After last winter's oil bills, Kenny and I have been very concerned that this year's oil prices would go through the roof --so to make better use of our fireplace we debated, talked with friends and with lots of research on the computer--we decided to purchase a wood burning insert and had it installed a couple of weeks ago. As one can see from the picture Kenny is as happy as larry with his stove--he is looking forward to "sitting in the family room sweating with only his thong and wife beater t-shirt on" I'm sure that will be a sight to see ;)
On Wednesday Kenny's friend, Mike, with help from Kenny and Mike's wife, Frances, built this wonderful wood depot. And on Friday we got a delivery of 2 cords of wood--Now the wood guy does not stack the wood for you, what he does is dumps the wood in a great big pile for you to stack yourself. After the first delivery was made Kenny was ready to pay the guy and start stacking until he said OK I'll be back in an hour with the second cord--Kenny was shocked--he thought was two cords--remember we're from the Bronx and the most wood we saw was behind St. Johns Lots (fyi: The Lots was a very small wooded area behing St. Johns Middle School where most of the neighborhood kids "hung out" and played different games and built forts--If you drive by now its been completely chopped down and is about the size of a postage stamp)--
Anyway, now we face this coming winter with hope and promise of a warm & less costly winter--we hope :)
6 comments:
THAT'S a ton of wood! I guess that means no tv in front of the fireplace?!?!
Yes we can, that was one of our questions and we're told that it won't harm the T.V.
Kenny Croke in a "thong" during the winter...I guess I'll never visit you guys during the winter :) !!!!
Uncle Kenny
By the way, the wood burning stove looks great! When are you guys coming out here??? I'm working on cleaning up my yard...trimming trees, "landscaping", etc...but I can't reach the high limbs that need to be trimmed - I NEED KENNY!!!!
Short BUT FUNNY Uncle Kenny
Notice the Yankee pennant under the wood inside the stove, just waiting to be burned....
How much wood is in a cord? The stove looks great & the wood shed is very impressive!!! You both have become so countrified, you've left us fire escapers' behind. Truthfully, I'm very impressed with all you've done, just keep that Yankee flag out of the stove!
Love, Mom H., Grandma
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