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wrote: Did you get to safety?Is everyone o.k? May God Bless each of you. Why? What happened????????? ;-o -- Om. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson |
"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message ... In article , "steph" wrote: Did you get to safety?Is everyone o.k? May God Bless each of you. Why? What happened????????? ;-o 108F one weekend, then 55F and drizzly cold wind the next....... I almost froze to death before I got back inside to safety............ |
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"cat daddy" wrote: "OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message ... In article , "steph" wrote: Did you get to safety?Is everyone o.k? May God Bless each of you. Why? What happened????????? ;-o 108F one weekend, then 55F and drizzly cold wind the next....... I almost froze to death before I got back inside to safety............ Oh! Ok. I'm loving it. ;-) I was tired of the heat! Cheers! -- Om. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson |
"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message ... In article , "cat daddy" wrote: "OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message ... In article , "steph" wrote: Did you get to safety?Is everyone o.k? May God Bless each of you. Why? What happened????????? ;-o 108F one weekend, then 55F and drizzly cold wind the next....... I almost froze to death before I got back inside to safety............ Oh! Ok. I'm loving it. ;-) I was tired of the heat! Cheers! I wouldn't mind a little bit of a transition, though.......... Didn't even get a chance to open the windows from having the AC on to almost firing up the heaters........ I also had a New Zealand friend who was worried how we weathered the hurricanes, though. I sadly reported we didn't even get clouds. Hopefully, the rains will come on Tuesday. My garden is crispy. |
cat daddy wrote:
"OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message ... In article , "steph" wrote: Did you get to safety?Is everyone o.k? May God Bless each of you. Why? What happened????????? ;-o 108F one weekend, then 55F and drizzly cold wind the next....... I almost froze to death before I got back inside to safety............ Omigod it's WONDERFUL! Reminding me of lovely breezy cool mid-August days in Montana....been out gardening and working on my suntan now that going outside is bearable. Cindy |
"Cindy" wrote in message ... cat daddy wrote: "OmManiPadmeOmelet" wrote in message ... In article , "steph" wrote: Did you get to safety?Is everyone o.k? May God Bless each of you. Why? What happened????????? ;-o 108F one weekend, then 55F and drizzly cold wind the next....... I almost froze to death before I got back inside to safety............ Omigod it's WONDERFUL! Reminding me of lovely breezy cool mid-August days in Montana....been out gardening and working on my suntan now that going outside is bearable. Yesterday and today are perfect, but Friday morning was exactly what I hate when we get our usual week of Winter weather (unless I have nothing to do but stay inside in front of the fire......) |
Yesterday and today are perfect, but Friday morning was exactly what I
hate when we get our usual week of Winter weather (unless I have nothing to do but stay inside in front of the fire......) Has anyone here ever used a chimney sweep? I wonder if it's really that dirty up there, or if perhaps our fireplace is meant to be ornamental only. We used it all last year but it got to where the smoke got in my throat and kinda awful (yes we checked the flue). With hope and heart, Kathleen |
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"Kathleen" wrote: Yesterday and today are perfect, but Friday morning was exactly what I hate when we get our usual week of Winter weather (unless I have nothing to do but stay inside in front of the fire......) Has anyone here ever used a chimney sweep? I wonder if it's really that dirty up there, or if perhaps our fireplace is meant to be ornamental only. We used it all last year but it got to where the smoke got in my throat and kinda awful (yes we checked the flue). With hope and heart, Kathleen When we lived in Evergreen (above Denver in Colorado) we had the two chimmeys swept annually. Creosote builds up in the flues and a flue fire WILL burn down your house! It's cheaper to maintain them properly. Get them cleaned annually. Cheers! -- Om. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson |
Kathleen wrote:
Yesterday and today are perfect, but Friday morning was exactly what I hate when we get our usual week of Winter weather (unless I have nothing to do but stay inside in front of the fire......) Has anyone here ever used a chimney sweep? I wonder if it's really that dirty up there, or if perhaps our fireplace is meant to be ornamental only. We used it all last year but it got to where the smoke got in my throat and kinda awful (yes we checked the flue). With hope and heart, Kathleen Yes. The carbon and smoke builds up in the chimney and can combust and cause a chimney fire eventually, especially if you never burn a really hot fire. |
Creosote builds up in the flues and a flue fire WILL burn down your house! It's cheaper to maintain them properly. Get them cleaned annually. Cheers! Creosote, yeah, I couldn't remember what you called it. And having HAD a chimney fire once and been scared to death, I would definitely agree. |
Yes. The carbon and smoke builds up in the chimney and can combust and
cause a chimney fire eventually, especially if you never burn a really hot fire. Ok then. Thanks for the input ladies! With hope and heart, Kathleen |
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"Kathleen" wrote: Yes. The carbon and smoke builds up in the chimney and can combust and cause a chimney fire eventually, especially if you never burn a really hot fire. Ok then. Thanks for the input ladies! With hope and heart, Kathleen You are most welcome! :-) -- Om. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson |
On Sun, 9 Oct 2005 12:39:52 -0500, "Kathleen"
wrote: Yesterday and today are perfect, but Friday morning was exactly what I hate when we get our usual week of Winter weather (unless I have nothing to do but stay inside in front of the fire......) Has anyone here ever used a chimney sweep? I wonder if it's really that dirty up there, or if perhaps our fireplace is meant to be ornamental only. We used it all last year but it got to where the smoke got in my throat and kinda awful (yes we checked the flue). With hope and heart, Kathleen Something similar happened in our last house. The chimney was too low and as a result, smoke came back into the house. I forgot now what we did to rectify the problem, but I do recall something had to be done. We may have had the chimney extended. IT's a serious problem if you are getting smoke indoors because of carbon monoxide. I would definitely suggest you have someone out who is insured and bonded to take a look at the chimney. |
Thanks. I will do that, because I have a lot of wood and we SO love the
fire! I really think it must be the stuff building up, because it worked fine the first year/season and a half that we used it. With hope and heart, Kathleen -- Sometimes the Lord calms the storm, and sometimes He lets the storm rage and calms the child instead. "Bourne Identity" wrote in message ... On Sun, 9 Oct 2005 12:39:52 -0500, "Kathleen" wrote: Yesterday and today are perfect, but Friday morning was exactly what I hate when we get our usual week of Winter weather (unless I have nothing to do but stay inside in front of the fire......) Has anyone here ever used a chimney sweep? I wonder if it's really that dirty up there, or if perhaps our fireplace is meant to be ornamental only. We used it all last year but it got to where the smoke got in my throat and kinda awful (yes we checked the flue). With hope and heart, Kathleen Something similar happened in our last house. The chimney was too low and as a result, smoke came back into the house. I forgot now what we did to rectify the problem, but I do recall something had to be done. We may have had the chimney extended. IT's a serious problem if you are getting smoke indoors because of carbon monoxide. I would definitely suggest you have someone out who is insured and bonded to take a look at the chimney. |
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