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[IamSam]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Unless your miserable life last winter was heated by solar, wind, or lit unicorn farts, feel free to turn off the hyperbolic bullshit factory.

My interesting life last winter was heated by a wood stove fed mostly with dead branches of Juniper (Cedar spp) and Pinyon. The drought and unsually warm summers have caused many of the lower limbs on trees around here to die. They either fall to the ground at some point or they can be easily snapped off from the trunk once you learn the trick of it. Doesn't hurt the trees and actually helps by removing potential fuel for next summer's forest fire season.

Wood burned from either species tree provides plenty of BTU's. A few sets of soft wool, genuine made in Switzerland long underware make my comfort complete. (It's good to maintain a connection to a group of people who have wintered over in high mountain regions for 1000's of years).

My Swiss Mom never let me set the thermostat above 55 in the winter, so I leaned how to be comfortable even in a rather chilly house - something Americans should start learning to do in case they get tired of those ever increasing heating bills and following around cleaning up messes after Halliburton which still refuses to be house broken.