I cant afford and don't want to take the drugs that the government requires for me to get disability, so I have created my own jobs to pay my bills. If Locals can help me reach my dreams that'd be swell.
Fifi, Bob, Grumpy - left to right. I've now used that wood stove 5 nights in row after moving here in summer and never having a wood stove before.
There's a learning curve to getting the desired heat and maintaining it and I haven't learned enough yet. I think I've figured out that starting with a large fire (3 thin logs and 2 big logs) to get it going results in it burning hot all night. Tonight I started a smaller initial fire (3 thin logs) and it seems to be easier keeping it under 80 degrees in the living room. It's 29 outside.
Next I have to start keeping track of how many logs I use, what size of each, what type of tree the logs are from, which trees burn fast or slow, and how often I need to throw another log on the fire. I'm hoping my talkative cat Grumpy will howl at me when its time for another log like he does when its time for dinner.
