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Irish obsession with turf?

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  • 30-12-2014 7:02pm
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    thestar
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    In comparison to coal there is a lot less heat out of it, doesn't last near as long and when labor, storage and transportation are taken into account I don't think it is cheap at all.

    What's the big fascination with it?


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    Talib Fiasco
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    **Waits for TheBackwardsMan to preach**


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    Sheep Lover
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    Because turf grows in the bog beside me, coal doesn't


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    Chucken
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    Paging TheBackwardsMan to thread please!


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    Mint Sauce
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    Because it reminds me of home.


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    Triboro
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    thestar wrote: »
    In comparison to coal there is a lot less heat out of it, doesn't last near as long and when labor, storage and transportation are taken into account I don't think it is cheap at all.

    What's the big fascination with it?

    Tradition I guess! Glad I have the stove full of it this evening anyway.


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    The Bould Rabbit
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    Turf smells nicer than coal.




    EDIT : That's when its burning in the fire like. Lest anyone think I go around sniffing lumps and sods of the stuff.


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    muslimstudent
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    It is okay to get the fire going but coal is far superior to generate heat.


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    mad muffin
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    I pity the fools who have to shovel solid fuel in to their stoves every day.

    I much prefer to fick a switch or set it on timer to come on before I wake up. :pac:


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    muslimstudent
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    mad muffin wrote: »
    I pity the fools who have to shovel solid fuel in to their stoves every day.

    I much prefer to fick a switch or set it on timer to come on before I wake up. :pac:

    Me too but the wife prefers the ambiance that a fireplace creates.


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    WhiteWalls
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    muslimstudent wrote: »
    Me too but the wife prefers the ambiance that a fireplace creates.

    virtual fire?


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    Nodin
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    Sheep Lover wrote: »
    Because turf grows in the bog beside me, coal doesn't


    And you can bury people in a bog. Try doing that with a bag of coal.


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    heldel00
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    Because it cost us 250 euro and will fill our fire for the whole year with some left over for next year.
    ( I wasn't near a bog until I moved in with my husband two years ago. We always just had sticks. Oh god I miss sticks :()


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    mad muffin
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    muslimstudent wrote: »
    Me too but the wife prefers the ambiance that a fireplace creates.

    So does my wife. So I told her if you want to use the fire place you maintain it. Soon put a stop to her wants. :D


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    Mister Vain
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    thestar wrote: »
    What's the big fascination with it?

    Michael Collins used it as a weapon.


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    Cantremember
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    Fire! Kill it with fire!


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    SEPT 23 1989
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    Potatoes wouldnt burn


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    kneemos
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    heldel00 wrote: »
    Because it cost us 250 euro and will fill our fire for the whole year with some left over for next year.
    ( I wasn't near a bog until I moved in with my husband two years ago. We always just had sticks. Oh god I miss sticks :()


    You must be delighted to have some of last years turf left over?


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    WhiteWalls
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    heldel00 wrote: »
    Because it cost us 250 euro and will fill our fire for the whole year with some left over for next year.
    ( I wasn't near a bog until I moved in with my husband two years ago. We always just had sticks. Oh god I miss sticks :()

    250euro of turf would not be enough for a year


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    Tin Foil Hat
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    Open fires are stupid yokes that make your house cold.


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    Mister Vain
    Registered Users Posts: 6,041 ✭✭✭Mister Vain


    Tin Foil Hat wrote: »
    Open fires are stupid yokes that make your house cold.

    Mine doesn't.


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    muslimstudent
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    Stoves are more efficient than open fires.


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    Sheep Lover
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    Tin Foil Hat wrote: »
    Open fires are stupid yokes that make your house cold.

    Try lighting it then


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    heldel00
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    WhiteWalls wrote: »
    250euro of turf would not be enough for a year

    Yes it is if our neighbour owns the bog


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    heldel00
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    kneemos wrote: »
    You must be delighted to have some of last years turf left over?

    Of course


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    The Backwards Man
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    WhiteWalls wrote: »
    250euro of turf would not be enough for a year
    More than enough, My stove is on 20 hours a day, heating 14 radiators and all the hot water you could want, and I wouldn't burn €200 in the year. I mostly burn good black sausage ones mind, hopper are a bit dearer and not as good value imo.


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    WhiteWalls
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    heldel00 wrote: »
    Yes it is if our neighbour owns the bog

    sorry I did my sums wrong, 50 yards?


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    The Backwards Man
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    kneemos wrote: »
    You must be delighted to have some of last years turf left over?
    I only started on last year's turf a fortnight ago.:)


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    Sh1tbag OToole
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    muslimstudent wrote: »
    Stoves are more efficient than open fires.

    Coal burns too hot for most stoves. So ya burn trees or turf in it instead


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    Chucken
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    jive_bunny wrote: »
    i have a bog but i pay 50 euro per hopper to get it cut , add in about thirty hours work to turn , foot etc and its an incredibly time consuming exercise

    Great exercise though ;)


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    The Backwards Man
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    jive_bunny wrote: »
    i have a bog but i pay 50 euro per hopper to get it cut , add in about thirty hours work to turn , foot etc and its an incredibly time consuming exercise
    Time consuming me arse!

    Where else would you want to be on a warm summer's evening? Lying in watching Eastenders and scratching your hole? In some beer garden with wasps and kids and drunken bores everywhere?

    Turf give you fresh air, exercise and a oneness with nature that you won't get anywhere else, and you get to heat your house for next to nothing as a bonus.

    I don't believe in God, but if I did, I'd get down on my knees and thank the bejaysus out of him for creating turf!


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