Chimineas and fire pits surely can't be defended ecologically? Ok, when we all had to be outside because of Covid, patio heaters and such could perhaps be defended for short-term use - but I'm really not comfortable with them as a garden "fashion accessory".
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
In terms of emissions they're generally carbon neutral as long as you only burn wood or charcoal. Wood ash can be great for the garden too. My neighbour went through a phase of using one regularly to burn offcuts from his shed project though and we'd have to shut all the house windows even when it was unbearably hot inside and get all the washing off the line.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Surely the odd bonfire is hardly a crime. Never used a fire pit, although I can see the appeal, but I really enjoy the odd bonfire.
Not exactly a bonfire, but having wrecked several paper shredders over the years, I have bought a mini incinerator. Now, destroying unwanted confidential documents is a task I really look forward to!
I just tear mine up and chuck them into the compost bin
Mine gets soaked in water for an hour or so then fed to the worms in the wormery.
There was a 'funny' look to the worm cast compost in the wormery a week or so ago, until I realised some cardboard I'd added must have been coated with a plastic film, the worms had eaten all the cardboard and had gleaned the film absolutely clean - it looked like the worms had used clingfilm.
I have a shredder, so anything confidential gets put through that and then into the compost bin. A small curmudge, but this clown across the back lane from me has now put a new bulb in his outside, motion activated light. I'm expecting all air traffic to be diverted from Prestwick and Glasgow airports to our street...
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Surely the odd bonfire is hardly a crime. Never used a fire pit, although I can see the appeal, but I really enjoy the odd bonfire.
Not exactly a bonfire, but having wrecked several paper shredders over the years, I have bought a mini incinerator. Now, destroying unwanted confidential documents is a task I really look forward to!
I just tear mine up and chuck them into the compost bin
Mine gets soaked in water for an hour or so then fed to the worms in the wormery.
There was a 'funny' look to the worm cast compost in the wormery a week or so ago, until I realised some cardboard I'd added must have been coated with a plastic film, the worms had eaten all the cardboard and had gleaned the film absolutely clean - it looked like the worms had used clingfilm.
How interesting Jenny_Aster. Do you think they ate it and then it was passed through their intestines or nibbled the coating off?
Something are all the pictures off my plant labels collection and left the card backing. The completely plastic labels were untouched. I've noticed snails hibernating under the lid of the container so it was probably them although I once saw evidence of a mouse nest.
My brother-in-law bought a fire bowl and supposedly smokeless fuel to use on it. When he lit it there were clouds of smoke everywhere and, as he lives in the end house of the road, the wind swirls round and sent the smoke in all directions so there was no escape. It didn't reduce until he have up and poured water over it. It now functions as an expensive bird bath.
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There was a 'funny' look to the worm cast compost in the wormery a week or so ago, until I realised some cardboard I'd added must have been coated with a plastic film, the worms had eaten all the cardboard and had gleaned the film absolutely clean - it looked like the worms had used clingfilm.
Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border.
A small curmudge, but this clown across the back lane from me has now put a new bulb in his outside, motion activated light.
I'm expecting all air traffic to be diverted from Prestwick and Glasgow airports to our street...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...