Pegged the needle, now what do I do?

[Wood Duck]

FWIW, Mrs. Wood Duck is fully capable of starting and maintaining a fire.

 

[Cate68]

And here we go again . . . the perpetual "I don't trust my wife -- she knows nothing" comments vs. the "My wife is incredible and better at burning than me" comments.

I'm always amazed at

a) how some folks -- male or female -- never seem to take the time or care enough or have the mental capacity to run a woodstove -- I mean if I can run a woodstove safely anyone can,

b) how some folks seem almost amazed that women are capable of running a stove . . . I mean c'mon . . . women (and men) have been making fires and tending fires for eons . . . it's just a learned skill like anything else . . . last time I knew you didn't need to have an extra appendage as a pre-requisite to make a fire and,

c) how stuck some folks seem to get on what the male and female "roles" and "job duties" are in a relationship . . . I mean don't get me wrong, there are some things that my wife does better or prefers doing (i.e. she says I do not fold the laundry the right way . . . most likely since I have never really truly taken the time to learn how to do it her way) and there are some things that men can do better than women (i.e. hold a conversation with their wife while the football game is on and still follow the action . . . of course we may have no idea of what we were talking about) and there are some things that women do better than men (i.e. pretty sure I can't carry a baby for 9 months) . . . but in general my wife is more than capable of doing most everything I do and vice versa . . .

Jake - you are my hero and your wife is a lucky lady. I refuse to be offended by these posts and I take them in good humor, but just let me say that I manage my stove all by myself thankyouverymuch...I have an ax, hatchet, splitting wedges and a splitter. And I use them all as a 5'3" 115#, 42 year old woman and have yet to lose a limb, draw blood or burn down the house!