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been busy the last couple of days trying to get everything set. still afew things to get done. beautiful day out yesterday. couldn't ask for better weather to outside at this time of year. Vacuum is all set plumbed and wired and ready to go. releaser is all set. all mainline is adjusted and spoed and ready. Went though al the laterals pulled off limbs and a few small dead trees rechecked all the slope. shortened up a few and added in more saddles. installed the take down lines from my neighbor's place. gettng there.
sugarhouse is a bit of a mess:( from the going in and out trying find fittings and stuff. but it'll be cleaned by the end of the week!!!
There must be tapping weather coming soon. I know I have at least 10 days left then it will BE TIME!!!
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WHAT IS UP WITH THIS WINTER WEATHER? I am about 20 miles north of Pittsburgh and last year on this date I tapped my trees and made more syrup in February than in March. Today I spent 7 hours plowing snow at my place and a couple of neighbors and helped clear a fallen 30 inch white pine that fell across the next door driveway (my son). If I can talk him into splitting it up rather than leave it in the wwods, I can get a jump on the firewood for next year!!. Cleared out a big spot around the sugar house with the plow/sap hauler. Tomorrow I will finish opening a path by hand around the doors and firewood. We have had close to 30 inches of snow from friday afternoon to today on the ground with a few more due tonight. Maybe for all the work we will be blessed with run after run after run. We'll see?
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We got another 8" of snow with the other 18" and it is now blowing!!
I walked the lines today, I had to clear snow from around a few trees that my wonderful neighbor powed in while doing his drive. I had to be sure he didn't damage the tubing.
I believe it will be a very short season this year when it gets warm enough. Still seven day forecast below freezing. This has been a very cold year for us down here.
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There is only about a foot of hardened snow here, and it was in the 40's yesterday.
No snow today at all. It was sunny for most of the day.
We're thinking of tapping at the end of next week, as the temps are supposed to be in the mid thirties and forties by then.
Did somebody mix up the weather maps up there?
We have your weather, and you have our three feet of snow!
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It has been a winter for the ages in WV. I can't count on one hand how many days of lake effect snow we have had. I live several hundred miles from lake Michigan, but it has been coming straight down at us a bunch this year. Unbelievable would be the best way to describe it. Never seen anything like that this far south. I would guess we are at about 100" at the sugarhouse in less than 2 months and probably about 80" where I live. Today's forecast was showing snow every day for next 7 days and not out of the 20's. Amazing! LOL!
Oh well, it will end sometime and we will definitely enjoy spring and summer more this year. Opening ceremonies at the olympics tomorrow and it is supposed to be 48 degrees and rain and 10 to 15 here at the same time and below 0 wind chills. Guess we can blame it all on Al Gore, he ask for all this!!
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My brother lives just south of DC and he was telling me this evening that at BWI airport they have recorded 76" of snow so far for the year and the normal is 12" for the entire winter!!!
It just seems like this year every wave of winter weather has a bullseye for southern PA maryland and Northern VA.
I do have to say that I am getting a workout walking around in this stuff. when it is 2'+ it takes quite a bit of effort to get around in this stuff.
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You guys down south would love getting around on snowshoes. It may harden up a bit in the next few days and become really great snowshoeing.
We don't seem to need them this year for some reason. I walked to the top of our woodlot today and back and only crunched in once.
This is a wierd turn of events.
It must be close to tapping time down your way.
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Revi,
I guess I will get my first turn at using snowshoes next week. I ordered a pair off of ebay Sunday and the are supposed to be here next Monday. I hope to put them to work tapping soon.
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No disrespect but it is funny reading these post. 80 to 100 inches is small potatoes in my area. It is about time I got a break from it this year. You guys can keep it all. Sure will be nice taping treeswith only a foot of snow pack for once.
Hauled out some logs today, and managed to make a muddy mess. Ground is definately not fozen. Been playing around with the etching equipment for the glass bottles. Nothing is as easy as it seems. Manged to burn through a case of glass before I got it to my likings. Now the fun starts of etching the good ones. Also got to print up the hanging tags and Will be done with that until a few businesses get their logos to me to put on their glass. Getting closer by the minute till tapping time. Never tapped with snowshoes kinda hard getting on and off the tractor with them. Just gotta man up and sink in:)
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had a surprise in the mail today i bought a gas power sap pump from tsc a few years back well when i was getting everything ready i tried to get it running it would not run so i called the warinty company seeing how i bought the exstanded warentiy they could not find any one to work on it in my area so they sent me a check refunding the full purchase price
