-=> Quoting Michael Loo to Ruth Haffly <=-

 > thermostat put on the wall opposite the fire place. Whenever they built
 > a fire, the thermostat would read the ambient room temp as warm enough
 > not to kick on the furnace--resulting in rooms away from the fire place
 > being much colder.

 ML> Ooh, it might have been worth it to rewire the whole apparatus
 ML> and put it in a different room.
 
Another fix is to have a furnace with a continuous fan function.
That way living room fireplace heat gets sent to the furnace through
the cold air return system and distributed throughout the whole
house.

That's very common in my part of the world where many homes have
either an air-tight wood stove or a pellet stove for auxiliary or
back-up heat.

 > red jello with fruit cocktail in it   

 ML> Well, those are a worst-case scenario. Okay, maybe a
 ML> Spam dish could be even worse.

The worst of the worst:

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Spam Jello
 Categories: Spam
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      1 lg Box lemon or lime Jello
      1 lg Can Spam
      1 md Onion, chopped
    1/2 c  Boiling water
    1/2 c  Ice cold water
    1/2 c  Mayonnaise
    1/2 c  Sour cream
    1/2    Bell pepper, chopped
      4    Hard boiled eggs, chopped
    1/4 c  Relish (pickle, corn, etc.)
      2    Stalks celery, finely
           -chopped
      2 dr Tabasco
 
  Dissolve Jello in boiling water.  Add cold water, mayonnaise and
  sour cream to Jello. Chop Spam; add to Jello with remaining
  ingredients. Chill until firm. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
  
  From: Barry Weinstein                 Date: 01 Apr 95
 
MMMMM


Cheers

Jim


... "Sustainability" is not another word for "deliciousness."

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