Alaskan's Journal

[Alaskan]

Buy him some fire starters and a fire lighter "stick". No kindling needed, no blood, no hole in the floor.

I wouldn't buy fire starters.

We do have a blow torch.

But we have a catalytic stove... and that switch is busted, so it is stuck on catalytic at all times... which means that:
It is a bear to start it up without smoking because the draw is so low

 

[RollingAcres]

He was chopping kindling in the livingroom... right there by the fireplace.

We have a small throw rug to cover up the hole in the carpet from said chopping.

So.... he was barefoot. Nicked a bit of the skin on the top of his foot. Bled pretty well.

Yeah... spouse hates it.... but it is so much more comfortable to chop the kindling in the livingroom. Warm.

Hope he's alright now. Maybe next time he should wear some shoe before doing that?

 

[Latestarter]

Huh? shoes? what are those? Al is raising cavekids! He's noted before that they routinely go barefoot, even in the middle of winter. They're gonna grow up to be cavemen, and unlike Al, be able to handle the normal Alaskan temps and weather. They only chop kindling because Al is cold.

 

[Alaskan]

This is all true.

The kids were joking amongst themselves... saying if the house caught on fire... would I stay IN the burning house.... and say "I am finally warm enough! How nice! " or would I leave the burning house?

So they asked me... I said, how smoky would the house be?

 

[Alaskan]

Hope he's alright now. Maybe next time he should wear some shoe before doing that?

Yeah... we just aren't that civilized.

And it is the first time he has done that.

Axe slices are usually easy to fix anyway... even when they are bad.

Chainsaws though I know enough grown men who have almost died and had some impressive maiming. Hard to fix too... it chews you up.

 

[Baymule]

Just don't let 'em chainsaw in the house!

 

[Alaskan]

Actually.... I won't let any of them touch a chainsaw.

 

[Bruce]

Wouldn't you rather they learn from someone who knows what they are doing than guessing on their own in the future?

 

[Alaskan]

Wouldn't you rather they learn from someone who knows what they are doing than guessing on their own in the future?

And who would that be?

 

[Bruce]

Um, I figured it was you!