Is that a business or a community project? 75 cords is HUGE!
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It is a achivement for sure. And in the end it all comes down to one misshapp for the pile to collaps in a huge fireball.
Says its a comunal thing…
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We had no rain in July. All the weeds died, between the bean rows. That was the good news. The bad news is there will be no hay here. All the grass has died.
The smoke from the western fires blocks the solar panels. We have had to burn fuel to generate power for the refrigerator.
The heat has been debilitating. I see how Wayne can work in the heat. You do get used to it. The temp dropped, one day, to 70F, and we all had sweaters on, and were staring at the wood stove.
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Hey Bruce.
My cows have been going to the woods ( shade ) about 7.30 AM and coming back out to graze about 6 PM . I have been going to the sawmill about 7.30 and coming back in about 6 . I think the cows are showing better judgement than I 
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Wayne,
Before, when I was younger, I thought I just needed transportation. Hence all the fuel making, engine education, and automotive pursuits. Now, I really believe in roofs! I need shelter, shelter from the sun, shelter from the falling snow, protection from ever increasingly violent elements.
I can’t even imagine how you operate down there.
We went to Iowa for a week in July, to demonstrate robots to the ROTC Cadet Command, and it was 100F there. We tried to visit some of the sights, but it was impossible. Des Moines is a beautiful clean city, but it reminded me of Kuwait, or Qatar, with the heat. In the end, after work, we ended up in our hotel rooms (me with my thermostat set at the bottom setting, seeing how low I could make the room temperature).
Anyhow, I hope you are can find a way to stay comfortable and productive.
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My grandpa designed our house to have a wide shallow roof, with big windows incase the AC goes out. I’ve been wanting to install some solar powered attic fans to see if that can naturally bring temps down and make the AC work less.
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Me or the wife have never lived in a house with AC. I think it might spoil me and make me want to stay in the house .
Also I don’t drink cold water . I like it at room temp so I can turn a jug up and put away a half gallon at a time.
Yesterday the wife brought me a gallon of water to the sawmill that had ice in it. I set it out in the sun to warm up . 
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What Wayne sayd on drink temperature. Its a European thing l guess. I remember Al Frick almost burning his mouth with the beer me and JO drank at Argos
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Anything cold and I get the hickups. Especially if it has bubbles in it. Also, too cold and there’s no taste. Nothing can beat armpit-warm homemade snaps, isn’t that right Kristijan?
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Dont give away all the secrets now JO!
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Since we are at it, l just poured one of my favorite drinks. Its orange soda with red wine. Put it i a kinda James Bond context, “added, not mixed in”
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That sounds like a very interesting mixture of flavors, where did you come up with it?
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Its a clasic here. Called Mišmaš (Mischmach). Can be made with any soda, althugh Schweppes bitter lemon or Fanta are preffered. The only important part is you pour the cool soda first then gently pour your cellar temp wine over. They mix in your mouth once you tilt the glass.
Ha, but l invented a aditional twist to it! Adding just a bit of blueberry or cherry liquer to the bottom, that makes the drink even more apealing. Red-yellow-red.
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Any particular kind of red wine? I’ll admit I don’t know anything about wine but I’m pretty interested in learning
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Its all down to prefference. It all depends. The one on the pic is made with Radler (grapefruit beer) and Merlot. But usualy its drunk with homegrown wine (low alcohol-under 10%). This wine is usualy a bit more tart so it fits the sweet soda perfectly. This is a real nice “energy drink” that will not get you drunk.
Ha, l just remembered. This was the favourite drink of my grand grand father. He only had a quarter of his stomack due to being shot in it in ww2 so its probably the soft nature of the drink that made it suitible for his needs. He had to eat and drink every 2 hours, a bite at a time, just to stay alive…
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Men were a different kind of tough in that era. My grandfather lost both legs in the war and was farming his wheat and oats till the end. 13 open heart surgeries from war wounds, only one functioning lung and just didn’t quit. Sure do miss him, so much more I could have learned
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I’m still amazed at my paternal grandfather’s luck in WW2. North Africa, D Day, Battle of the Bulge and came out with only two Purple Hearts. He was in 2nd Armored Division under General Patton. Was a cook in an artillery division but when the fight is on it’s all hands on the field from what he said. He left as a Staff Sergeant and declined officers school, and once he got home went and built roads.
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Concerning wines, we had our summer wine festival here in Mělník. I was honored to be the lead sommelier in degustation tent. We had ten wines which I selected among all products of participating wineries. The theme if the degustation was Rezistent species.
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What do you mean with rezistent species?
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