After a brief scare, the weather channel has assured me that Saturday April 16 is going to be fabulous. Sunny and 66 degrees for the high. So happy. We did have lots on rain on Monday so we will still be dealing with a bit of mud. Please wear solid shoes or work boots. And if you want to get across the stream to take a tour the rest of the farm, you will to bring a pair of tall boots. Would not suggest you plan to wear them all day though. Unless they are comfortable. Most of the work will be done standing and walking. We will have a couple of pairs that you can borrow if need be. Or you can take a chance on hitching a ride in our trailer.
Wear work clothes that you won’t mind getting dirty and dress in layers. It will be cooler in the morning. We will have extra work gloves, but if you have your own, please bring them.
We plan to get started at 9 am and will go as long as the work and our crew lasts. It would be wonderful to not only get all the logs inoculated but also across the stream and stacked in their final resting place.
It is easy enough to find us. THF is right on Route 26 in Augusta NY. Parking will be along the road where our street number sign is. Make sure you pull in far enough to be safely off the road. There is a lot of traffic along that route. You will know you are in the right place when you see Ron’s red Transit. You will drive past us and use Munz Road as your turn around spot.
Once you park you will walk to the entrance, just past our street sign and then head down the path. By the time you get there, Ron will have everything set up and ready. He is so excited that I have had to put my foot down and tell him that, no, he is not camping out and he will wait until the sun comes up before he heads over.
Our work stations will be in the tent. Tables set up for the drilling, inoculating and waxing. I can tell you from experience that each job is harder than it sounds, so we will have people switch jobs after awhile. After all, you need to learn all aspects of this project.
Being us, and knowing full well that stuff happens, we will try to be prepared for all unexpected events. First aid kit, protective eye wear, bug spray, tissues and lots of TP will all be on hand. Along with an assortment of tools and duck tape. Breakfast and lunch are on us as well as snacks and some treats. Coffee will be available and hot water for those tea drinkers. Like me. Water and juice too. If there is anything special you need, please let me know. Lynne, we already have your Fritos. Please let us know if you are coming so we can have a rough head count.
Fair warning we have lots of tripping and snagging hazards out on THF. We will have a burn barrel set up, so you can toss any little branch into that to get it out of your way. Again we remind you about the left behind garbage we are still dealing with. So keep your eyes open while moving about the place. And lousy cell service out there. Just so you know.