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Well I liked your post all the way to the end! I hope that’s all the damage that occurred!
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RollingAcres
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You must have gotten the wind we had yesterday.
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Bruce
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Yep, only damage is the time to re-stack it. No other issues around the house. Might bring some of it onto the porch, still have about 2 runs worth of space on the racks there. Of course the really dry wood is still standing, the stuff on the left of the 2 rows. That tree was cut 3 years ago though just split and stacked when my Dad and sister were here in June.
RollingAcres
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Glad nothing else was damaged.
CntryBoy777
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Kinda looked like a leopard frog, but mud and markings hide the pattern.....
....glad it was only your "labor costs" that took the hit....
....glad it was only your "labor costs" that took the hit....
Sorry about the blow down... Generally, it takes a pretty stiff blow to knock over a stacked cord of wood... & that looks to be a double stack, back to back. Good to see the pond having some water in it. Not much now but 
you get enough so it doesn't freeze solid to the bottom over the winter. That may be asking a lot... But then I can remember some pretty big fall storms up in New England that dropped a heckuvalot of water and ruined all those pretty fall colors. Still time...
you get enough so it doesn't freeze solid to the bottom over the winter. That may be asking a lot... But then I can remember some pretty big fall storms up in New England that dropped a heckuvalot of water and ruined all those pretty fall colors. Still time... - Thread starter
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Bruce
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The back (close side in the blow over picture) was only half way end to end. What blew down was the other 1/2 cord on the front that had no "backing". Could be it was leaning north before the wind came up so not as sturdy as it could have been. I don't know if it has been out long enough to get properly dry yet. Maybe I'll bring a piece in and see if it wants to burn. If it does I'll put the fallen stuff on the porch. Had to start the wood stove this morning. It was 32°out this morning and 64° in the house, 3° warmer than the expected high for the day. Tonight and tomorrow should be similar.
Guess I'll be calling the oil people tomorrow. Tank is nearly empty which was my plan. I was hoping to replace the oil hot air furnace with geothermal but I can't find any HVAC people to do the work
Guess I'll be calling the oil people tomorrow. Tank is nearly empty which was my plan. I was hoping to replace the oil hot air furnace with geothermal but I can't find any HVAC people to do the work
You have a back hoe now... you can dig your own trenches to install geo thermal.
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Bruce
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It isn't the outside (which up here is drilled well anyway) it is the INSIDE. Need whatever machinery that takes heat from the ground water and moves it into the air ducts. And air duct modification when the furnaces are removed. And connection of the machines to the ductwork. Also the machine to use that same water to move heat into a water heater.
Test pieces of wood burned OK. DW, DD2 and I moved the fallen wood to the porch using the FEL. Seems to hold just over 1/3 run. DD1 was doing pre-calc homework so she got a pass. DD2 and I also moved some of the weird short cutoff pieces that were in the little barn to a large cardboard box on the porch. That stuff doesn't stack and doesn't work in the carriers. Still have some out in the little barn but no more room in the box. I'll burn that stuff first since we don't need to burn day and night and I can just throw some chunks in until the house warms up some.
Supposed to get 1.5" of rain Tues/Wed.
Test pieces of wood burned OK. DW, DD2 and I moved the fallen wood to the porch using the FEL. Seems to hold just over 1/3 run. DD1 was doing pre-calc homework so she got a pass. DD2 and I also moved some of the weird short cutoff pieces that were in the little barn to a large cardboard box on the porch. That stuff doesn't stack and doesn't work in the carriers. Still have some out in the little barn but no more room in the box. I'll burn that stuff first since we don't need to burn day and night and I can just throw some chunks in until the house warms up some.
Supposed to get 1.5" of rain Tues/Wed.
RollingAcres
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Just curious how much is oil up your way?
I filled mine already a few weeks ago. The price was the same as last year, which means it will probably go up from here.
I filled mine already a few weeks ago. The price was the same as last year, which means it will probably go up from here.
