"Tonight Matthew I'm burning .........."

[alex_m]

A nice coal base, with big mixed hardwood on top.

You can't beat coal for the heat it blasts out.

[Farmer Tom]

I may have mentioned that my garden got a bit out of control, so I kept these especially for tonight.......the Holly and the Ivy........

[Martyn Amos]

nowt??

its just too mild to light the fire

[Farmer Tom]

Aye, but there's nothing so comforting as that wee window with the flames behind it and nothing so utterly sad and miserable as that same wee window when the fire's not there.

[Hodge]

Red Oak and Elm tonight.

[ecodao]

here in Central Portugal this Xmas i am burning : Oak, Chestnut, Umbrella Pine, and Mimosa.

 

nice heat !!

 

steve

[Stereo]

Funny, I was admiring an umbrella pine at Paignton zoo today. Not so common here!

[Stereo]

Is there not a problem with mixing coal and wood? I heard that coal dust mixes with wood tar and sticks to the chimney to form a highly flammable business. I used to do this at our old cottage and managed to ignite it once resulting in 20 ft flames from the chimney and me chucking salt and water in the stove.

[ecodao]

Funny, I was admiring an umbrella pine at Paignton zoo today. Not so common here!

 

hi there,

 

Very common here,....It is the only Native pine in Portugal and luckily it is the only Pine that is resistant to the Pine nematode that is wiping out all the other pines.

 

steve

[MR TREEBUS]

A mix of ash,cherry and hardwood briquettes......smells lovely