Mundane News

[deptfordmarmoset]

Nap o'clock. Please refrain from time shifting for an hour.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Wilco!

 

[classic33]

Nap o'clock. Please refrain from time shifting for an hour.

You could wake up back at this moment though. That'd mean an hour nap required!

 

[Gravity Aided]

You could wake up back at this moment though. That'd mean an hour nap required!

Or more.
Or less.

 

[classic33]

How big do you think my apartment is?

Tardis sized?

 

[Reynard]

Cold, overcast and extremely blowy here chez Casa Reynard.

Overnight, my ash tree (about three foot across at the base of the trunk) had a branch come down. It's far too big for me to sort, so I will have to call out a tree surgeon. It avoided making a salat of the garage roof, but has completely flattened my two apricot trees.

I spent the morning clearing a safe path to the utility room at the back of the garage.

 

[raleighnut]

Cold, overcast and extremely blowy here chez Casa Reynard.

Overnight, my ash tree (about three foot across at the base of the trunk) had a branch come down. It's far too big for me to sort, so I will have to call out a tree surgeon. It avoided making a salat of the garage roof, but has completely flattened my two apricot trees.

I spent the morning clearing a safe path to the utility room at the back of the garage.

On the upside Ash burns lovely.

 

[Reynard]

On the upside Ash burns lovely.

I know that. It's about the best there is - gives a good constant heat and doesn't burn too quickly.

Did you know that back in the day of cooking on oern fires, they used different wood to control the heat. Hazel burns ultra hot, ash is medium, while oak is your equivalent of "crock pot heat"

 

[mybike]

I know that. It's about the best there is - gives a good constant heat and doesn't burn too quickly.

Did you know that back in the day of cooking on oern fires, they used different wood to control the heat. Hazel burns ultra hot, ash is medium, while oak is your equivalent of "crock pot heat"

Just wish I could recognise the wood!

The thought occurs, is it better to use largish chunks or the smaller pieces in a stove.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Just wish I could recognise the wood!

The thought occurs, is it better to use largish chunks or the smaller pieces in a stove.

Little bit of both, depending on the draft

 

[pawl]

I just wore a woolly hat on my bread run. My ears were glad to be spared the headwind on the way home.

The mind boggles In fact my mind has never been so boggled

 

[Gravity Aided]

I have just heard news of an old original mountain bike from the 1980's for sale. And I think I know the seller.

 

[Reynard]

Just wish I could recognise the wood!

The thought occurs, is it better to use largish chunks or the smaller pieces in a stove.

Larger chunks will burn more slowly. As @Gravity Aided says, a bit of both, depending on what you need. For my heating, chunks between 3 and 4 inches across are optimal once I've got a good bed of coals. Later in the evening, I'll go to double that once the back boiler is hot and I want a much gentler heat.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Schwinn Sierra, and the deal is done. Smoked Chrome, old school motorcycle type handlebars.

 

[Reynard]

As for recognising the wood @mybike - it's not too difficult. It just takes a bit of practice. It's a combination of bark, colour, density and grain, really.

A good pocket guide to trees should help.