Frost in August!

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yrock87

yrock87

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Aug 26, 2014
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Fairbanks, AK
First heating use of the stove today! it was 35 this morning with frost on the deck! house was 62. it is still August!!!
normally my wife would have just grabed an extra blanket before hitting the books, but today I got to turn on my new toy before heading to work! im sure the novelty will wear off soon enough, but it was nice to be able to be warm without having the boiler kick in!

it has been a cool sumer for us, i feel it in my bones that the white stuff will be stuck to the ground (opposed to just falling) within 3 weeks.

winter is coming!
 
I am sorry. Cool here as well. Was 56 last night and needed to grab my blanky. Pool was a complete waste of time this year.
 
Very unusual summer here Near Phila,Pa..
Maybe 5 days in the 90's this season..
Electric bill for July only went up 30.00 and that is with Big 24K AC wall unit downstairs and bedroom AC upstairs..
[though they we're off more than on this summer..]
 
Only had two days that got into the nineties here in west central MN. Woke up to temps In the mid 40's on Tuesday. Used the AC for maybe five days and mostly for dehumidification. Save about $15 or so per month on electric bill. Probably have to use those savings for more heating fuels again this winter.
 
yrock87 said:
im sure the novelty will wear off soon enough, but it was nice to be able to be warm without having the boiler kick in!
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What kind of fuel do you use for your boiler up in Fairbanks?
Edit: saw your previous post mentioning the Mean Old Oil Man.
 
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95 in Georgia all week and next week! It was 105 one day last week! This is nuts! :ZZZ
 
Bioburner said:
Only had two days that got into the nineties here in west central MN. Woke up to temps In the mid 40's on Tuesday. Used the AC for maybe five days and mostly for dehumidification. Save about $15 or so per month on electric bill. Probably have to use those savings for more heating fuels again this winter.
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One of my friends from MN back during my navy days said regarding living in MN, "we have 10 months of winter...followed by 2 months of no snow"! OMG 40's already - I guess he wasn't kidding.
 
Only two months without a recorded snow
 
Bioburner said:
Only two months without a recorded snow
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Gotcha ;) Hope you have your stash of pellets ready for the upcoming season! 40's in CT already and you would have seen riots at the pellet houses!
 
Sailorgotost: 1752843 said:
Gotcha Hope you have your stash of pellets ready for the upcoming season! 40's in CT already and you would have seen riots at the pellet houses!
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Posted elsewhere had got corn in and pellets, in JULY :)
 
TimfromMA said:
In Fairbanks the 4 seasons are

almost winter
winter
deep winter
end of winter
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Don't forget the 5th season, breakup where the big white mounds give way to big brown mounds. And the 6th and worse season, road construction!
 
Bioburner said:
Only had two days that got into the nineties here in west central MN. Woke up to temps In the mid 40's on Tuesday. Used the AC for maybe five days and mostly for dehumidification. Save about $15 or so per month on electric bill. Probably have to use those savings for more heating fuels again this winter.
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Last year we had record breaking summer temps it hit 95 for about two weeks(yes, 95 is the standing record since the 19teens). I was miserably hot. So I got a cheap window ac unit this may and I installed it in July only to need it one day
I took it out two weeks later because it was more in the way than anything!
 
yrock87 said:
Don't forget the 5th season, breakup where the big white mounds give way to big brown mounds. And the 6th and worse season, road construction!
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Oh, yes. I' well versed in that. I lived in Anchorage for 3 years back in the early 90's
 
Okay, now it is downright cold. low was 26 last night. and the temp dropped every bit of it! good thing I closed up all the windows yesterday, house was still a habitable 62. Now i am drinking coffee next to my new warm friend.
 
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yrock87 said:
Okay, not it is downright cold. low was 26 last night. and the temp dropped every bit of it! good thing I closed up all the windows yesterday, house was still a habitable 62. Now i am drinking coffee next to my new warm friend.
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47 yesterday morning up at Moosehead Lake in Maine, I lit off the gas living room stove for a couple of hours in the morning at the rental cabin we had up there. It's a summer cabin so loose doors and windows. It warmed right up to the low 70's later in the day. we had teh boat out on the lake, beautiful ! Today back on Cape Cod, it was 47 here for the AM low. I don't need to light off the P61 yet though, the kitchen range can take that chill out. Daytime was 70ish. But ya, it's coming.
 
yrock87 said:
Okay, now it is downright cold. low was 26 last night. and the temp dropped every bit of it! good thing I closed up all the windows yesterday, house was still a habitable 62. Now i am drinking coffee next to my new warm friend.
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So what are pellets costing up there, and what brands ? I was explaining to a few people that since they have to ship pellets into Ak, prices are CRAZY up there.
 
iron stove said:
So what are pellets costing up there, and what brands ? I was explaining to a few people that since they have to ship pellets into Ak, prices are CRAZY up there.
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Some quality Pellets are shipped in from Canada for $330. HD and Lowe's are the only other suppliers I have found. Lowe's sells locally made "Superior" pellets(supposedly not so superior) and HD ships in Blazers. Both sell for $284. I just got 4 tons of Superior today and I have 4 ton of Blazer on order. Unfortunately I won't get them for a month or two.
 
The last 2 days here have been the hottest of the summer.
Not uncommon to have a killer frost in August here although it hasn't happened in a long time. Have seen a foot of snow on the ground the first week of Oct. many times. Winter is definitely on the way.
 
yrock87 said:
Some quality Pellets are shipped in from Canada for $330.
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They'd have to be darn good quality to demand $330!!!! NO pellet is that good when they all have about the same btu's per pound.
 
In the 3 years I lived in Anchorage, there was always snow on the ground by Halloween.
 
1C This morning when I came off Nightshift.

Still no furnace on. House is warm. Insulation is your friend.
 
Rossco said:
1C This morning when I came off Nightshift.

Still no furnace on. House is warm. Insulation is your friend.
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Indeed! Honestly, if I had any more low hanging fruit on the insulation side, I would have dropped a grand on that rather than another 4 tons. But the house was built 10 years ago and they did a pretty good job. I would have preferred triple pane Windows and an extra two inches of wall insulation, but not a whole lot I can do about that now without dropping a ton of cash.
 
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