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BEVS Oct 8th 2013 5:18 am

'Fess up . Who has relit their fires this evening.
 
'Fess up. Who has relit their woodburners this evening.

Flipping well chilly so we've done just that. The past few days were so warm and Spring like I had Mr BEVS take the wood logs to store under the house. He then found himself back under the house this evening to fetch the same logs back up . Oopsies.

Mark Smith Oct 8th 2013 6:08 am

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+1 brrrrrrrrrrr.

scrubbedexpat094 Oct 8th 2013 6:08 am

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Still warm just north of Auckland though having the occasional squally shower. Got my wine to keep me warm!!!!:)

MrsFychan Oct 8th 2013 6:13 am

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well must admit I did go to start googling "how to make a fire" as MrF says I do not do it correctly, apparently needs to be a triangle or something. anyway looked around a bit thought "this is the kids area, they can put jumpers on. :rofl:

Bo-Jangles Oct 8th 2013 6:36 am

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Erm, although don't have an actual real live fire to light, our 'heating' hasn't been off yet.

Pothy Oct 8th 2013 6:54 am

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Originally Posted by BEVS (Post 10935128)
'Fess up. Who has relit their woodburners this evening.

Me but then I live in Tokoroa so no surprises there. Just moved from Taupo where last year I even had a fire in December! My old neighbour told me had to light a fire on Christmas Day one year!

ChrisWilson7 Oct 8th 2013 8:52 am

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25C to 3C in two days. Seriously.

https://twitter.com/MetService/statu...638144/photo/1

Charismatic Oct 8th 2013 8:55 am

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Originally Posted by MrsFychan (Post 10935173)
well must admit I did go to start googling "how to make a fire" as MrF says I do not do it correctly, apparently needs to be a triangle or something.

[Mini-Rant]
How can you make a fire wrong? If it burns it is successful, if it burns the house down its just very successful. Can you imagine scout camp "I liked your fire but thought the arrangement of pine logs really let you down I'm afraid little Johnny, now you have to share a sleeping bag with catholic camp master Bruno."

This relentless pursuit of a pointless and futile perfection in mundane tasks just really annoys me, just so others can feel superior in their time wasting ability. It's like listening to middle class women wittering on about their extremely petty medical problems diagnosed by their "specialist" in a game of one upmanship. Ebola is a disease, feeling down on a rainy day is not.

So you enjoy your wonky, misfit, mutant fire MrsFrychan. As Francis Bacon once noted "There is no excellent beauty, that hath not some strangeness in the proportion."
[/rant]

MrsFychan Oct 8th 2013 9:01 am

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aawww thanks Charismatic, I shall do as you say and will indeed make a wonky fire in future if I so desire. :thumbsup:

Justcol Oct 8th 2013 9:35 am

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Relit the fire !!!!
Yeah yeah Nah, i just switched on the central heating for half an hour :thumbsup:

burbschook Oct 9th 2013 4:10 am

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Couldn't take the pathetic (puss n boots) look from the doggie any longer & gave in. Only for her .... really.

BEVS Oct 9th 2013 6:14 am

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I so totally believe you. :nod:

We only did this for our pusscat , age 15 , who could not put on an extra layer but settled himself down beside our halogen heater hoping it would be switched on.

Jan n Neil Oct 9th 2013 7:52 am

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We did. Poor hubby had to traipse to woodpile in far away corner in the pouring rain to collect some firewood. And just last weekend I was thinking of clearing out the ashes and making the log burner look like a decorative piece of furniture for the summer.:o

Well, it was 25 degrees on Sunday :rofl:

Jan

Mark Smith Oct 9th 2013 9:13 am

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just last weekend I was thinking of clearing out the ashes and making the log burner look like a decorative piece of furniture for the summer
LOL, same here.

BEVS Oct 11th 2013 4:44 am

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Originally Posted by Vikkichic (Post 10936677)
Couldn't take the pathetic (puss n boots) look from the doggie any longer & gave in. Only for her .... really.

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Erm. From what I can see the entire village has relit their woodburners.
There be snow on them there hills again. :ohmy:


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