Every once in a while a day goes exactly as planned. A small percentage of those every once in a whiles they go better than planned. Today was one of those days. It poured rain all day yesterday. I had planned on cutting wood. Instead I spent the day in my shop. Put a new head gasket on the old Wisconsin engine on my homemade wood splitter. Sharpen a few chains for the saws and change the oil on my old '54 International dump truck.
I was hoping that the weatherman's prediction of a decent day today would hold true for once. By golly, he was right!
I was hoping for two loads, which is about 8 face cords of wood. Everything went just right. I got three! Only 10 or 11 more loads to go and maybe I can relax about winter heat. So, if I can get a minimum of two loads per day or 4 loads per weekend, I'll be done by the end of the month!
Darn, that's a lot of wood but then again combustion in your longitude needs to work hard and long to do its job. A face cord (so sez Mr. Google) is a 4x8' stack of cut timber.
ReplyDeleteBecause of your location, is it difficult to fuel the heat in any other fashion besides a wood stove (furnace)? Do you sleep in layers and a heavy quilt shivering 'till it's time to start your day.
And hell, ya mean to tell your myriad followers you bought that International dump truck when you were 10?
*sly wink*
I heat with wood because I have a ready (or not so ready, depending on your viewpoint) supply. I could heat with propane, fuel oil or electric, but the bottom line is that wood is the least expensive option. I won't be able to do it forever though.
ReplyDeleteI really want a proper wood burner in my house. We just got rid of five pines out the front, and they make a lot of logs. The lord and master says it's a one-off but if he could trust me with a saw I could have one
ReplyDeleteMy wife has her very own chainsaw. I burn pine in the outside boiler, but never in the inside wood stove or fireplace. Too much creosote and potential for a chimney fire. There is nothing quite like the heat that radiates from the wood stove. And, there is nothing quite like walking into the house on a cold winter day and have that wave of warmth wash over you as you open the door.
DeleteUs city folk have to work extra hard to light the fireplace. Getting the pilot lit in October and having to remember where the wall switch is gets harder every year.
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