Our Morning Coffee and Weather

[Hatchdog]

Are you sure that was snow and not just ash from the US Bank building burning down. Lol! What a mess up there.

I’m a Canadian. I know snow

It was 34* with big fat flakes. Glad I’m a Wells Fargo customer. I’d hate for “all” my money to burn up!

Yeah, I could have lost both my dollars.

[Hatchdog]

50 when I got up but overcast and a morning without sunshine. Maybe into the 70’s later then a big cool down starting tonight. High for tomorrow is only in the upper 40’s with rain expected most of the day. That’s too bad as the big Spokane foot race called Bloomsday is tomorrow. Not sure what the turn out is this year but it can reach 40,000. That’s a lot of cold wet folks down in Spokane. Also today is the 50 year anniversary of the Worlds Fair that Spokane hosted in 1974. This was the summer between my junior and senior year of high school and I have some great memories of the fair.

Our big Apple Blossom Parade and other events including a run are happening today and right now there's a steady drizzle and it's only in the 50's. Oh well, I was planning on staying home anyway and we can use the rain.

Did not go to the Spokane World's Fair but I do have memories of the Seattle World's Fair in 1962, I was 10 years old.

I was too young to attend the Seattle Fair but I do remember the amusement area below the Space Needle when visiting in the 70’s.

50 this morning due to the overnight overcast. This should also be our high for the day as a cold front is here. Lots of rain in the forecast but so far nothing is falling. The big race in Spokane is set to start in about a half hour so hopefully the start at least will be dry.

Heading to the wood shed here shortly to get started on winter. Man, thinking about winter in early May. Crazy. This is the wood I have ready to split so far. I do have three medium trees the died or are in the process of dying probably 14” in diameter and two small 6” that broke off/uprooted this winter. We have a pine beetle problem around here which kills a few trees each year. Those will be cut down in the next week or so. It’s important to do this before June as that’s when the beetles fly looking for more trees to kill and fresh cut trees do attract them.

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[cooperhawk]

Fair, 46°F, Humidity 87%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.95 in
Dewpoint 43°F
Visibility 10.00 mi
Increasing clouds, with a high near 71.
Breezy, with a southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to
20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Lots of yard work today along with a trip to Home Depot for
more bedding plants and shrubs.

[Hatchdog]

A very gloomy morning with a heavy overcast and a light rain falling. We had the great all day rain yesterday and everything got a wonderful soaking. One of those sustained rains that soaks up into the ground at a slow rate. It’s very green around here. Rain is supposed to end this morning and we have a slight chance of a thunder storm this afternoon. By the weekend we are expecting the upper 70’s and maybe even an 80. With all this rain and then some sun everything around here will explode.

Got a good start on my wood splitting yesterday, one rack full and three to go. More effort today pending.

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[brm4450]

Windy with 70% chance of rain, high of 63 and currently 54. Mowed yesterday and was going to work in the yard today but weather isn’t cooperating. Everyone have a great day!

[Redthies]

Got a good start on my wood splitting yesterday, one rack full and three to go. More effort today pending.

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I built an add on to my garage the other day for wood. Will get close to 2 cords under cover in that space. It’s definitely time to split as the heat will be upon us next week!

[cooperhawk]

Light Rain, 55°F, Humidity 100%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 29.43 in
Dewpoint 55°F
Visibility 10.00 mi
High near 69.
Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.

[Hatchdog]

33 this morning with a filtered sun. 60 later with the high increasing daily to maybe 80 by the weekend.

Finished splitting all the wood I had staged and unfortunately the largest rounds were all rotten. That will put a dent in my total for next winter. All the rounds in the picture are punky so I’ll split them and burn with my outdoor burning later in the fall. We are not bonfire/campfire people and this would be great for that. Oh well.

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I need more wood. I do have five trees that died over the winter to cut down and split so hopefully that will do it.

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[JEBar]

that's a lot of work ... nicely done

is already 11AM on what has been a busy morning .... after breakfast we drove to North Raleigh (not fun at rush hour) to meet our daughter and grandson at a doctor's office .... she needed us to pick him up and take him to school so she could get to work as early as possible .... after we got home we picked up our pup and headed for the local city park where we wandered around for about a mile ..... nothing much on tap for the rest of today .... already 75 on its way to 87 with an 80% chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening

[Ozarkwoodswalker]

The green of may is here. sweet that is. Filled both turkey tags the last week of season. With help of my partner and son and his wife, got cow herd worked for spring last Saturday, yard is mowed..
Brother is coming down this weekend to see our mom for mothers day. We will shoot some. I'm in a good spot at this moment compared to much of the world. Better sip my morning coffee and appreciate it while it lasts....

[cooperhawk]

Fair, 52°F, Humidity 82%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.67 in
Dewpoint 46°F
Visibility 10.00 mi
Increasing clouds, with a high near 74.
Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Yard work

[Redthies]

We have 70 today and climbing to 80+ for Saturday. Lovely!

Hatch, are you burning mostly pine? We are 90% fir or larch in the house, but I’ll burn pine in the shop. It really gums up the pipe if you burn too much pine I hear. In my shop stove, I’ll burn anything. MDF and OSB throw some SERIOUS BTUs! Don’t worry, I only burn a few scraps of that stuff. Don’t want to offend the shrub cuddlers.

[Sir Henry]

50 when I got up but overcast and a morning without sunshine. Maybe into the 70’s later then a big cool down starting tonight. High for tomorrow is only in the upper 40’s with rain expected most of the day. That’s too bad as the big Spokane foot race called Bloomsday is tomorrow. Not sure what the turn out is this year but it can reach 40,000. That’s a lot of cold wet folks down in Spokane. Also today is the 50 year anniversary of the Worlds Fair that Spokane hosted in 1974. This was the summer between my junior and senior year of high school and I have some great memories of the fair.

Our big Apple Blossom Parade and other events including a run are happening today and right now there's a steady drizzle and it's only in the 50's. Oh well, I was planning on staying home anyway and we can use the rain.

Did not go to the Spokane World's Fair but I do have memories of the Seattle World's Fair in 1962, I was 10 years old.

I was too young to attend the Seattle Fair but I do remember the amusement area below the Space Needle when visiting in the 70’s.

50 this morning due to the overnight overcast. This should also be our high for the day as a cold front is here. Lots of rain in the forecast but so far nothing is falling. The big race in Spokane is set to start in about a half hour so hopefully the start at least will be dry.

Heading to the wood shed here shortly to get started on winter. Man, thinking about winter in early May. Crazy. This is the wood I have ready to split so far. I do have three medium trees the died or are in the process of dying probably 14” in diameter and two small 6” that broke off/uprooted this winter. We have a pine beetle problem around here which kills a few trees each year. Those will be cut down in the next week or so. It’s important to do this before June as that’s when the beetles fly looking for more trees to kill and fresh cut trees do attract them.


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I got married in Spokane in 1974 and we lived a short distance to the fair. We went to it once but for the most part avoided the downtown area that summer. The fair celebrated the environment and it brought smog to the area. All that summer the sky was a gray haze that stunk.

But the area did get a nice park the years and decades after the fair. It was especially nice when you knew what the area looked like before the fair.

[Hatchdog]

Our big Apple Blossom Parade and other events including a run are happening today and right now there's a steady drizzle and it's only in the 50's. Oh well, I was planning on staying home anyway and we can use the rain.

Did not go to the Spokane World's Fair but I do have memories of the Seattle World's Fair in 1962, I was 10 years old.

I was too young to attend the Seattle Fair but I do remember the amusement area below the Space Needle when visiting in the 70’s.

50 this morning due to the overnight overcast. This should also be our high for the day as a cold front is here. Lots of rain in the forecast but so far nothing is falling. The big race in Spokane is set to start in about a half hour so hopefully the start at least will be dry.

Heading to the wood shed here shortly to get started on winter. Man, thinking about winter in early May. Crazy. This is the wood I have ready to split so far. I do have three medium trees the died or are in the process of dying probably 14” in diameter and two small 6” that broke off/uprooted this winter. We have a pine beetle problem around here which kills a few trees each year. Those will be cut down in the next week or so. It’s important to do this before June as that’s when the beetles fly looking for more trees to kill and fresh cut trees do attract them.


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I got married in Spokane in 1974 and we lived a short distance to the fair. We went to it once but for the most part avoided the downtown area that summer. The fair celebrated the environment and it brought smog to the area. All that summer the sky was a gray haze that stunk.

But the area did get a nice park the years and decades after the fair. It was especially nice when you knew what the area looked like before the fair.

Plus the nightly fireworks for six months. Thankfully we didn’t have the wildfires then like we do today. As a high school kid I got lots of enjoyment out of the fair but mostly the amusement rides. My siblings and I all received unlimited passes for entrance for Christmas so it was easy to spend lots of time there. (And cheap)

[Hatchdog]

We have 70 today and climbing to 80+ for Saturday. Lovely!

Hatch, are you burning mostly pine? We are 90% fir or larch in the house, but I’ll burn pine in the shop. It really gums up the pipe if you burn too much pine I hear. In my shop stove, I’ll burn anything. MDF and OSB throw some SERIOUS BTUs! Don’t worry, I only burn a few scraps of that stuff. Don’t want to offend the shrub cuddlers.

I do burn quite a bit of pine but some fir too. I burn whatever is available to me from what trees died. The five I have now to cut up are four pines and one fir which is sadly one of the small trees. I keep my fire hot and clean my pipe annually for the exact reason you mentioned. So far so good! I suspect that I won’t be able to burn free wood much longer as both my place and my neighbors place are pretty healthy. (I get all the firewood from next door when they have a dead tree. The rotten wood I have now came from their place including a giant tree I cut up into rounds only to find it punky. Probably a couple of dozen 24” diameter rounds, bummer)

36 here today with 65 expected. Then as Redthies said the big warmup starts. 80’s this weekend. We’re thinking about heading up the the property next week for some ATV and shooting fun. But I’ll head up one day first to do some spraying of herbicide. The weeds are going to explode with these temps.

[Sir Henry]

I was too young to attend the Seattle Fair but I do remember the amusement area below the Space Needle when visiting in the 70’s.

50 this morning due to the overnight overcast. This should also be our high for the day as a cold front is here. Lots of rain in the forecast but so far nothing is falling. The big race in Spokane is set to start in about a half hour so hopefully the start at least will be dry.

Heading to the wood shed here shortly to get started on winter. Man, thinking about winter in early May. Crazy. This is the wood I have ready to split so far. I do have three medium trees the died or are in the process of dying probably 14” in diameter and two small 6” that broke off/uprooted this winter. We have a pine beetle problem around here which kills a few trees each year. Those will be cut down in the next week or so. It’s important to do this before June as that’s when the beetles fly looking for more trees to kill and fresh cut trees do attract them.


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I got married in Spokane in 1974 and we lived a short distance to the fair. We went to it once but for the most part avoided the downtown area that summer. The fair celebrated the environment and it brought smog to the area. All that summer the sky was a gray haze that stunk.

But the area did get a nice park the years and decades after the fair. It was especially nice when you knew what the area looked like before the fair.

Plus the nightly fireworks for six months. Thankfully we didn’t have the wildfires then like we do today. As a high school kid I got lots of enjoyment out of the fair but mostly the amusement rides. My siblings and I all received unlimited passes for entrance for Christmas so it was easy to spend lots of time there. (And cheap)

I could see the nightly fireworks from where we lived which was a block from the courthouse.

[JEBar]

another beautiful but hot, busy morning .... First up, meeting the AC service company at her home for then to perform its spring check .... Second, handling a daytime running light replacement on our '05 Chevy Trailblazer .... Third, two of our oldest son's children will be with Maureen for a morning cookie bake'n .... Fourth, working in a mile walk at a local city park .... currently 84 on its way to 88 with a 40% chance of PM thunderstorms .... from looking at the weather radar, a large rain/thunderstorm currently to our southwest just might bring some of that 40% to us ....

[dave77]

I suspect that I won’t be able to burn free wood much longer as both my place and my neighbors place are pretty healthy.

Can't you cut free firewood on state/federal forests? My neighbor heated his house with firewood and said if he had to pay the going rate for cut firewood it would be cheaper to use his electric furnace.

[220]

I suspect that I won’t be able to burn free wood much longer as both my place and my neighbors place are pretty healthy.

Can't you cut free firewood on state/federal forests? My neighbor heated his house with firewood and said if he had to pay the going rate for cut firewood it would be cheaper to use his electric furnace.

It is the same here in Aus, very little cost difference between wood, electricity and gas if you are buying it.
I heat our place on free gas using the same rational as those that think they do the same by cutting their own wood.
I sell a bit of firewood and use the cash to buy gas, 6 or 7 loads sold covers our yearly heating costs about the same as we used when burning wood.

I dont have a big supply of quality firewood after the fires we had at the start of 2020, burnt everything that was dead regardless of if it was down or standing. Have thousands of big trees the fire killed but moisture content is still to high on anything bigger than about 8" unless it is cut and split for 12 months. Also have thousands dead under 8" stumbled on a nice little money earner the other week, I need to start removing them pushing them up with the tractor and burning them. With the proliferation of fire pits/buckets/drums in yards and the price of quality firewood I cut a load of 2-8" rounds 20" long and advertised it on a local buy/swap/sell site. Sold 5 loads the first week and more to deliver today and the weekend. Takes me just over 1hr to cut and load, only delivering locally so no more than a 15min detour to deliver. Probably save 30min labor in not having to cut push and push it with the tractor and getting $100 cash per load.

[Redthies]

I actually bought a cord of fir this fall. $100 for that, dried split and delivered. They old guy even helped me stack it! He’s in his 70s and cuts wood to stay in shape. Other than paying him to work out, I have a bunch of big fir, pine and apple trees cut up and ready to split. The Apple will make it to the smoker.