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Old 11-04-2009, 04:39 PM
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You burn through more wood in a month boiling sap then you do to heat your house for the winter.
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Old 11-04-2009, 05:15 PM
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When We started this little adventure back in 1988 we did batch boils and finished on a stove. The stove was at my nephews house and after the first season he had to repaint the kitchen and family room from all the steam I was 1300 miles away by then and didnt help
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Old 11-04-2009, 05:38 PM
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I think the absolute proof I have a addiction is the fact I actually am here reading all these post's instead of reading the local paper which is in French by the way or helping with supper.
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Old 11-04-2009, 05:59 PM
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I think the absolute proof I have a addiction is the fact I actually am here reading all these post's instead of reading the local paper which is in French by the way or helping with supper.
I can relate to that.
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Old 11-04-2009, 06:01 PM
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I made supper!!! but I am suppose to helping the kids in the shower but I escaped for a quick trip to the trader!!!!
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Old 11-04-2009, 08:55 PM
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Its 12am and you want nothing more than to shut down and go to sleep, but you can't stand the thought shutting down when everything is running so well and you only have 100 gals left to boil down.
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185 taps, on health spouts
Delaval 75 with homemade releaser
Leader Patriot pans for 2010
Homemade Hoods and preheater
2x6 conventional Lightning Arch converting to Higher effiecientcy arch
12x18 sugar house
2 400gal bulk tanks
and still lookin to get bigger
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Old 11-20-2009, 11:09 AM
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The secretary says "you guy's are getting a bonus this pay", and you instantly start thinking of what maple related purchase you can spend it on! Instead of the house, vacation, etc.
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Old 11-20-2009, 06:25 PM
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You spruce up the sugar house when family or friends are coming over to visit: and its not during sugarin season!
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Old 11-21-2009, 06:24 AM
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hey guys, How about this one! when you spend more for a new evaporator than you did your house!
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Old 11-21-2009, 09:59 AM
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Quote:
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You spruce up the sugar house when family or friends are coming over to visit: and its not during sugarin season!
funny you should mention this one... family coming up for the holiday!!! on the to clean list:

straighten up kitchen
clean bathrooms
new sheet on spare beds
sweep out sugar house
organize work bench in sugar house polish stainless steel again!!!
mop floors
vacuum
put up xmas lights on sugar house
put up xmas lights on house

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250 on vacuum
50 on gravity tubing and buckets
2x6 ss phaneuf Drop flue
12 x 18 sugar house
less than 7 months to go
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