Now we have to put up with this as well as low heating oil prices. 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-unusually-warm-conditions-to-start-november/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-unusually-warm-conditions-to-start-november/
Eastern U.S. to bask in unusually warm conditions to start November
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jatoxico
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spirilis
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Burned a pellet basket full in the 30-NC three or four times. Makes a beautiful fire with the stove top at around 350. More for ambiance than heat. We had some 15-20 below normal nights last week. Haven't touched the stacks yet.
velvetfoot
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firefighterjake
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Makes sense to me . . . seems like here in Maine the temps and weather this past month was more like the weather we typically get in September . . . relatively mild.
Couple that with a late Spring (well Spring technically arrived on time as it always does -- just the weather was not Spring like) . . . not surprised to see a mild November at the beginning.
I also suspect this may not be a heavy snow year for us here . . . my grandfather always said if the farm pond filled up in the Fall there wouldn't be as much snow . . . and it usually happened that way.
That said . . . the snow and cold will get here eventually . . . I'm not planning on replacing my sugar maples with palm trees anytime soon.
Couple that with a late Spring (well Spring technically arrived on time as it always does -- just the weather was not Spring like) . . . not surprised to see a mild November at the beginning.
I also suspect this may not be a heavy snow year for us here . . . my grandfather always said if the farm pond filled up in the Fall there wouldn't be as much snow . . . and it usually happened that way.
That said . . . the snow and cold will get here eventually . . . I'm not planning on replacing my sugar maples with palm trees anytime soon.
spirilis
Minister of Fire
I think we're just due for a mild winter after the last 2. Everything works in cycles... could be wrong and this winter might suck but I doubt it. El nino will exert whatever its influence may be and that is a change from the past 2 winters.
jatoxico
Minister of Fire
We won't count that. I burned one Sunday and one evening so far. Guess about 3 sm stove loads but we outside temps are warm again right now.
LocustPocust
Burning Hunk
I had my first fire this year I think it was October 17, which is the latest I've ever gone. Some years I've had my first fire in August. This past Heating Season my last burn was May 31 which was my latest. I'm burning tonight for the first time in 3 days and I think I've gone through 4 wheel barrow loads of boxelder and cottonwood so far this season, I haven't touched any of my good wood yet. Thursday morning at 6 am it was 71 degrees.
The forecast for me this week is 52 Sat 60 Sun 61 Mon 63 Tue 64 Wed 65 Thu 62 Fri, with lows 40-50. Warm temperatures like this aren't unusual but having an entire week of them is a bit unusual. I'll take it!
The forecast for me this week is 52 Sat 60 Sun 61 Mon 63 Tue 64 Wed 65 Thu 62 Fri, with lows 40-50. Warm temperatures like this aren't unusual but having an entire week of them is a bit unusual. I'll take it!
Adios Pantalones
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Bad LP
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I'm OK with a mild winter down in MA but in ME I'd like all the snow for the sleds without the bitter cold we had last year. If we do get the cold I promise that I still won't groan.
Bioburner
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Just seen some like these offered in bulk here in MN. What is the going rate? They want $167 for a bit over a ton skid
Adios Pantalones
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Bioburner
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Ooouch! Another $50 and I can get pellets and let the stove feed itself.
Adios Pantalones
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Bioburner
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Couple threads on the costs of pellets ands fuel in "the pellet mill"and several are now using the cheaper fuel oil and some propain. If I wasn't having cheap corn I too would be using far more propane. My parents had some nice Oak and Ash delivered for $160 a cord.
Adios Pantalones
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That would be really cheap here, and I have zero confidence that it would be dry. Much closer to the $300/cord range here I think
jharkin
Minister of Fire
Sorry guys, my fault. I tore down and rebuilt the snowblower this year which jinxed us all for snow
On a serious note Ive only lit the fireplace once, too warm most days yet even for an ambiance fire. I usually rely on the gas and fire the stove up on weekends sometime around thanksgiving but if this pattern holds I may not burn till Christmas this year. Fine with me as my wood situation is a bit light after last winter.
On a serious note Ive only lit the fireplace once, too warm most days yet even for an ambiance fire. I usually rely on the gas and fire the stove up on weekends sometime around thanksgiving but if this pattern holds I may not burn till Christmas this year. Fine with me as my wood situation is a bit light after last winter.
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I'm moving my stove up from the basement this year. New chimney is being installed this Thursday. I haven't burned yet, I decided I'd wait until after the move. Been using the propane stove to take the chill off in the living room when needed so far.
velvetfoot
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kennyp2339
Minister of Fire
Yea well this will be short lived, someone here on the east coast (mid-atlantic) bought a new tractor and supposedly every time they buy a new tractor that year is an epic snow year.
FYI - Brother Bart's cat is dead on for the early November forecast.
FYI - Brother Bart's cat is dead on for the early November forecast.
jharkin
Minister of Fire
But I also drained the gas and put the mower away... which guarantees I'll need to use it at least one more time.
Dix
Minister of Fire
You should come live in Icy Hollow .... I've had both stoves cranking twice.
Subtract 10 F when you see the temps on News 12 here
stoveguy2esw
Minister of Fire
played this past weekend myself, actually recorded my 2nd career hole in 1 on Saturday (188 yds with a 6 iron).
down here unless it snows we can play year round, although in the dead of winter you're so bundled up you really can swing all that well
velvetfoot
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