Poor Bruce, I definitely felt that ouch on the chunk of wood hitting the top of the foot and not the toe, esp when you have steel toes on. Hurts like crazy. On the other hand, I've had my toes stepped on countless times by horses and yet never had a broken toe. Go figure.
ETA: Trees definitely slowing today, which sucks cause my sugar content is up - I'm around 28:1 at the moment. Usually 25-27:1 this time of year. Probably the fact that there is a red on the line (still hasn't fluffed out yet) is a factor. Anticipating an increasingly slower run will probably pull by the weekend. Hate to see sap dribble from the spile holes.
Last edited by Galena; 04-05-2022 at 12:32 PM.
Been tapping since 2008.
2018 - 17 taps/7 trees...819l sap, approx 28l syrup
2019 - 18 taps/8 trees...585l sap, 28l syrup...21:1 ratio
2020 - 18 taps/8 trees...890.04l sap...gave away about 170l, 30l snafu'd....23l total for me from approx 690l
2021 - 18 taps/8 trees...395l sap, 12 l syrup
2022 - 18 taps/8 trees....7 sugars 1 red due to #2 having surgery so had the season off....582l sap, 18.5l syrup
2023 - 18 taps/8 trees...all sugars again. 807l sap, so far approx 14l syrup
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