Exposed: the
bathrooms I've been meaning to gut and refurbish. The piles of books
that don't seem to be getting any smaller, no matter how many I give
away. And then there's the basement. “Sir, are those boxes of . .
. comic books? (You realize they aren't worth anything, don't you?)”
It all
went swimmingly enough. The worst news was exactly what I'd braced
myself to hear — this charming, unregenerate smoker has got 30 days
to shape up or ship out:
Old
Ironsides doesn't have it in him to shape up — and has long been
retired of course. Can't have any fires happening where they aren't wanted. Our
insurers, however, have done exactly that, and lit one under my
posterior. Beth has long wondered what it might cost to install
something new, something small, something efficient and easier on the
environment. At some point in the next 30 days I'll be able to say
exactly what that expense will amount to.
More
pictures to follow.
2 comments:
Darrell, you might find this interesting: http://www.forgreenheat.org/
This org is near here, in the MD suburbs of DC (aging hippie town of Takoma Park, to be exact). I've long been interested in learning more about these options. In my work, though, rarely run into homes where people are considering it.
The norm would probably be what my visitors suggested: eschew wood heat altogether (either cap the stove, or remove it). Super-green (like the stoves on offer at your link) is quite costly. But catalytic burn systems are pretty much the only thing on the market, at least up here. Green enough for my needs, I think.
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