
Just thought of it Sav and I am surprised nobody said it before now. We are not quite halfway there my friend but close. Old timers always said "You should have half your wood and half your hay at Ground hog day"
2.5-3 down of the 4 cords I started with. Ouch. Only had a 1/2 cord of good hardwood and the rest elm and maple. Looks like I need 6 cords to be on the safe side next year.
You're probably right buddy........and yes Jan. 21 is close enough. I just happened to remember that saying and always liked it.Very true with that saying Locust. But I believe the reason they gave groundhog day is because if you have half of the wood pile left then, you have enough to start burning in the fall. This is when most everyone put up their wood in October or November to burn that winter. But January 21 is pretty darned close to half way.
You're probably right buddy........and yes Jan. 21 is close enough. I just happened to remember that saying and always liked it.
I'm going to have to find some more detailed data for my spreadsheet. The numbers I have now are the temperature normals, i.e. typical temperatures for each day of the year. The challenge is that there is no day of the year on which it's normal for the high to be below 35F here in Pittsburgh, but in any given year it's normal for there to be many days which are much colder than that; they're statistical outliers but they happen a lot. I'm wishing I'd taken a statistics class when I had the chance.
No wood woes here least not for about 7+years I guess,took alot of work and planning but pays off in the long run.Good luck to all ya's and keep your wood dry.Had four cord up for this winter of good hardwood, still have about two cord left.
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What's covered up is all that is left for this year. It was stacked as high as the pile on the left. I sure hope its enough. There is 3 year old bone dry wood in next years pile I might have to tap into if I need it
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