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Post by Tooln on Apr 7, 2017 12:48:23 GMT -6
Well this sure isn't the fun part. I'm washing taps and pails today. 50 down, 100 to go. Now if I were to do like my Amish neighbors I'd just put them in the barn till next year. No wash no rinse, let the mice and rats run all over them. Now you know why I'll never eat or drink anything from them. Well at least my hand are the cleanest they've been in a long time.
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Post by badbrad on Apr 7, 2017 12:55:50 GMT -6
Yeah that would gross Tooln. Looks like a lot of work. Nice pale cover holders.
Is that why a lot of people use disposal blue bags?
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Post by Tooln on Apr 7, 2017 13:05:56 GMT -6
Yeah that would gross Tooln. Looks like a lot of work. Nice pale cover holders.
Is that why a lot of people use disposal blue bags? My Amish neighbor use's pails and blue bags. Disposable, not a chance he use's them till the mice chew holes in them. They just lay on the floor in the corner of the barn.
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Post by badbrad on Apr 7, 2017 13:07:29 GMT -6
Yeah that would gross Tooln. Looks like a lot of work. Nice pale cover holders.
Is that why a lot of people use disposal blue bags? My Amish neighbor use's pails and blue bags. Disposable, not a chance he use's them till the mice chew holes in them. They just lay on the floor in the corner of the barn.
I mean by me. They all use blue bags. Is that so they don't have to clean them out like you are doing today?
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Post by Tooln on Apr 7, 2017 13:27:35 GMT -6
I look at it this way. I got the pails for free. Bags are .25 each the holder is a one time investment at 2.70 each. I'll take the free route and spend some time cleaning. I'd be willing to bet your neighbor reuse them also.
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Post by badbrad on Apr 7, 2017 13:40:38 GMT -6
I look at it this way. I got the pails for free. Bags are .25 each the holder is a one time investment at 2.70 each. I'll take the free route and spend some time cleaning. I'd be willing to bet your neighbor reuse them also. Could be ??
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Post by Tooln on Mar 3, 2018 22:55:29 GMT -6
Well it's that time of year again. I'm behind but we're going out tomorrow to put taps in. It's not a money maker for me, it just let's me tax the property as ag.
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Post by badbrad on Mar 3, 2018 23:09:57 GMT -6
Well it's that time of year again. I'm behind but we're going out tomorrow to put taps in. It's not a money maker for me, it just let's me tax the property as ag. Most are not tapping for another week here.
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Post by nhmountains on Mar 4, 2018 1:31:34 GMT -6
They've been boiling here for a couple weeks. Great weather for at least the next 10 days. Going to be the best year here in a long time. The maple I cut down last weekend gushed sap from the stump immediately.
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Post by Tooln on Mar 4, 2018 21:48:00 GMT -6
Put in 100 today, more tomorrow. Last year we had 144. Maybe close to 175 this year. Who knows maybe more.
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Post by Catscratch on Mar 5, 2018 5:57:06 GMT -6
This all sounds like a cultural thing. Almost like the opening day of deer season use to be with lots of tradition and family time.
Is there any chance one of you guys would mail me some homemade syrup? I would pay for it and cover shipping. Around here we get ours from Walmart, curious to see what real syrup tastes like.
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Post by Tooln on Mar 5, 2018 5:59:33 GMT -6
This all sounds like a cultural thing. Almost like the opening day of deer season use to be with lots of tradition and family time. Is there any chance one of you guys would mail me some homemade syrup? I would pay for it and cover shipping. Around here we get ours from Walmart, curious to see what real syrup tastes like. It's possible I could send you some.
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Post by Catscratch on Mar 5, 2018 6:02:05 GMT -6
This all sounds like a cultural thing. Almost like the opening day of deer season use to be with lots of tradition and family time. Is there any chance one of you guys would mail me some homemade syrup? I would pay for it and cover shipping. Around here we get ours from Walmart, curious to see what real syrup tastes like. It's possible I could send you some. Let me know when it's all said and done if you have any left. We can work it out then. Thanks!
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Post by Tooln on Mar 5, 2018 6:38:43 GMT -6
It's possible I could send you some. Let me know when it's all said and done if you have any left. We can work it out then. Thanks! Will do.
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Post by sd51555 on Mar 5, 2018 7:04:16 GMT -6
It's possible I could send you some. Let me know when it's all said and done if you have any left. We can work it out then. Thanks! Cat, have you never had real maple syrup?
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