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Comment by Jan Carter on December 3, 2014 at 16:38

OK Tobias, I am one of the folks that actually did that.  LOL, just trust me when I tell you it can be ugly.  My friend and I cleared her yard in Macon years ago and the nest day did the burn pile.  Luckily I am not allergic so it just turned into bronchitis very bad.  She on the other hand did end up with a few days in the hospital

Comment by Clint Thompson on December 3, 2014 at 16:11

The burning of Poison Ivy...LOL...is very bad for those who are allergic to this plant. I am not one of those people.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on December 3, 2014 at 11:14

I just ran across a website while looking for something else.  Among other things,  It talk about the dangers of burning poison ivy. (Most of the time this is done by accident.

From the site:  "The word is that you CAN get poison ivy from working with the vine in winter AND you can get it in your lungs if you burn it and breathe the smoke. Gack!"

Apparently Poison Ivy vines will get wrapped around trees  and are cut up along with the fire wood. Or campers collect the  leafless vines  in the winter and use them for kindling wood

See more at:  http://www.poison-ivy.org/index.htm 

Learned a lot that I did not know.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on December 3, 2014 at 8:53

Miss Jan, I just installed a wood burning stove in my camp. Burning fire wood is a great way to stay warm. If you don't have a log splitter you can rent one for the week end for a good price. We pick the splitter up on Friday afternoon and bring it back on Monday mourning and we are only charged for one day of rent.  

Comment by Shlomo ben Maved on December 2, 2014 at 22:02

Jan, get those emergency space blankets that EMTs use and sew then into your drapes between the lining and fabric.  They'll help retain heat but will also help in summer to keep heat out.

Right now were about -10F and there is very little transfer from any of our windows although we did use the heavier true Space Blanket as the liner.

Comment by Jan Carter on December 2, 2014 at 21:17

Sure would like to know if he made it.  they say this winter will be colder than normal, not so much snowier than normal but colder.  Anyone doing anything special to be prepared.  I dont want higher heating bills so I am having a wood stove installed

Comment by Richard van de Laarschot on November 28, 2014 at 3:16

Ziet er goed uit 

ik zie dat jullie een mooi programma hebben.

Eens kijken of ik een keer tijd heb.

(google translator says 

Looks good from I see that you have a nice program. Let's see if I have a time period.)

Comment by Jan Carter on November 27, 2014 at 21:22

WOW Igor,   took me a moment to find the translate to English (on the right folks) but WOW!  This is a trip I would love to take, the island sounds fascinating and a great place to learn 

Comment by Howard P Reynolds on November 27, 2014 at 11:20

Looks cozy.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on November 20, 2014 at 17:20

Clint Checkout World Knives.  worldknives.com.   They carry Down Under and many other non-American knife brands.

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