Family Affair

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Sun. Dec. 23, 2012 11:08 am

Finally, my Christmas vacation begins. (Week and a half off). The past few weeks or so, my work required me to be there longer hours than normal. Which meant I wouldn't be home as much to tend to the Surdiac. When I lit off the stove on a Thursday after work, and kept it running thru the weekend, I figured it would go out by the time I got home from work on Monday. I mean, we're talking over 12 hrs later. haven't gotten my stove to run more than 6-7 hrs B4. Besides, the temps were to begin to climb to daytime highs of almost 50*. However, when I returned home that Mon. nite, I found the stove blazing away, and the house a comfortable 72*. One of my 16 yr old twin daughters took the time to poke and clean the grates, and refill the hopper. Since then, I taught my wife and daughter how to adjust the thermostat and MPD, (if needed), to maintain a constant flame. Many mornings following, they awoke B4 me, and were able to take a coal bed barely alive, and bring it back to its full glory. Takes some of the work off me, (which is a good thing). I guess they're spoiled now, and going back to oil, with a thermostat set at 65* and wrapped in blankets while watching the "boob-tube", isn't as appealing as it used to be.

Boots · Post by **Boots** » Sun. Dec. 23, 2012 2:53 pm

congrats, now if I could even get my wife to just go into the basement to look at the coal boiler i' d be getting somewhere.

NoSmoke · Post by **NoSmoke** » Sun. Dec. 23, 2012 4:02 pm

The one thing I love about my wife is that she will try anything, and tending the wood/coal stove is one thing she will try. Coal is still giving her fits, but she at least tries.

Glad you can have some of the pressure off you.

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Sun. Dec. 23, 2012 4:55 pm

I put up an ad. in our local grocery store, yep pretty tiny, but one of my requirements was--" must be familier with tending a hand fired coal stove" sure, go ahead & laugh, I had 4 responses. Problem turned out that they liked the Hitzer 50-93 more then me. SOB--I don't get no respect.

coalnewbie · Post by **coalnewbie** » Sun. Dec. 23, 2012 5:09 pm

must be familier with tending a hand fired coal stove

You need to raise your game... Wanted hot woman with coal stove - please send pics of coal stove.

coalnewbie · Post by **coalnewbie** » Sun. Dec. 23, 2012 5:10 pm

must be familier with tending a hand fired coal stove

Wanted hot woman with coal stove - please send pics of coal stove. You might come across a Wherle #100.

2001Sierra · Post by **2001Sierra** » Sun. Dec. 23, 2012 5:11 pm

freetown fred wrote:I put up an ad. in our local grocery store, yep pretty tiny, but one of my requirements was--" must be familier with tending a hand fired coal stove" sure, go ahead & laugh, I had 4 responses. Problem turned out that they liked the Hitzer 50-93 more then me. SOB--I don't get no respect.

That is Priceless

michaelanthony · Post by **michaelanthony** » Sun. Dec. 23, 2012 9:05 pm

freetown fred wrote:I put up an ad. in our local grocery store, yep pretty tiny, but one of my requirements was--" must be familier with tending a hand fired coal stove" sure, go ahead & laugh, I had 4 responses. Problem turned out that they liked the Hitzer 50-93 more then me. SOB--I don't get no respect.

...lmao