> From: Jo Anne > Subject: RE: Cold Pictures > > Hey List!! >
Hi Jo Anne, good to see you back. > It is I, Crone of the Willamette, actually posting to BrinL again now that > things are quiet. I'm not sure what happened, but the politics has seemed > to decline, and that's all good in my opinion. The Olympics may have > something to do with the sleepiness of the list, too. > > I was blown away by the pictures from Mongolia. *MONGOLIA* I didn't know > yurts came with parquet floors, either. I also think that yurt is the > wrong > word, as it seemed to be 'ger' or some such. > > I want to know, Andrew, what do you burn in those stoves? And do they > really keep you warm? What's your source of electricity? Are wind > turbines > used? > These stoves are made in Holland, and burn diesel (the bill for heating diesel is 90K/month), the traditional ones use camel/horse/sheep dung, as there is nothing else to burn for about 500kms. They keep us toasty warm, the one in our ger (yurt is the Russian name) is usually on the lowest setting otherwise we roast at night. Electricity is diesel generators. It's a temporary camp, so everything is mobile. Wind would be a good idea, it does get pretty windy here, but not constantly so backup would be needed. > I was in a yurt at a medieval event once, when it was stifling hot. The > door was left open, and the yurt just funneled the breeze through the door > and out the hole in the top. It was the only pleasant 'tent' in the > entire > encampment. I've been a fascinated with them since. > Yea, they are pretty cool. Err, warm.. Andrew > How is everyone? Any other sleepers out there care to check in? > > Amities, > > Jo Anne > > > > > Message: 6 > > Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 02:26:54 +1100 > > From: "Andrew Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Cold Pictures > > To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > Finally got around to setting up a Flickr account, largely cos I have > > some pics of where I am currently working in Mongolia, thought you may > > be interested, esp Debbie as there is a pic of some very cute Mongolian > > horses grazing on the Gobi (There are no fences, and was a troop of > > about 20, but I missed the rest, as the wild-maned black stallion led > > them off as we approached - they may be wild or just nomad owned, not > > sure) > > > > Anyway, FYI, > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > > > > Frozen Feet Maru > > > _______________________________________________ > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
