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Personal consumption, Do you help produce some of what you use? |
 Nov 4 2012, 11:19 AM
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 Master Mucker!  Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4  |
We are still working on firewood but it's coming along nicely. Timmy carved the 3 pumpkins that grew, and the seeds we didnt keep for next years growing was salted and fire roasted. After enjoying the carved pumpkins, we diced them up to be made into pumpkin pies and pumpkin nut breads.
  
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Dec 27 2012, 09:20 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
It has been REALLY cold lately!!
Winter has just started and we have burned through (easily) 3 cords of wood already.  
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Dec 27 2012, 09:00 PM
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russau Group: Members Posts: 2,841 Joined: 4-December 03 From: st.louis missouri Member No.: 43 |
my personal consumption depends if im with Leonard or not!:)
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Dec 27 2012, 09:36 PM
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 Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
You know it is cold when........
You open your fridge , take out a drink, and wonder if it is working because it feels too warm! -------------------- Proud CP Lifetime Member
(currently working hard in the procurement department) |
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Dec 28 2012, 04:56 AM
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russau Group: Members Posts: 2,841 Joined: 4-December 03 From: st.louis missouri Member No.: 43 |
Woody, it sounds like its time to move that fridge off the front porch and back into the house! HAHA
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Dec 28 2012, 12:57 PM
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 Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 426 Joined: 6-February 04 Member No.: 84 |
QUOTE (russau @ Dec 27 2012, 08:00 PM)  my personal consumption depends if im with Leonard or not!:) Russ and I have been known to do a little consumption. Leonard |
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Jan 3 2013, 11:00 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Sounds like with all that consumption, you and Russ should start to produce/make some apple wine from those sweet apple trees you have Leonard.
 Still burning through the wood, was - 27 last night.
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Jan 8 2013, 05:59 AM
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 Master Mucker Group: Members Posts: 1,439 Joined: 22-February 04 Member No.: 98 |
I hear ya Denise. Man, it's awful here. Gets much colder people are gonna keel over in the streets.
Bone chilling +23F right now. Had a horrible storm last week, dumped a horrifying 3" on us! All of life came to a stand still!  -------------------- Today's socio-political climate is rock solid proof that Adam and Eve weren't prospectors.
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Jan 8 2013, 08:39 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Carl, good to hear from you. That's not too bad, our neighbor told us the other night that it was -36.
Warming up nicely to a -11 now. 
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Jan 9 2013, 07:42 AM
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russau Group: Members Posts: 2,841 Joined: 4-December 03 From: st.louis missouri Member No.: 43 |
perfect time to make ice cubes!!:)
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Jan 14 2013, 09:31 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
The only kind of ice cubes I would make outside are the decorative type.
 If you fill a balloon with water and add food coloring like red or blue, tie the baloon shut and let it sit outside overnight. The next day remove the balloon from the ice and you will have colored ice that looks like huge colored marbles. Wala! You have just produced natural colorful yard decorations. Looks really cool when you make a bunch in different colors.........the kids really love them! 
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Oct 1 2013, 07:45 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Have you produced anything you use lately?
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Oct 16 2013, 10:16 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Winters heating bill is covered (paid for) and sitting in the yard now.
Just in time, snowed last night and temps have been down in the 20's at night. -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
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Oct 17 2013, 07:58 AM
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That's a good feeling, nice work yous guys!
 I made a barter for wood and should be all set with 3 cords for this winter in my humble abode. I don't mind winter.... just wish it wouldn't last so dern long. -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM Referral Code CE213 |
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Oct 18 2013, 09:13 AM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
Thanks Swizz, yep it does feel good to get the wood piled up in the yard rather than cutting in the snow. We'll still be getting at least another chord (shooting for 6 chords) to top off the 5 chords we piled up so far here. Pulled another 2 chords down for the nieghbors already as well as about a chord of "yard wood" for decorations and instant cat trees etc.
That's about 8 chords so far this year.....WHEW! No wonder I'm tired after wood days! Now it's just chop chop........ got about 2 chords split and stacked with the handy ol' Michigan bit axe.  and I still can't find that dang off switch for the heater on the axe handle or the chainsaw! -------------------- CP-Owner/Administrator
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