It’ll be work, but we use wood, so, on the bright side, we’ll have more firewood. I know it’ll be more work, but, what is the alternative? We’ve been using pine cones for a long time. We have an abundance of them. Would you like a pickup full? We throw the leftovers on our burning pile. Yes, we have a burning pit.
No alternative at all but hard work. I did stock up on some Advil for our Spring. A good, long soak in a hot tub did wonders plus I had a recipe for a hot toddy that seemed to make everything okey-dokey!