{"id":24966,"date":"2023-03-05T09:38:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T16:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/?p=24966"},"modified":"2023-03-05T17:47:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T00:47:38","slug":"mar-5-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/2023\/03\/05\/mar-5-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Mar 5 Interesting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every man has his follies – and often they are the most interesting thing he has got.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Josh Billings<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well that was interesting. My useless blue bic barbecue lighter was gone. It didn’t light anyways. I am sure that even Aesop would agree.<\/p>\n

I used it to light my non spark propane torch. No spark, no fire, no hot water for coffee, no heat to melt snow, no heat for the house.<\/p>\n

My propane torch head, the one with a igniter didn’t fire. It had become clogged with cat sawdust. I had tried fixing that a few times, no luck.<\/p>\n

On the floor beside me was a long thin splinter of wood. Hmmmmn, might work.
\nI retrieved the propane head, and for fun tried to see if there was a spark. You know the answer.<\/p>\n

I spent the next 15 minutes, digging and poking that long splinter of wood down the shaft, making sure to tap and empty the sawdust.<\/p>\n

After I was satisfied that I had done all I could do. I screwed the head onto the propane bottle without trying the sparker. I had faith it would go, and it did. I had flame. The fire was started.<\/p>\n

It goes without saying, even though I am saying it anyways. I had already sawen the boards that I had brought in yesterday. Then stacked and shoved them all inside the woodstove.<\/p>\n

With the fire lit it was time to go outside, I needed snow, and of course wood. It was -25 outside.<\/p>\n

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\nAll that was done. With the door locked down, it was time to fill the kettle with snow.
\nJust as I was finishing I could smell something on fire. It was me, the old robe got too close and melted and was seconds from igniting. Yes I was wearing it.
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Like I said interestimg morning. I would need to order another.<\/p>\n

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