December Journal

[red maples]

3rdgen how much do you guys average over there. I always see those lake effects on the radar. contastant snow cloud over you!!!

Well if the temps stay down here and the winds die down a bit we will be ice fishin' in 2 weeks or so!!!

[Revi]

We finally had the sugarhouse plowed out. That's three storms worth, so it's time. I cut some small trees to give the plow guy some place to put the snow this year. It will be a lot better than the gigantic piles that end up around the shack otherwise.

It seems like it's settling into a real winter December around here.

I've been out sick today, but the snowy vistas out the window have cheered me up a bit.

I have over 180 sick days in the bank, and I feel rotten, so I don't feel too bad about using one.

I slept about 18 hours, so maybe this will pass...

[mapleack]

180 Sick Days!!!!! Sheesh, I think I'd be sick for all of March for the next nine years........

We finally had the sugarhouse plowed out. That's three storms worth, so it's time. I cut some small trees to give the plow guy some place to put the snow this year. It will be a lot better than the gigantic piles that end up around the shack otherwise.

It seems like it's settling into a real winter December around here.

I've been out sick today, but the snowy vistas out the window have cheered me up a bit.

I have over 180 sick days in the bank, and I feel rotten, so I don't feel too bad about using one.

I slept about 18 hours, so maybe this will pass...

[brookledge]

Boy if I saw a box from Leader on my door steps I'd have to snoop around to find out what it was like checking online or calling leader and seeing what was ordered.
But I know thats not the way to do it.
I hope its is what you needed
Keith

[Brian Ryther]

Finally back to Maple work. Spent the day with the electrion in the sugar house. The ro room has heat, light and most of the insulation and siding up. Tomorrow is a 700 mile day. First I go to Bascoms to sell the last two barrels and pick up misc fittings and things like DE and filter press papers for the season. Then it is off to St. Johnsbury to pick up the Ro. Then from St. J I am off to Rutland to pick up my syrup pan from Leader. If they have any more check valves I will clean them out. If I am still alive I will drive home from there, other wise I will spend the night at the house in Plymouth. Cant wait to get the Ro home!
BR

[3rdgen.maple]

Red I really have no idea what the averages here are never really paid any attention. I do have to laugh every year when the local news channels use Hancock Airport as there rainfall and snowfall reading point. They always claim something like 96 inches and Every time you go to the city it is not snowing or there is only a few inches on the ground and we have like a 5 foot snowpack. If I had to take a guess I would say 500 or 600 feet, well atleast that is what my back feels like by spring.

[3rdgen.maple]

Okay Red you got me curious and I looked it up and from what I found the average here is around 118 inches. Not that much. That is almost 10 feet but I know last year and a few previous ones we had single snowfalls that measured 4 to 5 feet at a time so Im thinking that is some old data. Not to mention I have some pictures from last year and the year before where the snowbanks are above the road signs which are like 7 or 8 feet high and that was after they cut the banks back earlier in the week. You make me wanna move.

[Revi]

I lived in Syracuse for a winter and I remember seeing the sun in February once. It was incredible the amount of snow that fell up around Oswego that year. We went to visit and I still remember that it was clear a couple of miles away, but when we got into town it was snowing like mad.

The snow banks were enormous. I had never seen anything like it.

I think it melts off quickly and the ground is very fertile around there.

[Brian Ryther]

Things are not going as planed. I am stuck in bennington vt. The stearing linkage broke. I had to leave the trailer with syrup on the side of the highway.

[red maples]

Giving a maple presentation to the planning board tonight. don't need to register maple AG and all but they would like to here about it. So that should be fun. made up a little section of mainline with a saddle and lateral and drop line, and some maples stuff...lots of pictures and stuff.

Okay Red you got me curious and I looked it up and from what I found the average here is around 118 inches. Not that much. That is almost 10 feet but I know last year and a few previous ones we had single snowfalls that measured 4 to 5 feet at a time so Im thinking that is some old data. Not to mention I have some pictures from last year and the year before where the snowbanks are above the road signs which are like 7 or 8 feet high and that was after they cut the banks back earlier in the week. You make me wanna move.

well according to my measurements from my deck measuring each snow fall last year we got approx. 100 inches and the year before I think it was about 110-120 inches totatl but there were warm days mixed in that winter so it didn't pile up like last year. but I think the average is about 60 inches I couldn't really find any data on the subject. I am about 20-25 minutes drive to the coast. I know maine has gotten pounded the last 2 years with close to 200 inches in some spots.

Cold here and windy this morning 8F this morning. my dog is crazy went to walk him this morning and he didn't want to come in just wanted to play(darn huskys) LOVES the cold and loves it outside. So I tied him out for a bit went to get him just wanted to play. my malamute was the same way. Just a bit worried when his winter coat is really thick it usually means a bad winter. and man this one is the thickest yet!!