The Neverending Story

Free Republic | 3/24/01 | The NES Crew

[malakhi]

The Neverending Story

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

After a nine month hiatus, The Neverending Story, the granddaddy of daily threads, has returned to Free Republic. Originally begun on March 24, 2001, as a religious discussion thread, the NES evolved over time into a daily thread spanning a wide variety of topics. The new and improved Neverending Story will feature conversation on religion, politics, culture, current events, business, sports, family, hobbies, general fellowship and more. We welcome you to hang your hat in our little corner of FR. We ask you to abide by the FR posting rules and, even in the midst of serious debate, to keep the discussion friendly and respectful. Those who wish to "duke it out" are asked to take it over to the Smoky Backroom. I placed this thread in "General/Chat" for a reason, so play nice and have fun! :o)

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

We heated this house for nearly 7 years with a wood burning stove, with wood we cut ourselves. There was no central heat at all.

We now only heat with a propane stove in the living room. We had central heat put in but it is way to expensive to run.

Becky

[CindyDawg]

I don't see what you could add to that beautiful garden in your back yard to make it prettier:')

[CindyDawg]

Yep that's how Eddie feels. He would be happy concreting the entire back yard.

[OLD REGGIE]

Hey, I've roughed it before too:')

The difference is we didn't know we were roughing it.

We are so very spoiled today.

[SoothingDave]

You young whippersnappers have no idea what it is to heat with a cast iron stove. The immediate area around the stove gets up to 100 degrees while the rest of the house freezes.

But the surface of the stove is delightful for heating up your gloves on a cold winter's day.

Or so I read about in the Sunday paper one day in a woman's reminiscing about her family's old stove.

SD

[CindyDawg]

I agree. We didn't have CH/A either when I was growing up.

[CindyDawg]

I want a real fireplace someday. We had one of those unit ones once but it didn't put out any heat. I would like to have one in my livingroom and bedroom when we build our cabin.

[SoothingDave]

I want a real fireplace someday.

Fireplaces are very inefficient. Most of the heat goes right up the chimney. You want a Franklin stove or some other type of unit that moves the heat into the room.

SD

[OLD REGGIE]

We heated this house for nearly 7 years with a wood burning stove, with wood we cut ourselves. There was no central heat at all.

We now only heat with a propane stove in the living room. We had central heat put in but it is way to expensive to run.

Becky

When do you consider it is cold enough to require heat?

When the outside temperature is:

50 degrees
40 "
30 "
20 "
10 "
0 "
-10 "
-20 "

This winter has been warmer than last year. The coldest night we have had so far was -9 degrees. I almost turned the heat on. :-)

[CindyDawg]

No, I want a big rock fireplace, lots of windows to see the snow falling, a blanket, and Eddie to cuddle up next to:')

[OLD REGGIE]

"Splain to me why the Pope wasn't protected from the flu?

[SoothingDave]

"Splain to me why the Pope wasn't protected from the flu?

The Virgin Mary took the night off?

SD

[OLD REGGIE]

But the surface of the stove is delightful for heating up your gloves on a cold winter's day.

Or so I read about in the Sunday paper one day in a woman's reminiscing about her family's old stove.

No, no, no. The stove would get so hot it would melt the gloves. We did keep a big old cast iron pot, filled with water, on top of the stove. (Humidifier).

Now the cast iron cooking stoves usually had a rack a few feet above the stove where you could warm things up. This must have been what she was talking about.

[Quester]

Thanks, CD.

The roses and hydrangeas will give the yard some much-needed color during the summer months.

The new junipers will go into a spot in the front (next to the driveway) where the grass struggles to survive every year.

[OLD REGGIE]

The Virgin Mary took the night off?

Actually, I'm serious. Wouldn't it be protocol to immunize him against the flu assuming they didn't think getting the flu shot would be riskier than getting the flu?

It appears he is doing well and will be going home in a few days but do you really think he had the flu?

[SoothingDave]

Now the cast iron cooking stoves usually had a rack a few feet above the stove where you could warm things up. This must have been what she was talking about.

Right. Hanging above the stove, at a comfortable distance.

SD

[SoothingDave]

Wouldn't it be protocol to immunize him against the flu assuming they didn't think getting the flu shot would be riskier than getting the flu?

I would think so. But even getting a flu shot doesn't guarantee you won't get some fomr of the flu anyway. Flu shots are an educated guess, based on last year's strains. And I don't know whether he got one or not anyway.

It appears he is doing well and will be going home in a few days but do you really think he had the flu?

He was probably just funnin' with the media, seeing how fast they could get people rushed to Rome. ;-)

SD

[OLD REGGIE]

He was probably just funnin' with the media, seeing how fast they could get people rushed to Rome. ;-)

Can't you just see him coming out to the balcony, giving a big wink, and saying "gotchya!"

[CindyDawg]

Reggie this cat doing something unusual. When I go to sleep I feel this soft stroking on my cheek. When I open my eyes he's right in my face and when I wake up and he starts purring and lays back down. I have watched him do the same to Eddie. He will go over and lightly run his paw down his face. It's not like the possessive kneading they do. It's actually looks like "wake up":')

[OLD REGGIE]

Reggie this cat doing something unusual. When I go to sleep I feel this soft stroking on my cheek. When I open my eyes he's right in my face and when I wake up and he starts purring and lays back down. I have watched him do the same to Eddie. He will go over and lightly run his paw down his face. It's not like the possessive kneading they do. It's actually looks like "wake up":')

Crazy cat.