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Skans » 29 Aug 2023, 3:34 pm » wrote: ↑

29 Aug 2023, 3:34 pm

I AM THE MASTER OF THE CLIMATE IN MY HOUSE!!!

Until my wife comes home.

 yea
 my ol man used to say- a woman can smell out--- no heat- in a split second.
OH its a bit chilly in here.
 

This is good news for me. Last year.. we received more snow/precip than usual and it was glorious. Desert is still brown by August regardless of whether you get a bunch of snow in January or not. However, it was quite green here as late as early July. As of yet, no wildfire season.

Z09 » 29 Aug 2023, 7:01 pm » wrote: ↑

29 Aug 2023, 7:01 pm

Cold and snowy?

That's impossible..

A climate change expert said in 2000 we'd never see snow again...
What happened?

I think that was Owl Gore that said that.

He's said a lot of stupid ****.

 
 

Skans » 29 Aug 2023, 3:28 pm » wrote: ↑

29 Aug 2023, 3:28 pm

What the heck does the "Almanac" base their predictions on?

some say 80% correct, others argue 55% correct.

Seems like, worst case scenario, Old Farmers 55, Climate changers 0.

RedheadedStranger » 29 Aug 2023, 2:55 pm » wrote: ↑

29 Aug 2023, 2:55 pm

Crap... I meant to post this in the Water Cooler.

@Deezer Shoove

This could be looked at as a climate change thread.  

Either the cause or the solution... The debate can rage for a while.

sootedupCyndi » 29 Aug 2023, 6:07 pm » wrote: ↑

29 Aug 2023, 6:07 pm

 yea
 my ol man used to say- a woman can smell out--- no heat- in a split second.
OH its a bit chilly in here.

Heat is rarely the issue down here.  Its having all of the A/C's running 24/7!!!  Perhaps we should move to Maine?
 

RedheadedStranger » 29 Aug 2023, 2:52 pm » wrote: ↑

29 Aug 2023, 2:52 pm

Had this delivered yesterday.



And another stack scheduled for after the first of the year, just in case.

I have a wood shed with many face cords already stacked.
Still more room to stuff a couple cords in there. That will happen soon.

I watch home remodeling shows sometimes.
They hardly ever put in wood burning stoves or fireplaces these days.
Always seems to be gas with electric start. I like wood burners.

The farmers almanac?
They make these predictions based on how thick the hair on a cow's neck is or how high hornets build their nests or how dark the wooly bear caterpillars are.
And their predictions are usually fairly wrong. For good reason.

DeezerShoove » 29 Aug 2023, 8:11 pm » wrote: ↑

29 Aug 2023, 8:11 pm

I have a wood shed with many face cords already stacked.
Still more room to stuff a couple cords in there. That will happen soon.

I watch home remodeling shows sometimes.
They hardly ever put in wood burning stoves or fireplaces these days.
Always seems to be gas with electric start. I like wood burners.

We put in a wood stove last year where the TV/entertainment center used to sit in the living room and it's the ideal spot for our house.

It's centrally located, and just a few feet from the HVAC system return. Even without running the blower on the HVAC to disperse the warm air through the house, the location alone does a good job at heating the whole place.

We don't get the sustained brutal cold here, but when it does drop for a few days, having the firebox is nice. We do tend to get a couple of rounds of light to moderate snowfall as well, but usually later in the season than earlier. The ice is the pain in the ***. We're kind of right on that ice line where we land between snow and rain. That **** sucks... and we're past due for a good un.

I think the last time it got bad was 2012 or so when we got about 1/2 to 3/4 inchbof straight ice and it hung around for almost a week after. It was literally like trying to drive and walk on a wet skating rink for a week. Fortunately we didn't lose power then, but a whole lot of folks did, some for a week plus. It was mess.

I have the two stacks in the pic and another half stack left by the garage from last year, plus another scheduled to be delivered after the first of the year. That should be enough, I hope!


 

Skans » 29 Aug 2023, 3:28 pm » wrote: ↑

29 Aug 2023, 3:28 pm

What the heck does the "Almanac" base their predictions on?

old (farm) wives tales...
 

impartialobserver » 29 Aug 2023, 6:39 pm » wrote: ↑

29 Aug 2023, 6:39 pm

This is good news for me. Last year.. we received more snow/precip than usual and it was glorious. Desert is still brown by August regardless of whether you get a bunch of snow in January or not. However, it was quite green here as late as early July. As of yet, no wildfire season.

shhh....

Z09 » 29 Aug 2023, 7:01 pm » wrote: ↑

29 Aug 2023, 7:01 pm

Cold and snowy?

That's impossible..

A climate change expert said in 2000 we'd never see snow again...
What happened?

 
 
 

Squatchman » 30 Aug 2023, 3:03 am » wrote: ↑

30 Aug 2023, 3:03 am

The farmers almanac?
They make these predictions based on how thick the hair on a cow's neck is or how high hornets build their nests or how dark the wooly bear caterpillars are.
And their predictions are usually fairly wrong. For good reason.

that's right squatboi...wooly bear caterpillars rule...

RedheadedStranger » 29 Aug 2023, 2:49 pm » wrote: ↑

29 Aug 2023, 2:49 pm

The Almanac says cold and snowy for most of us!

Get your snow shovel ready - Old Farmer’s Almanac calling for ‘Winter Wonderland’ 



As you prepare for fall it might be a good idea to also dig out not only your rake but also your snow shovel.

 According to the winter weather forecast for 2023-24 released today by the Old Farmer’s Almanac, we will need the shovels early.

 “‘The 2024 Old Farmer’s Almanac’ predicts snow, seasonable cold, and all of winter’s delights! This winter’s forecast is sure to excite snow bunnies and sweater lovers alike, promising a whole lot of cold and snow across North America!”

 https://www.pennlive.com/weather/2023/0 ... utType=amp

Not surprising with the amount of acorns this year...acorn skiing is now open on my hill down to the lake...and I expect to see a lot of these as well...


 
 

ROG62 » 30 Aug 2023, 5:30 am » wrote: ↑

30 Aug 2023, 5:30 am

Not surprising with the amount of acorns this year...acorn skiing is now open on my hill down to the lake...and I expect to see a lot of these as well...

I always knew it was going to be a rough winter when the squirrels were beating each other bloody over the chestnuts that fell from the neighbor's tree every fall.

I used to sit out on the car port and have coffee in the morning and watch those little bastards fight over nuts. 

Nature gives signs of what it's going to do pretty often, but the trick is to know what's to look for. 
 

RedheadedStranger » 30 Aug 2023, 5:08 am » wrote: ↑

30 Aug 2023, 5:08 am

We put in a wood stove last year where the TV/entertainment center used to sit in the living room and it's the ideal spot for our house.

It's centrally located, and just a few feet from the HVAC system return. Even without running the blower on the HVAC to disperse the warm air through the house, the location alone does a good job at heating the whole place.

We don't get the sustained brutal cold here, but when it does drop for a few days, having the firebox is nice. We do tend to get a couple of rounds of light to moderate snowfall as well, but usually later in the season than earlier. The ice is the pain in the ***. We're kind of right on that ice line where we land between snow and rain. That **** sucks... and we're past due for a good un.

I think the last time it got bad was 2012 or so when we got about 1/2 to 3/4 inchbof straight ice and it hung around for almost a week after. It was literally like trying to drive and walk on a wet skating rink for a week. Fortunately we didn't lose power then, but a whole lot of folks did, some for a week plus. It was mess.

I have the two stacks in the pic and another half stack left by the garage from last year, plus another scheduled to be delivered after the first of the year. That should be enough, I hope!

Mine's in the walkout basement. I have an electric splitter in a dedicated "mess zone".
That really saves on the ceiling...      ...no axe swinging around.

DeezerShoove » 30 Aug 2023, 6:57 am » wrote: ↑

30 Aug 2023, 6:57 am

Mine's in the walkout basement. I have an electric splitter in a dedicated "mess zone".
That really saves on the ceiling...      ...no axe swinging around.

Way back when, me and a buddy used to cut and split young white oaks on a guys land that let us have all we wanted just to thin the woods out.

We would cut and split everything right in the woods with chainsaw, axe, and maul, and let it season right there until we sold it.

I had a '74 short bed Chevy C10 and got $30 a pick up load, delivered. That was good money back then. 

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RedheadedStranger » 29 Aug 2023, 2:49 pm » wrote: ↑

29 Aug 2023, 2:49 pm

The Almanac says cold and snowy for most of us!

Get your snow shovel ready - Old Farmer’s Almanac calling for ‘Winter Wonderland’ 



As you prepare for fall it might be a good idea to also dig out not only your rake but also your snow shovel.

 According to the winter weather forecast for 2023-24 released today by the Old Farmer’s Almanac, we will need the shovels early.

 “‘The 2024 Old Farmer’s Almanac’ predicts snow, seasonable cold, and all of winter’s delights! This winter’s forecast is sure to excite snow bunnies and sweater lovers alike, promising a whole lot of cold and snow across North America!”

 https://www.pennlive.com/weather/2023/0 ... utType=amp

                 Hard to believe people still reference the Farmers Almanac --- and are not hanging on the every word of Al Gore & little Greta Thunberg... 

        

RedheadedStranger » 30 Aug 2023, 7:06 am » wrote: ↑

30 Aug 2023, 7:06 am

Way back when, me and a buddy used to cut and split young white oaks on a guys land that let us have all we wanted just to thin the woods out.

We would cut and split everything right in the woods with chainsaw, axe, and maul, and let it season right there until we sold it.

I had a '74 short bed Chevy C10 and got $30 a pick up load, delivered. That was good money back then. 

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If you didn't overload that truck, it would be about a 1/2 face cord.
So, $60 per face cord is going back in time a bit.
I see it selling for double that these days. It jumped during the gas hike after covid settled down.

DeezerShoove » 30 Aug 2023, 7:14 am » wrote: ↑

30 Aug 2023, 7:14 am

If you didn't overload that truck, it would be about a 1/2 face cord.
So, $60 per face cord is going back in time a bit.
I see it selling for double that these days. It jumped during the gas hike after covid settled down.

Its going for $350 a cord here now. Cut split and dry.
green a tad less. expensive!