Post by: mountainlake on December 26, 2017, 01:40:53 PM
A vacation, the highs for the next week are below 0 . No sawing here. Steve
Post by: Ox on December 26, 2017, 02:03:51 PM
Post by: drobertson on December 26, 2017, 03:48:08 PM
Post by: starmac on December 26, 2017, 04:40:55 PM
We finally got back down below 0 about a few days ago, here in the interior of Ak, hopefully it lasts a while.
Post by: mountainlake on December 26, 2017, 05:31:14 PM
Post by: drobertson on December 26, 2017, 08:00:11 PM
Post by: 4x4American on December 26, 2017, 08:37:33 PM
Kinda wanna lload up the sawmill and head south...or just do some concentration yard stuff
Post by: bandmiller2 on December 27, 2017, 06:47:34 AM
Post by: joasis on December 27, 2017, 08:26:15 AM
Post by: xlogger on December 28, 2017, 05:10:04 AM
Steve you are getting older, I remember when that didn't stop you. ;D
A vacation, the highs for the next week are below 0 . No sawing here. Steve
Post by: Ox on December 28, 2017, 10:56:56 AM
Post by: bandmiller2 on December 28, 2017, 07:29:52 PM
Post by: Kirk Allen on December 28, 2017, 07:33:17 PM
I'm in the middle of MN. I think Ak sent their cold down here. Steve
Warmer in AK than Illinois right now!
Post by: xlogger on December 29, 2017, 03:36:10 AM
Post by: Ox on December 29, 2017, 10:14:48 AM
Post by: Tom the Sawyer on December 29, 2017, 10:39:25 PM
Post by: mountainlake on December 30, 2017, 09:43:39 AM
It was -22 this morning for the low, the high is going to be -10, no work besides putting a lot of wood in the furnace. Steve
Post by: Ox on December 30, 2017, 10:55:10 AM
I remember farming in those kinds of temps. Every time we'd let the cows back in, half the barn would freeze. The very last thing for chores was hauling a bucket of hot water around ladling it over the button on the water buckets for the cows so they can get something to drink. Kind of hard to do when all they're doing is looking for a drink and they're licking and trying to get your bucket, knocking you around, etc. A tipped bucket would be grounds for a dead cow almost at that point... This was a stanchion barn, very long, with capacity of over 100 cows. I can't remember exactly anymore.
Ahhhh, the good old days.
This global warming sure is something, ain't it? ;) lol I haven't heard any scientists mention the fact that the earth is still coming out of an ice age and so would be warming whether humans were here or not. This was mentioned about 15 to 20 years ago several times while mentioning the changing earth in the science shows, but not lately. Curious, don't you think? >:D Guess the ice age warming cycle just stopped and doesn't exist anymore.
Post by: xlogger on January 01, 2018, 04:22:49 AM
Got home from North Carolina yesterday, today it got up to 32 degrees in KC. Tonight is supposed to get down to 5 degrees, Sunday night, down to -12 degrees. Brrrr....Tom how close where you to me, didn't know you was in the state.
14 degrees out there this morning, only day over freezing is Wed afternoon, might cut for a few hours then. I'm at the point if someone is waiting on me at weather this cold I hate it.
Post by: bandmiller2 on January 01, 2018, 06:23:01 AM
Post by: starmac on January 01, 2018, 06:31:31 AM
Post by: drobertson on January 01, 2018, 07:00:17 AM
Post by: furu on January 01, 2018, 07:08:10 AM
However the coldest I have been was out at Red Dog with it being -39F with a 55 knot wind. Now that was cold. Only frostbite I have ever had.
Post by: Tom the Sawyer on January 01, 2018, 09:30:26 AM
Ricky, although I saw a lot of log trucks on the move, I didn't get to visit any mills. We drove to Blowing Rock, NC via StL, Louisville, and Lexington, KY. on 21/22, and spent Xmas w/ Jillane's family. The neat thing was that she didn't know they existed until last Memorial Day. My wife was adopted and had no family history for 63 years. Thanks to Ancestery DNA, she found her mother and older brother (deceased, birth certificate said she wasn't the first born to unidentified mother), but did find a sister , two years younger, and a bunch of maternal cousins. Also a match to her father's side which hasn't panned out... yet.
They are mostly from Hickory/Newton area of Catawba Co. Just think how close we were when we went out to Kiln Operator's traiming in 2015. One cousin rented a 5 bedroom log cabin in a resort area and invited us out to meet the family. Lots of happy tears, we had a great time... she is so thankful to have stuck with her search. Her turning up was quite a surprise to the family. Left on the 26th, thru Asheville, Knoxville, Nasville, StL,and home.
May be able to visit some mills next time, I'm sure it's not our last trip to NC. ;)
Post by: Ox on January 01, 2018, 09:56:20 AM
Post by: red oaks lumber on January 01, 2018, 10:39:40 AM
COME ON SPRING !!
Post by: drobertson on January 01, 2018, 12:08:33 PM
Post by: mountainlake on January 04, 2018, 02:56:24 PM
Still on vacation as the temps haven't risen much above 0, Sat and Sunday vacation will end 15 to 25 above. Steve
Post by: mountainlake on January 05, 2018, 03:00:19 AM
Its -15 this morning. longest cold spell in years. The woodpile is going down fast. Steve
Post by: xlogger on January 05, 2018, 03:46:00 AM
Post by: xlogger on January 05, 2018, 06:52:57 AM
Can't keep enough wood in wood stove for this.
Post by: Ox on January 05, 2018, 10:17:06 AM
Post by: furu on January 05, 2018, 02:52:45 PM
Post by: Stevem on January 05, 2018, 11:41:31 PM
Post by: Ox on January 06, 2018, 10:30:30 AM
Nice day today (apparently). Up to 9.
Post by: starmac on January 06, 2018, 12:55:03 PM
I hauled a load out Thursday, started out below zero, but warmed to a beautiful 9 degrees.
Friday was clear and warmed up to 18 degrees, there are points on the log road that you can see for miles and miles, some places you can see the river valley that is miles away and some where you can see the minto lakes from miles away. Life just doesn't get any better than the sun coming up while you are on a log road on clear days.
The sun on the snow was bright enough yesterday on the snow, that I had to wear sunglasses, anytime the road lined up with the sun, it totally blinded you.
It is funny, there is a spot on the log road where you can get a great view of the minto lakes 10 miles from where we are logging. We are actually logging on the banks of one of them, it is not over 200 yards or so to the water, but only one place that you can get the tiniest glimpse of the water.
Post by: drobertson on January 06, 2018, 01:07:53 PM
Post by: starmac on January 06, 2018, 03:17:07 PM
My haul road truck has 3600 bucks worth of hid's on it, but I can make her daylight anytime, except for dusk.
My log truck I get buy with just one set of hid's, but that is all that is needed on slow log roads.
Post by: starmac on January 06, 2018, 03:21:20 PM
Post by: xlogger on January 07, 2018, 04:10:28 AM
showing 1 now >:(
Post by: mountainlake on January 07, 2018, 05:51:21 AM
Back to sawing +14 right now getting to the upper 20's today. Steve
Post by: drobertson on January 07, 2018, 09:35:54 AM
Back to sawing +14 right now getting to the upper 20's today. SteveWell that was a short enough vacation! Freezing rain here for now, got half way to town and doubled back, windshield freezing over pretty good,