Thanks guys. Good food for thought. Fwiw Bev, I was kidding when I said I'm his old lady, I haven't called myself that in I don't know how long--guess I was just saying that I'm the older spouse.
Homestead Warrior Woman, not me. ;) I dabble in homesteading when the mood strikes. Meanwhile, I live a mostly rural, country lifestyle and help support local farmers.Oh yeah...you know _I_ believe that<g>(not)...I KNOW what you do...so
The wood stove problem is extensive, it's not just one thing broken, it's several internal parts including the catalytic converter and the
vent that add up to big bucks. I forget what all is wrong with it; we could repair it and save some money over new, but if we have to spend that much we'd rather have new.
My husband works out at the local gym 4-5x per week doing a cardio and weight lifting routine. He's had to change his weight routine to
accommodate the darn arm.
Any use of his left arm--whether pushing the mower, holding the chainsaw with both hands, chopping wood manually with an axe, weedwhacking, or playing the guitar--all cause him grief. He'd rather give up using the chainsaw than the guitar, it is a matter of preference. He's played guitar since he was 18 and it's his passion.
In fact, he's working towards making regular European tours (summer 07 or 08) and we are strongly considering living in Europe for a year
or two before the boys are gone. He's gone about as far as he can
go in the states with his acoustic blues career for a 40's white guy,
to jump to the next level of being invited to play well-known blues festivals (or at least getting into those gigs) and becoming more in demand and better known here, he needs to spend time going back and forth to Europe.
Now that I'm way off track...
Sounds like we need a wood splitter and perhaps purchase a wood stove
that can use gas logs. That way, if we don't care for propane we
can switch back to wood. And if gives the next homeowners an
option--if we make the decision to sell down the road.
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