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Well you're much more intelligent that muppet ol' me then. Because I was like, WTF? We have a fire, we light it, my kids!!!
by muppetman 9y ago
Well you're much more intelligent that muppet ol' me then. Because I was like, WTF? We have a fire, we light it, my kids!!!
- sevensor 9y agoI grew up in a house heated by wood-burning, so I have zero romantic illusions about fire. Dust everywhere, bronchitis, wild swings in temperature depending on whether the stove was lit. Go to sleep soaked in sweat and wake up with frost on the inside of your windows. And that's when you're doing it right, more-or-less: seasoned wood, clean chimney, adequate draft, good equipment. Many recreational wood-burners don't have the first idea what they're doing. You can tell walking down my street who's burning wet logs in the fireplace. The absolute worst is commercial campsites, though. Pack a thousand people into five acres and then sell them wet, round, un-split logs that look like they were harvested this morning. Campers then proceed to soak it in lighter fluid and make thick, white, choking smoke that blankets the whole place.