{"id":938,"date":"2014-01-30T02:18:16","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T02:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peacegrove.org\/?p=938"},"modified":"2016-03-11T06:27:19","modified_gmt":"2016-03-11T06:27:19","slug":"heating-my-house-and-all-that-crap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/tinyhouse\/2014\/01\/30\/heating-my-house-and-all-that-crap\/","title":{"rendered":"Heating my house and all that crap!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have a lot of cats. Leftovers from my kids, a few strays and some misfits not suitable for adopting out.<\/p>\n

They make a lot of crap mixed in with clay from the litter. The local dump doesn’t allow me to leave it as a donation.<\/p>\n

So I end up with piles of clay and other stuff that can get disgusting. At 10 bucks for 10 lbs gets expensive.\"pellets\"<\/p>\n

\"2_week-old_Female_Sphynx_(Suki)\"So talking with a close friend we discussed\u00a0using wood pellets as a medium. The stuff \u00a0that you burn in a pellet stove. She doesn’t have a wood stove but she has a lot of cats. She has sphynx cats. Cute things. Especially the latest \u00a0bunch born a few days ago. If you are looking for one leave a comment and I will put you in touch with her.<\/p>\n

I heat my house with wood. \u00a0Cat crap + wood pellets+ wood stove= equals heat and no piles out in the yard.<\/p>\n

The trial:<\/p>\n

At first the cats questioned my choice giving me the WTF look, \u00a0then I sprinkled a little clay over the top of the wood pellets. Everyone is happy now. \u00a0The first load is heating my house as I type this. \u00a0My friend Stephanie donated the first bag for the trials, thanks Steph.<\/p>\n

Cost is $6.00 for a 40 lb bag. Pure wood no bark no additives and low ash content. \u00a0And now my cats are contributing to heating the house. Its all good.<\/p>\n

Now if the people that make the pellets clue in the potential new market please send \u00a0a commission to:<\/p>\n

Rods tiny house fund. \u00a0As if<\/p>\n

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Take care Rod<\/p>\n

The cat portrayed above is not related to the sphynx cats that were actors in the Austin Powers movies. Their names were\u00a0SGC Belfry Ted Nude-Gent, and \u00a0mini Mr Bigglesworth was played by\u00a0Mel Gibskin, Paul Nudeman and Skindiana Jones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have a lot of cats. Leftovers from my kids, a few strays and some misfits not suitable for adopting out. They make a lot of crap mixed in with clay from the litter. The local dump doesn’t allow me to leave it as a donation. So I end up with piles of clay and… <\/p>\n

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