I promised you something about the wood in the conversation but I couldn't post the pictures so I had to come here: Pasted from the conversation:
When you showed me the picture of the fireplace on your tv, I thought sometimes you're better off with that instead of all the work of getting your own wood supply to keep the wood stove burning during the winter months. Mine is usually going 24/7. While its a lot of work, there are many benefits. For some reason, the heat from the wood stove is much more comfortable than the heat from other home heating systems. I usually get the wood for free since the forests around here are Pine, which I don't burn, and oak. I usually cut and split myself. The oak, especially if its just cut, can be very heavy because of all the water in it. A segment cut out of a large trunk can weigh 200 pounds. By cutting and splitting my own wood, I really get a workout for free, so I don't have to join a gym. I don't have to pay to heat the house. You do have to have a few good chainsaws, about 3. One for light work, cutting small stuff, 14 inch bar, medium work, about 16 to 20 inch bar, and I also have one for really big stuff, 35 inch bar. I got that one from Canada. You need a good heavy duty log splitter. The last one I bought has a 30 ton ram. And earplugs. I'm a sucker for buying a broken chainsaw and fixing it. I think I have 12 or 13 saws now. I usually bring in enough wood from outside to last 2 or 3 days
They just started to admit on tv and media that traditional heating (burning wood in the stove) it's not only the healthiest solution , but the one with the smallest carbon print! This is not what the gas and power companies want to hear, because if we come back to wood we will not pay them hundreds and hundreds of dollars every month!