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From: Eeyore on 7 Nov 2006 17:55 T Wake wrote: > "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > > lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net wrote: > >> <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message > >> > <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >> >>"krw" <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote in message > >> > >> >>> but unless there is a wind blowing it's a mess. It stinks if it's > >> >>> still, > >> >> > >> >>Not if you're using a good, modern wood stove, and good dry > >> >>(particularly hard) wood. > >> > > >> > How do you make everybody do this? > >> > >> Why your desparate need to "make everybody do" things. Why not just let > >> them make their own decisions, and you make yours? > > > > Since dry wood burns better, it's in ppls' interest anyway. > > So they will _probably_ do it anyway then? This is (IMHO) significantly > different from making people do it. I've been looking into buying logs here. Because drying them is an important issue it seems most suppliers do this for you anyway. Graham
From: Eeyore on 7 Nov 2006 17:58 T Wake wrote: > "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > > T Wake wrote: > >> <hill(a)rowland.org> wrote in message > >> > Winfield Hill wrote: > >> >> > >> >> 4200 postings and still going strong. Amazing. > >> > > >> > Wow, now 7200 posts and still going strong. And most > >> > of the posts were under the original subject title. This > >> > must be some kind of a record. Certainly it's a stress > >> > test for the Google Groups web-page display code, etc. > >> > >> I suspect there is no "end state" for the remaining die hard > >> participants. > >> Some (unsettled) have arrived late and do little but insult, but for the > >> rest ... well it could go on for some time ... > >> > >> I was wondering how this would affect GoogleGroups. I seem to remember > >> its interface was clumsy for anything more than about 100 post threads. I > may > >> have to check it out there :-) > > > > Clumsy is putting it mildly ! > > > > 7185 posts on Google currently. > > Nice - one more now :-) I just checked. Google shows 7268 now. Graham
From: Eeyore on 7 Nov 2006 18:01 John Fields wrote: > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >krw wrote: > >> rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com says... > >> > jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> > > >> > > In addition, people burn the wood that is laced with arsenic. > >> > > >> > What kind of wood is laced with arsenic ? > >> > >> CCA (chromated copper arsenic) pressure treated lumber normally > >> used for ground contact, decks and such. Anyone caught burning it > >> should be forced to emigrate to Europe. > > > >It wouldn't be allowed here. > > --- > Got some laws you can cite? I've never heard of such a treatment here anyway. We avoid laying timber on (wet) ground anyway for obvious reasons. Graham
From: T Wake on 7 Nov 2006 18:17 "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:45510EFA.76C360D1(a)hotmail.com... > > > T Wake wrote: > >> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >> > lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net wrote: >> >> <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message >> >> > <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> >> >>"krw" <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote in message >> >> >> >> >>> but unless there is a wind blowing it's a mess. It stinks if it's >> >> >>> still, >> >> >> >> >> >>Not if you're using a good, modern wood stove, and good dry >> >> >>(particularly hard) wood. >> >> > >> >> > How do you make everybody do this? >> >> >> >> Why your desparate need to "make everybody do" things. Why not just >> >> let >> >> them make their own decisions, and you make yours? >> > >> > Since dry wood burns better, it's in ppls' interest anyway. >> >> So they will _probably_ do it anyway then? This is (IMHO) significantly >> different from making people do it. > > I've been looking into buying logs here. Because drying them is an > important > issue it seems most suppliers do this for you anyway. Problem solved then :-)
From: T Wake on 7 Nov 2006 18:19
"Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4551104B.CE7A1FFD(a)hotmail.com... > > > John Fields wrote: > >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >krw wrote: >> >> rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com says... >> >> > jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >> >> > >> >> > > In addition, people burn the wood that is laced with arsenic. >> >> > >> >> > What kind of wood is laced with arsenic ? >> >> >> >> CCA (chromated copper arsenic) pressure treated lumber normally >> >> used for ground contact, decks and such. Anyone caught burning it >> >> should be forced to emigrate to Europe. >> > >> >It wouldn't be allowed here. >> >> --- >> Got some laws you can cite? > > I've never heard of such a treatment here anyway. We avoid laying timber > on > (wet) ground anyway for obvious reasons. There are numerous laws regarding air pollution from open fires though. Clean Air act was the biggie but the Environmental Agency has dozens more. Air pollution management (and the attendant controls and legal requirements etc) is an industry unto itself. |