The forum...

[jjs777_fzr]

I just wanted to write a quick blurb....

I picked up my buddies Upland Model 17 which was sitting in his basement for probably 20+ years.
Because I just wanted to...I got busy grinding the surface rust and just laid a good spray of bbq paint.
I then went searching for what this stove was all about. One thing led to another and I finally made my way back to hearth.com.

Long story short...congrats to Craig Issod for having the wisdom to create this site so many years ago.
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/wiki/History_of_Upland_Stove_Company/

I didn't set out to learn too much today but...darn I went and learned something anyways.

Now I'm even happier that I decided to push my buddy to his basement to get the old stove out.
Although I have a few stoves...I can't be the only one that likes to swap'em to see how they perform.

Regards,
John

 

[Backwoods Savage]

So John, is that called a hobby?

 

[firefighterjake]

Yes . . . this can be a dangerous place . . . many come here looking for a quick answer . . . and many end up staying long after they've found their answer. There truly is a wealth of information here . . . and just catching up on the new topics, not to mention trying to read back on the old topics, can take days to weeks of your time.

 

[SlyFerret]

A few of us have been shipwrecked here for years now!

Although, it is a little like the Swiss Family Robinson... When we get the opportunity to leave, we end up sticking around!

-SF

 

[raybonz]

Yeah this place is a time, space and alternative heat continuum... A black hole in cyberspace that one is sucked into for eternity.. Run while you can!

Ray

 

[tfdchief]

Yes . . . this can be a dangerous place . . . many come here looking for a quick answer . . . and many end up staying long after they've found their answer. There truly is a wealth of information here . . . and just catching up on the new topics, not to mention trying to read back on the old topics, can take days to weeks of your time.

Same story here

 

[remkel]

It's almost like having to call 911 to get out of a corn maze-----

 

[NCredneck]

It's almost like having to call 911 to get out of a corn maze-----

That crap was funny wasn't it. How would you like to be the ones to make national news with that one....duh!

 

[My Oslo heats my home]

Some good responses to this thread. Yeah, some folks here do get sidelined a bit when it comes to the forum. Just a few days ago I set up the laptop on the dining room table and politely asked that nobody touch it, hearth.com is my home page.

 

[BrotherBart]

I just was doing a Google search in 2005 to get some info on Jotul gas stoves I bought from the bank. Found this place and it got totally out of hand. Four stoves, two liners and two chimneys and two more saws got kinda expensive. And I had to start cutting wood more than three months before winter. >:-(

And then Craig asked one day if I wanted to...

Good grief.

 

[GAMMA RAY]

I found this site through Google. I just needed some info and thought I would be off on my way.
Pfft....I am still here and have learned more than I could ever imagine.
You would think I would be on a jewelry forum or something like a that :lol:
Mr Gamma is amazed how much I have learned here...
This site has some addictive properties though..... :ahhh:

 

[My Oslo heats my home]

I found this site through Google. I just needed some info and thought I would be off on my way.
Pfft....I am still here and have learned more than I could ever imagine.
You would think I would be on a jewelry forum or something like a that :lol:
Mr Gamma is amazed how much I have learned here...
This site has some addictive properties though..... :ahhh:

From the looks of the pics taken at the open house I would venture to say that you are on a jewelry forum too.

 

[Shari]

A few of us have been shipwrecked here for years now!

Although, it is a little like the Swiss Family Robinson... When we get the opportunity to leave, we end up sticking around!

-SF

Now that there is just down right funny because it is so, so true! :lol: :lol: :lol: