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Non Compos Mentis
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Off the grid- Almost
Posts: 10,637
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We rarely use the fireplace in the living room, but the pellet stove in the family room is used often during Winter. Nice not bringing wood through the clean house, with spiders tagging along for the ride.
We burn most of our wood in the fire pit in the back yard, next to the trickling water. Wonderful place to spend time in the evening.
Lots of wood here. I have been hauling trailers of wood away, donating it to a firewood bank.
There is a guy out in the sticks near here who delivers wood to people who have a wood stove as their only source of heat. He has formed a 501c3 non-profit organization. Recipiants must be on food stamps or some other form of assistance to qualify. Until meeting him. I had no idea there are so many folks barely squeaking by on so little, just a short way from very affluent areas. Most are elderly, or single parents of young kids.
I've got piles of Madrona and Douglas Fir. Giving it away cleans up my place, and helps keep others warm. Win-win.
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