He said "If I needed hot water I put a pan of water on the stove."
Of the electric stove he said "I'm afraid of that. I still used it, but I'm
afraid of it."
Did I mention that the north wall of the kitchen has no insulation at all? Been
like that for 30 years. My plan is to plug up the mouse holes and spray it with
foam before we put on wall board.
-Curt
On Monday, May 17, 2021, 10:11:34 AM EDT, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
A Real Man don't need no hot water. If you do you put a kettle on the
woodstove.
Take pics and post them!
--FT
On 5/17/21 9:57 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> I went up to the vast northern estate last week to deliver the tractor and
> prep some things for next week when the whole family goes up. Hauling a
> tractor is very different from a car. I figure the tractor weighs around
> 4,000# but its got the aerodynamics of a brick. Side winds got interesting. I
> never went over 75mph and spent most of my time around 70.
> Anyway I got back into the "new" 1890s farm house and spent some time looking
> it over with the former occupant. I'm still convinced it's got good bones and
> will shape up, especially now that he's cleaned the place out and I can see
> it for what it is. The first couple steps will be paint, windows and a tin
> roof.
>
> The real revelation of the trip came when the former occupant told me that
> the water heater hasn't been turned on for 30 years. He's lived without hot
> water, in northern Maine, for 30 years.
> The weather station in the camp says the coldest it saw last winter was
> -33.5F...
> -Curt
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