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Do you have snow again?  How cold id your part of the ozarks ?

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--- On Mon, 12/22/08, roxann <roxann AT ancientearthwisdom.com> wrote:

> From: roxann <roxann AT ancientearthwisdom.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Cold,cold weather
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Monday, December 22, 2008, 10:12 AM
> I found out this year, this cold spell, that there is indeed
> a huge difference between good wood and last resort wood.
> Right now, all of our wood is rotten, old, and damp, and it
> is very difficult getting enough heat from the burner with
> that old wood. Chalk this experience up to a learning
> homesteading type of lesson, one I do not want to repeat. 
> 
> Roxann, NW AR
> http://blog.ancientearthwisdom.com (Ozark Musings from the
> homestead)
> 
> 
>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>
>  Subject: Re: [Homestead] Cold,cold weather
>  Sent: 22 Dec '08 17:01
>  
>  
>  Worse, the porch only had whole logs out
>  > there from where I loaded it last week.  So, in the
> 11 degree cold, I
>  > went out with the ax and busted the split wood loose
> from the pile and
>  > brought it in.  Luckily, they thawed quickly and
> are burning now, but it
>  > is still cold...
>  
>  We have the "good wood" and the "bad
> wood". Some of the "bad wood" is a
>  little wet, and some of it is rotten. It's OK when I
> don't need a lot of
>  heat, but when it's really cold, I have to bring the
> "good wood" up from the
>  shed. It makes a major difference in how much heat I get
> out of the stove.
>  
>  Lynn Wigglesworth
>  Tioga Co. PA
>  
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