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It is cheaper for us to run the wood stove than natural gas however I agree even if it wasn't we would burn wood. Its sorta like having insurance when things go wrong.
Pete
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Woohoo!
Are you writing an article, Schlot?
Here's another thread on the topic:
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/unhappy-with-your-stove-fireplace-and-using-wood-do-tell.41431/
When I was a boy, I suggested that my grandfather should put in an oil furnace and we could stop scrounging for and processing wood. He smiled, and said, "Oil is a lazy man's heat." I was a boy then, who was trying to get out of splitting some wood. The wisdom in my grandfather's statement took about a decade to germinate. I agree, there is something very primitive about it that seems to run deeper than the money I save, the exercise I get, or any of the other common factors. For me, it's about a connection to nature and even to survival itself.
The OP of that post practically begged for someone to say why they don't like wood burning. I found it interesting that our beloved BrotherBart was the only one to truly confess:...Here's another thread on the topic:
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/unhappy-with-your-stove-fireplace-and-using-wood-do-tell.41431/
I pretty much hate it...
I pretty much hate it. But less than I hate being cold. It is a lot of work and I get more and more allergic to work every year. Heck, every hour. But it keeps getting cold every year and the trees on this place keep dieing or blowing over or being pines...
Woohoo!
Are you writing an article, Schlot?
Here's another thread on the topic:
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/unhappy-with-your-stove-fireplace-and-using-wood-do-tell.41431/
The OP of that post practically begged for someone to say why they don't like wood burning. I found it interesting that our beloved BrotherBart was the only one to truly confess:
Since that quote was out of context, I should quote the entire post
So, I have to ask. BrotherBart, how do you feel now?
Which was it, tennis elbow or golfer's? I've been dealing with "golfer's elbow" (medial epicondylitis) all summer while trying to put up wood, bulld a greenhouse, fix the house up, etc. It really took the fun out of it bad, but was all necessary stuff. Doc says I've got to stop all that now, so I've turned to other, less arm-intensive pursuits. I can still take an armload in from the stack and load it, though, usually with my left armI didn't get time to read that whole thread...but...I can really only name a few things that I don't like about heating with wood. I don't like beating up my vehicles scrounging. Even though we don't overload them, it still takes a toll. I don't like the occasional yellow jacket that hitches a ride in on the wood. I am totally ok with honey bees, mud wasps and bumble bees (where they belong), but most other wasps, hornets and especially yellow jackets are on my "do not like" list. I don't like providing housing (via wood stacks) for field mice. I hate those destructive little buggers. I didn't like stacking, or moving in any way, the wood when the tendonitis in my arm was really bad. That sucked. But all the don't likes are FAR out weighed by the likes.
Which was it, tennis elbow or golfer's? I've been dealing with "golfer's elbow" (medial epicondylitis) all summer while trying to put up wood, bulld a greenhouse, fix the house up, etc. It really took the fun out of it bad, but was all necessary stuff. Doc says I've got to stop all that now, so I've turned to other, less arm-intensive pursuits. I can still take an armload in from the stack and load it, though, usually with my left arm
It can turn chronic if you don't.I think Tennis. I didn't go to the Dr, just got a brace and wore it, took antiinflamitories and added more ginger to my diet. Much better now, but still have to be careful not to overdo it or I'll know about it.
My house at 72 with wood heat feels much better than others who heat with fossil fuels and maintain the same temperature.
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