Ashful
Minister of Fire
Hi gzecc,
As I mentioned above, I had Sandy go right over my house. I honestly can't count how many trees we lost (100+?), and we were also without power for most of a week. It wasn't cold to the point of saying my stove was a real necessity, tho, and I had no trouble keeping my oil-fired boiler running off my little 8kW generator. In our case, gas became a little more fun to buy (some stations were closed the first day or three), but it could be found without an enormous amount of trouble.
The woodstoves definitely made things much more pleasant, so I wasn't arguing against having one at all. I was just refuting the statement that they're necessary to make it thru events such as this. They are a nice thing to have... but not entirely necessary, at least around here.
We average a major hurricane type event maybe twice per decade, but it's usually fairly warm when they happen. Hurricanes usually require warm air to become effective.
As I mentioned above, I had Sandy go right over my house. I honestly can't count how many trees we lost (100+?), and we were also without power for most of a week. It wasn't cold to the point of saying my stove was a real necessity, tho, and I had no trouble keeping my oil-fired boiler running off my little 8kW generator. In our case, gas became a little more fun to buy (some stations were closed the first day or three), but it could be found without an enormous amount of trouble.
The woodstoves definitely made things much more pleasant, so I wasn't arguing against having one at all. I was just refuting the statement that they're necessary to make it thru events such as this. They are a nice thing to have... but not entirely necessary, at least around here.
We average a major hurricane type event maybe twice per decade, but it's usually fairly warm when they happen. Hurricanes usually require warm air to become effective.
