On 11/27/2018 10:15 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2018-11-27 12:02 AM, Jinx the Minx wrote:
>> > wrote:
>>> On Mon, 26 Nov 2018 18:16:21 -0000 (UTC), Jinx the Minx
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>>> I've never met anyone who heats with wood who doesn't own at least one
>>> chain saw.
>>>
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>> Fortunately for me, we have other heat sources.Â* The last thing I want is
>> to be chained to a wood stove for 6 months out of the year.Â* Its a nice
>> supplement, however.
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> My former neighbour is pretty much under house arrest with his wood
> fired boiler.Â* He can put enough wood in the evening to keep the place
> warm all night, but he has to be there in the morning to add more.Â* They
> cannot go away overnight and leave it.Â* The wife is not very happy about
> that.Â* They used to do a lot of travel together.
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Yeah, but he saved $50 on heating last year.

From my experience in my area, if you have to buy wood the saving is
minimal. "Free" wood takes a lot of labor. It keeps the room with the
stove very warm and cozy.

It does satisfy the primal urges to make fire, cook with it and all that
stuff, but it is crazy to make it the single source. It makes you a
slave. A few days a year I'd want to crank up the stove, make a stew or
pot roast, but it is much less labor to adjust the thermostat.