tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post3338571406361424344..comments2024-03-18T19:53:34.661-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: Old Fashion Fireplacejoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-50696306142150179752017-02-23T20:11:34.779-05:002017-02-23T20:11:34.779-05:00We do not have a fireplace in this house. I've...We do not have a fireplace in this house. I've always had a fireplace so I get where you are coming from. The husband wants to get a wood stove, but they get so dusty. Frankly I'd be fine with a gas one, only because we're getting older and don't know how much more time do we have, to stoke the fire and pile wood?Debby https://www.blogger.com/profile/02574297621214864538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-78231846423877307012017-02-22T23:33:04.021-05:002017-02-22T23:33:04.021-05:00In general I will say that I absolutely agree with...In general I will say that I absolutely agree with everything you've written. There really is nothing like the whole experience from stacking to stoking but Idaho was on fire all summer and that smell was so overpowering every day for weeks on end.. I've taken a break from anything wood burning related. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-4579025012283376392017-02-22T19:00:17.313-05:002017-02-22T19:00:17.313-05:00One day I hope to have a fireplace. Any fireplace ...One day I hope to have a fireplace. Any fireplace will do. They're just so cozy.Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686450030075980690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-41809141282911783742017-02-21T22:01:29.211-05:002017-02-21T22:01:29.211-05:00We loved our wood stove until it got to be too muc...We loved our wood stove until it got to be too much work and mess. I was able to drop, cut, and split all of our firewood myself. Those were the days ...... the pellet burner is just not the same, but it's much easier and far less mess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-84237849699019584572017-02-21T20:36:01.649-05:002017-02-21T20:36:01.649-05:00I grew up in a house that was all wood heat. Heati...I grew up in a house that was all wood heat. Heating water, heating the house, and cooking was all done with wood. I learned how to cook on a wood-burning stove. The only time my mother used a small propane oven was for baking cakes and cookies. Fond memories, but I wouldn't want to deal with that now. Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-19521385207728157412017-02-21T18:26:16.900-05:002017-02-21T18:26:16.900-05:00As you might recall our fireplace is holographic. ...As you might recall our fireplace is holographic. It looks absolutely real and even provides heat. I never want to go back to chopping wood.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-10086635532197818802017-02-21T18:10:43.826-05:002017-02-21T18:10:43.826-05:00I miss them, too, Joe!!I miss them, too, Joe!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-34112696458812901252017-02-21T18:00:05.220-05:002017-02-21T18:00:05.220-05:00We have rarely had a fireplace, either wood or gas...We have rarely had a fireplace, either wood or gas. 'Course we live in Arizona.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-67539239113281354442017-02-21T17:23:10.250-05:002017-02-21T17:23:10.250-05:00We have a wood burning stove that we can't get...We have a wood burning stove that we can't get cleaned by anyone, so we can't use it. Down in the swamps, we wouldn't need it much anyway.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-69080260881565488692017-02-21T16:22:12.782-05:002017-02-21T16:22:12.782-05:00They do smell good.They do smell good.only slightly confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08165115156889904978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-78052039403465899302017-02-21T13:20:21.270-05:002017-02-21T13:20:21.270-05:00We had one for 22 years at our last house. I hated...We had one for 22 years at our last house. I hated the smell, which lingered for days. Don't miss it one bit, but I understand how others enjoy!Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-5614943349889077202017-02-21T11:09:55.556-05:002017-02-21T11:09:55.556-05:00You don't see many wood burning anything in Ca...You don't see many wood burning anything in California. We are regulated and then regulated some more. I too enjoyed a good fire. I too remember getting up in the middle of the night to stoke the fire. Fond memories.<br /><br />Have a fabulous day, Joe. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-30750299829009798292017-02-21T11:03:00.599-05:002017-02-21T11:03:00.599-05:00Last wood burning fireplace I had was in Florida o...Last wood burning fireplace I had was in Florida of all places. Often had to turn on the A/C to use it but I miss it today. I would love a gas one now that I old but the thing I would miss would be the sound and the tending. Enjoy yours Cranky. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-43808561531822480202017-02-21T09:02:01.468-05:002017-02-21T09:02:01.468-05:00Just one more thing in life that some people find ...Just one more thing in life that some people find enjoyable that isn't always practical, kind of like doughnuts and golf.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-89102343216263330632017-02-21T08:53:18.549-05:002017-02-21T08:53:18.549-05:00You missed the part about cleaning it. I saw the p...You missed the part about cleaning it. I saw the point of a wood fire in the stove in our studio; there was no other heat and it's cold in Ohio in winter. I never saw the point of a fire in the living room fire place in a home heated adequately by a gas furnace. All that happened was people retreated to the room's edges to avoid the extra heat; gas heat I paid for went up the chimney, and there was that disgusting mess to clean up the next day. It is not easy to keep wood ashes contained.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-32414964378008197302017-02-21T08:15:14.576-05:002017-02-21T08:15:14.576-05:00I could swear that I left you a comment.I could swear that I left you a comment.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-4449008208464186062017-02-21T06:23:12.923-05:002017-02-21T06:23:12.923-05:00Obviously I was never a boy scout/camper in any of...Obviously I was never a boy scout/camper in any of my previous lives because I absolutely cannot start a fire in a fireplace. (You wanna talk stove tops, that's a different story.)Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-16411443670658802142017-02-21T04:22:40.474-05:002017-02-21T04:22:40.474-05:00All through reading this I remembered the smell of...All through reading this I remembered the smell of fire logs before and after burning, and then you mentioned it. I wish I had a wood fire place again even though it was fire that sent me to hospital. I would readily go back to it if I could. The fire, that is, not the accident.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-89861369253230287292017-02-21T00:09:05.129-05:002017-02-21T00:09:05.129-05:00We had an "old fashioned" fireplace when...We had an "old fashioned" fireplace when we lived in Oregon. We did get the cords of wood to stack for the winter. I sat right in front of the fireplace (grill closed) and soaked in the heat. In Montana we had some problems with the fireplace and never used it. In fact boarded it over since yellow jackets found a way in it through the chimney. Now we have a fireplace (like we need it in Phoenix) but haven't ventured to use it yet. There is something to be said indeed to smell the smell of a wood burning one!<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-1827445673482093532017-02-20T23:47:09.255-05:002017-02-20T23:47:09.255-05:00I remember the mess of cleaning out the ashes and ...I remember the mess of cleaning out the ashes and not being able to sit too close in case a spark caught our clothes, but I was young and didn't have any of the work involved like cutting and stacking wood etc. In later years we had a wood burning combustion heater, that was great. We'd load it with a large mallee stump, which would burn away very slowly, so the room would be warm for dressing in the winter, and coming home after work there'd be a kettle at the back of the stove with hot water ready for coffee. We'd cook soups and stews on it too, put the pot on the stove by mid morning and the food would be ready by dinner time.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-10074892927993539462017-02-20T23:02:22.696-05:002017-02-20T23:02:22.696-05:00I hear ya! We don't have a real fireplace in t...I hear ya! We don't have a real fireplace in the house, just electric ones. My mom's house had a real fireplace, though.<br /><br />When I lived there, I rarely had to start the fire, but I loved poking it, and putting more wood on. We kept a small pile stacked outside the back door. The big woodpile was stacked along the back of the garage. My cousin delivered us a truckload a couple times a winter. I stacked my share.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.com