Spike60
Here For The Long Haul!
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- Ulster County, NY
Kind of curious how everyone else is making out. Been pretty mild here in the Northeast, at least as you read the numbers. Median temps don't tell much of a story but the extremes do. Over night lows are an example as there have been more than twice as many nights this year where the temp stayed above freezing vs last year. Haven't had any sub zero readings yet either vs a half dozen last year to date. Only 2 single digits so far, but looks like Friday could see another. This hasn't had much affect on wood consumption for me though. Being somewhat mild doesn't mean that I'm letting the stove go out, so as long as there's a fire going, the wood pile is going down. I do "ride the coals" a little more between loadings and it's easier to keep the rooms further away from the stove warm, but overall wood use isn't all that different. Firewood sellers that come in the store aren't complaining about a lack of orders either. Guys who cut their own are loving the lack of snow cover and they are getting a jump on next years wood. Or in some cases, the guys who never cut enough are having an easier time harvesting dead ash to finish out this year. So, despite the temps, mostly normal here.