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  1. Otis B Driftwood
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    A Salute to Firewood

    NPR's Colin McEnroe of Greater Hartford, CT, offers an entertaining hour of tips, stories and general BS here. So pull up a rockin' chair, throw in...
    Thread by: Otis B Driftwood, Feb 28, 2013, 10 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
  2. Otis B Driftwood
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    Fracked gas in populated areas increases disease vastly

    Adding to my suspicions are these new "laws" that doctors have to comply to. Seems that after some teeth pulling, industry has published public sites...
    Post by: Otis B Driftwood, May 18, 2012 in forum: The Green Room
  3. Otis B Driftwood
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    I Don't Get It.

    $28? That's reasonable. See, I'm one of these cheapskates who tries to salvage something first so I can break it a second time. It's not altruism...
    Post by: Otis B Driftwood, May 18, 2012 in forum: The Gear
  4. Otis B Driftwood
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    Getting cold tonight

    Thanks, Chief, for the post like. We finally stopped burning well after my last post. New England got warm then cool again. Took the last bit of...
    Post by: Otis B Driftwood, May 17, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  5. Otis B Driftwood
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    I Don't Get It.

    Fair enough. But I've heard different from mechanics who work with two-cycle engines. It was they who told me that ethanol eats the clear tubing in...
    Post by: Otis B Driftwood, May 17, 2012 in forum: The Gear
  6. Otis B Driftwood
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    Fracked gas in populated areas increases disease vastly

    Webbie, thanks for having the curiosity and bravery for starting a topic that easily can become heated ( sorry ) and partisan. Count me in as a...
    Post by: Otis B Driftwood, May 17, 2012 in forum: The Green Room
  7. Otis B Driftwood
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    Getting cold tonight

    Right! I love burning too. Besides, with all that crap accumulated from the tax filings, I could use a stove right now. Haven't used the shredder...
    Post by: Otis B Driftwood, Apr 21, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  8. Otis B Driftwood
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    blowers and dust

    You guys must burn a lot of ash wood ... we do too. Really notice it on our glasstop coffee table. No excuse to not dust. Kinda thought the first...
    Post by: Otis B Driftwood, Apr 21, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  9. Otis B Driftwood
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    I Don't Get It.

    I've got two Echo® products: a weeder and a chainsaw. I've had both for about the same time, roughly six years. After two years, the weeder crapped...
    Thread by: Otis B Driftwood, Apr 21, 2012, 7 replies, in forum: The Gear
  10. Otis B Driftwood
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    Block Off Plate

    I just did it. Jury's out 'til next season. I never trusted the guy I got to do the work. That guy was me.
    Post by: Otis B Driftwood, Apr 13, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  11. Otis B Driftwood
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    My 1st chimney fire?

    WOW! what a great introductory thread! Don't think anyone's beat this. BTW, if you want to burn your house down, call me, I'll do it cheap. Call...
    Post by: Otis B Driftwood, Apr 13, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  12. Otis B Driftwood
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    blowers and dust

    Belly: Curious, how long did you have your Rainier before you got your blower? Worth it? Pain to keep the room clean? Dean's Stove, right? Here...
    Post by: Otis B Driftwood, Apr 13, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  13. Otis B Driftwood
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    Getting cold tonight

    Still burning here too. Not much longer. Heat's been off for better than two weeks and that thermostat ain't budging.
    Post by: Otis B Driftwood, Apr 13, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  14. Otis B Driftwood
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    Efficiency & Emissions on EPA Stoves (Englander 30 and Heatilator Eco-Choice 22)

    Jake: No question is a dumb question. However, I have plenty of snappy dumb answers to perfectly good questions. Caveat: I'm a log throwing-type...
    Post by: Otis B Driftwood, Apr 11, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  15. Otis B Driftwood
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    Cast Iron or Soapstone???

    Dakota: YOWZA, that's a heckavuh price difference. You sure the Arabs aren't in on this racket? I oughta get into it ... hmmm ... lessee ... I gotta...
    Post by: Otis B Driftwood, Apr 10, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  16. Otis B Driftwood
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    Efficiency & Emissions on EPA Stoves (Englander 30 and Heatilator Eco-Choice 22)

    This is a point that's often bugged me. Now, my parents bought their insert during the glory days of The Carter Years, when they proved that...
    Post by: Otis B Driftwood, Apr 10, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  17. Otis B Driftwood
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    Cast Iron or Soapstone???

    OK, I actually have a question worth answering. Suppose my bricks started exploding, no pun intended, and I had to replace them. Can I replace them...
    Post by: Otis B Driftwood, Apr 10, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  18. Otis B Driftwood
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    Painting a brand new wood stove insert

    rn: If you change your mind and paint that thing Candy Apple Red, it had better get to 60mph in 5 seconds on the open road. BTW, an interesting...
    Post by: Otis B Driftwood, Apr 10, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  19. Otis B Driftwood
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    DiY Block Plate on an Avalon Rainier Insert

    Oh, I stuffed it far up there all right, good'n'tight, so much so that Mrs Driftwood can't tell me to park anything where the sun don't shine for the...
    Post by: Otis B Driftwood, Apr 10, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  20. Otis B Driftwood
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    Calling all Insert owners

    Well, that's Appalachia for ya.
    Post by: Otis B Driftwood, Apr 9, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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