Oops no ladder !!

[Oldbrass]

Inspection and certification on wood stove this morning, the young man did a fine job then forgot his ladder, I notified the company office but no inspector yet this afternoon

[Ozarkwoodswalker]

You have to get inspected and certified to use a wood stove?? A different realm than I live in......

[cooperhawk]

We get our chimney cleaned and inspected every few years just for safety. Not required.

[Oldbrass]

You have to get inspected and certified to use a wood stove?? A different realm than I live in......

It's a requirement for the sale of the house

[markiver54]

I love those telescoping ladders! Very handy. Gotta get me one.

[Vaquero]

RP

[BigAl52]

Are you selling and leaving that state old brass

[Oldbrass]

Are you selling and leaving that state old brass

Yep, heading to Tennessee to be close to the daughters and grandkids in south Carolina and Indiana..we can afford a place there cash and retire comfortable without a mortgage also.. Army had me down south for 12 years always enjoyed it..

[Hatchdog]

Are you selling and leaving that state old brass

Yep, heading to Tennessee to be close to the daughters and grandkids in south Carolina and Indiana..we can afford a place there cash and retire comfortable without a mortgage also.. Army had me down south for 12 years always enjoyed it..

Congrats Oldbrass on escaping the Republic of Washington. First Sir Henry and now you, could be a trend here. My wife and I were talking yesterday (not seriously) about moving and I said “how bout Tennessee”. Would love to move just 30 miles east to Idaho but unfortunately the west coast big city migration is flooding Idaho and the locals are getting pretty upset. I’m envious of you and Gene making the changes you are at this stage of your lives and here’s a tip of the cap to you guys.

[cooperhawk]

It was 1983 when I decided to sell my home in Northern Virginia and relocate to rural Minnesota. It was a good move for us.
I was a single parent and had no family out there and I wanted my children to have that family experience.
I was still single until I met Carol in 1992 and married her in 1995. She had a teen age daughter to add to my family and it
has all worked out very well.

It's a big event in anyone's life. You're leaving something that you know, and are comfortable with, to a great unknown.
I've know folks who couldn't adapt to the new environment and moved back, but most get along very well.

For us, family is very important and we have several family gatherings every year, (usually at our place). I love it.

One thing I would mention. You are not always accepted into the new community right away. I use for an example the phrase
"Minnesota Nice". The new neighbors are polite but you aren't invited to any of the activities going on with them. It took quite a
while for me to be accepted at home, and even at work. It's not that they're bad people, it's just that they have their own relationships and are comfortable with them, and you may not fit into their clique. In Minnesota there are a lot of cliques.

[Oldbrass]

He retrieved his ladder this afternoon, was slightly embarrassed ..