The "fairies" overnight.

[papasmurf]

Had a closer look at the wood. I should be able to make some of it into a cold frame. ( I already have a " wombled" window.)

[Baron von Lotsov]

I never stop hearing about CO2 emissions and global warming. Walk through my village on a winters night and it smells like a giant bonfire. Strange how this hasn't been addressed ?

I have a huge pile of wood myself, but where my open fire is now is a gas fire.



We used to have open fires at my parent's house but they nearly always used coal. Wood is a hassle because you have to keep on poking it and adding more pieces, whereas with coal, once you have it alight it does tend to burn for much longer. I do enjoy a nice fire, but it's one of those things that is suited to a large room with a lot of people in it all sitting down for the evening and keen to mess with fires. I mean leave it for 30 seconds and those pieces of wood have a habit of spitting out chunks onto the carpet and burning a hole in your finest Axminster. They can jump a long way, and easily clear the stonework surrounding it.

[T00ts]

No mains gas, where I live, electricity, is not that reliable, oil is too expensive, so I just carry on with the open fire, with back boiler to heat the radiators. (Hardly needed to light a fire so far this winter anyway.)

Really? I have been cold since October.

[papasmurf]

I never stop hearing about CO2 emissions and global warming. Walk through my village on a winters night and it smells like a giant bonfire. Strange how this hasn't been addressed ?

No mains gas, where I live, electricity, is not that reliable, oil is too expensive, so I just carry on with the open fire, with back boiler to heat the radiators. (Hardly needed to light a fire so far this winter anyway.)

[Wiggles]

I went outside  this morning to find the "fairies" had delivered a large amount of firewood. (Already in bags.)

I never stop hearing about CO2 emissions and global warming. Walk through my village on a winters night and it smells like a giant bonfire. Strange how this hasn't been addressed ?

[T00ts]

I went outside  this morning to find the "fairies" had delivered a large amount of firewood. (Already in bags.)

Isn't that lovely? Do you have any idea who? I'm quite certain you are the last person to believe in fairies. Someone luvs ya!  :hattip

[Borchester]

I went outside  this morning to find the "fairies" had delivered a large amount of firewood. (Already in bags.)

Sounds like the sort of thing my nephew would do. Queer as a nine bob note but a thoroughly decent fellow all the same. The only problem with wood stoves and fires is that they eat timber. Our wood box can hold a cubic metre but barely lasts a fortnight.

[papasmurf]

I went outside  this morning to find the "fairies" had delivered a large amount of firewood. (Already in bags.)