42 years ago I built my house and that was the year that Howard Duff wrote the book "How to Survive the Coming Hard Times". Side note: I did all the things he said waiting for the arrival and it never came....but the proceeds from his book probably insulated him from any that may have ventured his way. Wink!
I designed it to be self sufficient, with minimum exposure to the elements. In the center was an "Earth" brand wood stove that heated the whole house. Over the years I expanded the house from 1400 sq. ft. to around 2500 and I had to add supplemental heating but the original part was still fed by the wood stove.
I fed it all those years till last year. Wood has become pretty hard to get as retailers that supply the urban market scoop it all up and I don't grow enough of my own. So I bit the bullet and replaced it with a Propane unit with a thermostat. Still getting used to the convenience......isn't all that hard. At 79 I'm starting to see things differently.
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