Finally, Coal Burning Weather on the Way

joeq wrote:So Larry, did you have to "shovel" your walkways this morning? 1st time this year?

I'm procrastinating.

First time this year (for shoveling, or procrastinating, take your choice).

Update: Actually, it appears to be melting a bit at present. Only about an inch and a half remaining. The procrastination is working.

My consensus exactly. "Why do today, what you may not have to do tomorrow".

Well, we got hit pretty hard here in Upstate NY. Lake ontario went into overdrive and is still snowing. Just finished shoveling the walkway to the garage and already have two more inches where I just shoveled. The included photo shows the new storage shed I built this fall and it looks like it is in the arctic. coffee time then out to snow blow the driveway. Hard to measure how much we actually got because of the drifting but I would guess about two feet.
Randy

What a great shed you've got there Randy. Do you keep any coal in it? Looks like ole man winter isn't gunna be as forgiving as last year. Our company has a test cell in Plattsburg, and we sent an engine up there Sun. Wonder what kind of coverage that area was exposed to?

Joe, ask Rob R. - he's just west of there in Chazy NY (up wind).

Randy, nice job on the shed. Hopefully it doesn't get buried !

Paul

Thanks for the comments on the shed, no coal in it Joe. Coal is stored in the wood shed.
Randy

Photog200 wrote:Thanks for the comments on the shed, no coal in it Joe. Coal is stored in the wood shed.
Randy

Wood shed?! You know "wood" is a 4 letter word around here.

joeq wrote:What a great shed you've got there Randy. Do you keep any coal in it? Looks like ole man winter isn't gunna be as forgiving as last year. Our company has a test cell in Plattsburg, and we sent an engine up there Sun. Wonder what kind of coverage that area was exposed to?

We just received a dusting in the Champlain valley, the adirondacks got measurable amounts though.

Wind is absolutely howling here in far upstate Pa. & has been for last two days. As I write this temp is 24 Deg & dropping. Loosing battle for the basement DS Machine so fired up the 50-93 4 hrs. ago and house is 75 Deg. now. I like that! Was looking for good excuse to lite her up Possible 3" snow on ground but with the wind & drifting it's hard to tell for sure. I don't envy you all in upstate NY with your lake effect which my area can get but not with the same frequency. BTW field across from my house has unharvested crop of field corn on it and I have inherited wind driven corn husks up the kazoo in my yard & on my deck along with several visiting black bear eating the corn. Bear season is now open so hoping they will get driven out of my area. Seen enough of them!!

Are bears good eating? Roasts steaks loins etc? If so harvest one to share with some friends and freeze the rest. There is always a bear skin rug if so inclined. I wonder if someone that deals in hides or fur or taxidermy would swap the cost of gutting skinning etc. for the hide head etc. and you get the meat. That is if yummy and suits your taste.

I had my first coal fire last night.....what a thing of beauty!

I went to bed and my house was 72 degrees. I woke up and my house was 72 degrees.

I think I'm going to like this!

ddahlgren wrote:Are bears good eating? Roasts steaks loins etc? If so harvest one to share with some friends and freeze the rest. There is always a bear skin rug if so inclined. I wonder if someone that deals in hides or fur or taxidermy would swap the cost of gutting skinning etc. for the hide head etc. and you get the meat. That is if yummy and suits your taste.

Never tasted Bear but those who have say it's good. I have never hunted bear, just lack of interest. During the hunting season they manage to get super scarce but at other times of the year they can be bothersome especially the sows with cubs (dangerous). I have loaded special very loud blank cartridges for my 30-06 to run them out of my yard. I have had them walking on my deck in the past. They are pests like skunk & porcupine except bigger.

deepwoods wrote:

ddahlgren wrote:Are bears good eating? Roasts steaks loins etc? If so harvest one to share with some friends and freeze the rest. There is always a bear skin rug if so inclined. I wonder if someone that deals in hides or fur or taxidermy would swap the cost of gutting skinning etc. for the hide head etc. and you get the meat. That is if yummy and suits your taste.

Never tasted Bear but those who have say it's good. I have never hunted bear, just lack of interest. During the hunting season they manage to get super scarce but at other times of the year they can be bothersome especially the sows with cubs (dangerous). I have loaded special very loud blank cartridges for my 30-06 to run them out of my yard. I have had them walking on my deck in the past. They are pests like skunk & porcupine except bigger.

And they can dive through doors and windows that are mere illusions to the bear. Windows the most useless. Same with any patio door or similar as they are only annoying to the bear. I have friends in Alaska and a bear is a very big deal for them. All windows and door need to be covered with 3/4 inch plywood nailed or screwed to the frames.

Winter has arrived. My spreadsheet tells me that the S130 Coal Gun will be eating around 75 to 80 lbs. of coal per day for a few days next week. Presently it's snacking on about 55 lbs. per day.

lsayre wrote:Winter has arrived. My spreadsheet tells me that the S130 Coal Gun will be eating around 75 to 80 lbs. of coal per day for a few days next week. Presently it's snacking on about 55 lbs. per day.

Yep it has finally arrived here to getting light snow this morning along with reel feel temp of 10 above.