New December Journal

[Dave Y]

Revi,
The big five is in my rear veiw mirror. I dont ever want to quit. yesterday I strung 4 roll of tubing after work and installed the saddles that went with them. I like to put it altogether as I go then it is done. After supper I cut up a speed beef before sack time. Came to work at 4 am this morning to plow snow. No rest for the wicked.

[jrthe3]

Gary the ones i have have only had water in them they will need cleaned out they have been sitting around for a while

[mountainvan]

Spend this morning making cream, sugars, and bottling 1/2 a case of pints. This afternoon was cleaning ditches to keep water out of the house and saphouse, some fun!

[Al]

As sugar makers we all have a responsibiltiy to spread the word. I am going up to 150 buckets this year. I'm also a one of the directors for my county. It's not because I have 1000's of tap but because I volunteer and feel that maple is a big part of Vermont. My boy's think we make the best syrup ever.
I feel we make the best family ever.
We all have the responsibility to provide the best product we can.
Now that I'm off my soap box. Sugar makers in large are still the best group of people I've ever met.
Hope your not snowed under.

[WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER]

Al,

Great to see you back on here. Bet those boys are getting big!

[gmcooper]

Spent the am running the generator and bottling syrup. Maybe enough to get past Christmas but I have a feeling the guy who usually buys 15 1/2 gallons with about 2 hours notice will call when we least expect it! Power finally came on about 2 pm today, about 36 hours here on generators. Haven't been to the woods yet. Did not see much damage other than no electricity most everywhere I went the past 2 days. Hoping not much happened to the sugarbush.
Mark

[mapleman3]

That was one heck of a storm!! I went hiking today and the distant mountaintops still glitter with ice!, we only had the rain... tons of it, in my cellar too!

BTW fuel Oil around here just around 2 bucks... amazing!

[danno]

That was one heck of a storm!! I went hiking today and the distant mountaintops still glitter with ice!, we only had the rain... tons of it, in my cellar too!

BTW fuel Oil around here just around 2 bucks... amazing!

Boy, I hope nobody pre-purchased their oil this year. We shopped around in October and they wanted $4.75/gallon. One of the saleswomen was wispering under her breath "don't do it". Glad we didn't. I wonder what she knew a couple of months ago?

[Brian Ryther]

It was a good weekend despite the cold. Sat was spent in young five acre lot thinning. It will be a very productive area within ten years. It feels good to make improvments that will pay big in the future. On Sunday we worked in the barn plumbing in the new 3000gal sap buffer storage tank. I now have 2 gal per tap storage at the barn. If I am working it will be nice to have the day buffer if I cant boil. Walked all lines, not even a single branch across a laterial, but plenty of red squirrl and deer damage. The deer use it like chewing gum, and the squirrls chew the fittings right off lines. This summer I removed a porcuupine that was on a 30P diet. I bet I will have to replace around 30 taps this year from animal dammage.
Brian

[maplekid]

well i got the evaporator built need to run the chimney throught the roof. do any of you guys know if a 6'' pipe will handle a fire big enough to make a 4'x5' pan boil. i got a 4ft section that is 6'' pipe and the pipe that goes out of the roof is 8''. its probably about 5-6' long. thanks in advance... nate