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Im planning on a test burn sunday morning. Suppose to be in the mid 50*Saturday nite. But i wont light up for heat for prolly 4 to 6 weeks and then only to warm the house up in the morning. Stay warm up there.View attachment 138274Yep, it's 38 outside and 57 inside so what's a wood burning guy to do? He quickly vacuums out the soot the he brushed down 18 feet from above and puts the interior chimney pipes back together and fires up the stove for the first time this year.... Ah..... The heat is good and the flames hypnotizing while enjoying my morning coffee as I wander what this winter will bring... Hmm....
Well, last October felt like November and they're saying this month feels like October. You never know what you'll get up here. Maybe part of that is our wide temperature range through out the year. It's about 140 degrees in range as we can go down to 40 below zero F and up to 100 in the summer even though we never hit 90 this summer and only barely went over 80 twice. A pretty mild summer with only a little over a hundred cooling degree days.First one last night - and I ain't happy about it.House was 63 and outside temps were just gonna get lower.
What comes around goes around.I saw this post this morning and thought "man, seems so early for a fire" Then 15 minutes ago I get this picture texted to from my wife......... hahahah. Temp was sticking around 61 inside.View attachment 138293
Burned for a couple hours in my shop the last two mornings to get the chill off. Days are getting shorter, nights are getting colder, the hours of good warmth in the afternoons are dwindling. We're still seeing 80°F some afternoons, but it drops rather quickly into the low 40°F's overnight...so evenings are still pleasant enough, but mornings are starting to get plenty chilly. Time to shift to the lined jeans and long-sleeved lined shirts is fast approaching. It's getting to where I have to wait until at least noon to drive my convertible with the top down!![]()
My new annual milestones will be the first and last days with/without the top down. Don't worry, it has a heater.![]()
My dad in Vancouver likes to email me in March saying hes mowing the lawn and showing off whats coming up in the garden. 4th night in a row Ive had a fire. Another killer frost this morning. The forecast keeps saying its going to get nicer but I guess that wont start until tomorrow...It's getting to where I have to wait until at least noon to drive my convertible with the top down!
42 and raining. Time for fire.
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