All the taps are out: 426.   Started around 10:00 AM.  By noon we had 153 more taps out.  It goes much faster when there are more people helping.  We started with three then another helper came for four.   One drills the hole.  Second sets the tap. Third puts on the bucket and fourth puts on the cover.   By yourself its four trips to a tree.

 

This afternoon we opened the building.  Shoveled snow from the doors and of the tanks.  Swept the floors.

 

Overnight it was down to 5.  Reached 40 today, but there was very little melt because it was cloudy.  Forecast calls for upper 40’s and sunny tomorrow.   We wait to see if the trees wake up.