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Have you started your fireplace yet?

DowntonAbbey — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 23:02:44 GMT

I want to but I use DuraFlame logs and they burn so easy so I may wait until tonight or until it is like 20 outside but I don't have a blower so I can only feel the heat up close and I will have to move my flameless candles around when it is burning.

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Irshgrl31201 — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 23:07:33 GMT

Yeah I have had them on most of the weekend. I am sitting in my bedroom now doing some work, watching tv and posting here and I have the one in my bedroom on. It is cozy.

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brewhaha — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 23:13:02 GMT

The builders are coming tomorrow.

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chickenbutt — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 23:14:25 GMT

We don't burn wood. Aside from having a bird (it would probably kill him), I have a hard enough time breathing outside, during the winter, with all those other people burning wood. Guess I save a lot of money on wood, though! I just store the battery operated lanterns and their batteries, and some newspapers, inside the wood-burning stove.

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Mama Mia — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 23:15:04 GMT

Yes, we have had ours on for about four weeks. It is a gas QuadraFire with a blower and heats our entire downstairs, and of course heat rises so it comes up here too.

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sunshine45 — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 23:15:51 GMT

yes, but we have gas (we changed from a wood burning) and electric fireplaces in many of the bedrooms now.

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DowntonAbbey — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 23:44:08 GMT

How nice to have more than one fireplace and one in the bedroom is very nice. I don't have gas in my home it is all electric but at times I wish I had gas, I prefer to cook on a gas stove........yet most all around here is electric now. Thank you for posting. Enjoy the rest of your day.

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DowntonAbbey — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 23:45:00 GMT

I forgot to ask but my friend put pinecone in her fireplace I think. She had me gather some up for her for that purpose but surely she does not put them in her fire?

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adelle38 — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 23:47:06 GMT

On 11/2/2014 Ilovehummingbirds said:
I forgot to ask but my friend put pinecone in her fireplace I think. She had me gather some up for her for that purpose but surely she does not put them in her fire?

You can use pine cones for kindling to start a wood fire.

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ShowMe — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 23:51:29 GMT

I don't have a fireplace....... But when I did, used it every winter........and loved it.

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colliemom4 — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 23:58:30 GMT

No, but I did smell wood burning when I was outside last night.

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tansy — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 23:59:52 GMT

I just flip the switch and presto!

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lulu2 — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 00:03:33 GMT

We have one burning right now.

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Snik — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 00:04:24 GMT

Yesterday- and I am in Southern California!

LOVE my fireplace and use it whenever I can- it rained for the first time in ages, so that was my excuse and i DID put a couple of those cinnamon scented pinecones in it too!

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hckynut — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 00:07:29 GMT

We have a gas log fireplace and since very little of our time is spent in our living room, which is the only fireplace, I can't remember the last year we turned it on. We haven't even turned on our whole home gas heat for 3 years now.

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shesallthat — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 00:08:57 GMT

no not yet. we have a wood burning fireplace and that is the only thing about winter i look foward to! even thought the temps have been getting down to the low 30's the last few nights the days still were sunny and in the 60's and this week the afternoon temps go back into the low 70's so we won't be using it for a few more weeks. we usually have to have the air on for thanksgiving because it is so warm.

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DowntonAbbey — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 00:16:09 GMT

On 11/2/2014 adelle38 said:
On 11/2/2014 Ilovehummingbirds said:
I forgot to ask but my friend put pinecone in her fireplace I think. She had me gather some up for her for that purpose but surely she does not put them in her fire?

You can use pine cones for kindling to start a wood fire.

Thank you I did not know that. Well, I gathered up all the good ones for her.........well maybe some more will fall.......

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DowntonAbbey — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 00:19:52 GMT

Well, I have sit around all day..........all yesterday. Shame on me. I need to get on that treadmill.

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Kalli — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 00:28:54 GMT

We changed ours over to gas logs and I love coming home from work and having a fire at the flip of a switch. The only bad thing is that the heat makes me fall asleep if I've had a long day. But I try to deal with that. heehee We've been enjoying ours for a month or so.

-Kalli

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LilacTree — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 00:30:18 GMT

How I miss a fireplace. For so many years we always had one. I love the real, messy, crackling ones best. Since I've been living in apartments the last ten years, I haven't had one. One of my daughters still has one and I can enjoy it when I'm over there.