tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post3595392514710738597..comments2024-03-15T15:42:08.393-04:00Comments on Knatolee's World: Welcome to the dungeon...Knatoleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-53652801284091091582011-03-13T10:21:19.183-04:002011-03-13T10:21:19.183-04:00Callie, it's interesting to learn how people h...Callie, it's interesting to learn how people heat their homes in different parts of the world!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-67413686397308543702011-03-13T10:20:35.460-04:002011-03-13T10:20:35.460-04:00H. insciens, it's all an act. There are many b...H. insciens, it's all an act. There are many bodies buried under that concrete floor. Bwaahahahahaha!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-41067094795358692492011-03-13T10:19:53.197-04:002011-03-13T10:19:53.197-04:00Ahab, our firewood comes split (a lot of people ar...Ahab, our firewood comes split (a lot of people around here have log-splitters) but I split logs for kindling. We have a large supply of old dried-out fenceposts in the barn that Gordon chainsaws into log-lengths. I then split those for kindling. I totally agree with you about the cathartic aspect to this activity! :)Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-88435605966648044252011-03-13T10:18:18.709-04:002011-03-13T10:18:18.709-04:00LBM, towards the end of this page there's a go...LBM, towards the end of this page there's a good explanation of how we measure firewood in North America. We buy "face cords":<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FirewoodKnatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-4044806671697604422011-03-13T10:14:55.934-04:002011-03-13T10:14:55.934-04:00Vicki, I do! Gordon doesn't have the knack. :)...Vicki, I do! Gordon doesn't have the knack. :)Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-51092490789686718992011-03-13T10:14:15.148-04:002011-03-13T10:14:15.148-04:00Rob, you and Gordon are two peas in a pod. He just...Rob, you and Gordon are two peas in a pod. He just adores basements! I have to admit, they can be very interesting. And some are just downright scary!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-2476869774408158862011-03-12T21:17:59.689-05:002011-03-12T21:17:59.689-05:00Thanks for the tour and great photos! I've nev...Thanks for the tour and great photos! I've never been in a basement that had that kind of heating setup. Very interesting. We heat with a wood stove upstairs and love the wood heat too.Callie Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379683295150396693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-87058115134532242672011-03-12T19:21:42.094-05:002011-03-12T19:21:42.094-05:00A versatile boiler... a chopping block with axe......A versatile boiler... a chopping block with axe... a basement dungeon... You are troubling me now... Does anyone other than you ever go down then come back out?<br /><br />You look so innocent too, on this blog designed to lure us in?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-13152559306078891382011-03-12T18:52:49.532-05:002011-03-12T18:52:49.532-05:00You split wood? I love splitting wood too, when I ...You split wood? I love splitting wood too, when I have the opportunity. It's a remarkably carthartic experience to rend wood asunder with a splitter.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-67524862066396082332011-03-12T17:17:19.939-05:002011-03-12T17:17:19.939-05:00A very interesting tour, thanks. I've had to ...A very interesting tour, thanks. I've had to google a cord of firewood as I'd not heard of that measurement before.Little Blue Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13616392505984609128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-46006252879089949012011-03-12T16:45:37.119-05:002011-03-12T16:45:37.119-05:00You chop the kindling!! I am so impressed.You chop the kindling!! I am so impressed.Victoria Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12854264783910344708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-91426540139104279552011-03-12T15:49:14.052-05:002011-03-12T15:49:14.052-05:00What a great idea for a post, and what an interest...What a great idea for a post, and what an interesting basement you have. My Dad was a plumber when I was young, working for himself, he would take me with him a lot. I got to see a lot of the old basements around our town and I guess grew fascinated with them. You just never know what you might find in an old basement. Men also love to look at the mechanical stuff for some reason. I am a man, don't understand most of the stuff, but still love to look at it. LOLRobhttp://www.thecottagechronicles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-30236995003138949222011-03-12T15:37:53.424-05:002011-03-12T15:37:53.424-05:00Lynn, you find some whacky things in old basements...Lynn, you find some whacky things in old basements. I do love the beams. Some are huge!<br /><br />Paula, I am! And the central vac came with the house, but I love it.<br /><br />TTPT, I'd love a woodstove in my living room, even though it would be a bit redundant. Many people around here heat with woodstoves, and supplemental electric heat (electric gets pricey, though.) And 79F is toasty to me. My favourite temperature range is 70 - 75F. <br /><br />Calum, we do okay out here. Not suffering too much.Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-12154256173168386152011-03-12T14:50:43.490-05:002011-03-12T14:50:43.490-05:00I thought you were living a really rough life out ...I thought you were living a really rough life out in the wilds but .... you have all mod cons and much more!<br /><br />Thanks for the tour!CalumCarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069686044236255387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-31467096425118465622011-03-12T14:00:22.646-05:002011-03-12T14:00:22.646-05:00Loved the tour! We had living room wood stoves in...Loved the tour! We had living room wood stoves in N. Calif. and even here in Texas, but nowhere near the scale of your beauty in the basement. I like wood heat too and it certainly beats the pants off of forced air central heat--it doesn't dry out your sinuses as much. <br /><br />Had to chuckle at you sweating on your bed in 79F heat. That's almost a cold snap in these parts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-48530938714311191882011-03-12T09:52:58.085-05:002011-03-12T09:52:58.085-05:00What a fun tour! You are a country gal through an...What a fun tour! You are a country gal through and through ('cept of course for that fancy laundry team and central vac LOL)Paulahttp://vanillabeanbaker.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-20821534604588681652011-03-12T09:44:12.734-05:002011-03-12T09:44:12.734-05:00Wow, I love basements, I think they are so much fu...Wow, I love basements, I think they are so much fun! Your furnace is amazing. I'm going to have to show this post to Randy... Love the old wood beams, too!Razzberry Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644607616585345473noreply@blogger.com