Keep that junk mail

[FROG MAN]

I have finally found a good use for junk mail. Here is my recipe for a fire at the camp.

 

1. Equally spread a 2 inch layer of paper shredded credit card offers across the floor of stove.

 

2. Place a 2 inch layer of kindling wood on top

 

3. Now about 3 logs on top of that and close the door.

 

4. open the draft and air intakes wide open.

 

5. Touch here off with one match at base of intake. In two minutes you will have flames shooting out the top of chimney. Cut the draft back to half and close air to 1/3. Open a cold one and look for TV remote. 41 outside 83 inside.

Edited October 5, 2008 by FROG MAN

[bongobobny]

Now THAT's a great use for junk mail!!!

[bill04]

another good way is to use a postage paid return enveloppe ,and put some of that junk mail and send it to whom ever the adress on that enveloppe .Work's fine for me .

[juggler]

We've been burning shredded junk mail and anything else we want to keep out of ID thieves hands for years. Actually I think I going to light a fire in the fire place now since it's getting cold in the house and I don't feel like turning on the heat yet. Gotta save $$$ on the gas bill.

[FozzyUSN]

There was a piece on the evening news a few years ago about a family that intentionally signed up for junk mail for just that reason. The family said that they reduced their wood requirement 5 to 6 cords to almost nothing. They use a hand made device that rolls news papers, inserted with all kinds of junk mail into logs that they burn. The postal service had complained about the amount of junk mail that they had to deliver to the house. I thought it was very ingenious of them.

[FROG MAN]

Thats an idea but I got wood out the wazooo. October is chainsaw month for me. I'm getting ready to cut some wood for storage and drying. After the leaves fall I should have plenty of limbs to clean up at the camp.

[Yammer Dan]

There was a piece on the evening news a few years ago about a family that intentionally signed up for junk mail for just that reason. The family said that they reduced their wood requirement 5 to 6 cords to almost nothing. They use a hand made device that rolls news papers, inserted with all kinds of junk mail into logs that they burn. The postal service had complained about the amount of junk mail that they had to deliver to the house. I thought it was very ingenious of them.

 

Tried to find one of those things that roll newspapers into logs and couldn't find one. Used to be everywhere.