Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C.
Posted by Rob Boyes on April 16, 2015, 9:25 pm 209.52.53.72
He who chops his own wood is twice warmed .(she/her)
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Posted by Daniel H on April 16, 2015, 9:37 pm, in reply to "Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C." 189.164.217.49------------------------Re: Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C.
Posted by Judy B on April 17, 2015, 12:06 am, in reply to "Re: Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C." 189.164.245.218
If I could, I would buy four cords from you. We would always start our fire about three pm and burn until ten. Mornings too depending on weather. How I miss my fires. Lucky you. What wood is it | ------------------------Re: Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C.
Posted by kushad on April 17, 2015, 10:42 am, in reply to "Re: Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C." 208.53.120.35
Yup! That's how we doit , too. our pile isn't quite as high, but close. Now that we are coming to La Manz every winter, we have enough wood for the next 3 years!
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Posted by Neal on April 17, 2015, 1:39 pm, in reply to "Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C." 71.89.234.247------------------------Re: Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C.
Posted by David Dagoli on April 17, 2015, 3:49 pm, in reply to "Re: Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C." 189.164.217.248
Gas and oil are cleaner than burning wood? Does that include fracking and tar sands? | ------------------------Re: Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C.
Posted by Rob Boyes on April 17, 2015, 3:52 pm, in reply to "Re: Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C." 209.52.53.72
Being that this message board is for La Manzanilla related stuff, it might not be the place for a long thread on clean heating, but since I wanted to share my smugness at having achieved the monumental task of processing my own fuel, and having some deflating feed back, I'll add a few facts. I am surrounded by thousands of acres of oxygenating trees and buffeting winds that blow in off the pacific. These do a pretty good job of keeping the air clean. Firewood logs wash in on my beach, natural gas is not available. I live in an area where properties are cleared by piling up the stumps and debris and burning it. And the logging companies burn off logging slash for (supposedly) pest and fire control. Both these things create huge fires that make more smoke in two days than all the little wood stoves in the entire area, forever. And it is very low density housing, so there isn't a concentration of chimney smoke. and to the naysayers, when your electricity is created by coal fired generators, does it stop you from using electricity? Just sayin'.... that's all. | ------------------------Burn away, Robbie
Posted by Mark S on April 17, 2015, 4:21 pm, in reply to "Re: Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C." 189.164.239.111
No need to explain yourself, my friend. Trees are a renewable resource. Nothing in your commendable stack resembled old growth (but, also, not driftwood). You cut one tree down, three grow back. Nothing beats a wood fire, and where you live the smoke is more than negligible. I'm sure more energy is consumed and its carbons exhausted into the sky on an annual round trip to LM than a summer full of you staying cozy next to your fireplace/stove/whatever. Now, though, tell the truth. What is the name of the young man that bucked up all those rounds and split the same? | ------------------------Re: Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C.
Posted by TomS on April 17, 2015, 5:49 pm, in reply to "Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C." 24.108.118.249
Let's Clear the Air about Wood Burning (without throwing more fuel on the fire): By heating with wood we do not contribute to the greenhouse effect as we would by heating with one of the fossil fuels like oil and gas. When oil and gas are burned, carbon that was buried for thousands of years is released in the form of carbon dioxide which then contributes to global warming. Carbon does makes up about half the weight of firewood and is released as carbon dioxide when the wood is burned. This is part of a natural cycle. A tree absorbs carbon dioxide from the air as it grows and uses this carbon to build its structure. When the tree falls and decays in the forest, or is processed into firewood and burned, the carbon is released again to the atmosphere. This cycle can be repeated forever without increasing atmospheric carbon. Heating with wood, therefore, does not contribute to the greenhouse effect. Also, when wood is used instead of fossil fuels, the result is a net reduction in greenhouse emissions. I agree. that burning wood may not be the perfect choice, but what is? For some of us, it is the best option because it is taken right from our back yards. I compare it to having a vegetable garden instead of importing the food. Rob, I sure admired the shaked roofs in the pictures, too. | ------------------------Re: Here's how this gringo stays warm in B.C.
Posted by Rob Boyes on April 17, 2015, 6:26 pm, in reply to "Re: Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C." 209.52.53.72
Thanks , Tom. And Mark... When I bucked those logs I was a couple weeks younger. I feel 2 years older now. | ------------------------Re: Here's how this gringo stays warm in B.C.
Posted by Judy B on April 17, 2015, 8:50 pm, in reply to "Re: Here's how this gringo stays warm in B.C." 189.164.245.218
Oh Rob, you are not getting older, just better. | ------------------------Re: Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C.
Posted by Daniel H on April 17, 2015, 9:06 pm, in reply to "Re: Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C." 189.164.217.49------------------------Re: Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C.
Posted by valerie :)* on April 18, 2015, 9:46 am, in reply to "Re: Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C."
I remember so many quantum physics students at Uni and this is the first one I understood! | ------------------------Re: Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C.
Posted by Neal on April 18, 2015, 2:34 pm, in reply to "Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C." 71.89.234.247
Robbie I also burn some to take the chill off so I am doubly impressed with the amount of effort that pile of wood represents. My post yesterday was not meant as criticism only information. All circumstances are unique and solutions should be tailored to the situation. | ------------------------Re: Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C.
Posted by chris on April 19, 2015, 5:02 am, in reply to "Re: Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C."
So many good points have been raised already but I think this thread may be seen from yet another perspective. The damage caused by an accident in a nuclear reactor, is not only catastrophic, but is unredeemable in terms of human health and the health of the biosphere which sustains us . Whilst we, quite rightly, fret about the pros and cons of fossil fuel versus dear Rob's magnificent wood pile, let's not forget that, whilst ever the fuel rods at the Fukushima power plant continue to burn out of control the future of all biological life on this planet remains at risk. And whilst Rob, and half of BC., is out chopping wood, and the rest of us are wondering if we should un-plug our pop up toasters, and grow broccoli in our 14th floor window boxes, Canada, the USA and Europe - despite the unacceptable risks- continue to invest in nuclear power. The people we elected to run the show for us seem oblivious to the risk but the young people who live in a rental suite next door have had enough. They say they want to get a cabin and live "off the grid". Good for them! I have offered to drive them to their new home. But whilst I admire their determination to jump ship, I can't help but wonder if the only reason it is possible to live "off the grid" in a technologically developed country like Canada is because so many millions chose not to do so? Many thanks to the La Manzanilla Message board for giving even the most bemused amongst us a chance to speak about our fears. | ------------------------Re: Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C.
Posted by Larry F on April 19, 2015, 10:26 am, in reply to "Re: Her's how this gringo stays warm in B.C." 70.66.229.133
An interesting discussion to be sure. I live in B.C. where it is currently a beautiful sunny day where no heat is required. I remember, with some pleasure, the days when I lived " off the grid", using wood for heating and hot water. After five years, I hooked up to the grid. My pioneer days were over. Wood heating is great - for some people. But imagine if all the people who live in climates where heating their home was necesaary had to use wood. Burning wood pollutes, both in and outside your house. While a few people burning wood produces a lovely aroma in the neighbourhood, millions of wood burning stoves wood just simply pollute the air. Oh, and where would all this wood come from? From the forests that are currently being destroyed at an alarming rate so that the over-consuming world can over package products that are advertised in mostly unread flyers that show up in mailboxes each day? Here's a thought. In La Manzanilla, where we use fossil fuels to heat water and power our homes, we could use the sun, which shines almost every day. By feeding solar power back INTO THE GRID, we could use a totally clean source of power. Of course it's not cheap to do so ....... about $12,000. But then again, price out the cost of going to wood heat, with a wood-burning kitchen range, water boilers, wood-fired furnace, not to mention the cost of whatever alternative method of powering lights, electronics, telephones, etc. Sigh! | ------------------------ |
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