We had a fireplace in Indiana when I was a kid. We would roast chestnuts in it. We also had one in the old house we moved to in Virginia, but I don't recall if it was functioning or not. I guess you know that fireplaces aren't efficient heat sources. The firebox in my tiny wood stove is only 2 ft³. It's surprising how warm it can keep the place. It can get into single digits outside and the whole house will be 70°, but I gotta shove wood into it every few hours at those temps, since the firebox is so small. This is an internet pic of it: If I do something about the lack of insulation in this place, it would be even toastier.
We had our place insulated for free, including a vapor barrier in the crawlspace, and a heat pump. It made all the difference in the world. We went from using about four tanks of heating oil a year to just over one, plus we can adjust the thermostat to a more comfortable level than we could afford to do before. Before the place was insulated, we'd set the thermostat to 60 degrees and use Slankets and space heaters in whatever rooms we were in.
They were good to seat around and play home...specially when it was snowing. I don't like the others...it looks one placed a microwave inside the wall.
Drove in to the store today. wicked snow white out at times. You wouldn't believe the number of non-thinkers with no illumination. The road is white, the sky is white, the environment all around you is white, yet here we go in a white or silver car, being stealthy I guess. I guess it would be nanny state to require headlights on with the ignition.
I recall reading that around 1990 or so. The stats back then are it reduces accidents by 5%. I've been driving with my headlights on day and night ever since (this is before most cars started making this automatic.)
Well, as soon s I said (yesterday( ( no snow yet( the white stuff began to fall in bundles...and before daylight today it came back fast & furious.
I first read about this law in Canada in the early 90s. There are a lot of cars that come equipped with daytime running lights in the states, but it's not a law that cars have them. I bought a new Mazda in 2019 and am on a Mazda Owner's forum. Folks post "hacks" on how to disable this feature. As I said before, when I read that they help prevent accidents by making you more visible, I've always had mine on during the day.
We're gonna have flurries tonight. The forecast is calling for snow this Sunday into Monday. Early forecasts were for 4.5" on Sunday, which is a lot for us but is certainly not crippling here in the country. When I lived outside of DC, just a flurry or two would bring traffic to a screeching halt.
Why would someone disable that feature it rains most of the winter in Vancouver my car has a feature that detects darkness night time lights override day time running lights I usually also turn on my fog lights my Z4 is silver with a low profile very hard to see it in bad weather .