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You can burn wood in a smokeless zone if you have 'an approved appliance' (which most woodburning stoves are now). It's not against the law.


It should be against the law to sell crappy bags of unseasoned firewood though, as often supplied by your favourite DIY shop, supermarket, garage forecourt.

I have a Southwark leaflet from some years ago about bonfires and it says 1 bonfire per month at dusk for 1 hour. Also I think I read somewhere that a Yule log is allowed to be burned over the xmas period (?). Anyway- it stands to reason and common sense that unless we want to go back to the old smogs (and it will be 2x as bad since loads of what were single houses are now 2 or more flats) we are considerate.

I don't think there's anything wrong with a log or coal fire in your house once every now and then. Makes the room smell lovely and it sounds and looks grate.


Houses simply aren't heated by solid fuel these days and the regulations, which were much needed at the time, are perhaps a little out of date? I think there should be some sort of exemption to allow us to use our fireplaces occasionally. Mind you I'm worried yule log off after reading this.

EDOldie Wrote:

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> I don't think there's anything wrong with a log or

> coal fire in your house once every now and then.

> Makes the room smell lovely and it sounds and

> looks grate.

>



Both those fire logs you can buy (not wood logs obviously) and smokeless fuel make my room smell disgusting :(


I once tried to toast bread over a smokeless fuel fire, and that was disgusting too :(


Bring back the fifties!! Toast and dripping!!

Sue Wrote:

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> EDOldie Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > I don't think there's anything wrong with a log

> or

> > coal fire in your house once every now and

> then.

> > Makes the room smell lovely and it sounds and

> > looks grate.

> >

>

>

> Both those fire logs you can buy (not wood logs

> obviously) and smokeless fuel make my room smell

> disgusting :(

>

> I once tried to toast bread over a smokeless fuel

> fire, and that was disgusting too :(

>

Bring back the fifties!! Toast and dripping!!


That's the one.. My mum gave me that to fatten me up.. Didn't work.. :)


Foxy

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Sue Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > EDOldie Wrote:

> >

> --------------------------------------------------

>

> > -----

> > > I don't think there's anything wrong with a

> log

> > or

> > > coal fire in your house once every now and

> > then.

> > > Makes the room smell lovely and it sounds and

> > > looks grate.

> > >

> >

> >

> > Both those fire logs you can buy (not wood logs

> > obviously) and smokeless fuel make my room

> smell

> > disgusting :(

> >

> > I once tried to toast bread over a smokeless

> fuel

> > fire, and that was disgusting too :(

> >

> Bring back the fifties!! Toast and dripping!!

>

> That's the one.. My mum gave me that to fatten me

> up.. Didn't work.. :)

>



:))

I don't have a problem with it. I smashed up a small bike storage shed last year and burnt the wood in the chimenea! It was fun, smashing and burning is the way to go...


As long as you're not taking the mick and burning fires outside all the time then I can't see the problem.

I saw this the other day and thought it was quite nice...


OAK logs will warm you well,

If they're old and dry.

LARCH logs of pine wood smell,

But the sparks will fly.

BEECH logs for Christmas time,

YEW logs heat well.

SCOTCH logs it is a crime,

For anyone to sell.

BIRCH logs will burn too fast,

CHESTNUT scarce at all

HAWTHORN logs are good to last,

If you cut them in the fall

HOLLY logs will burn like wax

You should burn them green

ELM logs like smouldering flax

No flame to be seen

PEAR logs and APPLE logs,

they will scent your room.

CHERRY logs across the dogs,

Smell like flowers in bloom

But ASH logs, all smooth and grey,

burn them green or old;

Buy up all that come your way,

They're worth their weight in gold.

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