New December Journal

802,
Now that doesn't sound like fun at all!!!

Rich,
About 9 yesterday and another 9.5 today that you sent this way.
Still coming down.

Dave

I got bit by the cold up here last week, with sub zero temps tightening my lines so much I had 3 mainifolds break apart on me. Anyone else have that happen? Whats the fix so I don't have a repeat in the future?

I always have slack going into any manifolds, not much but enough for shrinkage. I hardly ever use pvc fittings also for the same reason you have had.

Just getting daylight. We got about ten more inches. Well over 2' on the ground now. Pitch is good on the new sugar house roof. It keeps sliding right off. I am going out to plow out as soon as I finish this coffee. Looks like this round is about over. The temp is dropping fast. Has gone from about 20 at 4:30 to about 10 now.
I finally got all the brick and sand out of the evaporator so as soon as I can assemble a crew, it can be moved. Be glad to have that out of the way. Too many jobs, not enough of me. Parker would probably say it is because I don't waaaaant it bad enough. I think it is because I'm slippin' down the wrong side of the hill.

Good morning Thompson's,
Yeah sun's peeking up here too.
Got 9.5" from this storm, I'd say about 20" on the ground.
Got to get the snowblower cranked up in a few minutes.
It's 9 here, I have always noticed the temperature always drops right at sunrise.
Hey your not slipping down the hill, your organizing and prioritizing.
Parker is a young buck, he just wants to hammer, hammer, hammer.
Now you and I, we go at our own pace and we still get there.
Ok, enough of this, got to clean the neighborhood.
Have a good one!!!
Stay safe!!

Dave

Doug- Your a go-getter. You cant fool us. I finished walking the lines this morning up back. My side of the road 100% other than adding about 3 new laterals which will only take a minute. Pretty happy to see one bush all done. Gotta go get some more 5/16 tonight and start hammering out drops and saddles across the road. Gotta just keep on keepin on just like Joe Dirt. Theron

Got alot done yesterday after it stopped snowing. Already put in about 50 more taps than I thought I would get to and finished my dry line to where I am going to set up my releaser. Vacuum pump is coming in the next few weeks and plan on piping the evaporator feed line and test running that this weekend.

Pretty cool, I had my 9 year old son following me from tree to tree putting in drops. After a while he figured out how to use the two handed tool by himself. thought it was so cool, he showed his 7 year old brother how to use it when we got back to the house and they made up another 60 or so drops! Anyone need some cheap labor- may open a mail order drop line business. LOL

We got about 18 inches here, but it's hard to tell because it drifted so much. We're going to have to get plowed out. There is a big berm by the road at the sugarhouse now. It will discourage trespassers, unless they're wearing snowshoes.

We are planning on adding a bunch of new taps after X-mas. It is really cool to be adding new trees again.

after xmas?????????????? why not xmas day??????????? open presents be done by 10:00am and out in the woods by 10:15,,
hehehehe i did it last year exept i was in the woods by 9:15, i gues im a work o holic, oh wait no a mapleholic

i wasnt feeling to hot this morning, had a pounding head ache and my belly didnt feel to great al though it didtn feel like i was gunna hurl so i stayed home from school, mom said i could so i did, she said try to get some sleep, and left, i had started putting the wool pants on right after i saw her get into her car, started the JD and off i went, finished puting up all the main line wire in the woods, what took 4 1/2 hrs should have only taken 1 ( i was sick remember was moving slower and the 3ft of snow didnt make it any easier) but i got really disy and tired and i remember sitting down at around 1:00 and woke up at 3:00 still sitting in my snow bed, just it was a little deeper now and i was a little wetter, called it a day , hobbled over to the tractor and headed home.
got home about 15 min before my mother pulled in, got lucky......hehehe