Daily Archives: December 3, 2007

Port Loring Weather Forecast

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Here is the weather forecast out there tonight highs and lows. Also feel free to visit the weather web site just click on the link on the left where it says Port Loring Weather Station. The forecast is calling for some sun tomorrow so see what happens. Talk Soon

WX200 ff:            localhost:9753   3/12 20:14:41
  1.3             Display:    Clock/0/0          Power: AC  Battery: ok
             ---------- Outdoor -----------  ----------- Indoor -----------
Temperature: 17.4 F Hi 58.8 F  2/12 16:51    68.4 F Hi 73.0 F  2/12 16:26
                    Lo  7.3 F  1/12 20:00           Lo 58.5 F  2/12  7:53
   Humidity:   80 % Hi   81 %  2/12 16:45      30 % Hi   33 %  3/12 17:39
                    Lo   59 %  2/12 10:40           Lo   28 %  1/12 21:45
  Dew Point:   32 F Hi   32 F  1/12 20:00      36 F Hi   41 F  2/12 15:41
                    Lo   32 F  1/12 20:00           Lo   32 F  2/12  0:08
Wind Gust:010 N @ 10.1 mph    Wind Gust Hi:321NW @ 18.8 mph    3/12 14:06
      Avg:010 N @  8.1 mph      Wind Chill:  -0 F   Lo: -18 F  3/12 15:22
Rain Rate: 0.00 in/h  Yesterday: 0.00 in Total:32.83 in since  1/ 1  0:00
Barometer: Steady at 28.85 in  29.73 in  sea; 12-24hr forecast: Sunny

White Oak Hmm

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You know a couple years ago I got some white oak figuring it would be a good burning wood. I also have been burning wood for heat a good portion of my life and had in my mind that I pretty well knew all there was to know about types of wood, what is good for burning and what is not.  Well I put about four cords in the basement come the end of August and felt good about it, only to find out that it didn’t burn worth a darn.  Ended up the only way I could get it to burn properly was to split it about four times,  then let it dry for another month.  I thought it was pretty dry as it sat out covered for two year, but I was wrong.  But, hey I learned something and that is to stay with my ash, yellow birch, white birch, red oak and hard maple. I got to say ash and hard maple are on the top of my list for good heating,  through them cold winter days when temperatures dip to around -20 below.  The other problem I had with the white oak,  was messing up my chimney pretty good. After four weeks of burning,  it plugged it in places.  Glad I cleaned it out and will clean it out once more just before Christmas, as I should be done with it by then.  Usually with the hardwoods I only clean my chimney twice a burning season.  Oh well not a big deal.  So if you heed my advice you could save your self a few headaches.  Talk Soon.

Snow And More Snow

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Well decided yesterday not to clean the driveway though we did have around ten inches or so. Reason being it was suppose to have some freezing rain through the night, so thought ahead, that way the rain will fall on the snow and will be able to clean it all up the next day. Worked slick as if I would have cleaned it yesterday it would have been bare and with the ice it would be slippery. Pays to think ahead once and awhile and keep an eye on what the weather is going to be. I never go anywhere unless I make sure the weather is going to be ok and that saves for a lot of grief. I know though some folks have to drive no matter what the weather but knowing what the weather is going to be can help them also. I am lucky here in Port Loring not snow wise as if any one is going to get snow its here in Port Loring. As we get dumped on with any storm that comes across Lake Huron. But as I said in other posts, it doesn’t bother us one bit as we are ready for anything, well pretty well anything.  I also heard that we broke a few records on this fine day with more snow than before.  You know we should bring them scientists up here to the north and maybe they wouldn’t be so gong ho on that Global Warming.  The old earth will do what it wants with out any help from us.  Food for thought.   Only thing we ask is for nice weather over Christmas so folks are kept safe. Talk Soon.