Bark Up or Down? Firewood Splits Norwegians

[garbon]

Unprepared for what? Sleeping in front of the hearth?

Or if the power goes out for an extended period of time during the winter.

Isn't that one and the same. I don't recall growing up that fireplaces were a great way of heating a house.

[Legbiter]

Bark up.

Anything else and you'll be silently judged.

[derspiess]

Unprepared for what? Sleeping in front of the hearth?

Or if the power goes out for an extended period of time during the winter.

Isn't that one and the same. I don't recall growing up that fireplaces were a great way of heating a house.

I do.  Once dad had the stove insert put into the fireplace it kept the 1st floor of our house all nice & toasty.

[fhdz]

Isn't that one and the same. I don't recall growing up that fireplaces were a great way of heating a house.

It depends on the layout of the house, certainly.

[mongers]

I think in a way building, maintaining a fire/fireplace is a somewhat important skill and worthy of discussion/tv coverage, certainly more 'real' and useful, than talking about what the latest application does on this or that phone OS or about the newest bright shiny smartphone just out.

[MadImmortalMan]

I do.  Once dad had the stove insert put into the fireplace it kept the 1st floor of our house all nice & toasty.

Thank Ben Franklin.

My brother in law heats his house with one of those automatic pellet burning stoves. It works wonders and controls the heat level automatically. I don't know how it compares to natural gas economically. He can toss normal wood in there if he wants.

[mongers]

I do.  Once dad had the stove insert put into the fireplace it kept the 1st floor of our house all nice & toasty.

Thank Ben Franklin.

My brother in law heats his house with one of those automatic pellet burning stoves. It works wonders and controls the heat level automatically. I don't know how it compares to natural gas economically. He can toss normal wood in there if he wants.

Yeah, they seem good in terms of efficient burn, especially as compared to older methods.
I guess the problem is the initial capital outlay, availability of supply and the price of the pellets if the fires become very popular.

[garbon]

I think in a way building, maintaining a fire/fireplace is a somewhat important skill and worthy of discussion/tv coverage, certainly more 'real' and useful, than talking about what the latest application does on this or that phone OS or about the newest bright shiny smartphone just out.

I'm not sure I agree. Apart from the novelty and aesthetic value - I'd think for most people (who would otherwise be discussing smartphones and apps), this sort of fire serves no real purpose.

[Grey Fox]

Unprepared for what? Sleeping in front of the hearth?

Or if the power goes out for an extended period of time during the winter.

That is true. I plan on squatting at my in-laws, a mile away & use theirs.

[fhdz]

I think in a way building, maintaining a fire/fireplace is a somewhat important skill and worthy of discussion/tv coverage, certainly more 'real' and useful, than talking about what the latest application does on this or that phone OS or about the newest bright shiny smartphone just out.

Why so judgmental?

[MadImmortalMan]

I have a bit of a fondness for skills that would help me live independently of the trappings of modern society, so I kinda agree with Mongers. It's probably why I like to cook. Some things are universal.

What I do for a living would be of no utility or value whatsoever after the zombie apocalypse.

[derspiess]

I do.  Once dad had the stove insert put into the fireplace it kept the 1st floor of our house all nice & toasty.

Thank Ben Franklin.

Will do

My brother in law heats his house with one of those automatic pellet burning stoves. It works wonders and controls the heat level automatically. I don't know how it compares to natural gas economically. He can toss normal wood in there if he wants.

I read a WSJ article about them a couple years ago.  At the time it was a lot more economical than gas, oil, or electric heat.  If I had a house where one of those were feasible, I'd install one in a heartbeat.

[Admiral Yi]

Why so judgmental?

Being against things is the easiest replacement for religion.

[Eddie Teach]

You see, your're not prepared now........tisk...tisk.

I'm prepared by living somewhere it doesn't go below freezing 

[garbon]

I have a bit of a fondness for skills that would help me live independently of the trappings of modern society, so I kinda agree with Mongers. It's probably why I like to cook. Some things are universal.

What I do for a living would be of no utility or value whatsoever after the zombie apocalypse.

Can I sell you a bunker?