Lucky my stove was'nt alight.

[Mick Stockbridge]

Just had a starling fluttering about in the flue. That is one lucky bird, my stove usually stays alight for ten days at a time. We let it go out last night because we were gonna clean the flue today but the bird has done it for us on his way down. I left the doors open and he's just flown out into the living room then out the window, nice one the flue is clean........Reminded me of the big manors where they used to chuck a live goose down to clean the chimney's hahaha.

[Mozza]

That IS one lucky bird mate Saved you a job too, Result!!

[Mick Stockbridge]

Yup sireee, saved me a job. Look at the crud it knocked down.

[Mozza]

Bloody hell, You got a bird bath in your garden Mick?? It'll need to find one soon

[Charlieh]

look at all that build up from those unseasoned logs!

 

bet that load in the picture on the other thread weighed a couple of tons

[slasherscot]

Yup sireee, saved me a job. Look at the crud it knocked down.

 

a lot of slow burns?

[Mick Stockbridge]

a lot of slow burns?

 

I'm assuming that you mean the slower I burn the fire the bigger the build up of crud. If thats the case then yeah you're right. Only fire it up four a half dozen hours a day, the rest of the time its just ticking over. Or more like smouldering.

Edited December 10, 2009 by Mick Stockbridge

[Mick Stockbridge]

look at all that build up from those unseasoned logs!

 

bet that load in the picture on the other thread weighed a couple of tons

 

Charles ol boy, I'll have you know my logs are 2yr seasoned minimum:001_tt2:

Edited December 10, 2009 by Mick Stockbridge

[Graham]

Reminds me of the time I had one down the chimney. Came in during the day and the critter had been feasting on elderberies before so he'd had a few hours flying round crapping purple everywhere!

[skyhuck]

Had a of bird and a couple of bats down our chimney.

 

I'm not sure the bird was lucky that the fire was not lit, I don't think it would have come down if it had been lit.