Northern weather

[healey36]

I'm just about down to the last of it. The stuff is so dry it's nearly explosive when lit, lol. This last bit of the pile must be four or five years old. Might pick up a box of the green stuff they sell at the grocery store just to balance it out.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I'm just about down to the last of it. The stuff is so dry it's nearly explosive when lit, lol. This last bit of the pile must be four or five years old. Might pick up a box of the green stuff they sell at the grocery store just to balance it out.

My main rank is dry but not that old; burnt the secondary one already and am working through the tertiary one. It's old, but split this past fall and still a bit wet despite being under a tarp. Mainly red or pin oak but once going, it's self-sustaining and tosses off good heat.

[robert.]

For the second year in a row. My down has filled our little park with ash logs. As they remove trees from the road/power line right of way. They bring loads of trunks and limbs into the park. Any borough resident can sign a waiver and cut as much fire wood as they would like.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

For the second year in a row. My down has filled our little park with ash logs. As they remove trees from the road/power line right of way. They bring loads of trunks and limbs into the park. Any borough resident can sign a waiver and cut as much fire wood as they would like.

Nice!

[healey36]

Wow, that is nice.

I haven’t seen any of those blue traps hanging in trees along the side of the road for a few years now; I guess DNR has surrendered to the ash borer.

[robert.]

Bomb cyclone. O boy.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Snowing hard here in VA. Some good wind, too.

Glad I brought in wood for the fireplace.

[healey36]

I'm dreaming of a...



Forecast 4-8 inches.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Forecast 4-8 inches.

Supposedly only 3" here..... good day to spend in the shop building models

[healey36]

You're right, but I'm too much of an old fire-horse when it comes to snow. As soon as the driveway covers over, I'm pining to head out and scrape it off (bad back and all).

[Rufus T. Firefly]

You're right, but I'm too much of an old fire-horse when it comes to snow. As soon as the driveway covers over, I'm pining to head out and scrape it off (bad back and all).

I get that same urge to go out and shovel, but then I just remember that it's not like I have to go anywhere or go to work or whatever. It'll all be gone in a few days...got wood in for the fireplace 2 days ago so it's R&R and watch the snow.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Stopped for a bit but it's picked up again now with some heavy snow and winds.

Good weather for reading a book by the fireplace.

[healey36]

What are you reading these days? One of my sister in-laws flipped me a copy of H. W. Brands' "Our First Civil War", and I also received a copy of Matt Crawford's "Why We Drive". Those look good, but I think I'm going to read Pekarek's "Windup Train Repair" first. I'm hopeful that's going to unlock a few mysteries regarding some broken clockworks I have here.

I'm getting down to the bottom of the wood-rack, which is a good thing. It's going to be close. I need to do some painting on the old porch this spring, and unloading the rack would be a PITA. Burning up the contents seems a good alternative.

Don't forget to set your clock ahead tonight.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

What are you reading these days?

Almost exclusively SF..... and a few mysteries mixed in....and some SF mysteries, Finished off the last book in The Expanse series recently.....

I'm getting down to the bottom of the wood-rack, which is a good thing.

Still have 2/3rd's of the main rack.....and using some of it tonight

Don't forget to set your clock ahead tonight.

Done already......but I'll still get up whenever.....not like I'm on a schedule or have any place to go --... although I am out of sour cream for my baked potato...

[healey36]

Sour cream? It’s chili and Velveeta here.

Nineteen degrees here now.