Anyone else still burning wood?

[SpaceBus]

I can't like that post, we received about an inch of snow overnight so hopefully we get some sun tomorrow which should take care of it.

It was 50f here Sunday and I was getting some wood processed and moved. I tried to cover everything as best I could. The vehicles have been cleared a few times already since the wife's car is a soft top. It's not even that cold, like 30-35 during the last few days. The snow has even compacted since the bulk of it fell Monday, so this isn't even a great representation. It's not that big of a deal or anything, just inconvenient. The wife has been off the last few days, so that's been nice. Going to have to drive her into work today!

 

[thewoodlands]

It was 50f here Sunday and I was getting some wood processed and moved. I tried to cover everything as best I could. The vehicles have been cleared a few times already since the wife's car is a soft top. It's not even that cold, like 30-35 during the last few days. The snow has even compacted since the bulk of it fell Monday, so this isn't even a great representation. It's not that big of a deal or anything, just inconvenient. The wife has been off the last few days, so that's been nice. Going to have to drive her into work today!

If it was the beginning of winter, it wouldn't be a big deal but getting snow when spring is here just extends the season. It has been an orderly melt this year so people on the water just above the river level should be okay unless Tupper Lake has a chit load of snow in the woods still. The same river that runs through our small town is also in Tupper so what they get comes down through.

 

[begreen]

April has brought some serious rains to Oregon and Washington. Lots of flooding. California's reservoirs are full and still new storms are lined up back to back across the Pacific. Sorry to say this mean more rains for the heartland that is already soaked and flooded. This stuff brings havoc as it moves across the country and collides with warm air from the south.

 

[SpaceBus]

If it was the beginning of winter, it wouldn't be a big deal but getting snow when spring is here just extends the season. It has been an orderly melt this year so people on the water just above the river level should be okay unless Tupper Lake has a chit load of snow in the woods still. The same river that runs through our small town is also in Tupper so what they get comes down through.

It's melting right now already, and we are forecasted for highs in the mid 40's to mid 50's. It's up to 35 here right now.

 

[thewoodlands]

It's melting right now already, and we are forecasted for highs in the mid 40's to mid 50's. It's up to 35 here right now.

They say we'll have a high of 39 with sun this afternoon, we'll see. They also are calling for a low of 20 which should be around 18 tomorrow morning.

 

[Todd67]

Woke up to new snow and 28* this morning. A high near 40 today, with a low of 24 tonight. We typically burn wood for 8 months every year in our Fisher Mama Bear.

 

[Chimney Smoke]

I put 120 miles on my motorcycle Saturday and then Monday had to shovel snow. And they dumped more sand and salt on all the roads so the bike is back in the garage until it gets washed away.

 

[SpaceBus]

I put 120 miles on my motorcycle Saturday and then Monday had to shovel snow. And they dumped more sand and salt on all the roads so the bike is back in the garage until it gets washed away.

The roads are so rough here in Downeast I'm glad I sold my bike before we moved here. It would never have been ridden here.

 

[Dobish]

i threw some willow and pine in the stove last night to heat up the house... it was nice.

 

[WiscWoody]

We have horizontally blown snow now. I can hear the wind roaring through the woods at 24 mph and gusts are at 32. I had to go to town and the roads are bad but I made it there and back and am now enjoying a nice warm fire coming from the stove. It’s 57 in here now but I’ll get it up to 68 and then let it cool again until I have a fire tonight again. Think spring!

 

[Knots]

Left for a work trip last Monday in a snowstorm. Came back last night and there's more snow on the ground now than when I left.

 

[Highbeam]

The summer really is special here and worth the harsh winter. We considered living in the PNW but the high costs dissuaded us. The privacy created by the harsh Maine winter is great.

Good points. I wonder if a harsh (hot) summer does the same thing in hot climates. Seems that in both cases you can just ride it out inside a home with HVAC.

 

[begreen]

The summer we spent in Rockport Maine was very hot and with some humid days too. No HVAC either. We took to deep chilling in the Atlantic but you could only do that for about 5 minutes.

 

[thewoodlands]

We hit 64 today (felt nice) so we'll go without a fire tonight.

We have a flood watch on (around 2 inches of rain coming in) the river across the road is running pretty high, especially four miles north of us where the houses are just above the water level which is creeping up the lawns already.

 

[SpaceBus]

Good points. I wonder if a harsh (hot) summer does the same thing in hot climates. Seems that in both cases you can just ride it out inside a home with HVAC.

Depends on how hot it is. People are leaving the Middle East and India due to the heat. NC regularly hits 100 in the summer and that was too much for us, others flock there.

 

[SpaceBus]

The summer we spent in Rockport Maine was very hot and with some humid days too. No HVAC either. We took to deep chilling in the Atlantic but you could only do that for about 5 minutes.

I haven't been there yet. How hot did it get? My wife and I find 80 f outside temp to be very pleasant.

 

[WiscWoody]

Good points. I wonder if a harsh (hot) summer does the same thing in hot climates. Seems that in both cases you can just ride it out inside a home with HVAC.

Yes, the summers up here are nice too but a bit humid at times. And it’s snowing and the stove is going... still burning.

 

[begreen]

Cold and wet this morning. Started a fire at 7am to take the edge off.

 

[thewoodlands]

We hit 60 back in the pines today, it would've been a nice day to get some firewood but we had high wind gust all day. We'll be around 33 tonight but we'll go without a fire.

 

[SpaceBus]

We are close to being done burning for this season. Highs are consistently approaching the 60's and nights are generally going to be above 40. I'll probably still light a small fire every 12 hrs or so.

 

[Todd67]

35 this morning, so burned a small fire last night to take the chill off the house for this morning.

It's shaping up to be a very cold April, 10-25 degrees below normal.

 

[SpaceBus]

It was 65 in the house this morning at 0630, so I lit a small fire (a bio brick and some kindling). I don't think it's going to be very sunny today, I might even have to add another few pieces of kindling and repeat this evening around sunset.

 

[Knots]

20 this morning. I'm burning my last sticks and calling it a season. The basement is about to get cold...

 

[SpaceBus]

20 this morning. I'm burning my last sticks and calling it a season. The basement is about to get cold...

Wow, it was a balmy 32 here!

 

[Chimney Smoke]

I had a fire on Monday but I think that's it for now. I'll probably spend a few dollars on oil going forward unless we get a few cold nights or cool damp days.