Usin’ Wood
I was feeling pretty smug about all the wood I have stacked. Then I started noticing how fast I am using it. Crap. After our little blizzard yesterday, its a little late to go out and cut more in the woods, too. Time to call Tim Green, the wood guy.
On a side note: mix the green wood with the seasoned wood. My Hardy wood furnace will burn most anything, but wet wood tends to burn in the center and not fall down onto the grate, where the blower will fan the flames. Thus, after awhile, the fire temperature goes way down. I learned this previously, but forgot to take the lesson to heart and ended up crawling around on my stomach in the snow clearing the ash grate and blower and then rearranging all the wood. It was still burning, but when the wind chill is -3, it’s good to make sure that the water is at full temp (180 degrees)!
There you go! Another pearl of wisdom from your country cousin. You can feel all smug riding METRA into work this morning now. 
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