While back, the discussion round the Thunderbox was kerosene lamps or stoves. Being a hip youngster, the days of such things was largely past by the time I became aware of them. But my parents had them, and my grandparents... and they hated them with the heat of 1000 suns. I can see why - damn things STINK!
I think it was Judy that said in the drafty old farm houses that wasn't really a big deal. The old houses breathed a bit so the fumes got carried away before they became loathesome. This house looks like it might breathe a bit too and be drafty in the winter…
If you dd a drop or two of Kero-Klean to the oil lamp it eliminates the stink all together. Works well in the lamps and heaters.
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Drafts: Whatever blows her skirt up.
ReplyDeleteDoes it actually work though Mike? I actually don't mind the smell of kerosene... but I swear I can taste it when it burns in confined spaces...
ReplyDeleteWorks real well. The odors are 100% vanilla. I use it in one of those kerosene heaters when I run it in the garage.
DeleteI used a Kero-Sun brand heater for years and it has no smell. Burns quite efficiently.
ReplyDeleteAs for kerosene lamps; the problem seems to be their penchant for burning things down. (don't you watch the Westerns) :-)
Drafty is just fine. I’ll surmise combining that fetching lass with a heavy quilt and shared bodily warmth will take care of any drafts.
ReplyDeleteHa! My material grandparents had a kerosene cook-stove. Who wants to heat up the kitchen in the summer? And from the looks of the window that house is probably a lot tighter than an old drafty-farmhouse. Remember standing so close to a red-hot cast-iron wood stove trying keep you back-side from spontaneously combusting and your front-side from frostbite at the same time? Damn that old house was cold!
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