Mundane News

[Tribansman]

Enjoying life's simple pleasures
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Heaven!

 

[pawl]

They're banning the sale of green wood below a certain quantity - 2 cubic meters if memory serves.

The new law doesn't affect those of us with our own wood supply. Mind, I season most stuff for at least two years. Unless it's mulberry, which needs longer as it's very sappy wood, or it's deadfall, which is fine as long as it's not damp or wet from rain or lying on the ground.

I must admit I was surprised when I saw the article You tend to think or I do that wood is a natural and largely sustainable fuel

 

[randynewmanscat]

It’s interesting reading about log burning stoves I was reading that some types of wood along with coal are to be banned Wood must be kiln dried I assume that means that logs cut by individual will be breaking some sort of law.I wonder how this is going to affect those who wood burning stoves and store logs to dry naturally I can’t remember all the details if i remember correctly the term used was green wood.Apparently this releases particulates into the atmosphere.Well that’s bonfire night doomed

If this affected me my first thought would be price increase on its way.

 

[pawl]

If this affected me my first thought would be price increase on its way.

Agree Almost inevitable.Next the process of drying them will be causing pollution.

 

[tyred]

@tyred - Donegal?

Yeah, Glencolumbkille.

 

[randynewmanscat]

Re: Fire starting
One word: Fatwood
Two more words: Get some!

This last winter I have mainly been using 2 metre fence panels, I need to break up the last 28 and stash them. There will be no more wooden fence here unless a lottery win is in prospect, I gave up, tis like swimming against the tide. It makes super kindling but I dare say the particulates are to be avoided.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

That "hard work" thing is where I was at once I got over the aches and pains. Best cure for that is just to chill for a few days and get some good nights' sleep.

Feel more chipper soon xxx

Thank you. As the day has gone on, I've felt worse and worse which is surprising as I felt perfectly fine this morning. I even fell asleep this afternoon! That is not like me at all. Starting to feel little better now. Did dinner for us all and got the washing up done, and now took my wife a cup of tea - she had the jab at the same time as me, but feels ten times worse and is in bed. Tomorrow will be her first day off work because of illness in about 3 years, there's no way she can go in though as hers is a physical job and at the minute she's walking around like a zombie. But better one day off with side effects than weeks off because of the virus.

 

[Reynard]

I must admit I was surprised when I saw the article You tend to think or I do that wood is a natural and largely sustainable fuel

It is, but if you burn it green, it's very tarry and sooty. Hence the new regs.

 

[Reynard]

Thank you. As the day has gone on, I've felt worse and worse which is surprising as I felt perfectly fine this morning. I even fell asleep this afternoon! That is not like me at all. Starting to feel little better now. Did dinner for us all and got the washing up done, and now took my wife a cup of tea - she had the jab at the same time as me, but feels ten times worse and is in bed. Tomorrow will be her first day off work because of illness in about 3 years, there's no way she can go in though as hers is a physical job and at the minute she's walking around like a zombie. But better one day off with side effects than weeks off because of the virus.

That's precisely my thinking - short term pain for long term gain. It's better than catching Covid.

And from me to the missus. It does take a day or two to pass. The tiredness hangs around for a bit longer.

 

[mybike]

Enjoying life's simple pleasures
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Is that ice on the top of your drink?

 

[tyred]

Is that ice on the top of your drink?

No ice.

 

[biggs682]

Took our granddaughter to an adventure farm this afternoon it was mega mega busy for my liking
Kept my mask on majority of the time.
The strong winds are due back tomorrow so not sure if I will get out on the bike

 

[Andy in Germany]

It’s interesting reading about log burning stoves I was reading that some types of wood along with coal are to be banned Wood must be kiln dried I assume that means that logs cut by individual will be breaking some sort of law.I wonder how this is going to affect those who wood burning stoves and store logs to dry naturally I can’t remember all the details if i remember correctly the term used was green wood.Apparently this releases particulates into the atmosphere.Well that’s bonfire night doomed

I doubt they would get away with that in Germany: many people have a bit of woodland and dry their wood outside: minimum is a year as far as I know.

That said chimneys are checked annually for traces of other chemicals so you can't just put any old junk in the stove.

 

[Illaveago]

Your mind is a curious place sometimes @Illaveago...

Years of training !
I blame some of it on my Illustration course at college .
Choose 3 questions from 100 and illustrate them ?
I chose .
1. Are you impartial ?
2. Do you often think of life and death situations ?
3. Does a nervous twitch cause some involuntary movement ?

I drew a picture of a High Court Judge tossing a coin whilst having a twitch .

 

[classic33]

Years of training !
I blame some of it on my Illustration course at college .
Choose 3 questions from 100 and illustrate them ?
I chose .
1. Are you impartial ?
2. Do you often think of life and death situations ?
3. Does a nervous twitch cause some involuntary movement ?

I drew a picture of a High Court Judge tossing a coin whilst having a twitch .

Nervous?