Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

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Could have been worse..

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I can't begin to imagine how you do something like this.

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[tonytats]

Do you have a wood burner Tom ?

My dad has a small one in the kitchen where his old coke fed  boiler / water heater used to be .he had a coal shed and a coke shed built at the end of his garage ,when his bungalow was built in 1962-63 there was a shortage of facing bricks so no garages were being offered ,but his father worked at the brickyards as a drawer ,he hand loaded a wheelbarrow with a wooden wheel banded by metal ,
bricks out of the hot kiln ,so he was able to get the bricks delivered to my dad n mums plot for the garage

Now mums gone he sits out there watching tv and feeds it with a lot of old scrap wood the neighbors have given him for him to saw up . Fence posts cut into 8 inch “ bricks “ are a favourite he also saws - usually by hand ,pallets .old fence panels ,decking ,pieces of furniture 🪑 ,lol but not his own yet
He’s doing well for 88 in April  very active in a big garden which is his pride and joy ,with the most amazing variety of bird life and wildlife in

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Do you have a wood burner Tom ?

My dad has a small one in the kitchen where his old coke fed  boiler / water heater used to be .he had a coal shed and a coke shed built at the end of his garage ,when his bungalow was built in 1962-63 there was a shortage of facing bricks so no garages were being offered ,but his father worked at the brickyards as a drawer ,he hand loaded a wheelbarrow with a wooden wheel banded by metal ,
bricks out of the hot kiln ,so he was able to get the bricks delivered to my dad n mums plot for the garage

Now mums gone he sits out there watching tv and feeds it with a lot of old scrap wood the neighbors have given him for him to saw up . Fence posts cut into 8 inch “ bricks “ are a favourite he also saws - usually by hand ,pallets .old fence panels ,decking ,pieces of furniture 🪑 ,lol but not his own yet
He’s doing well for 88 in April  very active in a big garden which is his pride and joy ,with the most amazing variety of bird life and wildlife in

I don't  have a wood burner Tony, I'm all gas and electric now. (God help me)

I do miss a real fire terribly though. Man and boy, lighting the fire was always my job.

There's a real art to it as I'm sure you know. Chopping kindling & screwing up the newspaper just right so that it's firm enough to support the wood but not so tight that it won't burn properly.

Those first few minutes when the smoke swirls but there's no real draw yet, and then the crackle and spit that tells you you've won, this time at least.

Fire is in our DNA. It's a primeval thing but I suppose it's pleasures will be lost to future generations.

Say hello to your dad for me. Long may stay busy with his wood burner.

[tikay]

Do you have a wood burner Tom ?

My dad has a small one in the kitchen where his old coke fed  boiler / water heater used to be .he had a coal shed and a coke shed built at the end of his garage ,when his bungalow was built in 1962-63 there was a shortage of facing bricks so no garages were being offered ,but his father worked at the brickyards as a drawer ,he hand loaded a wheelbarrow with a wooden wheel banded by metal ,
bricks out of the hot kiln ,so he was able to get the bricks delivered to my dad n mums plot for the garage

Now mums gone he sits out there watching tv and feeds it with a lot of old scrap wood the neighbors have given him for him to saw up . Fence posts cut into 8 inch “ bricks “ are a favourite he also saws - usually by hand ,pallets .old fence panels ,decking ,pieces of furniture 🪑 ,lol but not his own yet
He’s doing well for 88 in April  very active in a big garden which is his pride and joy ,with the most amazing variety of bird life and wildlife in

I don't  have a wood burner Tony, I'm all gas and electric now. (God help me)

I do miss a real fire terribly though. Man and boy, lighting the fire was always my job.

There's a real art to it as I'm sure you know. Chopping kindling & screwing up the newspaper just right so that it's firm enough to support the wood but not so tight that it won't burn properly.

Those first few minutes when the smoke swirls but there's no real draw yet, and then the crackle and spit that tells you you've won, this time at least.

Fire is in our DNA. It's a primeval thing but I suppose it's pleasures will be lost to future generations.

Say hello to your dad for me. Long may stay busy with his wood burner.

That description of lighting a fire brings back so many memories, especially getting the newspaper screwed up "just so". This was before Zip Firelighters of course, which were no fun at all & felt like cheating. 

The best bit was covering the fireplace opening with a sheet of newspaper to help the fire "draw", & then the sheet catching fire. God knows how I never set the house on fire. In this day & age it's hard to imagine I was doing that every day from the age of 6 or 7.

[tikay]

I used to prepare the "kindling" too, by chopping up old railway sleepers. They were soaked in creosote & engine oil & smelt so lovely when they burned. Never forgotten that smell, so evocative.

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3 points for anyone who can tell me what's going on here.

[tikay]

3 points for anyone who can tell me what's going on here.

You have captured a mole & are torturing it to find out where his mates live?

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Oh I know where his mates live....

[tonytats]

I have to make do with an Aldi  dustbin type incinerator for my fire 🔥 fix
It was in the back garden - the neighbors moaned
I moved it to the gravel hardstanding at the side - the other neighbors moaned
It’s now residing in the front garden - it’s the industrial architectural look I tell the mrs as. She moans it’s out of place
But all paper and cardboard go in it every 2-3 days plus the odd bit of polystyrene for the smoke effect 😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥
Laptops smoke the most I’ve learnt 

[tonytats]

3 points for anyone who can tell me what's going on here.

You have captured a mole & are torturing it to find out where his mates live?

You’ve skinneda mole for some breeks ?

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Both you and the other Tony are miles off.

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Both you and the other Tony are miles off.

My first entry does not count, I was just messing.

The real answer is you are torturing a hedgehog.

[Longines]

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Today is Feb 22, 2022.

22/2/2022 so it really is Tuesday.