Hi Billy, That is interesting, thanks for the link. Not what you might describe as cheap now that I am more used to taverna prices, I intend to visit a local restaurant if the rain lets up where quarter litre of wine is one euro and the most expensive main course is under 10 euros. Two courses and a half litre of wine usually come to around 12 euros here. Oh, and it is heated by a cute little traditional stove fed by the owner's son with olive logs in between feeding his customers. I shall raise my glass to you tonight.I know it well, enjoyed a pint or 2 in the Legh Arms next door.
The Crab and Lobster closed for a few years recently refurbished and open again, havent been yet but heard it's very good.
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Billy.
Diane, if only! No, it is not possible I have no wood shed and the fierce winds lift everything. Actually once the stove is going, it burns beautifully even with rather wet wood. I have been relieved as I thought I would have a problem with smoke but so far so good. I did have to have a different cowl fitted on the top of the chimney to stop water coming down the pipe and dripping on the tiles which is what happened with the previous cowl shaped like a bird, now I have a smart silver hat thingy which twirls round in the wind. Sorry I am not very technically minded and indeed if I had discovered this forum before the stove was fitted, it is possible that I would never have taken the plunge! I had no idea there were such problems. I am not familiar with EPA here in this rural backwater it is up to you how you heat your house and a great many Greeks because of the economic crisis are turning back to old style stoves often with a cooking plate or oven. I often go to a village taverna in the mountains here where the garlic bread is prepared on such a stove.
Wow. If you think Pine is slow-drying, you certainly don't want any of this Red Oak that I am up to my neck in around here. Maybe it is a different kind of Pine there than I have had here. The Red Pine dries fairly quickly for me...Yep, got wood on the balcony and on the porch hopefully drying slightly but we are still enjoying torrential rain. Very cosy inside the living room though, thank goodness. Olive wood dries particulary quickly compared to say pine, fortunately.
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