tomorrow is light fire day

[b0atman]

Well if forecast is right October the 4th is rain all day and down to 4deg C at night so Fire laid and matches at ready .But will met office be right ?

[craftycarper]

Well if forecast is right October the 4th is rain all day and down to 4deg C at night so Fire laid and matches at ready .But will met office be right ?

. Likewise I have been collecting wood for a few months and the boat and house are well stocked the Fire is laid and awaits the match if the forecast is right

[Dovetail]

I always think boats come alive when the fire is lit. It's sad that the summer has passed but bring on the fabulous autumn and winter.

[Beaker]

26ºC here (Maspalomas, Gran Canaria).

 

Edited October 3, 2014 by Beaker

[Alan&sue]

We have only had our boat since June so we lite our fire last week it was lovely x

[baldlimey]

4 degrees sounds great it has started to get to low 30s here overnight ( abu dhabi )

[b0atman]

well at least we got through September . I just don't understand why the government waits until December to give me my winter fuel payment.

[Southern Star]

I have been collecting seasoned timber for the last few months, it's a perk of my job, my car boot will be full of it as I head off up the M1 tomorrow for a weekend on the boat!

[MHS]

26ºC here (Maspalomas, Gran Canaria).

 

Be careful if you venture out into the dunes. You never know what you may stumble across. They don't have kettles to display their persuasions.

[Quinafloat]

Snow and -5C here, Alberta. Canada. May have to light the fire soon if the temperature goes much lower.

Edited October 4, 2014 by Quinafloat

[Naughty Cal]

Yes. We have finger at the ready to fire the Webasto into life :Do

[Beaker]

Be careful if you venture out into the dunes. You never know what you may stumble across. They don't have kettles to display their persuasions.

Or teapots!

[b0atman]

Just started raining here 13 deg C though 18.9 deg C in boat sat in T shirt so no fire yet

[Peter X]

Raining here since mid-morning, but not cold. The central heating will come on when it needs to, that's a nice thing about a house. Gas, water and electric coming in, mains drainage going out, but it has its downside. If I look out of my front window, I see cars and a boring building across the road. Most of you see water, some offside vegetation and the occasional duck or passing boat. The back's not bad, my garden is not as classy looking as Mark99's, but pleasant enough. Fortunately I see an empty washing line; my son got up before me and brought my washing in just as the rain began. I also see my half-built second shed with a tarp over it, not much likely to happen on that today.

[b0atman]

Sun is now streaming through the window doors open 28 deg in saloon

[Phil Ambrose]

They say Tomorrow never comes but it did about an hour ago,

Firelighters...... Check

Kindling...........Check

Taybright..........Check

Matches............Check

 

Phil

[b0atman]

Still sunny here .

[patty-ann]

Well its kinda nippy here in wales as I'm still de-artexing house on Hill renovation project which family believe is beneficial to my health...boat though all ready with wood..check, firelighters...check, matches ...check all it needs is little me and planned escape up there oh so soon. I am packed and ready.

Have lit fire here to dry out damp which creeps up walls, a little frog hopped over lounge floor and slugs slither in bathroom...yukky yuk--

Autumn mists preclude winters freeze.

Have large supply wood since burning all I rip out.

[Tuscan]

Fire now lit.

[cheshire~rose]

Yes we lit the stove today. I even had to put socks on today! I have been resisting wearing anything but sandals for months now.

 

An advantage of a proper forecast means we were prepared. I had beef, shallots, smoked lardons, button mushrooms and wine in store to ensure our first stovetop cooked meal of the season was a good one.The boeuf borgignon was bubbling all afternoon and .. golly it tasted good

 

Goodbye summer, it has been wonderful to have known you. Please ensure you come and visit us again next year after winter frosts have done their cleansing of our land and the rain has replenished the reservoirs

[Phil Ambrose]

Yes we lit the stove today. I even had to put socks on today! I have been resisting wearing anything but sandals for months now.

 

An advantage of a proper forecast means we were prepared. I had beef, shallots, smoked lardons, button mushrooms and wine in store to ensure our first stovetop cooked meal of the season was a good one.The boeuf borgignon was bubbling all afternoon and .. golly it tasted good

 

Goodbye summer, it has been wonderful to have known you. Please ensure you come and visit us again next year after winter frosts have done their cleansing of our land and the rain has replenished the reservoirs

We certainly need some sharp frosts to thin out the biting bug population, worst year I can remember for varmints (worse for us, not them)

Phil

[Richard10002]

I've been lighting the fire off and on for several weeks.

 

Does that make me a wuss?

 

Not had to top it up at all... Just light it, let it get going, then turn it down low.

[John V]

I've been looking at the Rayburn every morning for a few days but so far have refrained from putting a match to the kindling. I reckon that'll change tomorrow morning

[canals are us?]

I will probably light my fire tomorrow as I have extended my gravity heating system to 300mm high by 900 wide rads and 3 of them, 2 doubles.
I extended it as I'm going to eventually refit the bathroom as a walk through, so rad in there then a rad in the bedroom as having no corridor and 2 doors between needs a heat source.

Just got to fill it up and test it tomorrow Have my 2kw oil filled rad on full blast but not as warm as I would like.

James

Edited October 4, 2014 by canals are us?

[system 4-50]

Yes we lit the stove today. I even had to put socks on today! I have been resisting wearing anything but sandals for months now.

 

The mind boggles - as you knew it would!