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Who will be the LAST to cave?
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This is going to be kind of like watching mollasses run up hill. Normally the Calif. contingency might present some stiff competition. But then there is this one hold out up on PEI... Who knows, forecasts are for a cold winter on the west coast. Wouldn't surprise me, summer never really got going here this year.
SolarAndWood
Minister of Fire
ckarotka
Minister of Fire
My vote is for my BIL. His thermo for his furnace is set to 58* with a regular fireplace. Every year I do research for an insert for him. He has plenty of money but won't part with it. My sister complains all winter to me and when we visit we have put on extra layers and the kids wear long underwear. He also has a cord of black locust he won't trade me for some maple. His locust heat is going to go right up the chimney. I offered 1 1/2 cord maple for it. What does it matter to him what he burns.
quads
Minister of Fire
Not me! Two nights in a row this week it got down to 45° and I had a small fire in the stove both nights. One night I had a fire in the stove inside the house while we sat outside by the firepit in the yard! Ha ha! Today it was back up to 85° and 90° forecast for the weekend. Fire in the pit, but none in the stove, I guess...ChillyGator said:
I try to be the last one every year and don't make it. I will turn on the space heaters for a couple of days in late September trying to hold out to October. Then one evening I walk upstairs and stand in the door of the bedroom. She looks at me and says "Oh, let me guess. The 30 is starting up. Tired of being cold, are ya?"
The downstairs gets absolutely no heat gain from the sun. And the leaves don't drop until late October so the joint gets the best of me every year.
The downstairs gets absolutely no heat gain from the sun. And the leaves don't drop until late October so the joint gets the best of me every year.
stejus
Minister of Fire
I held out last year until Oct 13th. Forcast next week we are in the 90's again. Those from the Northeast know well enough how quick we can go 60's at night to 40's.
btuser
Minister of Fire
BTW ChillyGator, the way the storms are forming this year we will be dealing with the hurricanes instead of you. The chimney draft is really crappy when a 'cane is moving in around here.
n3pro
Minister of Fire
I'm aiming for October, but I'm ready for the South Central PA yo yo of temps. Burn on one night, AC the next. Though there seems to be a consensus from my social circle that it's going to be one of those summer right into winter years. On guy told me he remembers one year it was so hot for trick or treat night they had to modify the costumes, and the face paint kept coming off from sweat, 3 days later they had 3 inches of snow.
I am really itching to get the stove started, as I said in another post - i wish it would be one month on one month off; then I could get my fix without getting burned out.
I am really itching to get the stove started, as I said in another post - i wish it would be one month on one month off; then I could get my fix without getting burned out.
gibson
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No way before Columbus Day. Hopefully not until Halloween. Burning everyday after Thanksgiving. That's being optimistic, you never know in NE.
grommal
Feeling the Heat
I used to try to hold out as long as I could because I dreaded firing up the cranky old backpuffing stove we had. Now after one year with the Oslo, my philosophy is reversed. I can't wait to get started, so I'm out of this procrastination contest.BrotherBart said:
raiderfan
Feeling the Heat
I might win this one -- and I live in the Northeast
I won't burn until December. My basement stays pretty comfortable until then, but once it gets cold, it stays cold right until about mid April.
I won't burn until December. My basement stays pretty comfortable until then, but once it gets cold, it stays cold right until about mid April.
firefighterjake
Minister of Fire
ckarotka said:
Your brother in law sounds like my cousin's husband . . . burning with an older stove . . . two years ago he turned off his oil boiler to save money . . . said he was only going to use the woodstove . . . even turned off the oil boiler and turns it on just before he takes a shower in the morning . . . to make matters worse he also is the "Cut in September to burn in October" crowd. My other cousin's husband said every time he and his wife visit them they nearly freeze to death even with the fire going in the stove . . . me . . . I'm just waiting to hear about a major flood from pipes freezing and bursting.
BrotherBart said:
Those Atlantic storms look like they have you in their crosshairs.......near miss this week likely.
I split about a 1/3 cord yesterday with my new 8 lb maul (thanks Quads) doubt I'll need additional warmth until late December :cheese:
As I've gotten older and maybe wiser, I wait longer to start burning wood. Last year I just used a space heater for our Michigan bi-level until December 1st. Wood stoves work so much better when it is really cold.
Stove still COLD and house still comfy.....my theory is all the hot air from the election has held the winter winds at bay :zip:
The spray foam insulation installed at the end of last winter under the floors (open underneath on piers) has really moderated the temps with the house holding temp better than expected and the block off plate I installed has eliminated any drafts coming from the chimney. The weather has been really nice for the last month and a half (used only 507 KWH last month with the A/C still running). However, all things eventually change and so will the weather.
Thu Fri Sat Sun
T-Storms Sunny Sunny Sunny
71° 66° 66° 67°
43° 34° 35° 37°
Plenty of well seasoned wood and a basket of SuperCedars to start it with means I'm ready to burn this year and don't have to worry about running out as I have two years worth already dry enough to burn with a third year's worth split since mid summer. I figure each cord is worth $650 when compared to local propane costs which I only plan on burning in my stove/oven. I am willing to sell wood to anyone who will pay that price :coolsmirk:
The spray foam insulation installed at the end of last winter under the floors (open underneath on piers) has really moderated the temps with the house holding temp better than expected and the block off plate I installed has eliminated any drafts coming from the chimney. The weather has been really nice for the last month and a half (used only 507 KWH last month with the A/C still running). However, all things eventually change and so will the weather.
Thu Fri Sat Sun
T-Storms Sunny Sunny Sunny
71° 66° 66° 67°
43° 34° 35° 37°
Plenty of well seasoned wood and a basket of SuperCedars to start it with means I'm ready to burn this year and don't have to worry about running out as I have two years worth already dry enough to burn with a third year's worth split since mid summer. I figure each cord is worth $650 when compared to local propane costs which I only plan on burning in my stove/oven. I am willing to sell wood to anyone who will pay that price :coolsmirk:
Backwoods Savage
Minister of Fire
btuser
Minister of Fire
I'm not getting into a battle from someone South of the Mason Dixon line. I want a point spread, otherwise there's going to be shrinkage.
Cearbhaill
Feeling the Heat
I've already waited longer than ever before since I started burning. The past three winters I started much too early and kept the house much too warm, so am trying for some moderation this year. Plus my Mom gifted us with a dandy new heat pump and our summer A/C bills were much reduced, so I am thinking about letting it take up some of the slack this winter and seeing how it goes.
I'll cave as my wood heat is ever so much warmer, but I'm still going to try it.
I'll cave as my wood heat is ever so much warmer, but I'm still going to try it.
Backwoods Savage said:
Hey, when it's been 75/95 for months.....60 feels COLD......(I think) :lol:
SteveKG
Minister of Fire
We live at 8500' in the mountains. Usually, Oct. is downright chilly, if not frigid if some fronts come through. November is typically the nastiest month of winter due to high winds, deep wind chill, snow, sleet, etc. Miserable.
This year, here in the first week of Nov., I am still not burning wood. The fireplace has been set to light for weeks. Our home is wood-heated, too. Yesterday it was 74 F. Mornings have been a bit crisp the past few days, low forties. But the house is still warm enough when we rise to leave the stoves alone, as mid-morning sun will have things way back up.
Couple years ago, friends from Texas visited in October and the first day we awoke to 10 F. and snow. They still talk about it.
I usually have burned a half cord by now, starting in mid-Sept. with small fires early a.m. and in the evening after supper. So far, this year, my woodpile is untouched.
This year, here in the first week of Nov., I am still not burning wood. The fireplace has been set to light for weeks. Our home is wood-heated, too. Yesterday it was 74 F. Mornings have been a bit crisp the past few days, low forties. But the house is still warm enough when we rise to leave the stoves alone, as mid-morning sun will have things way back up.
Couple years ago, friends from Texas visited in October and the first day we awoke to 10 F. and snow. They still talk about it.
I usually have burned a half cord by now, starting in mid-Sept. with small fires early a.m. and in the evening after supper. So far, this year, my woodpile is untouched.
SteveKG said:
Unbelievable......CRUSHED by the Colorado Rockies :ahhh:
I'm out but I'm not burning any propane so I still win ;-)
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