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Friday - October 28, 2005 at 06:34 AM inWinter Weather Madness
I hear that New England could get snow over the next few days.
Meanwhile, lucky souls who live in Minnesota (and throughout the upper midwest) are enjoying one of the most consistently pleasant autumns in memory. About once a week we get a little rain storm and a fresh shot of cold air. The rest of the time, it has been sunny, cool but not cold, and dry. Highs in the 50's and 60's, lows in the 30's. About what you would expect this time of year, but just not so darned consistent. The new thermostat plan has engendered some grumbling from She Who Puts Up With Me, mostly around the house being cold in the evenings. Fortunately our house has a small addition off the kitchen with its own furnace, so we can turn on the heat in the addition and close the kitchen doors, and heat just those two rooms. Much cheaper than heating the entire house. The main furnace hasn't actually run since Sunday: the house has approached 55 degrees, but not actually gotten there yet. I've finished bringing up firewood from our back yard. Everything left by the pond is actually underwater and not readily accessible. I may try to pry it out at some point, but I don't expect I'll get much usable firewood that way. So next it is on to my parents' house, where they have some firewood for me to cut up and haul away. There's been no word from the fireplace people other than the "end of November" vagueness I got last week. They probably won't know anything more until the insert actually shows up on their doorstep from the manufacturer. Meanwhile, I've scheduled the chimney sweeps (which has to happen before the insert can be installed), and the earliest date I could get is December 6th. So even if the fireplace insert shows up on November 20th, we'll have to wait until the chimney sweeps get their part done to install it. Chimney sweeps also appear to be in demand this year. Posted at 06:34 AM | Permalink | | | |