tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post6630190424777369252..comments2023-08-27T10:54:42.777-05:00Comments on sand creek almanac: how not to load a woodstoveDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-13481093260895718922007-02-11T20:00:00.000-06:002007-02-11T20:00:00.000-06:00dragonfly- Wood stove glass has to be very heat re...dragonfly- Wood stove glass has to be very heat resistant. It's like buying a sheet of Pyrex, only more so. Hence the price. <BR/><BR/>arcolaura- that must have been some tough glass to bend like that!<BR/><BR/>mojoman- If we didn't have a backup I suppose we could have burned an open fire all night, but that would have been risky business. I have a healthy respect for fire.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-12281862388003095762007-02-11T06:33:00.000-06:002007-02-11T06:33:00.000-06:00This is a scary reminder about the risks of living...This is a scary reminder about the risks of living on the edge as you are. With the extreme cold you have, just a little mishap like that could cause real trouble. It also reminds me that we should be more grateful for the modern conveniences we take for granted.MojoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283343683800473324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-25008167777922956562007-02-10T22:36:00.000-06:002007-02-10T22:36:00.000-06:00Glass is unpredictably tough, I've found. A bunch...Glass is unpredictably tough, I've found. A bunch of us were loading an ATV into the back of my little truck one time, and found out that said ATV didn't fit as well in my truck as it had in the larger truck that had brought it out to the work site. We had to get it home though. With great grunting and struggling, we coaxed the ATV wheels up over the truck wheel wells, and with great relief, let the ATV wheels drop forward - taking the bumper of the ATV into the back window of the truck. Mike said he had never seen glass bend before.arcolaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448256908335690710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-41349899166984460182007-02-10T21:25:00.000-06:002007-02-10T21:25:00.000-06:0060 dollars for a piece of glass???? Was it some s...60 dollars for a piece of glass???? Was it some sort of special heat resistant glass.dragonfly183https://www.blogger.com/profile/13954969326052584968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-27683718757448554962007-02-10T20:32:00.000-06:002007-02-10T20:32:00.000-06:0050 degree days? Do temperatures really get up that...50 degree days? Do temperatures really get up that high this time of year? But you're right, I would still want a heat source, and I would want it to be wood.<BR/><BR/>FC- "buff enough to swim a Klick"--I like that! <BR/><BR/>I thought about using "Stupid things I have done", but I didn't want to infringe on any copyrights. :) <BR/><BR/>gtr- My new-found strength amazes me! But I have learned my lesson: never overestimate the strength of glass. And I'm enjoying wood heat again as we speak; nothing like it!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-71914027698814521452007-02-10T17:57:00.001-06:002007-02-10T17:57:00.001-06:00Yikes, Deb! Watch out, those wood-loading (and cho...Yikes, Deb! Watch out, those wood-loading (and chopping) muscles must be getting really strong during this cold snap! Our stove has a window, too; I'll be more careful now. It seems like such strong glass!<BR/><BR/>Glad you're staying warm, even if it is with inferior propane. Horray for "real" heat from wood!gtrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151092740238665849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-32835145598071055922007-02-10T17:57:00.000-06:002007-02-10T17:57:00.000-06:00Now, if you're buff enough to swim a Klick, you ar...Now, if you're buff enough to swim a Klick, you are certainly too strong to be closing stoves that way.<BR/><BR/>"What Was I Thinking?"<BR/>Sounds vaguely similar to a label I use for my ...errors.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-88208218909664699992007-02-10T17:14:00.000-06:002007-02-10T17:14:00.000-06:00Ouch! I absolutely cringe thinking about the prop...Ouch! I absolutely cringe thinking about the propane furnace kicking in. I can't really remember the last time it did, but it may this coming week, as we are supposed to have some 50 degree days and it's just hard to keep the wood stove drawing right in that kind of warmth, but I still want some heat in the house. What's a gal to do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com