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Ah, but the budget deal that the house and senate are trying to push thru cuts $800 billion from the areas where Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are funded. That isn’t chickenfeed, and it will destroy all three programs. “But we are not going to cut ____”. FOLLOW THE MONEY
Interestingly, the three political strips on here that I watch (Lisa Benson, Clay Bennet & Jeff Sthaler) all effectively panned the propaganda from last night. It’s rare that I look at LB and think “ok, maybe she gets it”
Well I haven’t burned wood for roughly 20 years. Now it is a pellet stove when I want that kind of heat, and I push the START button and 20 minutes later have a nice fire. NO going back to the woods to cut trees, haul out, split, stack, move to the house and put into the basement, then load the furnace regularly. Mini-split heat pumps carry the big load. Newspapers can be an empty grocery bag (Opps, they are rarely paper anymore) or the local Pennysaver. Be CREATIVE
Yes to the damper. Easier way to warm the chimney and get the draft started on a cold chimney is to light a piece of newspaper and hold that up inside the chimney at about the smoke shelf level. Usually one piece does the trick, and you have a draft started.
Lisa Benson is, I presume (giving her the benefit of the doubt) writing for her AZ audience, were there are a lot of magats