I drove across country in 1978 in a '59 bus that had a wood stove. Not only a wood stove but a raised roof section made out of wood - complete with cedar shingles on the sides and roofing shingles on the roof. Looked like the top half of an old-timey outhouse. Stove pipe stuck out above the roof about a foot and would heat the inside of the bus to 120F in about 30 seconds after starting the fire. Rolling down the road with smoke coming out the chimney... priceless. Fireplace in the Syncro? Jeff
On Jan 12, 2010, at 10:22 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:45:50 -0000 > From: Arkady Mirvis <arkadymirvis@GMAIL.COM> > Subject: Staying warm > > The easyest way to stay warm, I ever saw, was installing a > "burzhuika" - a > wood, or coul burning stove in a Vanagon in Saint Pier Port Joli, > Quebeck, > Canada. I met french speaking Canadian in mid - November 1991. The > stove was > bolted to the floor and its chimney was protruding 1 foot above the > roof. > The fellow had an extention 6 feet long easily mounted on top of > chimney for > heating while stationary. It was already 11 deg. F outside but > almost 85 > inside. I was drowning in sweat, the owner was seating topless. > A small fan was blowing air into the stove. The guy had a trailer > loaded > with wood and coal, enough for a week. Cooked there. > Go back fellows. There is a great choice of casted iron stoves and > enough > kentucky coal and get back to that gorgeous way of heating out > ancestors > enjoyed. You look at the fireplace, seep strong black tea, a great > feeling > tempting you to sleep, be worryless and let others vote for this or > that > president - nothing matters, nothing will change! The stove. What > can be > easier?! A moron can troubleshoot the problem! > Ark. |
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